Wolfie, a 2- to 3-year-old mix of Standard Poodle and Labrador, is looking for a new home after spending over a month living in an open field. The sweet and playful dog was discovered by workers at a nearby water treatment facility, who took pity on him and shared their...
National Park Service Restores Some Jobs of Those Fired, Will Hire 7,700 Seasonal Workers
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is restoring jobs for dozens of National Park Service employees fired amid government-wide reductions and hiring nearly 3,000 additional seasonal workers, following an uproar over an aggressive plan to downsize the agency. At least 50 jobs are being restored to help maintain and clean parks,...
Is That Legal? A Guide to Trump’s Big Moves So Far.
(The Upshot) In his first month in office, President Donald Trump has ordered a radical set of changes to the federal government. Some are within the traditionally understood scope of a president's power, but many appear to purposely violate statutes, setting up tests of whether limits imposed by Congress on...
Hotels Are So Last Year – Why Everyone’s Sleeping in Castles, Caves and Cranes
Travelers spent an estimated $200 billion staying in non-traditional tourist housing last year, and Precedence Research estimates desire for alternate accommodations will send that figure skyrocketing to $924.47 billion by 2034. Consumers are looking for more authentic and unique experiences beyond standard hotels. From a royal stay at historic castles...
With Trump’s Prostration to Putin, Expect a More Dangerous World
I'm not sure most Americans appreciate the monumental damage President Donald Trump is doing to the post-World War II order that is the wellspring of American global leadership and affluence. He's shattering it. He's making the world more dangerous. He's siding with an alleged war criminal, President Vladimir Putin of...
Trump Says He May Take Control of the US Postal Service. Here’s What to Know
PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump on Friday said he may put the U.S. Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department in what would be an executive branch takeover of the agency, which has operated as an independent entity since 1970. "We want to have a post office that...
Supreme Court Halts Trump’s Bid to Fire Whistleblower Chief
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over President Donald Trump's second-term agenda. The justices said in an unsigned order that Hampton Dellinger, head of the...
ICE Official Reassigned Amid Frustrations Over Mass Deportation Effort
WASHINGTON — The top official in charge of carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportations agenda has been reassigned amid concerns that the deportation effort isn't moving fast enough. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement Friday that Caleb Vitello, the acting director of Immigration and...
Pentagon Says It Will Cut 5,400 Probationary Workers Starting Next Week
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department said Friday that it's cutting 5,400 probationary workers starting next week and will put a hiring freeze in place. It comes after staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, were at the Pentagon earlier in the week and received lists of such employees,...
Federal Order to End DEI Policies Has Fresno Schools Scrambling for Answers
The California Department of Education tells education leadership and residences that federal law remains unchanged. The California DOE released a statement Friday, Feb. 21, in response to the federal Department of Education’s new anti-discrimination policy, released a week prior. “… executive orders and memos cannot modify or override statutory requirements or...