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Hamas says it will release Israeli hostages on Saturday as planned
A federal judge rules the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program can move forward, affecting about two million government workers. And there are major developments regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. Hamas says it will release Israeli hostages on Saturday as planned Hamas announced… -
Anduril takes over $22B US Army combat headset contract from Microsoft
Full Story The U.S. Army is shifting its contract for the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) from Microsoft to Anduril Industries after years of setbacks. The decision follows persistent software and hardware challenges, as well as soldier complaints about Microsoft’s adapted HoloLens 2 headsets. The original contract, valued at up to $22 billion over 10… -
Arizona woman pleads guilty in $17M fraud scheme tied to North Korea
A Litchfield Park, Arizona woman has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, identity theft, and money laundering for her role in a $17 million scheme that helped overseas IT workers, including some linked to North Korea, secure remote jobs at more than 300 U.S. companies. Who is Christina Marie Chapman and what did she do? Christina… -
NASA moves up return date for Boeing Starliner astronauts stuck at ISS
Two astronauts stuck in space for months will finally return home sooner than expected. NASA announced Tuesday, Feb. 11, that Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will leave the International Space Station around March 12, about two weeks earlier than previously planned. The pair originally launched in June 2024 aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule for what was… -
Judge orders federal health websites be restored
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore public health websites abruptly taken offline as part of an executive order aimed at removing what the administration called “gender ideology extremism.” The decision comes after a lawsuit from the advocacy group Doctors for America, which argued that the sudden removal of these resources hampered medical… -
Trump signs order giving Musk’s DOGE more power over federal workforce
President Donald Trump gives Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency more power as the shrinking of the federal government continues. And Americans battle winter storms with severe weather expected to hit the Midwest, snow up the mid-Atlantic and heavy rain in fire-weary Southern California. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Trump… -
‘Bragg is back’: Hegseth orders Fort Liberty honor new Bragg with renaming
Full Story The Pentagon has announced it’s changing the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg. The move delivers on a campaign promise from President Donald Trump. “I’m going to promise you as I said at the beginning that we’re going to change the name back to Fort Bragg,” Trump said, in October 2024… -
‘We’re going back to plastic’: Trump reverses paper straw policy
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday, Feb. 10, reversing federal policies that promoted the use of paper straws and restricted plastic straws. The order bans federal agencies from purchasing paper straws and directs them to ensure plastic straws are used within federal buildings. The move rescinds a Biden administration policy that aimed to… -
At least 1 dead after private jet collision on Arizona runway
A private jet crash at Scottsdale Airport on Monday, Feb. 10, left one person dead and at least three others injured, according to officials. The Learjet 35A, arriving from Austin, Texas, veered off the runway while landing at around 2:45 p.m. and collided with a parked Gulfstream 200 business jet. According to airport officials, the… -
EU vows retaliation if Trump imposes tariffs on steel, aluminum
The U.S. is raising tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 25%, with no exemptions. President Donald Trump, who introduced similar tariffs during his first administration, said the move will protect struggling domestic industries. The measures take effect on March 4, according to the White House. The tariffs apply to millions of tons of steel… -
Trump gives Hamas ultimatum amid threats to delay hostage release
President Donald Trump gives Hamas an ultimatum when it comes to the additional release of Israeli hostages. And new details are available about a deadly plane crash on the tarmac of the airport in Scottsdale, Arizona. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. Trump gives ultimatum as Hamas threatens to delay… -
UN warns HIV infections could rise more than 6 times if US funding cut
The head of the United Nations AIDS agency warned on Monday, Feb. 10, the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times and AIDS-related deaths could see an even more dramatic rise by 2029. That’s if the American government drops its support for the world’s largest AIDS prevention program through the U.S.… -
US Marine identified in deadly plane crash in the Philippines
Authorities identified a U.S. Marine from California as one of four people killed when a small plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in the southern Philippines. Sgt. Jacob M. Durham, 22, of Long Beach, California, died Thursday, Feb. 6, when the aircraft went down in a rice field near Ampatuan, a town in Maguindanao…