Seattle police officer who fatally struck Indian student has been fired
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A Seattle police officer who hit and killed a 23-year-old student from India in a crosswalk nearly two years ago has been fired for dangerous driving, city officials said on Tuesday. Police
Greenland, gas heaters and the Gulf: Takeaways from Trump’s press conference
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump made news with a series of assertions and pronouncements during a press conference on Tuesday, less than two weeks before he returns to the White House. Here are
US shifts $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to bolster ceasefire
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon as it tries to bolster a ceasefire agreement it helped mediate between
Sen. Warren presses Hegseth to answer questions about his past actions and statements
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, to answer additional questions about his past actions and statements before next Tuesday’s confirmation hearing. In a letter to Hegseth
Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants that would spare them the risk of the death
Man who exploded Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI, police say
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday. A laptop,
Los Angeles wildfire prompts evacuations amid extreme winds
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A wildfire burned about 200 acres (80 hectares) and threatened homes in an upscale section of Los Angeles on Tuesday, forcing evacuations after officials had already warned of extreme fire danger from dry,
Biden team wraps up expanded clean energy credit guidance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday released guidance to help companies secure clean energy tax credits under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, finalizing a program to extend subsidies long available for wind and solar to
Takeaways from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference
PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Less than two weeks before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday took some of his most audacious claims and promises of the transition period and amped them up to new levels.
In surprising move, former longtime Illinois House speaker takes stand at his own corruption trial
CHICAGO (AP) — Once the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, Michael Madigan took the stand Tuesday at his own corruption trial, a shocking move for a man once considered the most powerful politician in Illinois. The
