Oct 17 House panel calls Donald Trump’s bills to Secret Service ‘exorbitant’ By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Donald Trump's private company arranged for the Secret Service to pay for rooms at his properties in excess of government-approved rates at least 40 times during his presidency — including two charges for more than $1,100 per night. Continue reading
Oct 17 Radioactive waste found at Missouri elementary school By Jim Salter, Associated Press Environmental investigation consultants have found significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II. Continue reading
Oct 17 How Russia is using Iranian killer drones to spread terror in Ukraine By Associated Press They are precise, small in size, able to engage a target in relatively large numbers like a swarm of wasps and above all, they’re cheap. Continue reading
Oct 17 U.S. government orders Arizona to remove border shipping containers By Anita Snow, Associated Press The Cocopah Indian Tribe is welcoming the federal government's call for the state of Arizona to remove a series of double-stacked shipping containers that are filling gaps in the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Oct 17 New UK Treasury chief reverses controversial economic plan By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, said he was scrapping “almost all” of Truss' tax cuts, along with her flagship energy policy and her promise — repeated just last week — that there will be no public spending cuts. Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: Biden officially launches student loan forgiveness application website By Associated Press He announced Monday that 8 million borrowers had already applied for loan relief during the federal government’s soft launch period over the weekend. Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: UN Secretary-General calls for ‘armed action’ to reopen port in Haiti By Associated Press The United Nations Secretary-General called for an international "armed action" to reopen a port in Haiti that has been shut down by conflict. Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: White House condemns ‘antisemitic’ remarks from Trump, Kanye By Associated Press The White House on Monday condemned what it called the "antisemitic" and "insulting" remarks by former President Donald Trump about American Jews over the weekend, saying they must "be called out."… Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: U.S. pledges ‘action’ after drone attack on Kyiv By Associated Press The Biden administration said it "will not hesitate to use sanctions or take actions against perpetrators," after waves of explosives-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine's capital Monday. Continue reading
Oct 17 Government says former Trump advisor Steve Bannon should get 6-month sentence By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Justice Department is arguing that Steve Bannon should serve six months in prison and pay a $200,000 fine for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading