Where will TSA lines be the longest tomorrow? During a shutdown, nobody knows
The wait times at airport security checkpoints have become a guessing game during the shutdown of a single U.S. government department, with the daily attendance of Transportation Security Administration officers determining whether lines move quickly or stretch
Trump-appointed arts panel approves gold coin featuring president’s image
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) – A federal arts panel comprised of members appointed by Donald Trump on Thursday unanimously approved a commemorative gold coin featuring his image, the latest effort by the administration to
US starts engaging drugmakers on putting Trump’s MFN pricing into law
March 19 (Reuters) – U.S. Health and Human Services chief counselor Chris Klomp said on Thursday the government has begun to read-in pharmaceutical companies on efforts to write into law President Donald Trump’s most-favored-nation deals, aimed at
California lawmakers seek to remove Cesar Chavez’s name from holiday
By Rich McKay March 19 (Reuters) – Lawmakers in California, the first state to create a holiday honoring Cesar Chavez, were working on Thursday to change the name to Farmworkers Day before the March 31 celebration, in
US seeks ‘seizures and convictions’ by China to curb fentanyl issue
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) – The United States is encouraged by recent Chinese arrests related to illicit fentanyl trade but seeks “seizures and convictions” by Beijing, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday, after Chinese state media
DOJ investigation into Powell could backfire on Trump and keep Fed chair in office
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has for months wanted to remove Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. But instead, an investigation by one of his own officials could end up extending Powell’s time at
Record Southwest heat continues after California community ties all-time March high
NORTH SHORE, Calif. (AP) — A day after a tiny desert community in Southern California reached 108 degrees (42.2 Celsius), tying the highest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S., forecasters warned Thursday that record-breaking winter heat
The targeting of key Gulf energy infrastructure raises the risk of long-term disruption
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Escalating attacks on key oil and gas facilities in the Persian Gulf have increased the risk of an extended bout of higher prices for everything from gasoline and electricity to computer chips and
Police in Barcelona, Spain, are searching for James Gracey, a missing US student from Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) — Police in Spain searched Thursday for a college student from Illinois reported missing this week after a night out with friends. Family members said James “Jimmy” Gracey, a 20-year-old student at the University of
Chavez name, once an honor, now carries a stain that officials want to scrub
Within hours of explosive sexual abuse allegations against the revered labor leader César Chavez, officials at a California university took swift action: First, a black cloth over a campus statue of Chavez, later followed by a plywood