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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Tavleen Tarrant |Colin Sheeley
4 hours agoJD Vance issues blunt response when asked if US forces will invade MexicoJD Vance issued a blunt response when asked if US forces will invade Mexico. The vice president held a press conference as he paid a visit to Eagle Pass in Texas on Wednesday (5 March) Asked about the potential for ground forces during a visit to the US-Mexico border, Vance responded: “No. Next question.” He declined to offer details on any potential air strikes or other military activity.
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2 months ago | 
nbcnews.com | Dan De Luce |Jennifer Jett |Tavleen Tarrant
The Trump administration has told the office overseeing the resettlement of Afghans to the United States to draw up plans to shut down by April. The move could strand more than 250,000 Afghans and their families who face persecution from the Taliban for their ties to America, according to a refugee advocate and two sources with knowledge of the matter.
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Dan De Luce |Jennifer Jett |Tavleen Tarrant
1 day agoIn an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins, former FAA employee Charles Spitzer-Stadtlander says he was working on an FAA defense program when he was fired on Friday. Spizer-Stadtlander says Americans should be scared in the wake of several hundred FAA firings.
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2 months ago | 
odishaexpo.com | Odisha Expo |Tavleen Tarrant |Dareh Gregorian
A conservative author who has spread conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and written on social media that “competent white men must be in charge” has been named to a top post at the State Department. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tapped Darren Beattie to be acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy. The position, in a permanent capacity, requires Senate confirmation.
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2 months ago | 
nbcnews.com | Tavleen Tarrant |Dareh Gregorian
A conservative author who has spread conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and written on social media that "competent white men must be in charge" has been named to a top post at the State Department. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tapped Darren Beattie to be acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy. The position, in a permanent capacity, requires Senate confirmation.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
nbcnews.com | Erik Ortiz |Tavleen Tarrant |Bryan Gallion
When the first flashes of fire and billows of smoke grabbed the attention of people living in the foothills of Eaton Canyon in Los Angeles County, residents recorded videos of the same cluster of transmission towers high on the chaparral-covered hillside, illuminated by flames. California fire officials pinpointed the start of the Eaton Fire on the evening of Jan.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
nbcnews.com | Tavleen Tarrant
Mohinder Singh has spent the past week serving food and beverages at a Gurdwara — a Sikh temple — in Covina, California, to hungry victims displaced by Los Angeles County’s devastating wildfires. “When we serve chai, there is a glow on people’s faces like we are giving them gold. The pleasure in their eyes is soothing to me,” Singh said.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
nbcchicago.com | Denise Chow |Tavleen Tarrant |Patrick Martin
The man chargedwith killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson posted online in recent years about undergoing spinal surgery and struggling with chronic back pain, numbness and restless sleep, according to what appears to be an archived version of his deleted Reddit account. Luigi Mangione, 26, was charged Monday in New York with one count of murder, three counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of possession of a forged instrument.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Dennis Romero |Tavleen Tarrant |Andrew Davis |Todd Miyazawa |Ellison Barber
The family of a 30-year-old Hawaii resident is searching for her in Los Angeles after she missed a connecting flight, sent unusual text messages and then went silent, the relatives said. Hannah Kobayashi arrived in Los Angeles on Nov. 8 en route to New York City but missed a connecting flight because a 30- to 45-minute window to get to its departure terminal may not have been enough, aunt Larie Pidgeon said in an interview.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
autos.yahoo.com | Doha Madani |Andrea Mitchell |Chantal Da Silva |Abigail Williams |Tavleen Tarrant
LONDON — Jordan, one of the United States' closest allies in the Middle East, confronted Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday with a stark and unwelcome assessment: Israel is ethnically cleansing Palestinians from Gaza. Blinken was in London after holding meetings in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, during which he pressed the need for a cease-fire and the return of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.
