Incredible news for California's water supply entering the new year - not a single square mile of California is categorized as dry for the first time in 25 years, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor. read more
President Trump has been briefed in recent days on new options for military strikes in Iran as he considers following through on his threat to attack the country for cracking down on protesters.
Map: Unlawful 22 June 2025 US Military Strikes on Iranread more
Kentucky Republican legislator Shane Baker (R-Somerset) wants to limit eligibility for almost all elected offices in Kentucky to only natural-born US citizens. read more
Michelle Goldberg: The killing of Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three and widow of a military veteran, tests that assumption. ICE, said Ellison, is all but telling people, "You want to defend your neighbors, you're going to do it at the risk of your own life.' I think that's the unmistakable message. read more
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal explains basic law enforcement professional conduct: "Law enforcement professionals, real ones, not the fake made up ICE, probably Trump's new army to attack citizens of the United States ... no law enforcement professional wears a mask. None." She goes on to say, "Law enforcement professionals do not shoot at moving vehicles ... Law enforcement professionals do not stand in front of moving vehicles invoking action that is illegal." read more
Bob Weir, the veteran rock musician who helped guide the legendary band the Grateful Dead through decades of change and success, has died at age 78, according to a statement posted to his verified Instagram account on Friday. read more
Vice President JD Vance announced that ICE will expand enforcement by conducting door-to-door deportations ... read more
Michael Fanone: The spree of ICE shootings against unarmed civilians is a tell. read more
Minnesota members of the United States Congress made an "oversight visit" to the Federal Whipple Building but were removed shortly after arriving. read more
Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to acquire Greenland, saying the US is "going to do something [there] whether they like it or not". read more
Nasa has said it will return a four-person crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS), cutting short their mission a month early because of a "serious medical condition" affecting one of the astronauts. read more
In a new interview with the New York Times, Trump said the only constraint to his power as president of the US is "my own morality, my own mind". read more
At a White House meeting of petroleum industry executives, ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods told Donald Trump that Venezuela is "uninvestable" after he was asked how long it would take his multibillion dollar corporation to restart operations there. read more
Pope Leo XIV, the first ever American pontiff, warned the entire membership of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Vatican that human rights and freedoms are under strain and that "war is back in vogue."
Pope Leo XIV Addressing Ambassadorsread more
