The Media Line: ‘America Can Learn Something From Israel’: White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Raises Alarm Over Presidential Security
‘America Can Learn Something From Israel’: White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Raises Alarm Over Presidential Security After gunfire near President Donald Trump, pro-Israel figures frame the moment as a test of resilience By Gabriel Colodro / The Media Line The
Meta raises raises specter of shutting down service to New Mexico in legal clash over child safety
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Meta is raising the prospect of shutting down its social media services in New Mexico in response to a push by state prosecutors for fundamental changes to the company’s platforms, including Instagram,
US FEMA reinstates employees it placed on leave after letter of dissent
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency has reinstated more than a dozen employees who it placed on leave in August last year after they signed a public letter of dissent
Wreckage of a US Coast Guard ship lost during WWI has been found off the coast of England
MIAMI (AP) — The wreckage of a U.S. Coast Guard ship lost in a deadly attack more than a century ago, during World War I, was been discovered off the coast of England. The Coast Guard announced
Amtrak may make it easier to bring guns on its trains despite the alleged attempt on Trump’s life
Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains, which critics say would weaken security measures that instead should be strengthened in light of the shooting at last weekend’s White House
FEMA workers who sounded alarm over nation’s disaster preparedness reinstated after 8 months
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has moved to address staffing issues that triggered concern and uncertainty among and about its workforce, including reinstating employees put on leave for publicly opposing agency policies, and extending contracts for some
Man charged with possessing meth lab chemicals in Michigan State building
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University scrambled to relocate some final exams after police said they discovered a man inside the school’s largest academic building with household substances that could be used to make methamphetamine.
Congress approves short-term extension of divisive US surveillance program hours before expiration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has approved a short-term extension of a critical surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies, staving off a Friday expiration as disputes over a longer reauthorization remain unresolved. The House sent the extension
Chonkers the sea lion draws crowds to San Francisco’s Pier 39
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An intrepid sea lion nicknamed Chonkers is waddling his way into the hearts of tourists and locals who have flocked to San Francisco’s Pier 39 for a glimpse of the massive pinniped. On
Trump administration defers $91M more in Minnesota Medicaid funding citing fraud vulnerabilities
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday notified Minnesota that it’s deferring an additional $91 million in Medicaid funding, due to fresh concerns about vulnerabilities to fraud in state-run but federally funded social service programs. The