Several dozen presidential briefing documents declassified Friday, the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, detail intelligence government officials had gathered about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida leading up to the hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people and upended American national securit
WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – The contractor responsible for renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington told U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration that errors in its work and flaws in the repair plan caused the pool’s liner to peel and break loose, the New York Times repo
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year. Energy Secretary Chris Wright had said the 64-year
By Diana Novak Jones Sept 11 (Reuters) – Arizona has sued L’Oreal SA and its U.S. subsidiary, alleging the cosmetics company hid evidence that its hair relaxer products could cause cancer in women, as it faces thousands of similar lawsuits from users and their families. Arizona Attorney General Kris
By Nichola Groom Sept 11 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday threw out an order from President Donald Trump’s administration that had forced a Michigan coal plant to remain open beyond its planned retirement. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
NEW YORK (AP) — I stood amid the rubble of the World Trade Center, passing buckets of debris down a line of volunteers and first responders. It was hours after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. A little white object poking out of the gray ash caught my attention. Scuffed and dirty, it was unmistakably a
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will begin consideration next week of a sweeping Russia sanctions bill championed by the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, which has passed the Senate but faces stiff opposition from House Democrats. The Hou
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AP) — Four fighter jets rose into the air over a French military base and settled into formation at the start of a 40-day flight taking them through the icy Arctic and steamy tropics before ending in a desert. The aircraft left Istres air base in southern France on Tu
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices accelerated in August, while a key measure of underlying inflation posted its largest increase in four months, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week. The Labor Department’s Consumer
When children forget their lunch, can’t solve a math problem or don’t know how to get somewhere, the instinct for parents can be to step in immediately. But sometimes, the problem is an opportunity. Developmental experts and educators say children need chances to struggle with everyday problems beca
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of over $6 million through online romance scams will be extradited to the United States on Friday, South African police said. The men, who were arrested in the South African
By Maria Tsvetkova, Idrees Ali and Joseph Ax NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, Americans paused on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field
NEW YORK (AP) — Two decades after U.S. authorities locked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed away at a military detention center in Cuba, the purported mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks sometimes seems barely any closer to being put on trial than the day he arrived. A judge recently set a 2028 date for Mohamme
Tourism officials are asking visitors to steer clear of one of Hawaii’s most picturesque islands as residents and businesses work to recover from the latest tropical storm to thrash the state. Intense wind and surging waves from Hurricane Lowell damaged oceanfront resorts, ripped apart roads and kno
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. Friday’s milestone anniversary brings memorial rituals — wreath-laying, flag-flying, moments of sil
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to observe Friday’s 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by attending a ceremony at the Pentagon commemorating the lives lost when al-Qaida militants hijacked planes and killed nearly 3,000 people in three locations, upending American foreign polic
Oil Above $100 Puts US Politics and Saudi Security Under Pressure Higher fuel costs threaten the US economy ahead of the midterms as Houthi attacks expose Saudi energy infrastructure and export routes By Giorgia Valente/The Media Line Oil prices climbed back above $100 a barrel on Wednesday as a ren
President Trump Warns Iran Not To ‘Get Cute’ With Renewed Pickaxe Nuclear Site Activity By The Media Line Staff President Donald Trump warned Iran that the US could launch heavy strikes against the country if construction continues at Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected underground nuclear site where sate
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters will head into November’s general election under the congressional map used in 2022 and 2024, ending months of uncertainty after a Republican-led effort to strengthen the state’s representation in Congress triggered a series of lawsuits and conflicting court decisi
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has directed election officials in 29 states and the District of Columbia to preserve records connected to the 2024 election, intensifying the federal government’s effort to verify voter-registration systems and ensure compliance with election laws. The Justice
Sept 10 (Reuters) – The first horse in the United States to be infected with New World screwworm has been detected in southern Texas near the Mexican border, data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed. The case of the flesh-eating parasite was confirmed on Wednesday in Presidio County, show
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said he did not regret going to war against Iran despite the impact the conflict may have on the November U.S. midterm elections. “I don’t believe in the word ‘regret.’ You can always question yourself a little bit,” Trump said
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Leslie Moody has strong opinions on politics. But ask her who was on the ballot for her U.S. House district in Kansas City when she voted in last month’s primary, and she isn’t sure, though she knew it wasn’t her current representative, Democrat Emanuel Cleaver. That’s becaus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ordering officials in more than two dozen states to preserve records from the 2024 election as part of a campaign to force states to turn over detailed voter records despite repeated court losses. The Justice Department sent letters to 29 states and the
WASHINGTON (AP) — An ally of President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has resigned from his post leading a Justice Department investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against the Republican president. The departure of Joe diGenova injects instant tum
The sprawling snack-food factory in upstate New York appeared to be closed when a small army of immigration officers arrived after 9 a.m. Following a brief discussion of whether to force their way inside, a manager opened the front door. Over the next several hours, body cameras were running as fede
Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons. As AI models grow more powerful, elaborate cyberattacks no longer require sophisti
NEW YORK (AP) — Venezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges. Cilia Flores, the wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while on home confinement” while dealing wi
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Three U.S. lawmakers have called on the American government to blacklist a set of Indian IT firms over what they describe as “more than fifteen years of targeted espionage against U.S. citizens, businesses, and the lawyers representing them.” In a letter issued Wednesd
The Trump administration’s policy of holding immigrants without a chance for release on bond is illegal and “harkens back to some of the darkest moments in our country’s history,” including the mass detention of Japanese Americans during World War II, a divided federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
