The Trump administration continues its crackdown on transnational human and drug traffickers, reportedly preparing to designate eight cartels as terrorist organizations. The eight transnational gangs have roots in Latin America and Mexico, according to a New York Times report. Who knows about the designations? The officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity on Wednesday,…

Flu season in the United States is the worst it has been in 15 years when it comes to visits to doctor’s offices. The CDC reports that seasonal influenza activity remains elevated and continues to increase. February is usually when flu season peaks. How many people have gone to the hospital or died? Experts say…

Full Story Honda and Nissan confirmed on Thursday, Feb. 13, that they have canceled merger talks, halting a deal that would have made them the world’s third-largest automaker. The Japanese auto giants said in a joint statement they “agreed to terminate” the memorandum of understanding, signed on Dec. 23, for a proposal to integrate the…

Full Story A car drove into a crowd in central Munich on Thursday, Feb. 13, injuring at least 28 people, including children, in what officials called a suspected attack. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. near the city center, just a day before the annual Munich Security Conference, which gathers global leaders to discuss international…

Zookeepers relocated nine Asian elephants from Melbourne Zoo to the Werribee Open Range Zoo in Australia, marking a major effort to improve their living conditions. The move, which took nearly two years of planning, was necessary because the growing herd had outgrown its enclosure at Melbourne Zoo. The new habitat, located 25 miles southwest of…

President Donald Trump sued Twitter (now X), Meta and Google in July 2021, alleging wrongful censorship after the platforms suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. X, formerly known as Twitter, banned Trump two days after the riot, citing the risk of further incitement of violence. The company said…

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…

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s federal employee buyout program can move forward. This comes as the administration seeks to downsize the federal government through the Deferred Resignation Program. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole, in Boston, said that the labor unions behind the lawsuit are not directly impacted by the resignation program and,…

Despite billions of dollars in research and technology invested in artificial intelligence, the programs still struggle to give users an executive summary of the news. That’s according to testing done by the BBC.  The British public broadcaster ran 100 of its stories through four of the most advanced AI platforms. They are OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s…

States across America that allow transgender women to compete in women’s sports are facing a potentially expensive decision. They must either follow President Donald Trump’s executive order and reverse course or risk losing federal education funding. Some are choosing the latter. President Trump signed an executive order banning people assigned male at birth from women’s…