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House approves bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the record shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, and send the bipartisan package to President Donald Trump to sign, ending the longest agency shutdown in history.The White House had warned that temporary funding Trump had tapped to pay Transportation Security Administration and other agency personnel would “soon run out,” and that sparked new threats of airport disruptions.
DHS has been without routine funds since Feb. 14, causing hardship for... Read More
Oil prices whipsaw while US stocks hover above their record heights
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices whipsawed on Thursday and surged toward their highest levels since the war with Iran began, only for the leaps to quickly vanish. The U.S. stock market, meanwhile, is rising following strong profit reports from big companies like Alphabet.The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and is just above its all-time high set earlier this week, as companies keep delivering fatter profits for the start of 2026 than analysts expected, even with very high oil prices and uncertainty about the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 725 points, or 1.5%, as of 1:57 p.m... Read More
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, state television announced Thursday night.Myanmar’s military information office confirmed the news through a text message to the press.
Accompanying the announcement was a photo of the 80-year-old leader dressed in a traditional white blouse and skirt. She is seen sitting on a wooden bench, behind a low table facing two unidentified men, one in a police uniform and the other wearing another kind of uniform. The photo was also displayed on the TV broadcast,... Read More
Venice Biennaleâs international jury resigns as Italy's government opposed Russia's participation
MILAN (AP) — The international jury of the Venice Biennale resigned Thursday, just days before the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair opens. No reason was given, but the move came as Italy's government opposed Russia's participation.The Biennale said in a statement that the jury, made up of the president, Solange Farkas, and Zoe Butt, Elvira Dyangani Ose, Marta Kuzma, Giovanna Zapperi, had resigned. It didn't provide an explanation for the highly unusual move.
It followed a visit to the Biennale by Cultural Ministry officials who arrived on... Read More
Trump pulls Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination and says he'll put forth Nicole Saphier
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s nominating former Fox News Channel contributor and radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Dr. Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines.In a social media post, Trump said he would nominate Saphier, whom he called “a STAR physician who has spent her career guiding women facing breast cancer through their diagnosis and treatment.”
Saphier is a radiologist and director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering... Read More
Top Stories
- Trump pulls Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination and says he'll put forth Nicole Saphier
- House approves bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the record shutdown
- Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
- The first direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in 7 years lands in Caracas
- Louisiana congressional primaries are suspended as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling
- Tax refunds and AI boom have offset some US economic pain from Iran war and high gas prices, so far
- Oil prices whipsaw while US stocks hover above their record heights
- Man accused of trying to kill Trump at correspondents' gala agrees to remain jailed for now
- Hegseth clashes for a second day with Democrats in Congress over the Iran war
- Iranâs supreme leader vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities
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- Venice Biennaleâs international jury resigns as Italy's government opposed Russia's participation
- Milly Alcockâs âpunk rockâ Supergirl takes flight as DC bets big on the Woman of Tomorrow
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Sports
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- Valtteri Bottas says stronger mental health support in F1 helped him open up about his battles
- World's tallest basketball player, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, signs with UC Irvine
- Fulleffort scratched from the Kentucky Derby, putting Ocelli into the race