Some US schools cancel class pictures after online claims surrounding Epstein
MALAKOFF, Texas (AP) — Some school districts in the U.S. dropped plans for class pictures after widespread social media posts linked a billionaire with ties to Jeffrey Epstein to the photography giant Lifetouch, which on Friday called
Memo says White House was ‘excellently preserved’ during East Wing demolition for Trump’s ballroom
The White House mansion’s eastern facade appears to have been “excellently preserved” when demolition crews tore down the East Wing to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, an administration official said in a memo made
Judge gives US 2 weeks to retrieve student deported to Honduras while traveling for Thanksgiving
BOSTON (AP) — A college student deported to Honduras while traveling for Thanksgiving in November must be returned to the United States within two weeks, a federal judge in Boston ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns
US airlines must certify use of merit-based hiring for pilots, FAA says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that all U.S. airlines must certify they are conducting merit-based hiring for pilots or face a federal investigation. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy
A judge says she’ll rule that the US still cannot force states to provide data on SNAP recipients
President Donald Trump’s administration cannot force states to hand over detailed information on people who have applied for or received aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a judge said in a tentative ruling Friday. San Francisco-based
Newsom takes his anti-Trump arguments to Europe during Munich Security Conference
All the world’s a stage for California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The second-term governor and likely 2028 presidential candidate has taken his Donald Trump-bashing tour to the Munich Security Conference, weeks after he was in Davos, Switzerland, at
Jury deadlocked in the trial of Stanford students charged after pro-Palestinian protests in 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Friday in the trial of five current and former Stanford University students charged after pro-Palestinian protests in 2024, when they barricaded themselves inside the university president and provost
FDA’s Makary backs measles vaccinations as South Carolina cases rise
Feb 13 (Reuters) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary, in an interview on Friday, urged Americans to get vaccinated for measles, as the country faces its largest measles surge in more than three decades.
Trump says will require voter ID for midterms regardless of Congress
Feb 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that there would be voter identification requirements for midterm elections in November whether Congress approves them or not, without explaining the legal rationale underlying his assertion.
Federal officers appear to have lied about lead-up to immigrant shooting, ICE director says
By Christian Martinez Feb 13 (Reuters) – Two federal officers appear to have lied about the events that led up to the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis last month, acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement