American freeskier Hunter Hess got to the end of his successful run in Olympic halfpipe qualifying, then leaned into the camera. He bent his left thumb and forefinger into the shape of an “L,” lifted it to his forehead and pointed at it with the other hand. “Apparently,” he explained, “I’m a loser.” The 27-year-old
Raw sewage flows into the Potomac River after a massive sewage pipe rupture in Glen Echo, Md., on Jan. 23, 2026. Cliff Owen /AP Photo District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser on Feb. 18 declared a local public emergency following a sewage spill on the Potomac River and requested federal assistance from President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump’s personal plane sits at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 1, 2026. Nathan Howard/Reuters Florida lawmakers on Thursday completed the approval of a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport in honor of President Donald Trump. The measure, now awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis’s signature, comes at the same
Al Jazeera prohibits its staff from referring to al Qaeda, ISIS, and Boko Haram as “terrorist,” “Islamist,” or “extremist” groups, instead requiring reporters to use “neutral terms” like “fighters” and “armed groups,” according to a copy of the outlet’s style guide obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The guide was labeled “2023-2024 Edition” but appears
A person protests outside of the Supreme Court in Washington on June 29, 2023. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Several state and university leaders are poised to resist President Donald Trump’s order requiring proof that they don’t discriminate in student admissions, according to public comments submitted before the new regulations take effect next month. Under the
A customer shops for Roundup products at a store in San Rafael, Calif., on July, 9, 2018. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Invoking the Defense Production Act, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 18, propelling the domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides. The decision sparked widespread backlash among Make America
U.S. fighter jets were scrambled Thursday to intercept multiple Russian bombers, fighter jets and a spy plane that were spotted flying off the coast of Alaska, U.S. authorities said. Two Russian Tu-95s bombers, two Su-35s fighter planes and an A-50 spy plane were detected in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, the North American Aerospace