FBI announces opening of first office in New Zealand
July 31 (UPI) -- The FBI has for the first time opened a dedicated office in New Zealand, officials announced Thursday. FBI Director Kash Patel…
Trump signs order bringing Presidential Fitness Test back to schools
1 of 10 | President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.,…
Trump sends Witkoff and Huckabee to inspect food distribution in Gaza
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel on Thursday to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, as the…
Slain NYPD officer Islam promoted to detective during funeral
July 31 (UPI) -- New York's police commissioner promoted slain officer Didarul Islam to detective during his funeral at a Bronx mosque on Thursday morning.…
Figma IPO raises its market share to $19.3B
July 31 (UPI) -- Collaborative design firm Figma Inc. raised $1.2 billion with an initial public offering on Thursday, with shares trading for $33, which…
Trump to pause new tariffs on Mexico for 90 days
July 31 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he won't raise tariffs on Mexican goods Friday for 90 days, in hopes that a…
Trump seeks to use Canada’s recognition of Palestinian state as leverage in trade talks
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Canada’s announcement that it will recognize a Palestinian state “will make it very hard” for the U.S. to reach a trade agreement…
BEA: personal income and inflation both rose in June
July 31 (UPI) -- The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge rose more than expected in June, according to a report by the U.S. Bureau of…
The Sports Report: Dodgers get an injury scare for Shohei Ohtani and lose to Reds
From Jack Harris: The Dodgers lost the game Wednesday night.What was more important, however, was that they didn’t lose their two-way star.In the Dodgers’ 5-2…
Senate Democrats vote against arms sales to Israel in record number
July 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate has approved weapons sales to Israel, despite the fact that a majority of Senate Democrats voted against the…
Navy F-35 jet crashes in California
July 31 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy F-35 fighter jet crashed following an "aviation incident" in California, authorities and officials said. The incident occurred at…
U.S. sanctions Brazilian justice overseeing case against Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO — The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes over alleged suppression of freedom of expression…
Trump reaches trade agreement with South Korea
SEOUL — President Trump announced on Wednesday that the U.S. had struck a trade deal with South Korea, which will now face a 15% tariff on its…
U.S. sanctions massive Iranian oil shipping network
July 31 (UPI) -- The United States on Wednesday sanctioned dozens of individuals, entities and vessels accused of being an Iranian oil and petroleum shipping…
Senate votes to confirm Trump’s defense lawyer Bove to U.S. appeals court
WASHINGTON — The Senate on a party-line vote on Tuesday confirmed Emil J. Bove, President Trump’s defense lawyer and loyal ally atop the Justice Department, to a…
Scientist and green-card holder detained at San Francisco Airport
A Texas Lyme-disease researcher who came to the U.S. from South Korea at age 5 and is a longtime legal permanent resident was detained at…
U.S. border officials: Our work balances ‘enforcement with empathy’
July 29 (UPI) -- In a time when many Americans disapprove of current U.S. immigration efforts, officials at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on…
Women in legislatures across the U.S. fight for ‘potty parity’
For female state lawmakers in Kentucky, choosing when to go to the bathroom has long required careful calculation.There are only two bathroom stalls for women…
OpenAI announces new ‘study mode’ product for students
1 of 2 | An illustration picture shows the introduction page of ChatGPT, an interactive AI chatbot model trained and developed by OpenAI. ChatGPT has…
Trump administration maneuvers to keep Essayli as L.A.’s U.S. Attorney
The White House moved Tuesday to keep interim U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli in power as Los Angeles’ top federal prosecutor, marking the Trump administration’s latest…