news2shortsBrad Sigmon, 67, will be first executed by gunfire in US in 15 years as supporters call for clemency The US will conduct its first execution by firing squad in 15 years on Friday in South Carolina, despite widespread concerns about the safety and cruelty of this method and growing calls for clemency. Brad Sigmon, … Read more
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has been squandering money on thousands of unused software licenses, an audit found, according to DOGE. For example, there were “11,020 Acrobat licenses with zero users,” DOGE noted in the post on X. The list also included other examples. TRUMP ORDERS CABINET SECRETARIES TO WORK WITH DOGE ON … Read more
FIRST ON FOX: A border state lawmaker is pushing to ensure that Border Patrol agents are paid in the case of a government shutdown — just as funding deadlines are looming in Washington, D.C. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, is reintroducing the Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act, which would ensure that … Read more
Former California attorney general weighing campaign for 2026 election in home state since defeat to Trump, allies say Kamala Harris is considering a run to be governor of California and has given herself until the end of the summer to make a final decision, sources close to her have told Politico. The former US vice-president … Read more
President Donald Trump threatened to impose “large scale” sanctions against Russia after the country carried out a massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said he was “strongly considering” sanctions and tariffs “until a ceasefire and final settlement agreement on peace is reached.” National Economic Council Director Kevin … Read more
Ayers’ genre-bending jazz-funk sound produced one fantastic album after another – and then found a new lease of life in hip-hop sampling • Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84 There’s a sense in which Roy Ayers was blessed from the start. Aged five, the son of two musicians – … Read more
The pattern is inescapable – with just one caveat: organised crime bosses occasionally display more honour Behold Donald Corleone, the US president who behaves like a mafia boss – but without the principles. Of course, one hesitates to make the comparison, not least because Donald Trump would like it. And because the Godfather is an … Read more
One bill would remove trans children from their parents, and the other would ban drag shows and Pride marches US politics live – latest updates Republican lawmakers in Montana voted en masse to help defeat two extreme anti-trans bills in an unprecedented move on Thursday, after powerful speeches from two trans representatives imploring them to … Read more
WASHINGTON — After weeks of distancing the U.S. from Ukraine, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose expanded “large scale” sanctions and tariffs on Russia until it reaches a peace agreement with Ukraine.
The US president’s cuts to health funding could lead to half a million deaths. They’re part of a strategy to condemn and isolate the country On 7 February, less than three weeks after taking office, Donald Trump issued an executive order: “Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa.” The order directed US agencies … Read more
