The Pentagon is stepping up restrictions on the media by requiring journalists to sign a pledge not to report on information that has not been authorized for release, including unclassified information. Journalists who don’t abide risk losing their media credentials that provide direct to the military headquarters. Free-press advocates call the move an assault on…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, saying it had become “overly politicized? and ”rife with inaccuracies.? The decision comes two and a half months after President Donald Trump signed legislation sharply reducing food aid to the poor. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that…… MORE
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s YouTube account is offline. Venezuelan state-run channel Telesur claims it was “eliminated” without explanation. Google, YouTube’s parent company, hasn’t responded to questions about the termination. This comes amid rising tensions between Venezuela and the United States over American military deployments in the southern Caribbean. Maduro’s account had…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Hundreds of flights in and out of Dallas were delayed or canceled Friday as telecommunications equipment issues disrupted one of the nation’s busiest airports, federal officials said The Federal Aviation Administration said it was slowing flights at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport because of a “reported local telephone company equipment issue.” The…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it enforce a passport policy for transgender and nonbinary people requiring male or female sex designations based on birth certificates. The Republican administration on Friday appealed a lower-court order allowing people use the gender or “X” identification marker that lines up…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a regional summit taking place in October in South Korea and will visit China early next year. Trump and Xi had a lengthy phone call on Friday. In a Truth Social post, Trump said Xi would come to the United…… MORE
ATLANTA (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers added confusion Friday to this fall’s COVID-19 vaccinations. For the first time since the shots were developed, the group has declined to recommend their use — instead leaving the choice up to those who want them. The Food and Drug Administration recently put…… MORE
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida federal judge has tossed out a $15 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The New York Times. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled Friday that Trump’s lawsuit was overly long and was full of “tedious and burdensome” language that had no bearing on the legal…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw pitches the final regular-season home game of his 18-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. The 37-year-old Kershaw announced his decision to retire at the season’s end. He will be surrounded by teammates, family and fans. Kershaw has won three Cy Young Awards and two World Series…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation that will require a new, $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visa applications. This move is among the changes to the program for highly skilled foreign workers, which has come under scrutiny by the administration. H-1B visas are intended to bring skilled foreigners for jobs that…… MORE
