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USDA fires, then moves to rehire staff working on bird flu response

Casim Abbas, a mathematics professor at Michigan State University, feeds chickens at his small egg farm at his home in Williamston, Michigan, on February 8, 2023.
Updated Feb 18, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump: AP White House access restricted until they use "Gulf of America"

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order on expanding access to IVF at his Mar-a-Lago resort on February 18, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.
Feb 18, 2025 - Business

Exclusive: MAGA's list of AP grievances

Illustration of a newspaper that reads "Associated Press" with various hands with red pens marking it up

Trump levels stunning criticisms against Zelensky after Russia talks

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi (L) and then-Republican presidential candidate former US President Donald Trump (R) meet in New York during the President of Ukraine's visit to the United States on September 27, 2024
Feb 18, 2025 - Business

America's nervous skies: Searches about airplane safety are spiking

Shoppers are avoiding certain brands over politics: poll

Feb 18, 2025 - Technology

Legal challenges to DOGE's data access hinge on outdated laws

Illustration of a padlock with googly eyes
Feb 18, 2025 - Economy

Investor fears on overvalued U.S. stocks at 24-year high, BofA says

Illustration of the Wall St. bull with stock market arrows instead of horns.
Feb 18, 2025 - Business

Scoop: Conservative radio hosts invited to broadcast from Pentagon

In this illustration, an old fashioned metal radio mic is surrounded by giant red exclamation marks.

Trump triggers Europe economic worries, defense problems

Illustration of a hand with the stars of the EU flag stylized as brass knuckles.
Updated Feb 18, 2025 - Politics & Policy

U.S. and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine war

The Trump administration and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss the war in Ukraine.

Israel and Hamas agree to expedite hostage and prisoner release in Gaza deal

Hundreds of Israelis gather to demonstrate demanding the continuation of the swap deal between Hamas and Israel and the return of Israeli hostages from Gaza in West Jerusalem on February 17, 2025.

Mexico threatens Google with lawsuit over "Gulf of America" label on maps

Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on February 3,

Social Security head resigns over DOGE data push

Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: America's drone-swarm crisis

Illustration of a swarm of drones surrounding the State of Liberty's torch.
Feb 18, 2025 - Health

U.S. facing worst flu season since 2009, experts say

Scoop: Dems prep for Trump legal meltdown

Illustration of a Trump-like figure standing over a broken gavel

DOGE's "AI-first" strategy courts disaster

Illustration of a column in a pixel trash bin.

Musk is not a DOGE employee and "has no actual or formal authority," WH says

Elon Musk listens as US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025.

FAA fires hundreds of staff amid Trump admin job cuts drive

Sean Duffy, US secretary of transportation, during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.
Feb 17, 2025 - Technology

Elon Musk unveils Grok 3 chatbot

Elon Musk and his Grok team with Grok running in the background
Updated Feb 17, 2025 - Business

Hochul weighs "serious step" of removing NYC mayor after deputies resign

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams seated during a press conference in NYC in 2023

Delta plane flips upside down at Toronto airport, injuring 18 passengers

A Delta Air Lines plane is flipped over in the snow at a Toronto Airport as emergency crews respond to the scene of a crash.
Feb 17, 2025 - World

What to know about the condition that's hospitalized the pope

Pope Francis arrives for the weekly general audience at Paul-VI hall in The Vatican on February 5, 2025.
Updated Feb 17, 2025 - Business

Musk's SpaceX personnel visiting FAA to suggest improvements

Elon Musk is at the center of the image, standing and speaking, with his son on the floor next to him and Donald Trump seated at a desk to his other side.
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