The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and its escort ships are expected to head from the Caribbean to the Middle East, three U.S. officials told CBS News, adding a second aircraft carrier to the region as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to simmer. The Ford — which is the Navy’s most advanced
President Donald Trump in the White House in Washington on Feb. 12, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Feb. 12 that he expects Iran to make a deal with the United States quickly or face traumatic consequences. “We have to make a deal, otherwise
Washington — President Trump pardoned five former professional football players Thursday – one posthumously – for various crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking. The pardons were announced by White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson. Ex-NFL players Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon were granted the clemency.
Cooper agreed to fast-track the release of 3,500 inmates as part of a settlement with the NAACP. Fifty-one rapists and murderers serving life sentences made the list. Roy Cooper (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Tony D. Hartsell strangled and beat the 84-year-old North Carolina woman who lived across the street from him before stabbing her 44 times,
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 2, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A growing coalition of parents, activist groups, and others is organizing to put pressure on the Supreme Court to overrule its 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The Greater Than campaign, which launched on Jan. 28, recasts the effort to
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 Lawmakers won’t return to Capitol Hill Feb. 13 for legislative business as the federal government faces the imminent prospect of a partial shutdown set to affect funding for the Department of
The U.S. Capitol viewed from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial park in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Lawmakers won’t return to Capitol Hill on Feb. 13 for legislative business as the federal government faces the imminent prospect of a partial shutdown set to affect funding for the Department of