5 things to watch as the federal buyout deadline approaches
As the deadline approaches, agencies have amped up the pressure on employees, sending frequent “reminders” and a copy of the ...
Israel begins preparations for Gaza exodus as Egypt lobbies against Trump plan
Israel said on Thursday it has begun preparations for the departure of large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in ...
Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister tells army to set plans for Palestinians to leave Gaza
Israel’s defense minister says he has instructed the army to prepare plans for large numbers of Palestinians to leave the ...
Opposition lawmakers protest alleged mistreatment of Indian deportees by US
India’s Parliament was disrupted on Thursday as opposition lawmakers protested the alleged mistreatment of 104 Indian ...
What to know about the court cases over President Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal judge who already questioned the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive ...
Super-sized beef: Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s rap battle
It didn’t last long. In 2013, the Pulitzer Prize winner Lamar was featured on Big Sean’s “Control,” in which he called out a ...
Ex-Oakland teacher claims she was fired for not calling transgender 5-year-old student by preferred pronouns: lawsuit
A former Oakland teacher filed a lawsuit against the Oakland Unified School District, claiming she was fired for not calling ...
Is it real or is it a trick? Federal workers debate legitimacy of buyout offer as deadline nears
Thousands of miles from Elon Musk’s office in the White House complex, a federal worker based in the Pacific Northwest is ...
Deion Sanders says he “couldn’t coach pro ball” in a recent episode of his television series
Deion Sanders got right to the point in a segment of his new television series: “I couldn’t coach pro ball,” the Colorado ...
Historic landmarks in Iraq’s Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastation
For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group ...
Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will ...
Boy Scouts see a small membership uptick after rebrand to Scouting America
A historic rebrand of the Boy Scouts of America has been followed by a small uptick in young people joining what will now be called Scouting America, a welcoming sign as the ...