Unions urge US judge to block 1,300 State Department layoffs
By Daniel Wiessner Dec 4 (Reuters) – Unions representing U.S. State Department employees have asked a federal judge to block the agency from laying off more than 1,300 workers on Friday, the latest legal battle over mass
USGS says report of Nevada earthquake was a false detection by automatic system
Dec 4 (Reuters) – The United States Geological Survey said on Thursday that its automatic earthquake detection system had erroneously sent out a report earlier in the day that a 5.9 magnitude earthquake had struck near Dayton,
Trump to visit Pennsylvania to highlight efforts to curb inflation as high prices squeeze Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to travel to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to highlight his efforts to reduce inflation even as fears mount about a worsening job market and amid signs that Americans are still feeling
Black men who were fired from key transportation boards accuse Trump of a pattern of discrimination
Two Black men who were fired by President Donald Trump from the National Transportation Safety Board and U.S. Surface Transportation Board accused the administration on Thursday of discriminating against them as part of a pattern of dismissing
US defense agency push to stockpile cobalt hits pause as price soars
By Pratima Desai LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency still intends to purchase cobalt for the National Defense Stockpile but is reassessing its strategy and has no target date for reissuing the tender,
Republican Matt Van Epps is sworn in as the newest House member days after winning election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Matt Van Epps of Tennessee was sworn Thursday as the newest House member, two days after winning a closely watched special election that helped maintain his party’s slim grip on power. “I come
CBS News hosting prime-time ‘town hall’ with Erika Kirk, widow of activist Charlie Kirk
NEW YORK (AP) — Turning Point USA leader Erika Kirk will speak about the aftermath of her husband Charlie’s killing in a prime-time “town hall” event televised by CBS News on Dec. 13, the network said on
US and Kenya sign first of what are expected to be dozens of ‘America First’ global health deals
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has signed the first in what are expected to be dozens of “America First” global health funding agreements that will prioritize combating infectious diseases in countries deemed to be aligned with
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Dayton, Nevada, USGS says
Dec 4 (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Dayton, Nevada region on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake hit at a depth of 8 kilometres (4.97 miles), the agency said. (Reporting by
Kennedy’s vaccine advisory committee meets to discuss hepatitis B shots for newborns
A federal vaccine advisory committee convened Thursday in Atlanta to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. For decades, the government has advised that all babies be vaccinated against