Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three and U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on the morning of January 7, 2026, in a south Minneapolis neighborhood. Federal officials, including President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, immediately characterized the shooting […]
The Trump administration has released new Dietary Guidelines for Americans that prioritize protein and whole foods while explicitly warning against highly processed products. The guidelines, promoted at realfood.gov, are the most significant reset of U.S. nutrition advice in decades. Key recommendations include increased protein intake to 1.2–1.6 grams per kilogram […]
The number of job openings in the United States was little changed at 7.1 million in November, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Openings were down by 885,000 compared with November 2024, while the job openings rate edged down to 4.3 percent. Hires and total separations both […]
The Pentagon has initiated a six-month assessment of women serving in ground combat positions, according to a memo obtained by NPR. The memo directs Army and Marine Corps leaders to provide comprehensive data on the readiness, training, performance, casualty rates, and command climate of ground combat units by January 15. […]
More than two weeks past a congressionally mandated deadline, the Department of Justice disclosed Monday that it has released fewer than 13,000 documents related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The materials include internal emails, FBI interview notes, draft charging documents, Bureau of Prisons records, third-party subpoena returns, court filings, […]
President Donald Trump has intensified his campaign to bring Greenland under U.S. control, refusing to rule out military force and prompting the strongest warnings yet from America’s NATO allies that such action would destroy the transatlantic security alliance that has underpinned Western defense for nearly 80 years. “We need Greenland […]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a policy directive on January 1, 2026, placing an immediate hold on all pending immigration benefit applications for nationals from 39 countries designated as “high-risk” under the expanded presidential travel ban. This move affects thousands of immigrants seeking green cards, work permits, and citizenship. […]
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a permanent injunction blocking the Trump administration’s effort to cut billions of dollars in funding for biomedical research on Monday. The three-judge panel, in a 38-page opinion written by Circuit Judge Kermit Lipez, ruled that the National Institutes of […]
Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president captured in a U.S. military operation over the weekend, pleaded not guilty Monday to federal narco-terrorism charges in a Manhattan courtroom. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized early Saturday from their residence on a military base in Caracas during what the Trump administration […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the number of diseases for which all children should be routinely immunized from 17 to 11 on Monday. The changes, which took effect immediately, move vaccines for influenza, COVID-19, rotavirus, and several other diseases from universal recommendations to either “high-risk only” […]
