Phone conversations intercepted by Ukrainian military intelligence reveal that many Russians welcomed the news of drone attacks on Moscow. Russian comments follow: "So we can be f**king bombed, but Moscow Oblast is not? Let the bastards shut up and stay put!" "They live their lives without fear, without knowing anything. Let them be at least a little bit afraid," the person she was speaking to responded. "They should have targeted Moscow right away to make them take action," she said, adding: "Otherwise, poor people are suffering, and Moscow is dancing and singing." "Well, (there were) 50 drones, as I read today. Let them bomb the Kremlin," one of the men said. "To hell with them. Let them (bomb)," the other replied. Read more
Kidflix, one of the largest pedophile platforms in the world, has been shut down in an international operation against child sexual exploitation. Over 35 countries worldwide participated in the operation. 1,393 suspects were identified, 79 suspects were arrested, over 3,000 electronic devices were seized, and 39 children were protected. A total of 1.8 million users worldwide logged on to the platform between April 2022 and March 2025. Authorities seized the server which contained approximately 72,000 videos. Read more
Employers across the U.S. added 228,000 jobs in March, pointing to a labor market that remains resilient despite economic headwinds from President Trump's tariffs and sticky inflation. The numbers Economists expected that employers had hired 130,000 people last month, according to financial data firm FactSet. That compares with a revised 117,000 additions in February, according to financial data firm FactSet.
The Energy Department (DOE) considers more than 40 percent of its staffers to be nonessential " meaning these people could be on the chopping block " as mass layoffs loom at the agency and across the federal government. A document viewed by The Hill on Friday states that out of the agency's current headcount of 15,994 positions " 9,004 are essential, meaning some 7,000 other positions are not. The approximately 16,000 total positions listed by the agency does include nearly 1,300 people who are currently on leave because they accepted the "Fork in the Road" buyout or because their roles related to diversity, equity and inclusion, which the administration sought to eliminate from the government.
A White House official told Washington Post that President Donald Trump is "at the peak of just not giving a f**k anymore", explaining the rationale behind the reciprocratory tariffs that the president announced on April 2. "Bad news stories? Doesn't give a f**k. He's going to do what he's going to do. He's going to do what he promised to do on the campaign trail," a Washington Post report quoted a White House official as saying.
Kennedy, now the Trump administration's Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), has suggested that the additive is "associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease." Read more
Members of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency arrived at the Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Friday to begin a review of the independent agency's internal systems as part of their governmental cost-cutting efforts.
Donald Trump is expected to make appearance at LIV Golf's first domestic event of the season, which is being held this week at his resort outside of Miami
Trump is scheduled to arrive in Miami on Thursday afternoon, according to a notice of temporary flight restrictions posted by the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday. He is expected to proceed directly to Trump National Doral, which is six miles from the airport.
A United States Marine Corps helicopter was spotted Wednesday landing on the ninth hole at Trump National Doral, possibly a dry run for the president's arrival.
Trump has appeared at two of the previous three LIV events at Doral and participated in the Pro-Am two years ago. This is the first time he is expected to make an appearance as president.
While LIV officials have been told to anticipate Trump's arrival, nothing has been said about him participating in Thursday's Pro-Am.
US President Donald Trump has granted TikTok a 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires the hugely popular video app to either sell its US assets or face a ban in the country. "We do not want TikTok to 'go dark'. We look forward to working with TikTok and China to close the Deal," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday. The platform is currently owned by Chinese company ByteDance. Trump's first extension took effect in January and was set to expire on Saturday.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at a leadership summit for Black women in California on Thursday, previewing her political future after losing the 2024 election to President Trump. "I'm not going anywhere," Harris said during her nearly eight-minute speech at the Leading Women Defined gathering. Read more
US stocks opened sharply lower Friday after China retaliated against the United States for President Donald Trump's tariffs in a tit-for-tat that escalates a global trade war. The Dow fell 1,000 points, or 2.5%, and the broader S&P 500 was 2.6% lower. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was 3% lower and flirting with bear-market territory " a decline of 20% from its peak in December. Read more
The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in March, but President Donald Trump's sweeping import tariffs could test the labor market's resilience in the months ahead amid sagging business confidence and a stock market selloff. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 228,000 jobs last month after a downwardly revised 117,000 rise in February, the Labor Department said in its closely watched employment report on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast payrolls advancing by 135,000 jobs after a previously reported 151,000 rise in February. Estimates ranged from 50,000 to 185,000. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2% from 4.1% in February. The labor market is being underpinned by low layoffs, generating solid wage gains that are helping to sustain the economic expansion.
But Vance, who also advocates claiming the Panama Canal as American territory, is not just contemptuous of the U.S.-Denmark alliance. He's actively trying to weaken Denmark.
The country particularly bedevils Vance and others on the global far right, who see it as a leading avatar of the Europe they loathe and fear"the one that's still faithful to the liberal orthodoxies that defined the West for seven decades.
Tesla sales plunged 13% in the first three months of this year, the largest drop in deliveries in its history, as backlash against CEO Elon Musk and growing competition took a large bite out of demand for its EVs. Tesla reported Wednesday that it delivered 336,681 cars in the quarter, 50,000 fewer vehicles compared to the first three months of last year. The results were the company's worst sales in nearly three years. Tesla has faced protests outside its showrooms from those opposed to the actions of Musk in one of his other roles as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, and the policies of Donald Trump's presidential administration. There have also been instances of vandalism against Tesla facilities, including its charging stations, as well as some cars. All these incidents may have discouraged some potential Tesla buyers from going ahead with their purchases. Read more
Before Donald Trumps inauguration, Whoopi Goldberg consistently took a tone of moderation and restraint, repeatedly promising to take a wait-and-see approach before losing her cool. But she had a remarkably different stance on Wednesday's (March 19) episode of The View. The first "Hot Topic" discussion of the day was, once again, Chuck Schumers decision to vote to keep the government open, which gave Donald Trump a legislative win and angered many members of his party. After a spirited discussion where the cohosts made many of the same points they did in prior episodes " particularly Sunny Hostin, who doubled down on her assertion that Schumer "caved" to Trump " and they debated some of the infighting that has resulted in the party, Goldberg shared a call to action to audiences who are displeased by what Trump is doing in the White House. Read more
As more stories emerge of the migrants deported from the United States to El Salvador, the "administrative error" that put Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father said to have legal status, on one of the planes has caused outrage among many Americans who see the deportation flights as a flagrant miscarriage of due process. But the man's alleged gang ties have made this case more complex.
