State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs
by On Thursday, the State Department officially informed staff that layoffs will soon start as part of a reorganization plan that opponents claim will cut bureaucratic …
Missouri Governor Signs Bill Rolling Back Voter-Approved Minimum Wage and Sick Leave
58 percent of Missouri voters said they supported raising the minimum wage and requiring employers to offer paid sick leave when questioned last year. The …
Two Dozen Hospitalized in Mass Drug Overdose in Baltimore
Rescuers searched homes and alleys in Baltimore on Thursday, fearing additional victims, and more than two dozen people were admitted to hospitals for suspected heroin …
Trumps to Visit Texas Flood Sites, Where Search for Missing and Dead Continues
Melania Trump and President Trump were scheduled to visit a region of Texas on Friday that was ravaged by the severe flash flooding that occurred …
Srebrenica, a Massacre Foretold, Still Casts Its Shadow
Redux via Paul Lowe/Panos Pictures Europe’s worst war since Hitler enveloped the Balkans more than 30 years ago. A region that Christians and Muslims had …
Federal Agents Clash With Protesters During Immigration Raid at California Farm
In the most recent altercation in a state that has turned into a hotbed for President Trump’s immigration agenda, federal officials raided a sizable cannabis …
Four Ex-Jail Officers Are Sentenced in Death of West Virginia Inmate
Four former corrections officers at a West Virginia jail were sentenced this week to prison terms ranging from three years to more than two decades …
Schumer Says Trump Bill Boosts Democrats’ Hopes in 2026 Midterm Elections
Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, said Thursday that the passage of President Trump’s domestic policy agenda had boosted Democrats’ …
Justice Dept. Promised to Prosecute Abrego Garcia. Now It’s Not So Clear.
From the moment that the Trump administration brought Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back from his wrongful deportation to El Salvador to face criminal charges, the …
In South Carolina, Newsom Tests the Presidential Waters (Without Saying So)
On a sweltering summer afternoon inside the oldest Black church in rural Laurens County, S.C., the pews were packed to welcome Gov. Gavin Newsom. It …