Politics

Two killed after small plane crashed into bus in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Two people died and six others were injured when a small plane crashed into a bus on a busy Sao Paulo avenue in Brazil on Feb. 7, the local...
‘The Pitt’ Star Isa Briones Breaks Down Dr. Santos’s Mortifying Chest Tube Gone Wrong: “Begins Her Humbling”
In The Pitt Episode 6 “12 PM,” eager intern Dr. Trinity Santos (Isa Briones) finally gets her chance to attempt a chest tube. The most ambitious and ruthless character...
Meet NY high school runner who could be an Olympian one day
She’s on track for greatness. Suffolk County high school student Zariel Macchia is the talk of the running world as a record-setting All-American who could be poised for Olympic...
St. John’s finally on even footing with UConn in this huge Big East battle
The score is Dan Hurley 4, Rick Pitino 0. The two men have met four times inside of two years, and Hurley has yet to lose to the Hall...
Black Hawk helicopter had important safety system turned off during collision with American Airlines jet, senator says
A key safety system was turned off on the US Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet last week near Washington’s Reagan Airport, killing 67. Senate...
Prince William opens up about his ‘most painful experience’ of childhood grief: ‘Very difficult’
Prince William said he found it extremely difficult to focus on school and normal life as he opened up about his childhood grief. The Prince of Wales, 42, this...
Largest shark ever tagged by research group swimming off the Florida coast
Researchers are tracking what is believed to be the largest shark ever tagged by OCEARCH in the southwest Atlantic, with its last pings off Florida’s east coast. The white...
Prostate cancer cases spike in this US state as doctors share likely reason
Cases of prostate cancer are on the rise in California, according to new research. A study by UC San Francisco (UCSF) included nearly 388,000 men who had prostate cancer between 2004...
Democratic Federal Election Commission chair shares the termination notice she received from Trump: ‘You are hereby removed’ 
President Trump fired Federal Election Commission Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub on Thursday in a move the Democratic official claims is illegal.  Weintraub, who has served as an FEC commissioner since...
Trump admin slashes USAID’s 10,000-people workforce to less than 300: reports
The Trump administration cut the US Agency for International Development’s workforce to the bone Thursday, reducing the embattled agency’s global staff from 10,000 people down to less than 300. ...
Nets hold on to Cam Johnson, stay pat at trade deadline as expected
This year’s trade deadline reshaped much of the NBA, but the Nets remain unchanged. They stood pat, holding on to Cam Johnson as expected. Despite Johnson having his name...
Trump admin sanctions ‘front company’ selling oil to China to allegedly fund Iranian military and terrorist groups 
The Trump administration on Thursday sanctioned individuals affiliated with an international network accused of selling millions of barrels of Iranian oil to China in an effort to fund Iran’s...