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Measles cases related to the Texas epidemic reached 309, surpassing the countrywide total in 2024

Measles cases related to the Texas epidemic reached 309, surpassing the countrywide total in 2024

The number of measles cases linked to an outbreak in western Texas has risen to 309, with 30 cases reported in the last three ...

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Trump states that student loans and special needs programs will be transferred to new departments

Trump states that student loans and special needs programs will be transferred to new departments

President Donald Trump announced Friday that two key functions of the Department of Education, which he is attempting to abolish, will be transferred to ...

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DHS closing offices that provide civil rights and immigration liaison services

DHS closing offices that provide civil rights and immigration liaison services

Washington — The Trump administration is reducing the number of employees at the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, ...

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George Foreman, former heavyweight boxing champion, dies at age 76

George Foreman, former heavyweight boxing champion, dies at age 76

Legendary boxer George Foreman died at the age of 76, according to a statement posted on his official Instagram account Friday night. The family ...

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A man posing as a Walmart 'asset protection officer' assaulted a female shopper in the store's backroom before returning to the main floor: Cops

A man posing as a Walmart ‘asset protection officer’ assaulted a female shopper in the store’s backroom before returning to the main floor: Cops

A Kansas man was arrested this week for allegedly posing as a Walmart employee, telling a female shopper he was a “asset protection officer” ...

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Minnesota non-profit executive convicted of stealing $250 million intended for disadvantaged children in the country's largest COVID fraud scheme

Minnesota non-profit executive convicted of stealing $250 million intended for disadvantaged children in the country’s largest COVID fraud scheme

The founder of a Minnesota-based charity was convicted Wednesday of orchestrating a brazen ruse to steal nearly $250 million in pandemic relief funds from ...

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Hudson Valley yeshivas anticipate loss of status and governmental financing over education standards

Hudson Valley yeshivas anticipate loss of status and governmental financing over education standards

Six yeshivas have been informed that they are no longer legally considered schools, as the state Education Department begins to enforce regulations aimed at ...

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The husband of former 'Squad' Rep. Cori Bush has been charged with wire fraud involving COVID relief monies by the DOJ

The husband of former ‘Squad’ Rep. Cori Bush has been charged with wire fraud involving COVID relief monies by the DOJ

The husband of former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, a Missouri Democrat, has been charged with defrauding the government after allegedly accepting $20,000 from the ...

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Tesla Arsonists Could Face Up to 20 Years in Prison for 'Domestic Terrorism'

Tesla Arsonists Could Face Up to 20 Years in Prison for ‘Domestic Terrorism’

Earlier this month, as President Donald Trump attempted to boost Tesla’s sagging stock price by displaying some cars from bestie Elon Musk’s automaker in ...

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Letitia James criticizes Donald Trump over Social Security: 'Shameful'

Letitia James criticizes Donald Trump over Social Security: ‘Shameful’

New York State Attorney General Letitia James has criticized President Donald Trump for recently announced changes to the Social Security Administration (SSA). James wrote ...

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