USDA defends $12 billion subsidy amid farm economy challenges
By Karl Plume and P.J. Huffstutter ARLINGTON, Virginia/CHICAGO, Feb 20 (Reuters) – As the U.S. Department of Agriculture prepares to dole out $12 billion in government subsidies next week, officials and economists at the agency’s annual forum
President Trump considers limited strikes on Iran even as diplomat says proposed deal is near (VIDEO)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned on Friday that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks
Scientists change how El Nino is labeled to keep up with spike in temperature
WASHINGTON (AP) — The natural El Nino cycle, which warps weather worldwide, is both adding to and shaped by a warming world, meteorologists said. A new study calculated that an unusual recent twist in the warming and
Melania Trump donates her white and black-trimmed inaugural ball gown to the Smithsonian
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump said “it’s incredible” to see her white and black-trimmed inaugural ball gown on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History. It’s the second inaugural gown she has turned over
Reggae the seal uses rubber ducks for daily enrichment training at Boston aquarium
BOSTON (AP) — It looks like pure play: a harbor seal gleefully chasing a rubber duck. But for Reggae at the New England Aquarium in Boston, the toy is part of a training routine meant to keep
US official says closing El Paso airport was not mistake, will brief Congress
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday it was not a mistake to close the airport in El Paso, Texas last week and said next week the department would brief lawmakers who
US to require all truck driving tests occur in English, crackdown on fraudulent schools
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said Friday it will issue new rules requiring all commercial truck driver testing to take place in English and vowed a crackdown on fraudulent commercial driver training schools
US sugar industry weighs impact from new dietary guidelines regulation
By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. sugar industry could be impacted by regulatory changes as the federal government prepares to implement stricter dietary guidelines that could further reduce domestic demand for the
What to know about the Florida bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport for Trump
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers this week approved renaming the international airport in West Palm Beach after President Donald Trump, just days after the Trump family company filed to trademark the use of the president’s name
House Speaker Mike Johnson denies request for Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — The late Rev. Jesse Jackson will not lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda after a request for the commemoration was denied by the House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office due to past