The Federal Emergency Management Agency has moved to address staffing issues that triggered concern and uncertainty among and about its workforce, including reinstating employees put on leave for publicly opposing agency policies, and extending contracts for some workers whose terms were set to expire soon. The changes come as FEMA prepares for the 2026 Atlantic …
By Cassell Bryan-Low, Louisa Off and Anja Guder HOHENFELS, Germany, April 30 (Reuters) – At a U.S Army training facility in Germany on Thursday, some senior officers highlighted the benefits of American presence in the country, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was reviewing whether to reduce troop numbers in the country. …
By Alasdair Pal and Christine Chen SYDNEY, May 1 (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a 5-year-old Indigenous girl, police said on Friday. Australia’s Prime Minister, the Northern Territory’s police commissioner and a spokesperson for the victim’s …
Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains, which critics say would weaken security measures that instead should be strengthened in light of the shooting at last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. The company has been considering the policy change since at least early this year, after …
DALLAS (AP) — The Big 12 has approved a five-year agreement with RedBird Capital Partners, becoming the first conference in major college sports to strike a league-wide, private equity deal, multiple people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because neither …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three years after Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to the NBA championship, the peak looked awfully distant for the team from the Mile High City and the three-time MVP award winner. Ousted in six games by the Minnesota Timberwolves in their first-round series, the Nuggets trudged into the offseason with plenty …
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Bo Nix is still expected to be ready for training camp and the regular season following a cleanup procedure on his right ankle during a scheduled post-operative visit with his surgeon, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because …
May 1 (Reuters) – A Ukrainian drone killed two teenagers aboard a motorcycle in southern Russia’s border Belgorod region, Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram early on Friday. Belgorod is a frequent target of Ukrainian attacks. (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Chris Reese) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Streaming provider Prime Video is diving into college sports by partnering with one of college basketball’s biggest brands: Duke. Amazon and Duke announced Thursday they had reached a multiyear agreement to broadcast three of the Blue Devils’ neutral-site nonconference matchups per season. This marks the first college partnership for Prime Video, …
Police say Essa Suleiman faces two counts of the charge related to the attack in Golders Green and a third related to an attack elsewhere in the city the same day. He is due to make his first court appearance later Friday. The British government pledge to tackle antisemitism after the stabbings in an area …