USAG Pam Bondi has instructed inspectors to stop evaluating prisons and jails using standards designed to protect transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people who are uniquely vulnerable to sexual attacks while incarcerated. read more
American manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month, a survey showed, as uncertainty tied to ever-changing tariffs and a historic government shutdown weighed on business. read more
An erupting volcano may have kicked off a chain of events that led to the swift dance of the Black Plague across Europe in the 14th century, in a pandemic that killed tens of millions of people. read more
Venezuela's president asked to keep $200m of his private wealth, amnesty for his officials and safe harbour in a friendly country as part of a deal with Donald Trump to step down and flee, sources said. read more
A White House announcement slated for Wednesday marks the administration's latest blow to policies aimed at slashing emissions. read more
Paleontologists have discovered 18,000 dinosaur tracks along an ancient coastline located in Torotoro National Park in Bolivia. The footprints and swim tracks were made between 145 million and 66 million years ago. Most are from theropods that walked as bipeds.
The organization's Iceberg Index' is designed to track the different types of AI agents now doing work once conducted by people. read more
President Donald Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-size kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the US, despite concerns they're too small and slow to be driven safely on American roads. "They're very small, they're really cute, and I said 'How would that do in this country?'" Trump told reporters on Wednesday at the White House, as he outlined plans to relax stringent Biden-era fuel efficiency standards. read more
This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year's best meteor showers and a glowing Saturn-moon pairing. read more
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's rush to bolster the number of ICE agents on the streets means applicants who can "barely read or write" are being accepted, according to a new report. ... "We have people failing open-book tests and we have folks that can barely read or write English," one DHS official told the [Daily Mail].
A federal judge in Florida has ordered the release of material from grand jury investigations into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 and 2007. read more
Trump Administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to America's national parks, removing two holidays celebrating people of color and adding Trump's birthday. read more
On January 20, 2025, the first day of his second term, Trump issued a sweeping clemency proclamation that effectively pardoned nearly all ... read more
"America Alone" is a 33-page screed filled with grievances that rejects European allies, conceding the US must share global hegemony with China, all while searching for new allies in the Western Hemisphere. read more
President Donald Trump has hired a new architect for the White House ballroom amid disputes between the president and the architect originally contracted to complete the project, several sources have told CNN. read more
Sean Carlton: America loves a good illusion. It loves the performance of generosity from people who built their fortunes on systems that leave everyone else scrambling. That's why the country is celebrating Michael and Susan Dell dropping $6.25 billion into "Trump Accounts." read more
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