Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Education initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday night, reducing its workforce by nearly 50%, sources told ABC News. The “reduction in force” notices began to go out at about 6 p.m. Some 1,315 employees were affected by the RIFs, […]
Mark Wilson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration could be sanctioned by a federal judge later this week after lawyers with the Department of Justice advised a federal judge Tuesday evening that they will not make a top administration official available for sworn testimony. U.S. District Judge Charles Alsup had […]
The booking photos for Isaiah Smith, left, and Kyle Thurman (Baton Rouge Police Department) (BATON ROUGE, LA) — Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of a Southern University and A&M College student during an alleged hazing incident, police said Tuesday. Caleb Wilson, a 20-year-old junior […]
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The tariffs the Trump administration is imposing on Canada could disrupt the longstanding trade of electricity between the United States and its northern neighbor, effectively raising energy bills in multiple U.S. states. President Donald Trump ignited a trade war on Canada and Mexico immediately upon taking office, […]
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Fourteen members of Congress have signed a letter demanding the release of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week, despite being a legal permanent resident. Khalil was detained on Saturday after two plainclothes Department of Homeland Security agents […]
Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles/ U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board chairman called for immediate changes at Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, saying the current helicopter routes around the airport “pose an intolerable risk to aviation safety.” Chairman Jennifer Homendy […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (AUSTIN, Texas) — A homicide investigation is underway after a reporter for InfoWars, the website run by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, was shot dead outside his apartment complex in Austin, Texas, according to police. The victim, Jamie White, 36, was found lying on the ground in […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah has passed HB-479, allowing universities to directly pay athletes for their name, image, and likeness–or NIL payments. The bill ensures Utah schools stay competitive and clarifies athletes are not university employees. It bans using state funds for NIL payments, requires audits every five years, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah will be the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite opposition from health experts. Governor Spencer Cox says he will sign the bill, arguing fluoridation should be an individual choice. Supporters cite cost concerns and a 2019 fluoride overdose incident, while […]
(Beaver, UT) — A Beaver man is heading to prison for assaulting a U.S. Forest Service worker two years ago. Kristopher Boger was sentenced to nearly a year in jail after he was found guilty of hitting and choking the worker in 2023 following a meeting over a road on […]
