US flight cancellations accelerate as airlines comply with government shutdown order Posted December 4, 2025 U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights on November 6 due to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) order to reduce traffic at the country's busiest airports starti…
World Central Kitchen provides food to furloughed federal workers in Washington, DC Posted December 1, 2025 The World Central Kitchen began distributing food to furloughed federal workers in Washington, D.C., during the government shutdown that started …
Trump administration pledges to speed up some student loan forgiveness after lawsuit Posted November 24, 2025 The Trump administration has agreed to resume student loan forgiveness for an estimated 2.5 million borrowers who are enrolled in certain federal repayment plans following a lawsu…
Journalists turn in access badges, exit the Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules Posted November 13, 2025 Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American …
Brazil’s lower house approves an increase in tax exemptions for low-income people Posted October 30, 2025 Brazil's lower house has approved exempting up to 5,000 reais ($940) a month from income taxes, which would more than double the current exemption and meet a key …
YouTube to start bringing back creators banned for COVID-19 and election misinformation Posted October 24, 2025 YouTube will offer creators a way to rejoin the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect, it…
There will be no casino in Manhattan after all proposals are rejected by locals Posted October 20, 2025 Plans to build the Big Apple's first full-service casino in the heart of the city have run out of luck. A local panel on September 22 rejected the last of three Manhattan proposal…
Albania’s prime minister appoints an AI-generated ‘minister’ to tackle corruption Posted October 11, 2025 Albania's prime minister tapped an artificial intelligence-generated "minister" to tackle corruption and promote transparency and innovation in his new Cabinet. Officially name…
Presidents are taking longer to declare major natural disasters. For some, the wait is agonizing Posted October 7, 2025 As an ominous storm approached Buddy Anthony’s one-story brick home, he took shelter in his new Ford F-250 pickup truck parked underneath a nearby carport. Seconds later, a tor…
Commercial shipping likely cut Red Sea cables that disrupted internet access, experts say Posted October 2, 2025 A ship likely cut cables in the Red Sea that disrupted internet access in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, experts said, showing the lines' vulnerability over a …