TSA absences remain steady Thursday as shutdown continues
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) – Absences among Transportation Security Administration airport security officers fell slightly on Thursday to 9.8% nationwide but was much higher at some major airports, the government said on Friday. The absenteeism rate among
US deploys thousands more troops to the war as Iran threatens world tourism sites
On one of the holiest days on the Islamic calendar, Iran fired on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states, insisting that it can still build missiles and issuing a new threat, to deny safety
CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News said Friday it is shutting down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation as part of a round of layoffs, blaming a shift in radio station programming
Attack on alleged drug vessel leaves 3 survivors in eastern Pacific, US military says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Friday that it attacked an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, leaving three survivors, as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged traffickers. U.S. Southern Command, which
Nearly 90,000 bottles of children’s liquid pain medication recalled
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 90,000 bottles of a children’s pain reliever have been recalled due to reports of black specs and other contaminants, according to federal regulators. The Food and Drug Administration posted an online notice about
Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed a new lawsuit Friday against Harvard University, saying its leadership failed to address antisemitism on campus, creating grounds for the government to freeze existing grants and seek repayment for grants
Supreme Court revives suit from evangelical Christian challenging restrictions on demonstrations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday revived a lawsuit from an evangelical Christian barred from demonstrating in Mississippi after authorities say he shouted insults at people over a loudspeaker. The high court unanimously ruled in
Does California’s race for governor finally have a leader? Swalwell sees attacks from left and right
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There is finally a breakaway leader in California’s crowded race for governor, at least by one measure: Eric Swalwell is just about everyone’s favorite target. In a wide-open contest ahead of a June
US sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, seeks billions of dollars
By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel BOSTON, March 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration escalated its attacks on Harvard University on Friday, as it sued the Ivy League school to recover billions of dollars for
Chuck Norris, macho star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’, dies at 86
By Patricia Reaney March 20 (Reuters) – Chuck Norris, the former martial arts champion and 1980s action-film hero who fought the bad guys in “Code of Silence,” “Missing in Action” and “The Delta Force” and upheld the