The White House limited The Associated Press’ access to the Oval Office and Air Force One due to the outlet’s refusal to adopt the term “Gulf of America” in place of “Gulf of Mexico.” President Donald Trump made the change with an executive order during his first month in office. Administration defends decision Deputy Chief…

Ben & Jerry’s is accusing its parent company of silencing its criticism of President Donald Trump. In a filing on Thursday, Feb. 13, in U.S. federal court, Ben & Jerry’s said Unilever is banning the ice cream maker from “issuing any posts criticizing President Trump.” What else does Unilever own? Unilever, which owns other notable…

Full Story The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has officially launched its website, DOGE.gov. While the initial launch faced challenges, including two reported hacking messages posted by third-party coders, the issue has reportedly been resolved. Initial hacking controversy Screenshots from the homepage early Friday, Feb. 14, showed two messages: “This is a joke of a…

The world’s highest-altitude solar facility has begun generating electricity in Tibet. Situated at an elevation of 17,152 feet, the project operates in a region where temperatures frequently fall below freezing. What purpose will this facility serve? The Huadian Tibet Caipeng PV-Storage Project is located in Naidong District, Shannan City, Tibet. The facility is designed to…

Russia’s commercial oil revenues increased by $900 million in January despite the implementation of new Western-imposed sanctions at the start of the year. This comes according to a report released Thursday by the International Energy Agency (IEA). How did Russian oil revenue increase despite sanctions? The report states that Russia earned a total of $15.8…

An American aircraft carrier and a Panamanian merchant ship collided near Port Said, Egypt, located at the northern tip of the Suez Canal. The U.S. Navy reported no injuries on board the USS Harry S. Truman or the Besiktas-M on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The carrier only sustained superficial damage above the waterline. Navy officials stressed that…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her country may sue Google after it changed its maps to say the “Gulf of America.” Google made the adjustment during the week of Feb. 10, following an executive order from President Donald Trump. Sheinbaum said Thursday, Feb. 13, Mexico has sovereignty over its territorial waters and she expects Google…

The United States and India committed to a massive increase in trade on Thursday, Feb. 13. The leaders of the two nations announced the agreement the same day President Donald Trump signed a memo applying “reciprocal tariffs” on all trading partners. “We have also set ourselves the target of more than doubling our bilateral trade…

An investigation into a train derailment in rural Maine, which injured three workers and caused hundreds of gallons of fuel to spill, is being blamed on a beaver dam. The 2023 crash occurred in the dense forest of southwest Maine when three locomotive engines and a half a dozen train cars carrying lumber and electrical…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul rejected a request Thursday, Feb. 13 to extradite a doctor who was charged with illegally giving abortion pills to a patient in Louisiana. It’s a crime in the Bayou State to knowingly cause an abortion through medication.  “I will not be signing an extradition order that came from the governor…