news2shortsTwelve senators sent letter asking for figure and some are inviting laid-off vets to attend State of the Union address US politics live – latest updates Democrats have called on the White House to disclose how many military veterans have been fired in the ongoing cuts by Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge). Amid … Read more
Highly contagious respiratory illness was declared eliminated in US in 2000 but new cases have now risen Two cases of measles have been confirmed in New York City so far this year, according to the New York City health department. Officials have not disclosed the ages or vaccination status of the two cases, but they … Read more
The Ukrainian prime minister, Denys Shmyhal, has said his country’s forces could hold the situation together on the battlefield as they fight Russian troops despite US military aid being frozen, and that he hoped to continue working with Washington pragmatically. His remarks were the first official comment from Kyiv after Donald Trump put vital US … Read more
‘Project Jes’ targeted high-level figures including George Osborne and Mervyn King, emails suggest Jeffrey Epstein deployed a consultant to push for Jes Staley to become Barclays’ chief executive in 2012, a court was told on Tuesday, with the ultimately failed campaign – called “Project Jes” – having targeted high-profile figures including the then chancellor, George … Read more
Fire officials in Littleton, Mass., say they believe a fire that destroyed several Tesla charging stations was intentionally set. WBTS’ Michael Rosenfield reports.
US president also claims he will imprison ‘agitators’ a day after administration called for review at Columbia University Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to halt all federal funding for any college or school that allows “illegal protests” and vowed to imprison “agitators”, in a social media statement that prompted alarm from free expression advocates. “All … Read more
Prices ‘highly likely’ to rise almost immediately, retailers say, after 25% duty hits exports from Mexico and Canada US politics live – latest updates Americans have been warned to brace for higher prices within days after Donald Trump pulled the trigger on Monday and imposed US tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, and hiked … Read more
Health experts wary as US health secretary fails to endorse effective vaccines and instead calls them a ‘personal choice’ Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, has caused alarm among pediatricians, vaccine experts and lawmakers with an opinion piece that focuses on vitamin A and nutrition as treatments for measles. In response to a … Read more
President Donald Trump vows to “TELL IT LIKE IT IS” during his primetime address Tuesday to a joint session of Congress. “TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG,” the president touted in a social media post on the eve of his first major speech to Congress during his second presidential administration. Trump is expected to use the … Read more
Designation comes after Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since the start of Israel-Hamas war US politics live – latest updates The US state department has reinstated the “foreign terrorist organization” designation for Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group, fulfilling an order announced by Donald Trump shortly after he took office. … Read more
