Amid Trump tariffs, the world responds with a free export: Humor
An evening show last week at the Hollywood Improv comedy club included poop jokes, a song about young people being too woke and a raunchy…
Federal government takes over $7B Penn Station renovation in NYC
April 19 (UPI) -- The Federal Railroad Administration has taken control of the $7 billion renovation of New York City's Penn Station rail hub from…
DHS report accuses Kilmar Abrego Garcia of human trafficking
April 19 (UPI) -- El Salvadoran Kilmar Abrego Garcia was an MS-13 member who likely engaged in human trafficking while in the United States, a…
Pentagon fires three alleged leakers, fourth official is reassigned
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, pictured at a "Make America Wealthy Again" tariffs announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 2,…
3 bodies recovered from Platte River after private aircraft crash
April 19 (UPI) -- The bodies of the pilot and two passengers were recovered from the Platte River in Nebraska following a private airplane crash…
Judge says detained Tufts student must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont
A Tufts University student from Turkey being held in a Louisiana immigration facility must be returned to New England no later than May 1 to…
House GOP blocks Democrat delegation visit to deportee in El Salvador
April 19 (UPI) -- The Republican House Oversight Committee chairman has denied requests by two Democrats to check on a Maryland man wrongly deported to…
Anti-Trump protesters rally again in cities across U.S.
NEW YORK — Opponents of the Trump administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as…
Anti-Trump 50501 protests go ahead Saturday
April 19 (UPI) -- Thousands of people across more than 400 cities demonstrated against President Donald Trump on Saturday, protesting his administration's policies during the…
U.S. Supreme Court pauses deportations under 1798 Alien Enemies Act
April 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court early Saturday paused the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under the 1798 Alien Enemies…
U.S. Ambassador to Japan ‘optimistic’ on tariff deal
April 18 (UPI) -- George Glass, the new U.S. Ambassador to Japan said he is "extremely optimistic" Tokyo and Washington can reach a deal over…
Trump’s cruelty to migrants reminds us what Easter is about
It’s almost the end of Holy Week, the annual Christian commemoration of the betrayal, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Faithful across the world are attending…
California suing White House, DOGE over AmeriCorps cuts
1 of 3 | California is suing the White House and the federal Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, over cuts being made to AmeriCorps,…
Judge pauses mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
April 18 (UPI) -- Judge Amy Burman Jackson, in an emergency Friday morning hearing, paused the Trump administration layoffs of 1,500 of the 1,700 workers…
Trump administration checking whether Federal Reserve chairman can be fired
April 18 (UPI) -- White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Friday spoke about tariff negotiations, a budget bill and the Federal Reserve on the…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was moved to another prison in El Salvador, Maryland senator says
April 18 (UPI) -- Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was improperly deported to El Salvador, was moved from the notorious maximum-security Terrorism Confinement Center to another…
More than 400 Day of Action demonstrations set Saturday against Trump, policies
April 18 (UPI) -- More than 400 demonstrations are planned nationwide on Saturday against President Donald Trump and his policies. The same grass-roots group 505051…
Despite pressure from courts, Trump vows to keep Abrego Garcia from returning to U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is embracing its legal fight over the fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man accused of gang membership who was deported to…
Regulators approve merger of two big credit card companies, Capital One and Discover
1 of 2 | Capital One has more than 100 million customers. Photo by Pixabay April 18 (UPI) -- Capital One's planned $35.3 billion acquisition…
All 6 Florida State shooting victims expected to make full recovery, hospital says
Flowers were left near the scene Thursday after a gunman shot eight people, including two killed at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla. Photo by…