FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of employees returned to the Food and Drug Administration’s headquarters Monday to find overflowing parking lots, long security lines and makeshift office spaces without chairs and other basic supplies. The FDA is the
After Trump halted funding for Afghans who helped the US, this group stepped in to help
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Andrew Sullivan thinks of the people his organization has helped resettle in America, one particular story comes to mind: an Afghan man in a wheelchair who was shot through the neck by a
US aviation agency reinstating fired employees after court order, says union
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration is reinstating 132 employees who were fired on February 14 after a federal judge in Maryland ordered their return, a union said on Monday. The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union
Trump nominates Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford as US FAA head
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford as the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, he said on social media on Monday. The position requires Senate confirmation. “Brian brings over three
Things to know about the former megachurch pastor charged with child sexual abuse
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma woman recalled a traveling evangelist who preached at her family’s church in Osage County more than 40 years ago. The preacher, along with his wife and son, eventually befriended the woman’s
Judge says Fani Willis violated open records law, orders her to pay $54K in attorneys’ fees
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ordered Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to pay more than $54,000 in attorneys’ fees and to turn over documents after finding that her office violated Georgia’s Open Records Act. Attorney
The Tren de Aragua gang started in a Venezuelan prison. Now US politics are focusing on it
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Debates over President Donald Trump’s hardline migration policies are focused on the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, to some a ruthless transnational criminal organization and to others the pretext for an overhyped anti-migrant
The Justice Department and FBI announce a new task force to target Hamas over Oct. 7 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday announced the creation of a task force to investigate Hamas for its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel as well as potential civil rights violations and acts of antisemitism
ICE violated rights of a US citizen and 21 others during arrests, Chicago activists allege
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal immigration agents violated the rights of 22 people, including a U.S. citizen, in immigration enforcement arrests during the first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term, Chicago activists and attorneys alleged Monday. The
Judge declines to force FEMA to release funds to upgrade US emergency alert system
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday declined to force the Trump administration to immediately reimburse dozens of public broadcasting stations for upgrades to the nation’s emergency alert system. The nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting sued
