General Politics

Illinois taxpayers paid out $1.6 billion for healthcare programs for illegal immigrants since 2020, well above the spending projections estimated by Democrat Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration,

In a medical update the Vatican said the Pope's condition had "continued to show improvement".

He also said he would move ahead with 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, which had been paused.

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A clip of Donald Trump Jr allegedly saying on his podcast that the US should have sent arms to Russia rather than Ukraine was very likely generated with AI, experts say.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost shuttle will attempt to make a descent on the lunar surface on 2 March.

Rafael Caro Quintero arrived in New York late on Thursday and was escorted by FBI agents.

The recent spree of deals between the two is upsetting traditional allies wary of Beijing.

The Vatican press office has released a statement saying the pope had a peaceful evening of rest in hospital and is continuing his recovery in the hospital on Friday.

Politicians, lawsuits and a judicial order are pushing on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to become more transparent, NBC News reported.

A lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to force DOGE to follow the transparency rules that apply to much of the government.

The suit, brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit devoted to protecting endangered species, says the Office of Management and Budget has not properly responded to requests for information about DOGE’s activities as mandated by the Freedom of Information Act, which...

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Cali., is demanding that Elon Musk and Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Charles Ezell stop sending mass emails to staffers.

In an open letter published Thursday, Padilla said several legislative branch offices and agencies have received mass emails from hr@opm.gov despite not being subject to personnel actions by the executive branch.

"Neither the White House nor [the Department of Government Efficiency] nor OPM have any authority or legitimate purpose to mass email legislative branch offices and...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced an agreement to end a wildcat strike that has roiled the state’s prison system for more than a week

The US leader plays down earlier frictions and predicts a "very good meeting" on Friday.

Abdullah Ocalan had earlier met pro-Kurdish MPs on an island where he has been in jail since 1999.

Shiori became the face of Japan's MeToo movement after she accused a prominent journalist of rape.