The Republican’s “big beautiful” budget package would add new work requirements for millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid and food stamps. Tying federal aid in exchange for work is “common sense,” according to House Speaker Mike Johnson, who said it would encourage people to get jobs. While the food stamp program already has …
Read More »How the U.S. Army was born
A relic of the American Revolution is delicately ushered into the National Museum of the United States Army, at Fort Belvoir, Va. It’s the First Rhode Island Regimental Flag. “And if it could talk, the stories it would tell,” said Paul Morando, who has spent four years putting together this …
Read More »Tourists break crystal
An Italian museum is calling for visitors to respect the art on display after a tourist couple broke a crystal-covered chair before fleeing. The Palazzo Maffei in Verona, Italy, released security video footage this week that shows a man and a woman taking pictures of each other while pretending to …
Read More »Harvey Weinstein retrial ends in mistrial over rape charge after one juror allegedly threatened another
The Harvey Weinstein retrial in New York took another dramatic turn Thursday when the judge declared a mistrial on the remaining rape charge, which the jury had yet to decide. The mistrial comes a day after the jury foreperson said he was threatened by another juror and did not feel …
Read More »Country singer Conner Smith fatally hits woman with truck, police say
Country singer Conner Smith allegedly struck and killed a woman who was walking in a crosswalk in Nashville, authorities say. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said Smith, 24, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on Sunday when a 77-year-old woman was crossing in the crosswalk. Police said the woman …
Read More »Mom buys product she thought was American made, but warns of misleading labels from companies
As President Trump’s trade war continues, some consumers are searching for products made in the U.S. When Mary Schubart set out to buy bedding for her twins heading off to college, she was looking for products that were safe, provided comfort and, if possible, she wanted to buy American-made. “I …
Read More »American Airlines passengers forced to take a bus after airplane wasn’t allowed to land because it was too big
Passengers on an American Airlines flight from the United States to Italy were forced to take a bus to their final destination after their aircraft was forced to land 140 miles away because it was too big to land at the original destination. American Airlines Flight 780 left Philadelphia International …
Read More »Sarah Milgrim’s family says she was “striving for peace” and urges end to violence: “What does it accomplish?”
Sarah Milgrim’s family says her life was full of love before she was fatally shot last month alongside her boyfriend Yaron Lischinsky outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The young couple, who both worked for the Israeli Embassy, were leaving a diplomatic event discussing how to get more aid into Gaza when …
Read More »PBS sues Trump administration over funding cuts, alleging they violate First Amendment
PBS on Friday sued President Trump and his administration over an executive order signed earlier this month that seeks to cut funding to the public TV network and NPR. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., and comes days after NPR and three Colorado-based public …
Read More »Can Trump give Harvard’s funding to trade schools? Education experts say it may not be that easy.
President Trump on Monday said he’s weighing whether to redirect $3 billion in grant money for Harvard University to trade schools across the U.S., but education experts say that process faces significant obstacles. Mr. Trump’s comment, which was made on social media, comes as he escalates his attacks on the Ivy League …
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