• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's bag was stolen, with $3,000 in cash, at a D.C. restaurant
    2025-04-22

    A DHS spokesperson said Noem was carrying the money "to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts." WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's bag — including $3,000 in cash — was stolen while she was out dining with family on Sunday night, a DHS spokesperson confirmed ...

  • 5 million student loan borrowers face mandatory collections starting May 5
    2025-04-22

    Some 5 million Americans with defaulted student loan payments will have their loans sent for collections on May 5, the Department of Education announced on Monday. Next month, for the first time since student loan payments were paused due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Education Departm...

  • Pope Francis' death puts spotlight on 'Conclave' movie: How accurate is it?
    2025-04-22

    The death of Pope Francis Monday at the age of 88 has set into motion the process of selecting a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, a ritual that has remained largely unchanged for centuries. The secretive process, known as the papal conclave, was depicted in a 2024 movie of the same name, "C...

  • AG600 seaplane receives type certification
    2025-04-21

    AG600, China's domestically developed seaplane model, received its type certificate on Sunday from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, clearing the way for its delivery.

  • Three ex-presidents denounce the current one in a two-week stretch
    2025-04-21

    Barack Obama urged Americans to resist President Donald Trump’s bullying. Joe Biden warned that Trump is wrecking the “sacred promise” of Social Security. Bill Clinton decried the emphasis on grievances and the need to dominate.

  • South Asia faces US' steep tariff challenge
    2025-04-21

    Losses in export earnings will impact employment and growth, experts say

  • Strollers and other baby products will get more expensive – and harder to find – with tariffs
    2025-04-21

    Sam Rutledge and his wife have a baby due in mid-July, so they thought they had a few more months to research and buy the gear they’ll need.

  • Thousands of protesters rally against Trump administration's policies across U.S.
    2025-04-21

    Thousands of protesters on Saturday took to the streets in various cities across the United States in what demonstrators described as part of a "National Day of Action" against President Donald Trump's policies and perceived threats to democracy.

  • Unstable at home and abroad: The price of Trump’s strategic shortsightedness
    2025-04-18

    Since announcing sweeping tariffs on goods from countries across the world, US President Donald Trump has plunged his country into a series of escalating crises. In recent days, the US military suffered serious losses in the Middle East. Two US MQ-9 Reaper drones, each worth around $30 million, w...

  • Self-defeating data hegemony: US scientific decoupling hurts everyone
    2025-04-18

    Beyond tariffs and trade barriers, a recent move by US President Donald Trump’s administration in the field of scientific research warrants serious concern. On April 2, the US National Institutes of Health NIH announced that starting April 4, it would ban institutions located in countries of conce...

  • China will 'fight till end' in trade war
    2025-04-18

    [PhotoAgencies] China has repeatedly emphasized that threats, tariffs and sanctions do not work and are instead counterproductive. However, the United States administration insists on going down the paths of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying in its bid to contain China, ultimatel...

  • U.S.-born American citizen under ICE hold in Florida after driving from Georgia
    2025-04-18

    Juan Carlos Gomez-Lopez is being held even though a county judge found his birth certificate “authentic” and said there wasn’t reason to consider him an “illegal alien.” A U.S.-born American citizen who lives in Georgia remains held in Florida at ICE's request after he was stopped by Florida High...

  • Giorgia Meloni whispers soothing words to Trump on ‘western nationalism’
    2025-04-18

    The president and Italy’s prime minister spoke a common language – but for a discordant moment over Ukraine Donald Trump meets with Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday. Photograph: Alex BrandonAP She had been welcomed to the White House with ...

  • Maldives bans Israeli passport holders in protest against Gaza war
    2025-04-17

    The Maldives has banned Israeli passport holders from entering its territory, the president’s office said on Wednesday, accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza war, an allegation Israel has repeatedly denied.

  • Los Angeles County quality of life survey shows majority of residents are dissatisfied
    2025-04-17

    When it comes to quality of life in Los Angeles County, a majority of people who responded to the 10th Annual UCLA/Luskin School Quality of Life Index (QLI) survey said they are dissatisfied.