Trump’s European threats could make it harder for future US leaders to repair ties
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely a month into his presidency, Joe Biden had a message for Europe. “America is back,” Biden told the Munich Security Conference in 2021. “The transatlantic alliance is back.” It was a promise Biden
Millions of Americans brace for potentially catastrophic ice storm. What to know, by the numbers
ATLANTA (AP) — Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines and knock out power for days, while many northern states
US government warns it will take action if Haitian politicians destabilize country
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. warned the transitional council in charge of Haiti against making changes to the troubled country’s government on Wednesday, as pressure mounts for the unelected body to move toward elections
Army orders military police to get ready for a possible Minneapolis deployment, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army has ordered several dozen additional active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minneapolis if needed, a defense official said Wednesday, amid protests over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown.
Uvalde police officer acquitted of child endangerment in deadly Texas school shooting
Jan 21 (Reuters) – A Texas jury on Wednesday found a former police officer not guilty of felony child-endangerment charges for his role in the law enforcement response to the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that killed 19
Texas medical examiner rules death of Cuban in ICE custody as homicide, media reports say
Jan 21 (Reuters) – The El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner on Wednesday ruled that the recent death of a Cuban detainee at an immigration facility in Texas was a homicide, according to multiple media
Former DEA agent sentenced to 5 years in prison for using badge to protect drug trafficking friends
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — In two decades of kicking in doors for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Joseph Bongiovanni often took on the risks of being the “lead breacher,” meaning he was the first person into the
US-funded Guinea-Bissau vaccine study to undergo ethical review, Africa CDC official says
Jan 22 (Reuters) – A Trump-administration-funded study into the effects of hepatitis B vaccines on newborns in Guinea-Bissau is set to undergo further ethical review and has not been cancelled as previously reported, according to an official
Trump’s Board of Peace poses latest in a series of US challenges to the United Nations
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s ambition for the “Board of Peace” to play a role in global conflicts beyond Gaza appears to be the latest U.S. attempt to sidestep the U.N. Security Council, raising new
Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down and he stopped breathing, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the
