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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Freeze SNAP, Leaving Millions in Limbo
The last minute order pauses the requirement to distribute full SNAP payments until a lower appeals court rules on the case. ...
Canadian federal agency says cull over, all ostriches shot dead at British Columbia farm
EDGEWOOD, British Columbia (AP) — A Canadian federal agency said Friday it has shot dead all ostriches at a British Columbia farm, fulfilling a 10-month-old cull order over a bird flu outbreak. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a news release on Friday a professional marksman was used and ...
House cleaner shot to death on front porch after going to wrong house in Indianapolis suburb
Authorities are considering whether to charge an Indiana homeowner who they say shot and killed a woman working as a house cleaner after she mistakenly went to the wrong address. Police officers found 32-year-old Maria Florinda Rios Perez dead just before 7 a.m. Wednesday on the front porch of the h ...
Ex-NFL player Antonio Brown waives extradition on attempted murder charge, will return to Miami
Former NFL player Antonio Brown will return to Miami from a New Jersey jail after deciding not to contest his extradition to Florida on an attempted murder charge, officials said Friday. Brown, 37, was brought to the jail in Essex County, New Jersey, after his arrest by U.S. Marshals in Dubai. He wa ...
Ukraine's army fights to hold Pokrovsk in a battle for territory and narratives
WHY THIS MATTERS: If Pokrovsk falls, it could pave the way for Russia to take the rest of the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, a key goal of President Vladimir Putin. The fate of the city also could influence U.S. perceptions about the war and sway the course of peace negotiations. KYIV, Ukraine (A ...
Trump administration seeks to block full SNAP payments for November
BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ’s administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP food benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people. ...
France mourns its stolen crown jewels as their uncomfortable colonial past returns to view
WHY THIS MATTERS: The theft of the Louvre’s crown jewels has increased calls for the museum to be more transparent about the colonial origins of the treasures it displays. Their routes to Paris run through the shadows of empire, an uncomfortable history that France has only begun to confront. PARIS ...
What a reporter found when she investigated US military strikes on Venezuelan drug boats
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — Regina Garcia Cano was the reporter behind The Associated Press story that provided the first comprehensive account and identifies of some of the men killed in recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats. In dozens of interviews in villages on Venezuela’s b ...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver. The men had little in common beyond their Venezuelan seaside hometowns and the fact all fo ...
Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'
OAK HILL, W.Va. (AP) — Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking, and it doesn’t take long for that passion to switch to hurt. She knows the names, ages, families and the intimate stories of each on ...
Exclusive: How Democrats Plan to Pivot to Midterms
The Democratic National Committee has laid out how Tuesday's "blue sweep" created the blueprint for 2026, in a memo obtained first by TIME. ...
Burma Must Release All Political Prisoners Before Elections
The junta that ousted Burma’s last freely elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is now seeking to hold sham polls to entrench its rule—the world must not stay silent, writes her son. ...
Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump’s Attacks on Independence
Independence is "fundamental to the health of any democracy—and it has been systematically dismantled in Hungary." ...
Sudan: Aid Worker Details Harrowing Scenes as Thousands Missing
“The roads are not safe. We continue to see [people] being detained and tortured. Women and children at risk of abuse." ...
Meet Elise Stefanik, the Trump Ally Running for NY Governor
The self-described “ultra-MAGA” conservative launched her gubernatorial bid early Friday. ...
What Happens When Your Favorite Chatbot Dies?
As users form emotional bonds with AI companions, companies like Anthropic are rethinking what it means to “turn off” a model. ...
How AI Will Transform Democracy
AI "tools can be exploited by people who want to make democracy more authoritarian," write Schneier and Sanders. ...
Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown arrested on attempted murder charge in Miami shooting
Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been arrested on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami, police confirmed Thursday. Brown, 37, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Dubai, said Miami police spokesman Mike Vega. He was flown to Essex County, ...
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November, a decision that the administration promptly appealed. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. gave President Donald Trump’s administration until Frida ...
These are the airports that will reduce flights during the government shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration is forcing airlines to cut 10% of their flights at 40 of the busiest airports across the nation to reduce pressure on air traffic controllers during the ongoing government shutdown and ensure that flying remains safe. The cuts will start to take effect on Friday. ...