Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) tells Meet the Press she will vote to expel Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), saying she “is inspired by the courage and the bravery of the women” who stepped forward with sexual misconduct allegations against the two congressmen.
Rodney Harrison formed taskforce that later identified Rex Heuermann as a suspect in the string of New York murders Rodney Harrison was not in the courtroom in Riverhead on New York’s Long Island last week when serial killer Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to the murders of seven women and volunteered that he’d also murdered an … Read more
Young American graduates expressed frustration over fewer job openings and longer searches Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox American college graduates are facing the worst entry-level job market since the pandemic, with the underemployment rate reaching 42.5% – its highest level since 2020. Several young graduates … Read more
President’s proposed budget slashes health department by 12% while throwing $1.5tn – a 42% increase – to the military Americans are dying in droves. Deaths due to avoidable causes in the United States –which could be dealt with via prevention or proper healthcare – far outpace those in most of country’s peers in the industrialized … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney defended his country’s NATO commitments after being pressed over alliance spending by President Donald Trump, insisting Ottawa meets the benchmark – even though Canada only reached the 2% defense target in 2025. Speaking recently at a press conference in Monteregie, Quebec, Carney said Iran remains a “grave threat” to the … Read more
From California to Alabama, people of color are building communal spaces rooted in care and tradition Zappa Montag steps outside his home to a thicket of redwoods, Pacific madrones and oak trees. Dozens of fruit trees dot the 76 hectares (189 acres), along with a large garden replete with squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, corn and … Read more
A mass movement defending immigrants has slowed the Trump administration’s abuses Resistance, in physics, is the force that hinders the flow of charged electrons as they zigzag from point to point. Resistance doesn’t stop the flow of electricity. Instead, it causes heat. Popular resistance works the same way. It obstructs and slows the government’s business, … Read more
Researchers say ‘magic mushrooms’ can help with traumatic symptoms, but urge caution as states expand access Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox After three combat deployments in Afghanistan, during which he suffered traumatic brain injuries from concussive blasts, army ranger Jesse Gould developed post-traumatic stress disorder … Read more
Democratic city does not control its police force – and reform attempts have been thwarted by Republicans Quinton Lucas said he thinks his city’s police department “is a colonial system”. “I think it is anti-Black. I think it is anti-immigrant. I think it is anti-almost everything we stand for in terms of making sure that … Read more
The United States and Iran failed to reach a deal for peace after spending 21 hours in the first high-level face-to-face talks between the two countries since 1979. The Iranians accuse the Americans of making unreasonable demands while Vice President JD Vance says he has demanded that Iran never possess a nuclear weapon. NBC’s Keir … Read more
