The Pentagon will no longer require members of the U.S. military to get the flu vaccine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday. "We're seizing this moment to discard any absurd, overreaching mandates that only weaken our warfighting capabilities. In this case, this includes the universal flu vaccine and the...
Dozens Arrested After Veterans, Military Families Occupy Capitol Building in Iran War Protest
Dozens of veterans and military family members protesting the Iran war were arrested Monday after occupying the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C. U.S. Capitol Police said 66 people were arrested after veterans and military family members entered the building following screening and began demonstrating, refusing to stop, according...
Senate Republicans to Move Forward with Budget Plan for Trump Immigration Enforcement
U.S. Senate Republicans will move forward this week on a budget blueprint that would boost funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agencies for the next three years, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Tuesday. Thune's comments come as the Republican-controlled Congress aims to end a...
Florida Democrat Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns from US Congress
Democratic U.S. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick said on Tuesday she is resigning from Congress after a panel found she violated ethics rules. "The Ethics Committee refused my new attorney's reasonable request for time to prepare my defense," she said in a statement. Cherfilus-McCormick added, "Rather than play these political games, I...
US Warns It Will Run Out of Money To Pay Airport Security Workers in Coming Weeks
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned on Tuesday that he will run out of money to pay for 50,000 Transportation Security Administration workers in the coming weeks unless Congress acts to fund the department. President Donald Trump in late March directed DHS to use emergency funds to pay TSA workers...
‘Oh, My Baby’: Mother Mourns Son, 15, Whose Killing Was Filmed on Video
NEW YORK — On a stretch of asphalt stained with blood at a park in Queens on Monday evening, Shanelle Weston dropped to her knees and wept. “Oh, my baby,” Weston cried. “Oh, my baby.” She was crying for her son Jaden Pierre, 15. On Thursday, Pierre was fatally shot...
Oil Prices Climb 5% After Trump Says He Does Not Want to Extend Iran Ceasefire
Oil prices climbed about 5% on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he did not want to extend a soon-to-expire ceasefire in the Iran war and that the U.S. military was "raring to go" if negotiations do not succeed. Brent futures rose $4.30, or 4.5%, to $99.78 a barrel...
Kennedy Says He Has No White House Instructions to Avoid Talking About Vaccines
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told lawmakers on Tuesday that he was not under instructions from the White House to stop publicly bringing up vaccines or other controversial positions ahead of November's midterm elections. Kennedy, appearing in his fourth Congressional hearing this week, again highlighted nutrition and food...
Navy Arming Warships With Patriot Missiles to Counter China’s Hypersonic Threat
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to integrate the Patriot missile, an Army missile interceptor, into the U.S. Navy's Aegis combat system, a milestone the company said on Tuesday marks the first time the weapon will be fielded at sea. Reuters was first to report in October 2024 that...
112th Clovis Rodeo Opens with Week of Competition, Concerts, and Community Events
The 112th Clovis Rodeo begins Wednesday with a week of competitions, concerts, and community events expected to draw rodeo fans to the Central Valley. Opening night will feature the PRCA X-treme Bulls competition followed by a concert by Corey Kent and a check presentation to the bull riding champion. On...