217 days and counting: Trump’s rules slow the release of migrant children to their families
WASHINGTON — Dressed in a pink pullover, the 17-year-old girl rested her head in her hands, weighing her bleak options from the empty room of a shelter…
Crypto has a champion in the White House, Vance tells bitcoin conference
May 28 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is a strong ally for the growing cryptocurrency industry, Vice President JD Vance told attendees at the Bitcoin…
Fannie Mae joins Palantir to launch AI-run mortgage fraud unit
Financial giant Fannie Mae (corporate headquarters in Washington, D.C., pictured in July 2008) said Wednesday it will launch an AI-powered unit to detect and prevent…
AI chipmaker Nvidia to report first-quarter earnings on Wednesday
May 28 (UPI) -- Nvidia officials have scheduled a 5 p.m. EDT first-quarter earnings report that many expect to reflect the Trump administration's restrictions on…
The U.S. and the European Union are in a showdown over trade
FRANKFURT, Germany — Top officials at the European Union’s executive commission say they’re pushing hard for a trade deal with the Trump administration to avoid a 50%…
U.S. halts student visa applications to prepare for expanded social media vetting
May 28 (UPI) -- The Trump administration ordered a hold on any new interviews of foreign student visa applications as it expands the vetting of…
Trump admin. sues North Carolina over voter registration records
May 28 (UPI) -- The Trump administration is suing North Carolina and the state's Board of Elections on accusations of maintaining voter registration records that…
Trump to pardon ex-reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley
May 27 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is set to pardon Todd and Julie Chrisley, former television stars serving lengthy prison terms after being found…
Judge accuses the Trump administration of ‘manufacturing’ chaos in migrant deportation case
WASHINGTON — A federal judge suggested the Trump administration was “manufacturing” chaos and said he hoped that “reason can get the better of rhetoric” in a scathing…
23andMe to voluntarily delist from Nasdaq, deregister with SEC
23andMe announced Tuesday it will voluntarily delist from the Nasdaq and deregister with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…
Salesforce agrees to buy Informatica for $8B
May 27 (UPI) -- Officials at San Francisco-based Salesforce have agreed to pay $8 billion to buy tech firm Informatica. Informatica is a data management…
Walmart fined for shipping ‘realistic’ toy guns to New York
May 27 (UPI) -- Retailer Walmart will pay a $16,000 fine for shipping realistic toy guns to New York buyers in violation of state law,…
U.S. gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton arrested on DUI charge
U.S. gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton faces a DUI charge after being arrested earlier this month in Marion County, W.Va. According to Magistrate Court of…
Diddy trial: Former assistent testifies Combs wanted to kill Kid Cudi
May 27 (UPI) -- Sean "Diddy" Combs beat his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, for having a relationship with another rapper, whom he threatened to kill,…
4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care
Deysi Vargas’ daughter was nearly 2½ when she took her first steps. The girl was a year delayed because she had spent most of her…
Deputies fatally shoot alligator-bitten man believed to be on drugs
May 27 (UPI) -- Deputies in central Florida fatally shot a man believed to be on drugs who allegedly charged at them after emerging from…
FBI’s deputy director Bongino to reopen 3 unsolved Biden-era cases
The FBI will reopen cases related to the 2021 pipe bombings in Washington, D.C., the 2023 discovery of cocaine in the White House and the…
13-year-old dies in fall from float during Memorial Day parade in Ohio
May 26 (UPI) -- A 13-year-old boy is dead after he fell from a float during a Memorial Day parade in northeastern Ohio, authorities said.…
11 injured, including 2 children, in Florida boat explosion
A boat explosion on Memorial Day in Florida injured eleven people, including two children, according to Fort Lauderdale fire officials. A total of 13 people…
6th New Orleans jail escapee caught
Louisiana State Police and Baton Rouge police captured Lenton Vanburen Jr. on Monday night, making him the sixth of 10 captured after escaping a New…