Mexico has extradited 29 high-level cartel operatives to the U.S., including infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, as it faces mounting pressure from the Trump administration to curb fentanyl trafficking. Caro Quintero, convicted of the 1985 murder of DEA agent…
The House narrowly approved a budget resolution on Tuesday that would add $100 billion in defense spending over the next decade while making deep cuts to domestic programs. The measure, part of a broader Republican effort to advance President Donald…
After spending 30 years behind bars for a murder he has always denied committing, Gordon Cordeiro was released from a Maui prison on Friday. A judge overturned his conviction after new DNA evidence excluded him as the perpetrator. One of…
Recent financial maneuvers by prominent U.S. billionaires suggest a cautious outlook on the stock market’s current valuation. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway notably sold approximately $143 billion in stocks throughout 2024, resulting in a record cash reserve of $334.2 billion by…
The Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.) will begin laying off approximately 6,000 employees on Thursday as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to downsize the federal workforce, according to three people familiar with the plans. The cuts will primarily target recent…
Leonard Peltier, the Native American activist convicted in 1975 for the killings of two FBI agents, was released from federal prison on Tuesday after Joe Biden commuted his sentence in January. Peltier, now 80 and in poor health, had spent…
Maryland state police have arrested Jack LaSota, 34, the apparent leader of the cultlike group known as the Zizians, along with group member Michelle Zajko, 33, of Media, Pennsylvania. Both face multiple charges, including trespassing, obstruction, and possession of a…
Elon Musk and his social media platform X are facing backlash from rights groups and journalists after complying with a Turkish government order to block 126 accounts, including those of prominent journalists and news outlets. The ban, approved by an…
The Trump administration has escalated efforts to shrink the federal workforce by ordering agencies to fire nearly all probationary employees who have not yet gained civil service protections. This move could impact hundreds of thousands of workers. The directive, issued…
A Swedish court has sentenced a 52-year-old woman to 12 years in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Lina Ishaq, a Swedish citizen, was convicted for enslaving Yazidi women and children in Syria in 2015 as part…
