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White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will 'soon run out'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is warning Congress that funding to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel will "soon run out,” sparking new threats of airport disruptions and national security concerns as the House slow-walks legislation to end what has been the longest-ever lapse in agency funding.In a memo late Tuesday to lawmakers, the Office of Management and Budget said money that President Donald Trump tapped to pay Transportation Security Administration and other workers through executive actions will be exhausted by May. It called on the House to quickly... Read More
Correspondents dinner shooter case raises concerns about security on trains
A man acting erratically on a train headed for Chicago was spotted by a rail worker who called police. Officers found guns and a pamphlet about crowd control in his carry-on bag — and a plan for a mass casualty event.Almost two years later, federal authorities say the man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday was arrested with a shotgun and a semiautomatic pistol he brought with him to Washington, D.C., on an Amtrak train from California.
It's just the latest security incident... Read More
Iran's rial currency hits record low as shaky ceasefire with US and Israel still holds
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s national rial currency hit a record low Wednesday of 1.8 million to $1 as a shaky ceasefire with the U.S. and Israel still holds.The rial had remained stable in the early weeks of the war, which began Feb. 28, in part because there was little trading or imports coming into the country.
The rial began to slide two days ago, hitting the record low Wednesday.
Experts warn the fall of the rial is likely to further fuel inflation in a country where many imported goods, from food and medicine to electronics and raw materials, are... Read More
The Latest: Talks to end the war in Iran stall as economies feel the impact of rising energy costs
Talks between Iran and the United States on ending the war seemed stalled Wednesday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump earlier claiming Iran had informed his administration that it was in a “State of Collapse.”“They want us to ‘Open the Hormuz Strait,’ as soon as possible, as they try to figure out their leadership situation,” Trump posted on social media. The White House did not immediately respond to questions about how the message was communicated.
Meanwhile, Pakistan said its weekly oil import bill has surged by about 167% due to soaring global energy... Read More
Search suspended for 5 missing crew of ship that overturned near Northern Marianas during typhoon
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) — The search has been suspended for five missing crew members of a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon, authorities said Wednesday.Six people were aboard the 145-foot (44-meter) ship, called the Mariana. Divers on April 21 recovered one crew member's body from the overturned ship.
“The decision to suspend the search is an incredibly difficult one that is only made after very careful consideration of all available information,” Cmdr. Preston Hieb of the U.S. Coast Guard Oceania... Read More
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- White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will 'soon run out'
- South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years for charges including resisting arrest
- Asian stocks mostly gain and oil rises after the UAE says it will exit OPEC
- Hegseth will be grilled by Congress for the first time since the Iran war began
- Supreme Court to weigh Trump administration push to end protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants
- King Charles III and Queen Camilla visiting 9/11 Memorial and other NYC landmarks as part of US trip
- Fed likely to leave rates unchanged at what may be Powell's last meeting, as Warsh to advance
- Oakland attributes a 6-decade low in homicides, in part, to life coaches
- King Charles III highlights US-UK bond during busy day of diplomacy with Trump and Congress
- United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC in a blow to the oil cartel
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