Former Vice President Pence calls on Trump to renew US support for Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called on President-elect Donald Trump to renew his pledge to support Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. Speaking during a visit Friday to Taipei, Pence
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 01.17.25
LOL: President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team shared official portraits of Trump and VP-elect JD Vance days before their inauguration. The portrait of Trump looks a little like his famous mugshot. Democrats: The House on Thursday passed the Preventing Violence Against
Progressives are frustrated by Biden’s final-days warning of billionaire influence
NEW YORK (AP) — The Democratic Party’s left wing has warned for decades that America is moving toward an oligarchy in which a handful of billionaires controls much of the nation’s wealth and political power. President Joe
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with
Army expects to meet recruiting goals, in dramatic turnaround, and denies ‘wokeness’ is a factor
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army expects to meet its enlistment goals for 2025, marking a dramatic turnaround for a service that has struggled for several years to bring in enough young people and has undergone a major
US auto safety regulator closes probe into nearly 7,000 Fisker electric SUVs
(Reuters) – The U.S. auto safety regulator closed its probe into 6,971 Fisker Ocean SUVs on Friday over inadvertent activation of the automatic emergency braking system, as it does not expect to get further information from the
Nvidia CEO says not attending Trump’s inauguration
By Ben Blanchard and Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang said on Friday he will not be attending U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but will instead be “on the road” celebrating the Lunar
Legendary broadcaster, Hall of Famer and actor Bob Uecker dies at age 90
Baseball icon Bob Uecker, the legendary Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at the age of 90. Uecker’s family said in a statement: “It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of
Lineup for FireAid benefit concerts: Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Stevie Nicks, Jelly Roll, Lil Baby and more
A wide-range of performers across all musical genres have signed on to perform at the upcoming FireAid benefit concerts, taking place on Jan. 30 at the Inuit Dome and Kia Forum in Los Angeles. FireAid, described as
Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to
