Trump Appeals to Supreme Court to Remove Whistleblower Agency Chief

The government of the previous President Donald Trump is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to allow his firing of Hampton Dellinger, the director of the Office of Special Counsel, an independent agency that protects government whistleblowers. The Justice Department asked the court to overturn a Feb. 12 ruling by a federal judge that temporarily prohibited

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Vatican Reports Improvement in Pope Francis’ Bronchitis During Hospital Stay

Pope Francis spent a “quiet night” in Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Hospital and is on the mend with indications of relief from his bronchitis, the Vatican reported Saturday. Holy See Press Office director Matteo Bruni said the 88-year-old pope “rested well,” had breakfast, and read the newspapers as he checked in with additional medical therapy. While

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Three Israeli Hostages Freed After Nearly 500 Days in Hamas Captivity

Israel had received three hostages on February 15 who were held captive by Hamas in Gaza for nearly 500 days. The freed hostages—U.S. citizen Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, Alexander Sasha Troufanov, 29, and Iair Horn, 46—were released as part of the hostage-prisoner exchange deal under the ceasefire truce that began on January 19, 2025. However, Horn’s

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Mohamed Salah Keeps Liverpool Tradition Alive After Wolves Win

Mohamed Salah wasted no time in getting on social media celebrating Liverpool’s hard-fought 2-1 victory over Wolves, the moment the final whistle was blown. The Reds pushed further top of the Premier League table with the win at Anfield on Sunday afternoon. Luis Diaz scores Luis Diaz started the scoring in the first half, and

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Trump Agrees with Trudeau: “Yes i Do Want Canada to Be the 51st State”

President Donald Trump has doubled down on his idea of Canada becoming the United States’ 51st state, saying Sunday that he is “serious” about the possibility. During a pre-Super Bowl interview on Fox, Trump responded to comments from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who reportedly told business leaders that Trump’s talk of absorbing Canada into

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Trump Ends Penny Production: Copper Coins to Be Phased Out

Trump directed the Treasury Department and its secretary, Scott Bessent, to stop making new pennies on grounds that the coin’s production costs too much for its face value. “For far too long, the United States has minted pennies that literally cost us more than two cents apiece. What a waste!” Trump wrote in a posting

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Trump Claims He Spoke to Putin About Ending the W@r in Ukraine

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the end of the w@r in Ukraine, the New York Post reports. If true, it would be the first known direct conversation between Putin and a U.S. president since early 2022. While repeatedly promising that he would end the

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