Trump offers federal workers eight months pay to resign
President Donald Trump has offered buyout packages to almost all federal employees, a major move designed to shrink and reform the US government. In an email sent on Tuesday, his…
LA fires made worse by climate change, say scientists
14 hours ago Matt McGrath Getty Images Climate change was a major factor behind the hot, dry weather that gave rise to the devastating LA fires, a scientific study has…
Life sentence for hitman who killed man acquitted in 1985 Air India bombings
A hitman who was one of two people who shot and killed a man acquitted in the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight has been jailed for life in…
White House: Mysterious New Jersey drones were ‘not the enemy’
The mysterious drones that lit up skies across the US late last year were authorised by federal regulators and “not the enemy,” the White House has announced. The Federal Aviation…
Ontario’s ‘Captain Canada’ calls snap election as Trump tariff threat looms
14 hours ago Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Reuters The leader of Canada’s most populous province has triggered a snap election, saying he needs a decisive mandate to fight Donald…
How Trump’s new press secretary performed on White House debut
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt touted Donald Trump’s first-week achievements in her debut briefing to reporters – but the 27 year old was happy to remind everyone that the…
Civilian jet breaks sound barrier for the first time
The XB-1 aircraft, a jet independently developed by Boom Supersonic, has broken the sound barrier during a test flight over the Mojave Desert in California. The sound barrier was broken…
U.K. Government Backs Heathrow Expansion in Push for Faster Growth
Rachel Reeves, Britain’s top finance official, on Wednesday laid out plans to revive the country’s flagging economy, including supporting the addition of a third runway at Heathrow Airport, after her…
Trump Administration Offers Federal Workers Payouts, and Kennedy’s Senate Test
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Russia Seizes Another Town in Ukraine in Push to Take All of Donetsk
Building on their momentum in eastern Ukraine, Russian forces have seized control of yet another small town, military experts say, taking another step in their grinding push to conquer the…