USAID website goes offline in Trump administration’s 2-week-old freeze on foreign aid worldwide
The website of the U.S. Agency for International Development went offline without explanation Saturday as thousands of ...
Florida man steals woman’s purse with 1-month-old kitten inside, police say
FORT MYERS, Fla. ( WFLA) — A Florida man was accused of stealing a woman’s purse with an unexpected valuable inside. A ...
Elon Musk’s DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: AP sources
The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including ...
Recovery crews return to the Potomac debris after the deadly plane and helicopter crash
Recovery crews and divers searched the Potomac River for remains and cleared wreckage Saturday from the midair collision of a ...
US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia
The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the ...
Ronin Steak House & Sushi announces temporary closure due to smoke damage
On February 1, 2025, Ronin Steak House & Sushi announced a temporary closure due to a fire that caused smoke damage.
Breakout Sundance films and key takeaways from this year’s festival
Film wasn’t the only thing on people’s minds at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which comes to a close Sunday in Park ...
Author’s story of coping after a wildfire resonates with community affected by latest LA-area fires
On a quiet summer evening in June 1990, Pico Iyer sat in his family home in Santa Barbara, California, when suddenly, he was ...
Why Trump’s meme coin is a cash grab
The coin – officially called $Trump – briefly ascended into the top 15 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization and ...
The runaway alligator and other bizarre calls that hampered UK ambulance dispatchers
If your pet alligator escapes, don’t call for an ambulance — unless it has sunk its teeth into someone. That’s the message ...
Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge ...
Tie-dye and dancing bears: Grammy weekend begins with Grateful Dead honored as Persons of the Year
Colorful dancing bears during cocktails. Tie-dye clothing mixed with black-tie. Oh yeah, the Grateful Dead was in the house ...