Judge to consider blocking transgender service member ban
The Pentagon’s new policy to separate transgender U.S. service members from the military will face its first legal test on Wednesday when U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes considers issuing an order blocking the policy from taking effect. The plaintiffs have…
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil expected in court after ICE arrest
Mahmoud Khalil — the Palestinian activist who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the campus of Columbia University, despite possessing a green card — is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday. Khalil is currently being held in Louisiana…
4-year-old boy calls 911 after ‘bad mom’ eats his ice cream
I scream, you scream, a 4-year-old boy has called the cops after his mother ate his ice cream, police have said. The incident occurred last Tuesday in the town of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin — located seven miles west of Racine…
DC plane crash: NTSB to provide updates in investigation
Investigators will offer updates Tuesday in the probe into the devastating crash between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed all 67 people on board both aircraft. The crash happened on the night of…
Vice President JD Vance urges GOP to fall in line as shutdown looms
As nearly a dozen House Republicans remain undecided, Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday urged House Republicans to get on board and support the GOP-led government funding bill, according to several members leaving the 40-minute-long closed-door meeting. The spending bill,…
What we still don’t know about COVID 5 years after the WHO declared a pandemic
Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic, leading to stay at-home orders and shutdowns across the U.S. and world. The nation looks much different since then, and scientists and researchers have learned…
US stocks drop amid fresh tariffs on Canada, recession fears
U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday, extending losses suffered a day earlier amid a fresh round of tariffs on Canada and concern about a possible recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled about 515 points, or 1.2%, while the S&P 500…
US ‘just about’ ready to lift Ukraine intel freeze, Trump says ahead of Saudi meet
LONDON — The U.S. is “just about” ready to lift its freeze on intelligence sharing with Ukraine, President Donald Trump said Sunday, as American and Ukrainian negotiators prepare for bilateral talks in Saudi Arabia intended to move toward a peace…
Democrats introduce bill forcing Trump administration to rehire fired veterans
Democrats want to force President Donald Trump’s administration to rehire veterans who were laid off as part of large-scale efforts by Trump and Elon Musk to reshape the federal government and its workforce, ABC News has exclusively learned. Sens. Tammy…
North Korea test-fires ‘multiple’ ballistic missiles as US-South Korea war games begin
SEOUL and LONDON — North Korea fired “multiple” ballistic missiles on Monday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, as U.S.-South Korea war games began nearby. The missiles, which were “unidentified,” were fired from the North’s Hwanghae Province at…