TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation pledged continued support for Taiwan on Thursday, days after Congress approved $300 million in military aid for the self-governed island that’s claimed by China. Congress also approved $400 million on Saturday to counter the Chinese government’s influence in the region, as part of its Defense Appropriations […]
President Biden’s wave of new illegal immigrants is upending the usual demographics of immigration and sending the education levels plummeting, according to a new report Thursday that raised big questions about the country’s ability to absorb the newcomers. There are now 13.7 million illegal immigrants in the U.S., and 51.4 million immigrants overall — an […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks have restarted aimed at bringing top Israeli officials to Washington to discuss potential military operations in Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned visit this week because he was angry about the U.S. vote on a U.N. cease-fire resolution, the White House said Wednesday. “So we’re now working with […]
A man who paraded a Confederate flag through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will be released early from prison as the Supreme Court weighs the fate of hundreds of Capitol Hill protesters charged with obstruction by the feds. Kevin Seefried was sentenced to 36 months in prison for a felony conviction as well […]
Most U.S. troops need to get more sleep. That’s the big-picture takeaway from a sweeping Government Accountability Office study that found a sizable majority of service members get six or fewer hours of sleep each night — less than the minimum of seven hours recommended by the Defense Department. The consequences could reach far beyond […]
The United States reached an unprecedented milestone in domestic oil production, hitting a record-setting figure in September 2023. New reports from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) highlighted that the nation produced 13,247,000 barrels of crude oil per day, showcasing a historic record in global energy production. Remarkably, the record was surpassed in subsequent months, […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal officials gathered Tuesday in southern New Mexico to mark the 25th anniversary of the nation’s only underground repository for radioactive waste resulting from decades of nuclear research and bomb making. Carved out of an ancient salt formation about half a mile (800 meters) deep, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant outside Carlsbad […]
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew airlifted a Florida man from a life raft off Puerto Rico and flew him to safety this weekend after he had fled his boat from fear that the larger vessel would capsize. Coast Guard personnel in the San Juan sector first got an alert from the pleasure boat Solamar […]
A British court ruled Tuesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be immediately extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges unless officials in Washington guarantee he won’t face the death penalty and that he is afforded the same free speech protections as American citizens. The ruling is a partial legal win for Australian-born Mr. Assange […]
LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site’s publication of classified American documents. Two High Court judges […]
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