Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to meet President Trump "as soon as possible" " possibly over Thanksgiving " to finalize a joint U.S.-Ukrainian agreement on the terms for ending the war, Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak told Axios.
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U.S. and Ukrainian officials have agreed in principle on most aspects of the plan, which has been modified heavily from the initial 28-point U.S. proposal. But Zelensky wants to negotiate on the matter of territorial concessions with Trump himself, Yermak said. Read more
A group of Democrats accused by Donald Trump of "seditious behavior" have said that the US president is using the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) against them as a "tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress". Read more
U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in September, suggesting consumer fatigue amid higher prices because of tariffs, though the moderation did not dampen economists' expectations for solid economic growth in the third quarter.
Usage of TikTok and Instagram Reels is damaging cognitive performance, the American Psychological Association has said in a recent study. It concluded that short-form video use was "associated with poorer cognition (attention, inhibitory control, language, memory, and working memory) and most mental health indices.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning for the U.S. military to cut ties with Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts, according to a draft memo to Congress reviewed by NPR.
The U.S. housing market is going to face a price correction "worse than 2008," according to housing analyst Melody Wright, who expects home prices to drop in half as soon as next year.
US Naval Academy Superintendent USMC Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte relieved Commandant of Midshipmen USN CAPT Gilbert Clark Jr five months after he assumed the position "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to effectively lead the Brigade of Midshipmen."
Donald Trump's health care plan is in limbo after pushback from Republicans who were caught off guard by the president's forthcoming proposal -- questioning, in particular, whether it would include additional abortion restrictions. Trump had been expected to unveil a new policy framework Monday afternoon, said two people familiar with the plan and granted anonymity to describe deliberations around it. That framework was expected to center around a two-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies with income caps and other new limits backed by conservatives. Read more
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says "all orders" from President Trump are "lawful orders," and troops have no right to question him. Read more
In a leaked lecture, mega-oligarch South African racist Peter Thiel says he's urged VPOTUS JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions like immigration, intimating that the Pontiff is a potential manifestation of the Antichrist.
In an unusual diplomatic move, China supremo Xi Jinping telephoned Dummkopf Trumpf to discuss Taiwan, a flashpoint that has surged to the forefront in recent days as Japan takes a more assertive stance on the island's autonomy.
Speculation over former President Donald Trump's health surged over the weekend after a viral video from his latest golf outing appeared to show him struggling with mobility. The footage, which quickly gained traction on social media, has prompted a wave of theories and discussions about the 78-year-old's physical condition, with particular attention paid to his right leg. In the now-viral footage, Trump can be seen exiting his golf cart with visible difficulty, seemingly dragging his right leg as he approaches the tee. Observers on social media quickly pointed out what they perceived as an unusual stiffness or imbalance in his movement, leading to a cascade of speculation regarding his health.
A wave of high-end residential burglaries across southeastern Wisconsin has prompted a coordinated law enforcement response and drawn political attention at both the local and national levels. The Mequon Police Department (MPD) says the burglaries share striking similarities, suggesting a professional operation.
Under the vague category of "national security grounds," for four hours Canadian Border Security Agents (CBSA) detained Richard Falk, a 95-year-old Jewish professor emeritus of international law who has spent decades documenting violations against the Palestinian people.
A legal fight is brewing over a Maryland county board of elections' heavy redactions to the voter registration records of an illegal immigrant who served as superintendent of Iowa's largest school system until he was arrested by federal authorities this year, Fox News Digital has learned. "This was shocking," Justin Riemer, CEO and president of the conservative legal group Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, told Fox News Digital in a Zoom interview on Friday. "When I saw the news reporting, and they showed screenshots of the registration applications with all this information redacted, I was just shocked."
(CNN) -- A series of about 5,200 holes stretching nearly a mile (1.5 kilometers) across the Pisco Valley in the southern Peruvian Andes has baffled researchers for nearly a century. But a fresh look at the site, called Monte Sierpe, or "serpent mountain," may help archaeologists to decipher why ancient people constructed it hundreds of years ago. The "band of holes," as it's informally called, first garnered attention when National Geographic published aerial photos of the site in 1933. But there are no written records relating to the formation, leaving its purpose open to interpretation " and there have been many. Hypotheses about the holes' use have included defense, accounting, storage, gardening, water collection, and fog capturing purposes. People who support ancient astronaut theory, a belief that aliens are real and shaped early civilizations on Earth, have also suggested extraterrestrial connections. Read more
