Politics

VA begins drive to put homeless veterans into guardianship

The Trump administration Wednesday announced a new effort to initiate legal guardianships for homeless veterans, which could be used to force more of them into involuntary or institutional care. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to end protections for Haitian immigrants

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to allow it to end a program shielding hundreds of thousands of Haitians from deportation. Continue reading →

Nation

Bird rarely seen in the United States sends people flocking to Virginia

Native to Asia, the tiny brown-colored bird with orange sides and a short, high-pitched whistle has been spotted east of the Rockies only once before. Continue reading →

World

Files show British prime minister was warned of ‘reputational risk’ in appointing Mandelson

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was warned that Peter Mandelson‘s friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein exposed the government to “reputational risk,” but he still appointed him as ambassador to the United States, documents released Wednesday show. Continue reading →

World

Kast takes office as Chile marks its sharpest shift to the right since dictatorship

Far-right leader José Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile’s new president on Wednesday, marking the Latin American nation’s most pronounced shift to the right since the return of democracy in 1990. Continue reading →

World

Strikes on Iran damage fabled heritage sites, angering Iranians

In the city of Isfahan, Israeli airstrikes have damaged several of Iran's most cherished cultural jewels, Iran's Ministry of Culture and Heritage said. The Ali Qapu Palace and the Chehel Sotoun palace and garden, dating to the 17th-century Safavid dynasty, sustained serious harm, photos and videos released by the ministry show. Continue reading →