A former education department commissioner appointed by Donald Trump has condemned the recent massive cuts to the federal agency. James Woodworth, who served as commissioner for the department’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) from 2018 to 2021, said the cuts to the agency made by the so-called “department of government efficiency,” led by Elon…
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has intensified and is forecast to take a sharp turn towards the heavily populated south-east Queensland coast on Tuesday afternoon. It has been upgraded from a category one to a category two storm, with wind gusts up to 130km/h. Updated tracking maps from the Bureau of Meteorology now forecast Alfred potentially making…
A top spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly resigned from the department, just two weeks after starting the job and as the country grapples with an escalating measles outbreak. Tom Corry, who served as assistant secretary of public affairs at HHS, said on Monday that he resigned on Friday effective…
The father of an Israeli hostage has said Benjamin Netanyahu is “stalling” the deal with Hamas that could lead to the return of his son from Gaza. Speaking at the Israeli embassy in central London, Yehuda Cohen, father of 20-year-old Israeli hostage Nimrod Cohen, said: “There is a deal on the table. “The only thing…
A German tourist is fighting to be released from an immigration detention center after she was denied entry at the San Diego border and taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) last month. Jessica Brösche, a 26-year-old German tattoo artist, is being indefinitely detained by US Customs and Border Protection after she…
Alberto Musalem, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, speaks to the Economic Club of New York, in New York City, U.S., Feb. 20, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters WASHINGTON — The risks for higher inflation are on the rise, St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem said Monday. During a…
European carmakers are to be given two extra years to meet this year’s pollution target, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has said, in a further rollback of her green deal climate policies. Companies who sell too many dirty vehicles this year will be allowed to compensate by selling more clean vehicles in…
A “spectacular” stolen Flemish masterpiece has been rediscovered hanging on the walls of a provincial Dutch museum thanks to the efforts of an art detective and an antiques magazine. The 17cm-wide painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger of a farmer’s wife with hot coals in one hand and a bucket of water in the other…
Serena Williams, one of sport’s greatest champions, joins Canada’s first WNBA team as a managing partner. CNW Group | Toronto Tempo Tennis superstar Serena Williams is continuing her investment in women’s sports with a new ownership stake in the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Toronto Tempo, the team announced Monday. The Tempo, the WNBA’s first expansion…
The CEO of a giant in the semiconductor chip industry plans to meet with Donald Trump on Monday to discuss the Taiwanese company’s new $100bn investment in production in the United States. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is expected to announce the investment in the United States at the White House, a person briefed on…
