'Stop the games': Hillary Clinton calls for public hearing in Epstein investigation Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is calling for a public hearing after she and former President Bill Clinton agreed to testify on their relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. View article →

OPM finalizes rule that makes it easier to remove federal workers The Office of Personnel Management finalized a rule on Thursday that would make it easier for President Trump to remove thousands more federal workers. View article →

PG County judge gives residents 14 days to evacuate Hyattsville condos next to a homeless encampment A Prince George's County District Court judge on Thursday gave property managers 14 days to evacuate the Marylander Condominiums and begin repairing a heating system they say homeless people damaged in November. View article →

Baltimore health officials under fire for 'White caucus' meetings funded by taxpayers The Justice Department opened an investigation into Baltimore City Health Department for allegedly segregating employees into racial groups during taxpayer-funded equity training. View article →

Who is Kyle Wagner? Minneapolis activist arrested on federal threats charges Federal authorities arrested a Minneapolis activist Thursday on charges of threatening to kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, marking what the Trump administration calls a marquee case in its crackdown on anti-ICE protests. View article →

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues to boot Muslims' CAIR from the state Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking the ouster of CAIR from the Lone Star State, claiming the Muslim rights group violated a state ban on any entity engaging in terrorism. View article →

7 Toronto police officers arrested over suspected ties to organized crime Seven Toronto police officers and one retired officer have been arrested and charged in an organized crime investigation involving bribery, conspiracy to commit murder and drug trafficking, authorities said Thursday. View article →

U.S., Russia revive high-level military communications after suspension in 2021 The U.S. and Russia have reestablished a high-level military-to-military dialogue that had been suspended since 2021, the Pentagon said Thursday. View article →

U.S. intelligence contract for Vantor builds on digital 'living globe' surveillance program Defense intelligence firm Vantor has captured a $5.3 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to leverage artificial intelligence for detecting real-time changes from the company's own imaging satellites and space-based sensors. View article →

Research into gut-mental health link suggests that what's eating you could be what you're eating It turns out the path to better mental health might go through the stomach, according to new research. View article →

North Korean troops rejoin Russia in the war on Ukraine, according to Kyiv intelligence reports North Korean troops have returned to combat in the Ukraine war, firing tube and rocket artillery into Ukraine across the Russian border, Kyiv's intelligence has revealed. View article →

U.K. leader apologizes to victims of Epstein for giving Peter Mandelson an ambassador job British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as the U.K.'s ambassador to Washington despite his ties to the disgraced financier. View article →

Zelenskyy says 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died fighting Russia's invasion Fighting against Russia's 4-year-old invasion has cost the lives of 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers, according to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as a U.S. envoy described two days of talks between Moscow and Kyiv officials as "detailed and productive." View article →

End of an era as CIA discontinues popular World Factbook reference site The CIA announced Wednesday it is shuttering its World Factbook after more than 60 years of providing detailed reference information about foreign nations to intelligence officers, government agencies and the public. View article →

Democrats reveal 10-point list of demands for ICE reforms Democratic leaders laid out their terms for continuing to fund Homeland Security on Wednesday, saying the department must severely curb its immigration enforcement and return to Biden-era policies limiting arrests if Congress is to pass a new spending bill. View article →

Savannah Guthrie posts message to her mother's kidnapper asking to provide proof she is alive NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie said Wednesday that her family is ready to talk to people holding their mother, but they want to see proof that she is alive. View article →

Texas A&M professor files lawsuit after firing over gender identity lesson A Texas A&M University professor who was fired last year after a controversy over a classroom video that showed a student objecting to a children's literature lesson about gender identity sued the school on Wednesday, alleging the university violated her rights by bowing to political pressure calling for her ouster. View article →

Gavin McKenna, top NHL prospect, faces felony assault charges after alleged fight Gavin McKenna, the 18-year-old Penn State hockey forward and consensus top prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft, has been charged with multiple offenses including felony aggravated assault following an alleged incident in downtown State College, Pennsylvania, according to multiple reports. View article →

CIA ends publication of its popular World Factbook reference tool Close the cover on the CIA World Factbook: The spy agency announced Wednesday that after more than 60 years, it is shuttering the popular reference manual. View article →

After 80 years, Minute Maid's frozen canned juices are getting put on ice Minute Maid helped make orange juice a year-round morning staple in 1946, when it started shipping cans of frozen juice around the U.S. View article →