Covert CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on Galápagos boats
The mysterious strikes targeting multiple Ecuadorian fishing boats near the Galápagos Islands this year were carried out as part of a covert CIA program, The Washington Post has learned. While…
Trump’s Immigration Policy Echoes 1920s Turn Against Certain Newcomers
In 1924, Congress sent a message to the world: We are no longer ready to take “your tired, your poor, your huddled masses.” Seized by fears around crime, demographics and…
Lindsay Clancy searched ‘can you treat a sociopath’ prior to killing children: Investigator
Lindsay Clancy’s phone was used to search the question “Can you treat a sociopath?” on Jan. 20, 2023 — four days before Clancy killed her three children, a state police…
Can taking weight-loss drugs help you get hired? Yes, if you’re a woman.
Taking weight-loss drugs could help unemployed women get a job, according to new research. Unemployed women taking GLP-1 medications to lose weight saw a 27 percentage-point increase in employment after 18 months…
ICE Agent Points Gun at Woman in Car in Virginia, Videos Show
A federal agent on Monday brandished a gun at a Virginia woman who had shouted at him, according to videos of the encounter, the latest in a string of clashes…
WATCH: Wondrous moments inside path of totality for solar eclipse
ABC News’ Maggie Rulli reports from Iceland, where she experienced the cosmic wonder as Europe basked in the glow of its first total solar eclipse in decades. Source link
Reese’s Halloween pumpkins return to store shelves unchanged after Hershey won lawsuit
Last year, Hershey prevailed in a lawsuit that claimed Reese’s featureless Halloween pumpkins were a consumer letdown. Starting this month, the spooky treats will return to store shelves, though without…
Senate Democrats request audit of Trump’s ballroom project
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other top Senate Democrats are requesting an audit of spending on the White House East Wing and ballroom, saying in a letter Wednesday that the…
In This State, an Intense Fight in the G.O.P. for Control of the Right
Wyoming, one of the most conservative states, has a legislature divided between a hard-right House and a merely right Senate. Ultraconservatives want a complete takeover in the Aug. 18 primaries.…
US unemployment claims rise but remain at healthy level
WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week, but layoffs remain at historically healthy levels. The Labor Department reported Thursday that 209,000 people filed jobless claims last week,…

















