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A U.S. Coast Guard operation off the coast of Ecuador has intercepted more than 4,500 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $33.9 million, highlighting the continued intensity of maritime drug trafficking routes feeding the United States.The seizure was carried out by the USCGC Escanaba during a patrol in the Eastern…

A massive fire has broken out at the Geelong oil Refinery in Corio, Victoria, sending thick smoke into the sky that can be seen for miles. Emergency services are on scene working to contain the blaze at the facility, which is one of only two remaining oil refineries in Australia.…

Nursing homes across Ohio are facing mounting scrutiny after multiple cases revealed medically fragile residents being discharged into homelessness with little oversight or continuity of care.Federal inspectors with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have cited several facilities for improper discharge practices, raising concerns that some of the…

President Donald Trump is making an aggressive push to convince fellow Republicans to renew a surveillance authority he has repeatedly blamed for what he calls the most corrupt political targeting operation in American history.The provision at stake is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which grants the federal…

A sitting American president and the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics are now in an open public dispute — and a financier on live television just made it significantly stranger.President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday to declare that Pope Leo XIV is “weak,” a captive…

New York City’s Democratic mayor unveiled a sweeping plan to open government-operated grocery stores across the five boroughs — but a closer look reveals the centerpiece promise of lower prices applies only to a narrow slice of what those stores will actually sell.Mayor Zohran Mamdani took to a podium at…

Riley Gaines refused to walk back her condemnation of an AI-generated image posted by President Donald Trump, even after Trump told reporters Monday he was not a supporter of the conservative activist and OutKick host.The image at the center of the dispute showed Trump rendered in flowing robes, surrounded by…

A woman from Southern California stood before reporters Tuesday and accused former Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell of violently raping and strangling her during an encounter in 2018 — allegations that arrive as the ex-lawmaker’s political life has disintegrated around him.Lonna Drewes delivered the accusations at a press conference, speaking in…

Vice President JD Vance stood before a crowd of young conservatives at the University of Georgia on Tuesday, but the person who was supposed to be beside him was nowhere to be found.Erika Kirk, the CEO of Turning Point USA, did not attend the event after receiving what those close…

A federal appeals court has halted criminal contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials over deportation flights carried out under the Alien Enemies Act, ending a legal dispute over the limits of a lower court’s authority in examining alleged noncompliance with a prior order.In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of…