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Video Whale momentarily swallows kayaker in Chile
Adrián Simancas was out kayaking with his dad off the coast of Chile on Saturday when the whale engulfed him and his boat and let him go just seconds later.
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McConnell tests the strengths and limits of his power opposing a trio of Trump’s Cabinet nominees
WASHINGTON -- No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind, the long-serving GOP leader rejecting President Donald Trump’s more high-profile Cabinet nominees — alone at times, among the Republicans, casting his no votes.When it came...
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Teachers fear shuttering Department of Education will diminish vital programs
Heather Stambaugh, a high school teacher in rural Ohio, said she sees the impact of federal funding every day in her classrooms.It opens up opportunities for individual aides to work one-on-one with high-need students, she said, or to lead...
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Russian drone struck Chernobyl reactor shell, but radiation levels normal: Zelenskyy
KYIV, Ukraine -- A Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective confinement shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Kyiv region during the night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.Radiation levels have not increased, Zelenskyy...
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Sec. of State Marco Rubio en route to Germany after plane suffers mechanical issue
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's plane experienced a mechanical issue while en route to Munich, Germany, on Thursday, according to a State Department spokesperson.The plane turned around returned to Joint Base Andrews before Rubio continued his travel to Germany...
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Heavy rain pounds fire-ravaged Los Angeles as severe storms barrel through
One of the strongest storms of the season slammed fire-ravaged Los Angeles with heavy rain, sending streams of mud and debris across roadways and sweeping a fire department vehicle off a Malibu road into the ocean, authorities said.A member...
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Video Cancer patient builds victory bell for hospital where he volunteers
Eric Bigham said giving patients a chance to celebrate their victories is important.
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Trump administration begins mass layoffs across multiple federal agencies: Sources
A day after the Trump administration ended its deferred resignation offer to the nation's two million federal government employees, the administration on Thursday began mass layoffs across multiple federal agencies in a move that is expected to impact thousands...
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What do Americans think about Trump’s tariffs?
Welcome to 538's politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited.nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior editor and elections analyst): Let's party like it's 1890, because it's tariff time, baby! On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs for virtually...
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Trump signs memo to determine reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memo calling on his administration to determine "the equivalent of a reciprocal tariff with respect to each foreign trading partner.""In other words, we're going to customize the reciprocal tariff based on individual...
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Syria: Kurdish-led SDF agrees to integrate with government forces
A Kurdish-led militia alliance which controls north-eastern Syria has agreed a deal to integrate all military and civilian institutions...