Within months of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis handpicking him as Florida's new attorney general last winter, James Uthmeier landed a lucrative side gig: a $100,000-a-year teaching assignment at University of Florida's law school for just two hours of instruction per week.
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Three federal immigration agents accidentally shot themselves in the leg during routine training exercises within two days last year, according to internal documents reviewed by Newsweek. A fourth incident involved an accidental taser discharge inside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office. All three firearm discharges occurred during quarterly training sessions while agents were holstering their weapons, a routine but potentially high-risk moment in firearms handling.
Police are investigating a suspected arson on Tuesday night at the memorial for Renee Good in south Minneapolis. Good was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Jan. 7. Since then, a community-curated memorial for her has stood at the site of her death on the 3300 block of Portland Avenue. The Minneapolis Police Department said it received a report of a suspicious fire at the memorial around 8:46 p.m. Investigators say someone set fire to a pile of wood, damaging some of the items at the site. The fire had been put out by the time officers arrived.
The Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest disclosure under the Epstein Files Transparency Act -- a long list of names as disparate as Janis Joplin, Julian Assange and former Vice President Dick Cheney -- has sparked an outcry on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are accusing the DOJ of failing to comply with its final obligation under the law.
The Trump administration plans to loosen restrictions on coal-burning power plants this week, allowing them to emit more hazardous pollutants including mercury, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Senior U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are expected to announce the move during a trip to Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, the paper said.
In loosening the limits on mercury, a powerful neurotoxin that can impair babies' brain development, the EPA is arguing it would reduce "unwarranted costs" for utilities that own and operate coal plants across the country, the Times reported, citing internal agency documents.
For months, President Donald Trump has railed against Latin American narcoterrorists flooding the United States with "lethal poison." He has used the scourge of drug trafficking as a rationale for dozens of military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, which have left more than 140 people dead.
But when it comes to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez, who was tried and convicted in the U.S. in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison for taking bribes and allowing traffickers to export more than 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S., Trump has taken a decidedly softer tone. Hernndez, he said, has been "treated very harshly and unfairly" " so unfairly that on Dec. 1, Trump pardoned the former president after he served less than four of those 45 years. Read more
In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, social media uncovered an old clip of Vice President JD Vance promising to protect opposing views.
Christine Lagarde, the head of Europe's most important financial institution, plans to leave her job before her eight-year term ends in October 2027, the Financial Times reported.
Speculation is growing over whether Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito could retire, fueled by career milestones and an upcoming book.
A retirement by Alito, the court's second-oldest justice, would give President Donald Trump a chance to nominate a fourth member of Supreme Court, potentially shaping the court's conservative majority for decades.
U.S. public approval of Donald Trump's immigration policies fell to the lowest level since his return to the White House, amid signs he is losing support among American men on the issue, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Long-time Trump adviser Steve Bannon and sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein discussed invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump from office during his first term, according to newly released Epstein files.
In a text message exchange that began on New Year's Eve in 2018, shortly after Democrats retook the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, the two men discussed Trump's political position, with Bannon lamenting that the "WH," a likely reference to the White House, has "zero plan to punch back."
Companies from Levi Strauss & Co. to McCormick & Co., among others, say they are raising prices early this year on items from bluejeans and spices to housewares and industrial products. After holding the line on prices for several months, companies -- big and small -- have begun a new round of increases, in some cases by high-single-digit percentage points.
On Tuesday (Feb. 17), the 55-year-old rocker shared a video of himself and RFK Jr., 72, taking off their shirts and working out in an effort to promote the health secretary's controversial Make America Health Again (MAHA) agenda.
As part of their training, the original report in Government Executive says, some callers may express suicidal ideation, and they give examples using a theoretical employee named Fiona. "It's important for Fiona to keep the caller engaged and to remind her that suicide is only one option," the trainer tells the workers in a video. The Government Executive has a copy of the video, it says. Workers receiving the training were shocked and asked for clarification.
Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's young grandson wandered out of her house for the second time in seven months over the weekend. Her adult son is now facing a second child abuse charge as a result. Boebert, who represents Colorado's 4th Congressional District, told 9NEWS there's "no excuse" and that she's "very frustrated this happened."
"If a woman ever wins the presidency it will be after fighting the full might of the Epstein class." This sums it up.
