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Work on Gateway Tunnel to resume after Trump administration delivers funds
26+ min ago (199+ words) WASHINGTON " Work on the Gateway Tunnel is expected to resume next week after the Trump administration released previously frozen funds to the massive infrastructure project. The Gateway Development Commission " the New York and New Jersey board overseeing the $16 billion project…...
The children of late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson honor his legacy a day after his death
27+ min ago (511+ words) Jesse Jackson, Jr. stands near a picture of his father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, during a news conference outside the family home Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Chicago. Credit: AP/Erin Hooley CHICAGO " From jokes about his well-known stubbornness to tears grieving…...
UN Security Council holds high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump's Board of Peace convenes
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (790+ words) The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. Credit: AP/John Minchillo UNITED NATIONS " The U.N. Security Council is holding a high-level meeting Wednesday on the Gaza ceasefire deal and Israel's efforts…...
Trump administration appeals order to restore George Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (327+ words) Demonstrators gather to protest removal of explanatory panels that were part of an exhibit on slavery at the President's House Site in Philadelphia, Feb. 10, 2026. Credit: AP/Matt Rourke PHILADELPHIA " The Trump Administration will appeal a federal judge's order to restore…...
Bulgarian president appoints caretaker government and sets snap election date for April 19
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (340+ words) Andrey Gyurov, the prime minister'designate, speaks to journalists after presenting the list of his caretaker government at Bulgarian presidency office in Sofia, Bulgaria, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Credit: AP/Valentina Petrova SOFIA, Bulgaria " Bulgarian President Iliana Yotova on Wednesday appointed a caretaker…...
Russia hosts Cuban foreign minister and urges US not to blockade Cuba
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (531+ words) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, left, and Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, foreground right, greet each other prior to their talks in Moscow, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Credit: AP/Ekaterina Shtukina MOSCOW…...
Trump administration gets a failing grade in science
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (457+ words) Where is the "Protection" in the Environmental Protection Agency when it comes to the Trump administration's repeal of the endangerment finding? The finding was based on scientific evidence that stated that climate change endangers human health and the environment ["Scientific…...
40 ICE attorneys moving into Woodbury building, owner says, raising deportation fears
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (758+ words) ICE'is'renting offices in a four-story building at 88 Froehlich Farm Blvd. in Woodbury, according to the building's owner. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is renting out office space in Woodbury for up to 40 ICE attorneys, according to the…...
Ukrainian and Russian envoys hold a second day of US-brokered talks in Geneva
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (344+ words) GENEVA " Envoys from Moscow and Kyiv met Wednesday in Geneva for a second consecutive day of U.S.-brokered talks, with officials trying to bridge political and military differences stemming from Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago. "Consultations are…...
Former cricket captains urge Pakistan to ensure better medical care for Imran Khan in prison
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (597+ words) Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan gives a press conference at his home, in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 18, 2023. Credit: AP/K.M. Chaudary ISLAMABAD " More than a dozen former international cricket captains have urged Pakistan's government to ensure better treatment in prison…...