Target ending DEI initiatives amid Trump's order on diversity programsReutersTarget rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreatCNBCDEI Under Fire: Target Rolls Back Diversity Plans As Costco Keeps Them—Here’s The List Of Major Companies Dropping DEIForbesTarget scaling back DEI policies after Trump signs executive orderFox … [Read more...]

A look at changes at US health agencies in the 1st week of the new Trump administrationABC NewsTrump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiringScienceUnder communications freeze, CDC updates some important health data but not othersNPRKey planks of US government grind to halt under hail of Trump ordersThe … [Read more...]

Israel receives names of four female hostages Hamas is due to release SaturdayCNNIsrael, Hamas due to exchange 4 more Gaza captives for jailed PalestiniansAl Jazeera EnglishHamas releases names of 4 female hostages to be released next, possibly violates dealFox NewsFour female Israeli soldiers to be released as part of ceasefire deal, Hamas saysNBC … [Read more...]

Law enforcement agents tried to enter a Chicago elementary school but were not allowed, Chicago Public Schools officials sayCNNICE Agents Turned Away From Back of the Yards Elementary School: OfficialsWTTW NewsMass deportations: School attendance declines in parts of Illinois amid fears of Trump immigration raids; Gov. Pritzker speaks outABC7 … [Read more...]

Conan O’Brien Reveals How He’s “Embracing” Oscar Host Job in Wake of Tragic L.A. Wildfires And His Plans to Deliver a “Show That Meets the Moment”Hollywood ReporterOscars host Conan O'Brien, still displaced by wildfires, says the show is being planned sensitivelyThe Associated PressConan O'Brien will 'respect the moment' as Oscars host amid L.A. … [Read more...]

Housing market rewind: Home sales drop in 2024 to level not seen since the '90sYahoo FinanceExisting home sales fall to lowest level in nearly 30 yearsFox BusinessU.S. Homes Sales in 2024 Fell to Lowest Level in Nearly 30 YearsThe Wall Street JournalThe housing market hasn’t been this slow in almost 30 yearsThe Washington PostExisting-Home Sales in … [Read more...]

Arrest warrant proposed for Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes : Goats and SodaNPRTaliban reject court move to arrest top officials for persecuting Afghan women and girlsThe Associated PressAfghanistan: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Gender Persecution ChargesHuman Rights WatchStatement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest … [Read more...]

Trump’s first orders hit workers in construction, ag and government — and other labor newsMinnesota ReformerEverything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidencyThe Associated PressList of Donald Trump's Wins After First Week in OfficeNewsweekTrump's bid to expand presidential power hits its first snag: From the Politics … [Read more...]

L.A. County D.A. will not charge Marilyn Manson in rape, domestic violence casesLos Angeles TimesEvan Rachel Wood Says She's 'Endlessly Proud of Survivors' After DA Says Her Ex Marilyn Manson Won't Face Sex Abuse ChargesPEOPLEMarilyn Manson in the clear after years-long sex assault investigation: DAFox NewsMarilyn Manson won't face sexual assault, … [Read more...]

UnitedHealthcare names new CEO after Brian Thompson's killingNPRTim Noel Named C.E.O. of UnitedHealthcare After Killing of Brian ThompsonThe New York TimesUnitedHealthcare names new boss after former CEO killedBBC.comUnitedHealth Promotes Medicare Chief to Fill Slain Leader’s JobBloombergTim Noel named CEO of UnitedHealthcare after Brian Thompson’s … [Read more...]

Trump ends Fauci's security detail, says he'd feel no responsibility if he was harmedNPRAnthony Fauci Stripped of Government Security ProtectionThe New York TimesPresident Trump announces Dr. Anthony Fauci's federal security detail has been cancelledUSA TODAYTrump defends decision to pull Dr. Fauci's security detailCNNTrump revokes security detail … [Read more...]

Trump Officials Move to Quickly Expel Migrants Biden Allowed In TemporarilyThe New York TimesFrightened migrants in Miami ponder future after Trump targets Biden-era parolesMiami HeraldTrump gives Ice power to deport immigrants who came legally under BidenThe Guardian USDHS authorizes federal law enforcement to implement Trump's immigration … [Read more...]

Four female soldiers to be freed Saturday in second hostage release of Gaza ceasefireThe Times of IsraelIsrael receives names of four female hostages Hamas is due to release SaturdayCNNReport: Hostage mothers and fathers to meet daughters at IDF base near border after they're released from GazaThe Times of IsraelFour female Israeli soldiers to be … [Read more...]

French woman who refused sex with husband not to blame for divorce, rights court saysNPRShe Was Faulted in Her Divorce for Refusing Sex. A European Court Disagreed.The New York TimesFrench woman who stopped having sex with husband wins ruling at European courtYahoo! VoicesSex not part of woman’s ‘marital duties,’ court rules in divorce caseThe … [Read more...]

Trump denounces federal right to "unlimited abortion" at March for LifeAxiosVance tells March for Life it's a 'blessing to fight for the unborn' during first week in officeFox NewsTrump addresses March for Life in video, embracing anti-abortion stance as presidentMSNBCTrump, Vance speak at antiabortion March for Life rally in D.C.The Washington … [Read more...]

When and where to see the northern lights after the latest solar stormABC NewsThe auroras are back. See which states could have the best views.USA TODAYNorthern lights could illuminate the Iowa sky tonight. How far north you'll need to go.Des Moines RegisterYou might be able to see the northern lights in NY tonightPressconnectsAurora alert: … [Read more...]