A legislative proposal to cut in half a Pentagon-funded medical research account, subtracting hundreds of millions of dollars in this fiscal year alone, would jeopardize the fight against deadly diseases, experts said this week. The six-month continuing resolution for fiscal 2025, which the House has passed and the Senate is expected to take up soon, would cut…
President Donald Trump said the United States would respond to the European Union’s countermeasures against his new 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, raising the risk of further escalation in his global trade war. “Of course I’m going to respond,” Trump said Wednesday when asked by reporters at the White House if he would retaliate. “The problem is our country didn’t…
Three people were injured early Monday morning in Akron, Ohio, in a shooting that brought a party hosted by rapper Boosie Badazz to a screeching halt. The Akron Police Department said in a report that the incident occurred at a bar on Paul Williams Street where a large crowd was in attendance, according to NBC…
San Diego-based canned tuna giant Bumble Bee Seafoods has known for years that fishing vessels in its supply fleet used forced labor but failed to stop the practice, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in San Diego federal court that’s believed to be the first ever to allege human trafficking against a U.S. seafood company….
The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to hire more than two dozen temporary workers to help with fire recovery efforts in Southern California. The agency announced the expanded workforce Thursday, saying the new employees would help in the Eaton and Palisades disaster areas. The workers will be hired for four months and possibly have their employment extended,…
Hassan Suleiman huffed in the morning sun, sweating despite the ice-cold water running up to his shins under the weight of the child sitting on his shoulders, a backpack and a full-to-bursting plastic bag he carried across the Kabir River. Behind him were his wife, mother-in-law and other relatives, gingerly making their way into the…
