President Donald Trump will nominate Dr. Heidi Overton as his new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, he said Wednesday in a social media post. “Dr. Heidi has been a ROCK STAR in my Administration,” Trump wrote. Overton, a physician, is a White House domestic policy official who regularly briefs the president on various … Read more
Editor’s Note: The testimony in this essay may be graphic and difficult for some viewers to hear. What you need to know Lindsay Clancy’s jury on Tuesday watched a forensic pathologist’s reconstruction of the Duxbury home and how he thought Clancy was injured, and heard from a doctor who helped Clancy call her husband from … Read more
The US military has the firepower to defeat any threat, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday and as Washington focuses on replenishing weapons stockpiles amid the Iran war and expanding the US arsenal. “President Trump, Secretary Hegseth, and Chairman Caine have clearly stated that we are ready,” Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment … Read more
U.S. House Rep. Harriet Hageman on Tuesday won the Republican nomination for one of Wyoming’s U.S. Senate seats, defeating Sam Mead, nephew of former Gov. Matt Mead, and three other Republican challengers. Those were Jimmy Skovgard, John Holtz and Jill Edwards. “Wyoming has always been a pioneer for people’s rights, and I am grateful to … Read more
The United States and Canada reached a last-minute deal to delay steep tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian goods, giving a temporary reprieve to exporters fearful of a new trade war between the trading partners. US President Donald Trump made the announcement shortly before the 50 percent tariff took effect at midnight. The last-minute … Read more
AN UPCOMING weather alert remains in effect until 7 pm Tuesday as dangerous heat built up across South Florida, with comfortable temperatures climbing well above 100 degrees. A westerly wind kept the metropolitan area in the heat Tuesday, preventing ocean breezes from developing along the coast. Without that daily cooling influence, temperatures soared into the … Read more
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has no planned talks with Iran but insisted the Strait of Hormuz remains “open and operational” despite limited traffic and an attack on a ship leaving the waterway. Earlier this week, Trump also threatened to bomb Oman as the country sought a deal with Iran to manage shipping … Read more
Washington – A former senior adviser to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from a scheme to conceal federal records during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a deal reached with federal prosecutors in Maryland, David Morens, 78, agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to … Read more
Alaska’s nonpartisan Senate primary will offer a rare opportunity to test the strength of the two leading candidates, Dan S. Sullivan, the Republican incumbent, and former Rep. Mary Peltola, a well-funded Democrat, as they face off months before November. And Northern California voters will choose a replacement for former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned in … Read more
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order Tuesday to ban nonferrous metal mining in the Boundary Waters area, according to his office. The order directs the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to stop issuing leases and permits in the Rainy River Headwaters watershed. It also directs the DNR … Read more