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Latest News • Jul 24

Trump’s Threatened New Front in Iran War Could Strain U.S. Forces

President Trump has said he would expand the war if the Iran-backed Houthi militants launched additional attacks.

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Latest News • Jul 24

Trump administration admits canceling clean energy grants to Democratic states

Court fillings show grants denied to states if they didn't back Trump's re-election, but administration claims it's a 'misrepresentation'

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Latest News • Jul 24

‘Odyssey’ 70mm screening problems continue at SIFF Cinema Downtown

For those going on an odyssey of their own to see 70mm screenings of Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey” at SIFF Cinema Downtown, be prepared: Technical...

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Latest News • Jul 24

U.S. launches new strikes and Trump threatens ‘massive attack’ as Iran widens war

The United States launched a fresh barrage of strikes on Iran overnight as President Donald Trump threatened a major new escalation after Tehran opened a...

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Latest News • Jul 24

DNC committee sets up South Carolina to vote first in Democrats’ 2028 presidential primaries

South Carolina is poised to hold the first Democratic presidential nominating contest in 2028 after the Democratic National Committee's powerful rules...

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Latest News • Jul 24

F.D.A. Panel’s Vote on Peptides Raises Concerns About a Prescribing Boom

The committee endorsed broader use of the peptides in lightly regulated compounding pharmacies that have grown into a multibillion-dollar business.

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Latest News • Jul 24

US says it will lift ban on imports of Mexican cattle

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday it is lifting a ban on imports of Mexican cattle that ​it imposed more than a year ago to keep out the...

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Latest News • Jul 24

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

When the Trump administration canceled more than $7.5 billion in Biden-era federal grants for clean energy projects in October, it framed the move as an...

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Latest News • Jul 24

Trump rages after Canada ‘disinvited’ Americans from bridge opening ceremony

The newly completed $4.7 billion bridge connects Michigan to Ontario.

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Latest News • Jul 24

Canada's Doug Ford on Trump trade war: "When someone comes up and punches you in the face ... you have to stand up"

Washington — President Trump campaigned on lower prices for Americans, but his trade war with Canada is pushing prices higher for Americans, Ontario Premier...

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Latest News • Jul 24

Cyclospora Outbreak 2026 Map, Foods to Avoid as Parasite Reaches 41 States

The largest outbreak in the nation of cyclosporiasis, the parasite known for causing “explosive diarrhea,” has expanded to four more states, federal health...

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Latest News • Jul 24

White House admits it scrapped grants to blue states because they didn’t vote for Trump

During last fall's government shutdown, the Trump administration started cutting energy grants to states, but the only states that were seriously affected...

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Latest News • Jul 24

Docs shed light on DOJ spending for Trump banners

The Justice Department spent nearly a million dollars to spruce up the exterior of its Washington headquarters, including controversial banners putting...

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Latest News • Jul 24

New US tariffs linked to claims of foreign forced labor dismay and anger trading partners

U.S. President Donald Trump's latest set of tariffs has provoked heated objections from America's trading partners.

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Latest News • Jul 24

Trump says the US will investigate EU trade practices, claiming the bloc unfairly fined tech giants

President Donald Trump says the United States will open a formal investigation into the European Union's trade practices.

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Latest News • Jul 24

Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane

The United States has now recorded more cases of measles in 2026 than in any other year since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000, a grim sign that...

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Latest News • Jul 24

Trump to Senate GOP: Adopt budget blueprint before August break

President Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on Senate Republicans to quickly advance a $95 billion budget blueprint — even as the mood on Capitol Hill...

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Latest News • Jul 24

Wu delivers promised street safety plan, as outcry over cyclist death keeps up

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is releasing plans, detailed in a six-page letter released Friday, to make city streets safer amid public outcry over a crash that...

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Latest News • Jul 24

Trump in ‘revenge mode’ as frustration mounts — here’s why

As President Donald Trump considers a “massive attack” against Iran, some of his advisers worry that the war will cloud his presidency and damage the GOP's...

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Latest News • Jul 24

If Trump really cares about forced labor, he should look at the US – rather than slap more tariffs on the world

Forced labor is a problem, especially in the US, where prisoners are coerced to work for pennies – or nothing at all.

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