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U.S. orders 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to Mideast after almost 2 weeks of war
The American military has ordered 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Friday, in a major addition of forces in the region after nearly two weeks of…
Source: Washington Times
A strong chemical smell forces a 1-hour flight halt at 4 major D.C.-area airports
Four airports serving Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Richmond, Virginia, halted all flights on Friday evening for over an hour because of a strong chemical smell that was impeding air traffic…
Source: Washington Times
State Department slashes fee to renounce U.S. citizenship by 80% to $450
The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship.
Source: Washington Times
Trump says U.S. military 'obliterated' targets on Iran's Kharg Island, but oil reserves untouched
President Trump said Friday that the U.S. military destroyed every military target on Iran's Kharg Island, a five-mile island dubbed the country's "oil lifeline," but left its oil infrastructure…
Source: Washington Times
Prosecutor drops vehicular homicide charge against teen charged in death of teacher in prank
A Georgia prosecutor has decided to drop charges against a teenager who police say was driving the truck that struck and killed a beloved high school teacher when a prank turned deadly, the teen's…
Source: Washington Times
Feds win convictions in antifa attack on ICE detention facility
Nine people were convicted by a federal jury Friday for charges stemming from last year's attack on an ICE detention facility in Texas, in what federal prosecutors called the first-ever terrorism…
Source: Washington Times
Treasury says Bessent will run IRS even though 'vacancy' term expired
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will continue to run the IRS even though he is no longer officially serving as acting commissioner, the agency said Friday.
Source: Washington Times
Honda dropping plans for three electric vehicles in U.S.
Honda said it is halting plans for three models of electric vehicles that would have been sold in North America, blaming tariffs, eased gasoline regulations and rolled-back incentives.
Source: Washington Times
Miami man pleads guilty to importing illegal drug 'bath salts' from China
A Miami man pleaded guilty this week to coordinating with a Chinese distributor to import illegal "bath salts" into the U.S. for sale in the Miami area from 2022 to 2025.
Source: Washington Times
In simulation, AI agents coordinated propaganda campaign with no further human input
A USC simulation study warns that AI agents can take over a disinformation campaign once a goal is set -- with no further human guidance needed -- raising questions about elections, public health…
Source: Washington Times
Trump loosens restrictions on community banks to give more people access to home mortgages
President Trump on Friday directed bank regulators to loosen restrictions that made it difficult for community banks to offer mortgage loans, expanding his push to improve home affordability ahead of…
Source: Washington Times
Mini meals and snack sizes: Restaurants are cluing in to customers' demand for smaller portions
The biggest new restaurant trend is small.
Source: Washington Times
New TV ad campaign turns up the heat on lawmakers for DHS shutdown
A conservative political advocacy group launched a digital advertising campaign Friday to shame Senate Democrats for shutting down the Department of Homeland Security.
Source: Washington Times
Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president
Richard Grenell, the longtime Republican foreign policy adviser who oversaw far reaching changes at the Kennedy Center that prompted many artists to abandon the iconic performing arts venue, will step…
Source: Washington Times
Culture Wire: Oscars under high security for ceremony, Chaz Bono gets married and more
"Malcolm in the Middle" returns, Chaz Bono gets married and Oscars security is tightened before the ceremony on Sunday.
Source: Washington Times
Judge blocks criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
A federal judge blocked the criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday, ruling the federal investigation into a renovation project seemed to be a pretext for harassing the…
Source: Washington Times
White House offers to let judge overseeing East Wing case tour construction site
The Trump administration on Friday offered to give a personal tour to Judge Richard J. Leon, the man overseeing the court case challenging President Trump's plans to build a ballroom in place of the…
Source: Washington Times
New herbal allergy remedy? Matcha helps dial down the sneeze reflex in mouse study
A new mouse study from Japan finds that matcha, the ground green tea powder, significantly reduced sneezing in mice with hay fever-like symptoms. Researchers say the findings, while preliminary, point…
Source: Washington Times
Brazil makes a splash at the Oscars. The country's soap opera industry is their secret weapon
Hollywood actors might rule the silver screen - as Sunday's Academy Awards are poised to prove - but Brazil's path to stardom often starts under the bright lights of a TV studio rather than a…
Source: Washington Times
The fix is in: Lawmakers engineer their own successors
Republicans have spent years railing against a rigged political system. In Montana, one of their own is now accused of rigging a primary with President Trump's blessing -- and calling it a public…
Source: Washington Times
