Eric Adams, at candidate forum, insists independent run for NYC mayor won’t help GOP’s Sliwa
Mayor Adams waved off concerns at a Thursday candidate forum that his decision to run as an independent could wind up giving a boost to Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa…
Pentagon’s watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military…
U.S. tariff rates under Trump will be higher than the Smoot-Hawley levels from Great Depression era
The tariff policy outlined by President Donald Trump on Wednesday appears set to raise the level of U.S. import duties to the highest in more than 100 years. The U.S.…
West Virginia’s Gold Rush returns to Pipestem State Park
PIPESTEM, W.Va. – Today was like Christmas morning for local anglers with something called West Virginia’s Gold Rush. Fishermen and women were anxiously waiting for the state’s DNR truck at…
Trump administration lifts sanctions on wife of Putin ally Boris Rotenberg
The Trump administration lifted economic sanctions on the wife of a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, even as it imposed sanctions on six other Russian individuals…
‘Let the people vote!’ Abbott under pressure to call special election for Texas’s 18th Congressional District
State legislators and Democratic leaders are demanding Gov. Greg Abbott schedule a vote to fill the seat left vacant by the late Rep. Sylvester Turner. HOUSTON — Texas state lawmakers…
Senate confirms Dr. Oz to lead Medicare, Medicaid agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz became the agency’s administrator in…
Federal judge to temporarily block Trump’s $11 billion health funding cuts
A federal judge will temporarily block President Trump’s administration from cutting billions in federal dollars that support COVID-19 initiatives and public health projects throughout the country. U.S. District Judge Mary…
Emails expose attack on Maine Social Security over Trump’s feud with governor
President Trump’s administration intentionally made a mess of Social Security operations in Maine as part of an unrelated feud with the state’s governor, according to emails released Wednesday. Trump’s pick…
HopeWords returns to Bluefield this weekend
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – The HopeWords Writers’ Conference is making its return to the City of Bluefield this weekend. The conference will be taking place from Friday at 4 p.m. to…