France descended into chaos Wednesday as tens of thousands flooded the streets in the nationwide “Block Everything” protests, demanding an end to deep budget cuts and denouncing President Emmanuel Macron’s embattled government. The mass unrest marked Sébastien Lecornu’s first day as prime minister—and it was nothing short of a political firestorm.
President Donald Trump is calling for the death penalty for Decarlos Brown Jr., the man accused of brutally murdering 23-year-old Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska in a train stabbing last month in Charlotte, North Carolina. Trump made the statement Wednesday morning on Truth Social, condemning the suspect and the liberal criminal justice system that released him prior to the killing.
The Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has opened a formal investigation into the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following two years of major downward job data revisions that critics say distorted the true state of the U.S. economy. The move comes amid growing scrutiny from the Trump administration, which recently fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after accusing her of politicizing economic data.
The United States' lone amoxicillin and amoxicillin clavulanate manufacturer, USAntibiotics, announced a collaboration with Walmart and McKesson to provide domestically manufactured antibiotics.
A dramatic video shown at a congressional hearing this week appears to show a U.S. Hellfire missile fired from a military drone striking a glowing orb—only for the object to remain completely unaffected. The footage, recorded by a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper off the coast of Yemen on October 30, 2024, has triggered a firestorm of online speculation and raised new questions about unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs).
A recent video showing Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov joking about the viral “Labubu” doll during a visit to China has reignited focus on the plush toy’s role as a soft-power tool for the Chinese Communist Party. The doll, produced by Beijing-based Pop Mart and heavily promoted by Chinese state media, has become a pop culture sensation both in China and abroad — and a calculated effort by Beijing to improve its international image.
Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is launching an investigation of North Carolina’s Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) following the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun during a Tuesday meeting that while the United States does not seek conflict with China, it will "resolutely" protect its interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
