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Trump administration to block foreign aid from those promoting abortion, DEI and gender identity
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (480+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he climbs a staircase after a signing ceremony of his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Credit: AP/Laurent Gillieron WASHINGTON " The Trump…...
Smithtown hires Long Island Loud Majority leader Kevin Smith
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (604+ words) The protest'is planned for Thursday in front of Town Hall at 1 p.m. before the town board's 2 p.m. meeting there. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas The Smithtown Town Board on Thursday hired the founder'of a controversial local right-wing activist group after a protest earlier…...
Suffolk to upgrade camping reservation system, a $15M revenue generator
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (638+ words) Suffolk County's Parks Department plans to unveil a new reservation system for booking campsites and other recreational activities in the coming days." Credit: Suffolk County Parks Department The Suffolk County Parks Department will launch a new reservation system for camping…...
America's Davos climbdown shows humiliation has its limits
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (302+ words) President Donald Trump speaks during'the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday. Credit: AP/Evan Vucci No doubt jittery financial markets " Trump's kryptonite " contributed to an eventual Greenland climb-down. As did the Trump-whispering Mark Rutte, head…...
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says his repeated warnings to Europe feel like 'Groundhog Day"
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (842+ words) DAVOS, Switzerland " Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he portrayed as the continent's slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia's invasion nearly four years ago and its continued international aggression. Addressing the World Economic Forum…...
People in Gaza dig through garbage for things to burn to keep warm — a far cry from Trump's vision
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (1065+ words) Mourners carry the body of Anas Ghoneim, one of the three Palestinian journalists who were killed in an Israeli strike on an Egyptian committee's vehicle, during his funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Credit: AP/Abdel Kareem…...
3 people involved in a Minnesota church protest are arrested, as judge refuses to charge Don Lemon
4+ hour, 39+ min ago (1017+ words) Nekima Levy Armstrong holds up her fist after speaking at an anti-ICE rally for Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. Credit: AP/Angelina Katsanis MINNEAPOLIS " A prominent civil rights attorney and at least two other people…...
The Latest: Jack Smith testifies in public about his Trump investigations
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (1772+ words) Former Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith departs at the end of a Republican-led deposition before the House Judiciary Committee as part of its oversight into DOJ investigations into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2025. Credit:…...
House moves to finish government funding as Democrats decry Homeland Security bill
7+ hour, 18+ min ago (739+ words) WASHINGTON " The House will look to pass this year's final tranche of spending bills on Thursday, an effort that is being complicated by Democratic lawmakers' concerns that the measure funding the Department of Homeland Security inadequately addresses President Donald Trump's…...
Smith defends his Trump investigations at a House hearing. 'No one should be above the law,' he says
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (907+ words) Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith takes an oath before the House Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Credit: AP/Mark Schiefelbein WASHINGTON " Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday defended his investigations of…...