Pope Leo XIV offered his first Sunday blessing in the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, where he called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and peace in Ukraine before addressing the Vatican’s financial woes. “I, too, address the world’s great powers by repeating the ever-present call ‘never again war,’” Leo told the estimated 100,000 worshippers in the square at the Vatican…… Read more
The Food and Drug Administration’s commissioner, Marty Makary, sent out a warning Thursday about tianeptine, also called “gas station heroin.” The substance, licensed in some countries as an antidepressant, isn’t listed under the Controlled Substances Act and isn’t approved by the FDA. as a medicine or for use in food…… Read more
President Trump overturned four Biden-era efficiency regulations on tankless water heaters, gas stoves, freezers and refrigerators. “It’s all about common sense,” Mr. Trump said Friday in the Oval Office. President Biden signed the regulations into law just days before he left office…… Read more
Homeland Security released a video Saturday it said showed a congresswoman assaulting a federal officer during a scuffle when lawmakers “stormed” into an ICE detention facility on Friday. The department, on social media, identified the congresswoman as Rep. LaMonica McIver…… Read more
A federal judge issued a restraining order blocking President Trump’s plans for major personnel cuts across the government, saying he must ask Congress for permission before he tries such a broad rewrite of the bureaucracy. Mr. Trump ordered agencies to pursue major reductions in force, or RIFs, as part of his modernization efforts…… Read more
Fairfax County’s dog owners are often surprised to receive official mail from the local government detailing their dogs’ names, breeds, and coloring before they register them. The county’s department of tax administration sends these notices to solicit $10 annually for each dog license…… Read more
President Trump on Thursday called for a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, threatening to impose sanctions on both countries if the conflict rages on. “Hopefully, an acceptable ceasefire will be observed, and both countries will be held accountable for respecting the sanctity of these direct negotiations,” Mr. Trump said…… Read more
The Catholic Church for the first time will be led by an American after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago was elected Thursday by his colleagues to be the Vatican’s 267th leader. He chose to be called Pope Leo XIV. Speaking in lightly accented Italian, Pope Leo called for peace…… Read more
Liberals have erupted in dread as President Trump flirts with tapping Stephen Miller to become his national security adviser. One pundit posted side-by-side pictures of Mr. Miller and Joseph Goebbels, comparing Mr. Trump’s deputy chief of staff, who is Jewish, to a man who ran the Nazi propaganda machine that helped exterminate 6 million Jews. Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” broadcast a video casting Mr. Miller as a democracy-sucking vampire…… Read more
House lawmakers are worried that Chinese thieves are stealing America’s artificial intelligence secrets, boosting confidential info from the leading labs building top technology. Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, said Wednesday that China is refusing meaningful protections to safeguard U.S. intellectual property and is racing ahead in the contest for AI supremacy…… Read more
Pope Leo XIV offered his first Sunday blessing in the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, where he called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and peace in Ukraine before addressing the Vatican’s financial woes. “I, too, address the world’s great powers by repeating the ever-present call ‘never again war,’” Leo told the estimated 100,000 worshippers in the square at the Vatican…… Continue Reading
The Food and Drug Administration’s commissioner, Marty Makary, sent out a warning Thursday about tianeptine, also called “gas station heroin.” The substance, licensed in some countries as an antidepressant, isn’t listed under the Controlled Substances Act and isn’t approved by the FDA. as a medicine or for use in food…… Continue Reading
President Trump overturned four Biden-era efficiency regulations on tankless water heaters, gas stoves, freezers and refrigerators. “It’s all about common sense,” Mr. Trump said Friday in the Oval Office. President Biden signed the regulations into law just days before he left office…… Continue Reading
Homeland Security released a video Saturday it said showed a congresswoman assaulting a federal officer during a scuffle when lawmakers “stormed” into an ICE detention facility on Friday. The department, on social media, identified the congresswoman as Rep. LaMonica McIver…… Continue Reading
A federal judge issued a restraining order blocking President Trump’s plans for major personnel cuts across the government, saying he must ask Congress for permission before he tries such a broad rewrite of the bureaucracy. Mr. Trump ordered agencies to pursue major reductions in force, or RIFs, as part of his modernization efforts…… Continue Reading
Fairfax County’s dog owners are often surprised to receive official mail from the local government detailing their dogs’ names, breeds, and coloring before they register them. The county’s department of tax administration sends these notices to solicit $10 annually for each dog license…… Continue Reading
President Trump on Thursday called for a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, threatening to impose sanctions on both countries if the conflict rages on. “Hopefully, an acceptable ceasefire will be observed, and both countries will be held accountable for respecting the sanctity of these direct negotiations,” Mr. Trump said…… Continue Reading
The Catholic Church for the first time will be led by an American after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago was elected Thursday by his colleagues to be the Vatican’s 267th leader. He chose to be called Pope Leo XIV. Speaking in lightly accented Italian, Pope Leo called for peace…… Continue Reading
Liberals have erupted in dread as President Trump flirts with tapping Stephen Miller to become his national security adviser. One pundit posted side-by-side pictures of Mr. Miller and Joseph Goebbels, comparing Mr. Trump’s deputy chief of staff, who is Jewish, to a man who ran the Nazi propaganda machine that helped exterminate 6 million Jews. Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” broadcast a video casting Mr. Miller as a democracy-sucking vampire…… Continue Reading
House lawmakers are worried that Chinese thieves are stealing America’s artificial intelligence secrets, boosting confidential info from the leading labs building top technology. Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, said Wednesday that China is refusing meaningful protections to safeguard U.S. intellectual property and is racing ahead in the contest for AI supremacy…… Continue Reading