Man wielding sharp object shot by police in Brooklyn hospital
NEW YORK (AP) — Police shot a man wielding a sharp object in a hospital in Brooklyn on Thursday. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. at the NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New York City police said. Officers
US federal agents shot two people in Portland, police says
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – U.S. federal agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, police said, adding that they were taken to hospital and their conditions were not known. “Two people are in the hospital
Factbox-Countries and industries most exposed to Trump’s IEEPA-based tariffs
Jan 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is set to issue rulings on Friday on cases related to the legality of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The administration
FACT FOCUS: Minneapolis shooting prompts spread of misrepresented and fabricated images online
Misrepresented and fabricated images spread widely on social media in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman, Renee Good, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday. Soon after the shooting, photos emerged
Elon Musk’s xAI to build $20 billion data center in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is set to spend $20 billion to build a data center in Southaven, Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Thursday, calling it the largest private investment in the
North Carolina may lose $50M in federal funds over flawed immigrant trucker licenses
North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants who aren’t qualified to hold them after an audit uncovered problems, the U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday.
JD Vance takes lead in defending Minnesota ICE shooting, dares Democrats to engage
By Bo Erickson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Less than 24 hours after a federal immigration agent shot a 37-year-old mother in Minnesota, U.S. Vice President JD Vance stood up for the officer involved,
Merck urges science-led US vaccine schedule after CDC trims childhood vaccine list
Jan 8 (Reuters) – Merck on Thursday said any changes to the U.S. child and adolescent immunization schedule should rest on comprehensive data and guidance from vaccine experts, after federal health officials shifted several shots out of
Officials withheld evidence on Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ funding, environmental groups say
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Federal and state officials withheld evidence that the Department of Homeland Security had agreed to reimburse Florida for some of the costs of constructing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known
Trump says he wants government to buy $200B in mortgage bonds in a push to bring down mortgage rates
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday that he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a move he said would help reduce mortgage rates at a time