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Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University

Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University

WASHIGNTON (AP) — The Trump administration has halted several dozen federal research grants at Princeton University, the Ivy League school said Tuesday.
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Prosecutors directed to seek death penalty against UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione

Prosecutors directed to seek death penalty against UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec.
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Layoffs begin at US health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food

Layoffs begin at US health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food

Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people.
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Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700

Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700

BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, compounding a huma
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South Korea’s Constitutional Court will rule Friday on Yoon's impeachment

South Korea’s Constitutional Court will rule Friday on Yoon's impeachment

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court will rule Friday on whether to formally dismiss or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol — a decision that either way will likely deepen domestic divisions.
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Earthquake compounds Myanmar's humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000

Earthquake compounds Myanmar's humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in last week's massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said Monday, as accounts of some people's last moments emerged: Two hundred Buddhist monks crushed by a collapsing monastery.
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake

PARIS (AP) — A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes and an earthquake for French politics.
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A colossal fire erupts in Malaysia, apparently from a burst gas pipe

A colossal fire erupts in Malaysia, apparently from a burst gas pipe

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A colossal fire erupted Tuesday in a Malaysian suburb outside Kuala Lumpur, prompting evacuations of nearby homes.
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Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans

Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday paused plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, a week before they were scheduled to expire. The order by U.S.
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen calls verdict barring her from seeking office 'political'

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen calls verdict barring her from seeking office 'political'

PARIS (AP) — A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes and an earthquake for French politics.
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