The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned two hazardous chemicals commonly used in dry cleaning and automotive industries. The chemicals trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene have been found linked to serious health risks such as liver and kidney cancers, as well as damage to the nervous and immune s...
A Manhattan court has acquitted former U.S. Marine Daniel Penny in the choking death of Jordan Neely aboard a New York subway. After a grueling seven-week trial and extensive deliberations, Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide, a charge stemming from an incident caught on a video that went viral. Neely’s death in [&helli...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump appeared to ridicule Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a social media post Tuesday. “It was a pleasure to have dinner the other night with Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. “I look forward to seeing the Governor a...
Republican lawmakers are considering cuts to Social Security and other federal programs following discussions with billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. The two were recently appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to a new commission aimed at reducing federal expenditures. Despite previous assurances to protect Social Security, GOP me...
A federal court has upheld a law that could see TikTok banned in the US unless it finds an American buyer by January 19. Passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden, the law targets the Chinese-owned social media giant to mitigate concerns over data security. The unanimous decision will have significant repercussions for […]
The conservative American Accountability Foundation has urged Pete Hegseth to remove 20 high-ranking “woke” officers promoting diversity. Hegseth has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Pentagon. The move is believed to have caused significant unease among military leaders. The list, disproportionately featur...
India has accused the United States of undermining its political stability by orchestrating attacks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The claim by India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pointed to the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), reportedly funded by USAID and figures such as George Soros. The contro...
ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on Sunday evening that Alina Habba, his senior adviser and attorney, will serve as counselor to the president in his upcoming administration. In his post on the platform, Trump praised Habba as “a tireless advocate for Justice, a fierce Defender of the Rule of Law, and ...
ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that Bashar al-Assad fled Syria because Russia was no longer interested in protecting him. Assad fled Syria to an unknown location after anti-regime groups took control of the capital Damascus early Sunday. It came almost a week after anti-regime groups seized control of Aleppo, a ma...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden is “closely monitoring the extraordinary events in Syria,” the White House said late Saturday as anti-regime forces entered the national capital of Damascus. Biden and his senior officials are “staying in constant touch with regional partners,” National Security Council spokes...
