USAID staff placed on leave and ordered home from overseas posts

Trump signs order to withdraw U.S. from WHO

President Trump issued an executive order Monday night withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization. The U.S. has historically been the largest funder of the Geneva-based ...

The Hill - Jan. 21

Trump signs order to withdraw US from World Health Organization

President signs raft of executive orders to unpick Biden agenda and cut federal bureaucracy

Financial Times - Jan. 21

Trump signs order withdrawing from Paris Agreement

President Trump signed an executive order Monday evening officially beginning the withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. The newly inaugurated president signed the order at an ...

The Hill - Jan. 21

Scores of Senior Diplomats Are Leaving Posts as Trump Takes Office

The departures are common when a transition takes place, but it is now happening more quickly and on a larger scale than under previous administrations, a U.S. official said.

The New York Times - Jan. 20

Hochul orders flags to full staff for Trump inauguration

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has ordered all flags in New York state to be risen from half-staff to full staff on Monday for President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Flags across the country are ...

The Hill - Jan. 20

The kindness of strangers: dazed, confused and far from home, a train worker offered me a place to stay

I was a sobbing country kid, stranded without luggage at a big-city train station, when a voice inquired: ‘Can I help you?’. Read more in the kindness of strangers series I grew up in Wagga ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

Working from home not proper work, says ex-Asda boss

Lord Rose says it harms productivity but expert says hybrid work can be as good as full-time in the office.

BBC News - Jan. 20

Meteorite strike captured in rare video from Canadian home’s doorbell camera

Sound was also recorded in footage of space rock hitting house entranceway, producing cloud of smoke and a crackle. A doorbell camera on a Canadian home has captured rare video and sound of a ...

The Guardian - Jan. 17

Sam Altman posts letter from senators concerned about OpenAI efforts to 'cozy up' to Trump

On his X account, Sam Altman posted a letter signed by Democratic senators concerned about the ways tech companies appear to be bending to Trump's wishes.

CNBC - Jan. 17

‘It was built for this’: how design helped spare some homes from the LA wildfires

As fires set LA ablaze, some houses are left standing amid ashes thanks to concrete walls, class A wood – and luck. When last week’s fires in Los Angeles set parts of the city ablaze, one ...

The Guardian - Jan. 17

Supreme Court leaves TikTok ban in place

The Supreme Court announces it has declined to stop a ban on TikTok, which is set to go into effect Sunday. NBC’s Laura Jarrett weighs in on the future of the popular app.

NBC News - Jan. 17

How a design concept may help save homes from wildfires

In Los Angeles, where the historic Palisades and Eaton Fires continue to burn, a home built using a so-called passive design concept was the only one still standing in its neighborhood. David ...

CBS News - Jan. 16

He Saved His Home From Fire. But Toxic Dangers Still Lurk.

Health hazards from soot and smoke blown indoors onto furniture and walls can linger for months, researchers say: “Wind will get through every crack.”

The New York Times - Jan. 16

‘Deeply alarmed’: Washington Post staff request meeting with Jeff Bezos

Journalists say in letter ‘trust has been lost’ and seek in-person meeting with billionaire owner over paper’s future. Over 400 staff members at the Washington Post have sent a letter to Jeff ...

The Guardian - Jan. 15

Couple in their 80s saves home from LA fires

Instead of evacuating, Susan Salser, 85, and her husband, Winston Salser, 86, decided to stay planted and protect their Pacific Palisades home from the blazing inferno.

ABC News - Jan. 15

More than a million Haitians forced from their homes amid gang violence

UN agency says more than half of the displaced people are children, as gang attacks see upswing in Port-au-Prince. More than 1 million people have been forced from their homes in Haiti amid a ...

The Guardian - Jan. 14

Watch: Moment man is saved from burning LA home

Retired firefighter Rich Snyder rescued his neighbour when the LA wildfires spread to their street.

BBC News - Jan. 13

Osaka helper gets birth certificate from L.A. home

Naomi Osaka, who is competing at the Australian Open, had somebody help her retrieve her daughter's birth certificate from her L.A. home after learning wildfires were within three blocks of it.

ESPN - Jan. 13

Texas governor orders state's flags raised to full-staff for Trump's inauguration

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the state's flags be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day, as President-elect Trump enters his second term in the White House. The move disrupts the ...

The Hill - Jan. 13

Jennifer Rubin resigns from Washington Post

Jennifer Rubin has resigned from her position as a columnist at The Washington Post amid a period of internal strife at the outlet to begin the new year. Rubin, who has been a columnist at the Post ...

The Hill - Jan. 13

Newsom announces executive order centered around rebuilding post-fires

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced an executive order centered around rebuilding in the wake of the recent Los Angeles-area wildfires on Sunday. “I'm worried about issues of rebuilding as ...

The Hill - Jan. 12

Some L.A. area residents return from evacuations to destroyed homes, looting

The Los Angeles County wildfires have killed at least 10 people and destroyed more than 10,000 structures. Some Altadena residents returned from evacuations to find that their ravaged homes had ...

CBS News - Jan. 10