Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s last independent newspaper, announced Friday that it will cease operations from Nov. 9, marking a major milestone for President Vladimir Putin’s years-long effort to silence the country’s free press. Novaya Gazeta said it was being forced to close under pressure from Russian authorities and security services. “The newspaper no longer exists,” editor…
Few U.S. Senate races have captured the public’s attention like the battle in Michigan between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. It pits a 63-year-old former FBI agent and former congressman who has strong backing from President Trump against a charismatic doctor and political newcomer who, if elected, would become the first Muslim U.S….
Washington — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to resume for now construction of a border wall and other infrastructure through a remote area of West Texas that includes Big Bend National Park. The Justice Department urged the high court to lift a lower court injunction that temporarily bars…
Cairo — Egyptian farmer Khaled al-Shahat was working on his land when he came across something he hadn’t seen before. The unusual pink rock led archaeologists to unearth pieces of statues for King Ramses II, who ruled Egypt from 1279 B.C. to 1213 B.C. “I was working on my land on Friday when I came across an…
President Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message, a federal judge ordered Sunday night, even as the administration said the ad campaign was coming to an end. U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in New York sided with a coalition, including…
The Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court on Friday, taking action against the court itself after previously penalizing more than a dozen of its judges and prosecutors. “Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement announcing the…
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 was awarded Friday to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a South African-born former judge with the International Criminal Court who went on to become the United Nations human rights chief and is still serving with the U.N.’s other judicial body, the International Court of Justice. The Nobel Committee said it was…
The U.S. service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in San Diego after the aircraft carrier’s record 321-day deployment. The aircraft carrier and other ships in the strike group were just awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, the highest valor award. Carter Evans was there as sailors and Marines reunited with loved ones. Source link
A law designed to protect patients from surprise medical bills succeeded in eliminating unexpected charges, but spawned a lucrative arbitration industry with providers and specialized middlemen extracting payments far above benchmark billing rates. The practice is ultimately driving up healthcare costs for consumers, a CBS News investigation found. The arbitration system Congress created to settle…
President Trump said Monday he will start paying for the pro-Trump ads that have blanketed the airwaves in recent weeks with money raised by his super PAC, after his administration drew intense pushback for using public funds on the ads. “The Radical Left is upset with the fact that I am taking Ads, which…
