A U.S. judge has ruled that the Trump administration broke the law by ordering the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut its workforce in half. read more
The federal government is conducting a criminal investigation related to Gov. Gavin Newsom's international travel and its funding, according to subpoenas reviewed by The Standard. read more
A 40-year-old woman has died from measles complications in Pennsylvania, marking the state's third measles-associated death this year as the U.S. ... read more
A judge sentenced a former forensic analyst for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to 10 years in prison on Tuesday after authorities said her manipulation of DNA data raised questions about the validity of hundreds of criminal cases. read more
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying the attacks are causing a global shortage. read more
The days of grabbing cheap bulk oil are over. A 10-quart box of Kirkland Signature full-synthetic motor oil, which historically retailed for a bargain-basement $30, has skyrocketed to $58. More concerningly, Costco has implemented a strict two-box-per-customer weekly limit. read more
In 2020, a Central Florida foster family was able to adopt eight children who had been removed from their homes by the state's Department of Children and Families ... read more
President Donald Trump struggled to keep his eyes open as the names of victims of the September 11 attacks were read ... read more
Chris Hedges: Our imperial overreach began 25 years ago with the War on Terror. It is being brought to a grim conclusion by Donald Trump's war on Iran. Chris Hedges Sep 12, 2026 read more
Texts put out by the FBI as part of the Epstein document release show Director Kash Patel pushing his spokesman to engage in a social media brawl with an X account called "IFindR*tards." read more
The contractor for the Reflecting Pool blamed its own errors for ongoing issues, rather than vandalism. read more
Dario Amodei, who was the first to call for restraint on Saturday, warned that recent advances have begun to outpace the industry's ability to fully understand and control the technology. read more
Despite U.S. Attorney Todd Blanche's repeated assurances that President Donald Trump's controversial anti-weaponization had been rescinded, the Justice Department on Friday appealed the judge's decision that killed the planned $1.8 billion fund. read more
The Department of Energy declared an "emergency" when none existed. read more
A new bill, introduced by Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas), would eliminate that option. The bill would eliminate SNAP's Restaurant Meals Program (RMP), which states can opt in to. The program is meant to help people who can't easily cook, or don't have permanent housing, get access to food. read more
"I'm not surprised that there will be protests at this visit," [Sinn Fein party leader Mary Lou McDonald] told media at her party's annual think-in. "I think that is quite correct given the scale of the breaches of international law, given the genocide in Palestine, events in Gaza and on the West Bank, we are seeing settler violence at a rate that is literally unspeakable. The United States, and I say this with deep, deep regret and some anger, facilitates that, facilitates Israel in its onslaught against the Palestinian people." read more
