By Joseph Ax Sept 28 (Reuters) – New York state prosecutors have reopened an investigation into an alleged 2024 gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house, a district attorney confirmed on Monday, after a civil lawsuit filed this month by the alleged victim sparked renewed outrage. In a leng
WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey said on Monday that he is resigning his post, leaving the most prominent U.S. law enforcement agency after a little more than a year. Bailey, a Republican ally of President Donald Trump who left his position as Missouri attorney ge
Sept 28 (Reuters) – Florida’s attorney general asked a judge on Monday to bar OpenAI from developing new artificial intelligence models without outside oversight as part of its lawsuit accusing the company of harming children. Florida sued OpenAI in June accusing the company of misrepresenting the s
By Michael S. Derby Sept 28 (Reuters) – The US Federal Reserve’s in-house watchdog said on Monday that a former staff member was found multiple times trying to remove confidential information before retiring from the central bank, but these apparent breaches did not ultimately trigger a formal misco
Trump Moves To Cancel $810 Million in Spending Approved by Congress By The Media Line Staff President Donald Trump moved Friday to cancel $810 million in federal spending previously approved by Congress, using a disputed budget maneuver that would allow the money to expire before lawmakers have time
By Jarrett Renshaw and Ernest Scheyder Sept 28 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Monday said that a Minnesota company plans to build a multi-billion-dollar steel mill in Iowa, handing the administration a marquee manufacturing investment to showcase as Republicans head into November’s midterm
(Washington, DC) — Attorney General Todd Blanche is addressing the President’s move to ban three major outlets from the White House. Blanche defended the President’s position on ABC’s “This Week”, saying that being at the White House “is a privilege” and “not a right.” President Trump had banned CNN
(Silver Spring, MD) — More than 330 pounds of tuna distributed across five states are being recalled after testing found elevated levels of a toxin that can cause food poisoning. The FDA said the recall covers Buckhead tuna distributed in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
(Chicago, IL) — President Trump is calling the arrests of five men suspected of planning a terror attack on a U.S. air base in England, “fantastic” news. Speaking to reporters in Chicago today, he said the group had been looking to do “big damage” and had been under investigation by British and U.S.
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Atlanta’s newest celebrities arrived in style on Sunday, as two giant pandas from China touched down at Hartsfield-Jackson airport aboard a jumbo jet dubbed the FedEx Panda Express. Two years after the city sent its last bears home to China, giant
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Republicans are pouring money into more than three dozen US House races previously considered “safe” after internal polling showed they could be vulnerable in the November 3 election, according to three Republican operatives familiar with the party’s thinking. The shift
FBI Tip Leads to Arrest of Pakistani Teen in AI Poison Plot By Arshad Mehmood / The Media Line [ISLAMABAD] Pakistan’s cybercrime authorities have arrested a 17-year-old boy who allegedly turned to an artificial intelligence platform for guidance on poisoning his father, officials said. The National
(New York, NY) — A Nor’easter is lashing the East Coast with heavy rain, strong winds and flooding. The powerful storm is packing wind gusts near 60 miles per hour and 12-foot waves that threaten coastal flooding. Parts of New York and New Jersey are under a state of emergency and hundreds of flight
By Scott DiSavino and Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) – A strong nor’easter hitting the US East Coast from Washington, D.C., to Maine this weekend forced airlines to cancel over 400 flights and knocked out power to more than 100,000 homes and businesses at one point on Saturday. • More t
By Nathan Layne LIVONIA, Michigan, Sept 26 (Reuters) – The pitch was simple: Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers is a common-sense conservative, while Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed is a big-government socialist aligned with the party’s left wing. But when a canvasser backing Rogers delivere
Sept 25 (Reuters) – The White House has blocked CNN from traveling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for a trip on Saturday to Tennessee, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the decision. (Reporting by Costas Pitas; Editing by Sergio Non) Brought to you
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Sept 25 (Reuters) – A woman who accused musician Jay-Z of rape in a 2024 lawsuit has recanted her claim and said she never met the billionaire rapper. The woman, who was identified as Jane Doe in court papers, had accused Jay-Z and musician Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping
NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) – A strong nor’easter is expected to bring flooding, powerful wind gusts, heavy rain and rip currents to areas along the East Coast from Maine to Washington, D.C., over the weekend. Upcoming shows in New York City and Massachusetts where Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys and Lenny
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, Sept 25 (Reuters) – US immigration agents fanned out across southwest Kansas, home to a large concentration of feedlots and slaughterhouses, this week in an operation that had immediate effects on the beef industry, community organizers and local officials said. The prospect
By Nora Eckert DETROIT, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Production of Ford Motor’s best-selling F-150 pickup truck has been halted for nearly a week at a Detroit-area plant, according to a memo viewed by Reuters. All production crews at Dearborn Truck Plant were canceled starting Thursday, through Tuesday, Sept
NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court upheld on Friday the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts, handing a victory to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in their battle with the AI startup over safety guardrails on its technology. The 2-
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – US consumer sentiment slipped to a four-month low in September amid worries that rising inflation would erode households’ purchasing power, a survey showed on Friday. The University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers said its Consumer Sentiment Index fell to a final r
(New York, NY) — A powerful storm over the Atlantic is building up strength as it heads toward the Northeast. The early season nor’easter is expected to pummel the region over the weekend with gusty winds and driving rain. Storm conditions are expected to begin today along the coast from New Jersey
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – US reporter Evan Gershkovich, in his first detailed published account of his arrest in Russia in 2023, says he was the victim of an elaborate sting operation by the FSB security service. In an extract from his book “This Cursed Beautiful Land”, Gershkovi
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump made clear during candid talks at the White House with Chinese President Xi Jinping that Chinese help for Iran is unacceptable, US Ambassador to China David Perdue said on Friday. “We made it very clear to them weeks ago that, you know, any h
By Daniel Trotta CARLSBAD, California, Sept 25 (Reuters) – In Malibu, the Pacific Ocean opened a sinkhole near the home of movie star Nicolas Cage and wreaked havoc on beachfront property. Along Beach Road in the city of Dana Point, waves destroyed one home and forced the city to vacate or restrict
By Courtney Rozen and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump, Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and tech CEOs will hold a meeting on artificial intelligence on September 29, a source familiar with the planned meeting said late on Thursday. • T
(SRN NEWS) – The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to keep allowing fast deportations of migrants to third countries, arguing the policy is a critical public-safety tool and necessary to enforce immigration law. The request seeks an immediate pause of lower-court orders requiring migr
Grateful for His ‘Blessed Life,’ Dennis Prager Says ‘We Are Our Memories’ “I’m not sitting here in anger,” the conservative commentator and PragerU co-founder tells The Media Line as he reflects on paralysis, gratitude, memory, faith and the work he still intends to finish By Felice Friedson / The M
By Nate Raymond Sept 24 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Oklahoma cleared the way on Thursday for a Jewish organization to establish the nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in a case over religious rights in American education that could eventually reach the US Supreme Court. US Di
