President Trump’s legal team, in a letter written to special counsel Robert Mueller, said the President did not obstruct justice in the ongoing Russia probe. The letter says one of the reasons the President cannot be found to have …
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According to a major new study, many women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer may forego chemotherapy with minimal risk to their health or their overall cancer treatment. They study is to be presented today at a meeting the American Society …
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The State Department has announced it will limit the length of some visas issued to Chinese citizens visiting the U.S. The announcement comes as the Trump administration is combating U.S.-intellectual-property theft by China.
The changes will go into effect on …
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Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed a bill into law that calls for the state to pay individuals to move there and telecommute to out-of-state work. The program, called the New Remote Worker Grant Program allocates $5,000 per worker per …
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Arlington National Cemetery is running out of space and the site’s directors are asking the public for suggestions on how to proceed. According to estimates, the Cemetery could reach capacity in 23 years.
“Without changes to the current eligibility requirements …
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President Trump signed a trio of executive orders last week that make it easier for the federal government to fire poor performing employees.
The initiatives make it easier to discipline poor performing employees and speed up decision time on their …
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Facebook and Twitter have announced new measures aimed at combating efforts by foreign sources to interfere in U.S. elections. The moves target the kind of efforts used by Russian-linked agents in the 2016 presidential election and largely aim to increase …
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The Swedish government has issued a war pamphlet to every one of its 4.8 million households, instructing them on what to do in the event of armed conflict. The pamphlet was first created during WWII and was last issued in …
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Multiple networks have dropped Roseanne reruns after the show’s star Roseanne Barr made a racist comment on Twitter on Tuesday. In the wake of the comment ABC, the show’s network, announced it was cancelling original airings of the show. ABC …
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President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, had his Top Secret/SCI-level security clearance restored last week, according to officials. Kushner had seen his security clearance downgraded to Secret level in February after questions arose over a security clearance that had been …
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The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with corporations, making it harder for employees to bring class-action lawsuits against their employers. The ruling, a split 5-4 decision with the Court’s conservatives supporting the decision, sanctions actions by companies forcing employees …
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The Department of Justice announced an effort to disrupt a global network of hundreds of thousands infected home and office internet routers last week. The network, referred to by the DOJ and the FBI as “VPNFilter” targets home and …
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The leaders of North and South Korea met for two hours along the border between the countries in the area known as the Demilitarized Zone over the weekend.
The surprise meeting came just 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump …
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating Intel for age discrimination, according to information received by The Wall Street Journal. According to The Journal, several former employees consulted attorneys about whether they could bring lawsuits against …
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San Francisco will be halting a popular shared-scooter program according to city officials, while the city works some kinks out of the program and issues new permits.
In March, ride-sharing companies Bird, Lime and Spin all unceremoniously released hundreds of …
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More U.S. kids are overdosing on medication intended to curb the symptoms of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, according to a study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The study analyzed data from the U.S. Poison Control Centers from 2000 and …
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The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the CEO of Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos, urging him to halt the sale of facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies this week. The worry, according to the roughly forty civil …
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