US to Fund Free Speech Initiatives in Europe, Trump Official Reveals

The U.S. Capitol viewed from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial memorial park in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump administration announced plans to direct funding toward promoting free speech in Western allied democracies, a senior State Department official said on Monday. The initiative bolsters efforts to counter European

U.S. military strikes another alleged drug vessel; search on for 1 survivor

The U.S. military struck its 39th alleged drug-carrying boat on Monday, killing two people and leaving one survivor who is now the focus of a search-and-rescue effort. The military’s Southern Command said in a post on X it struck a vessel that was “operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations”  and “engaged in narco-trafficking operations.” It did not

New York City Nurses Reach Agreement to End Strike

Nurses from NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center strike outside the hospital in New York City on Jan. 12, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Nurses at Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospitals in New York City reached a tentative agreement with their employers on Feb. 9 to end a monthlong strike. Based on the agreement, Montefiore, Mount

Ghislaine Maxwell refuses to answer questions in Epstein deposition

Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who herself was convicted of sex trafficking in 2021, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to answer questions during a virtual appearance before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Scott MacFarlane reports. Original CBS News Link</a

Judge Blocks California’s Law Mandating Federal Agents Remove Masks

Federal agents with Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) ride on an armored vehicle driving slowly down Wilshire Boulevard near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 7, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images A federal district court judge partially blocked a California law barring law enforcement officers from wearing masks in a Feb.