USAID worker put on leave speaks out on DOGE cuts

Brutal flu season puts strain on doctors, hospitals

This flu season is shaping up to be the worst in years, with 19,000 people already dead halfway through the season. Elise Preston reports.

CBS News - Feb. 23

Democrats blast Trump for putting Bongino at FBI

President Trump’s selection of Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director adds another conservative firebrand to the top of the agency, fueling concerns from Democrats the bureau will be politicized. A ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

The Case Against Greenpeace Puts a Spotlight on Native History

Indigenous activists behind protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline say a lawsuit against Greenpeace is trying to rewrite their role and history.

The New York Times - 4d

Rashford and Asensio combine to put Villa ahead

January signings Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio combine to give Aston Villa the lead against Cardiff in their FA Cup fifth-round tie.

BBC News - 3d

Quiet renaissance puts Stuart in Lions frame

Will Stuart's Test career seemed in jeopardy after a tough summer, but he has bounced back as one of the major plus points of England's Six Nations

BBC News - 9h

‘Terrorist’ Attack at Market in France Leaves One Dead

The suspect, an Algerian national who was on France’s terrorist watch list, was arrested.

The New York Times - Feb. 22

Germany’s election leaves its industrial champions dangling

The deciding vote on where valuations go next will be cast on the other side of the Atlantic

Financial Times - Feb. 24

Power outage leaves most of Chile in darkness for hours

A sweeping power blackout left most of Chile in darkness for several hours

ABC News - 6d

GPs accused of leaving bills unpaid and patients in danger

GP firm says it is "committed to delivering the highest standards of care" in wake of criticism.

BBC News - 6d

Trump-Zelenskyy clash leaves Ukrainians reeling

Frontline fighters, citizens and politicians fear Kyiv faces most perilous phase of war

Financial Times - 3d

Australian 'fiasco' ferry ordered to leave Edinburgh

The Spirit of Tasmania IV has been docked in Leith due to issues at the Tasmanian port.

BBC News - 2d

Zelensky, Seeking a Diplomatic Victory With Trump, Leaves With a Debacle

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had hoped to secure U.S. support in any cease-fire talks with Russia. Instead, his curdled relationship with President Trump was revealed in the Oval Office.

The New York Times - 1d

Here's Everything Leaving Game Pass Soon

Another month has started and that means more games are leaving Game Pass in two weeks. While Microsoft hasn't yet officially announced these upcoming departures, they can be seen in the service's ...

GameSpot - 1d

The Incompetence of DOGE Is a Feature, Not a Bug

A series of mistakes by DOGE shows just how arbitrary and destructive this slash-and-burn strategy can get.

Wired - Feb. 20

Doge versus business

Fair competition, regulatory certainty, industry subsidies and financial security are all under attack

Financial Times - Feb. 24

DOGE’s Chaos Reaches Antarctica

Daily life at US-run Antarctic stations has already been disrupted. Scientists worry that the long-term impacts could upend not only important research but the continent’s delicate geopolitics.

Wired - 5d

USAID Climate Programs Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down

Heat, drought and floods are growing security risks, Western defense officials say, feeding instability and violence that could prove costly in the long term.

The New York Times - Feb. 18

USAID aid freeze triggers health care crisis in Africa

USAID's 90-day freeze on all services has resulted in a significant loss of trust, critical health care, food aid, and medical supplies, causing life-threatening consequences for Malawian patients, ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Judge clears path to pull USAID personnel off the job

A Trump-appointed judge on Friday greenlighted the administration’s plans to place thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees on administrative leave and recall many ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Judge gives go-ahead for the Trump administration to gut USAID's workforce

A federal judge paved the way for the Trump administration to move forward with plans to remove thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers from their jobs.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Judge 'dissolves' order preventing Trump administration from overhauling USAID

A federal judge moved to "dissolve" a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from hollowing out the U.S. Agency for International Development.

ABC News - Feb. 21

Trump administration eliminating 2,000 USAid positions in US, notice says

All but handful of agency’s personnel around world to be placed on paid leave, according to notice sent to workers. The Trump administration on Sunday said it was placing all but a handful of USAid ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

'Radical change': Inside Trump's State Department takeover of USAID

A State Department official told leaders of foreign aid groups that U.S. foreign aid funding was undergoing "radical change," according to audio obtained by ABC News.

ABC News - Feb. 24

Serbia's police raid civil society groups over USAID funding

Serbia’s police raided the offices of at least four civil society organizations as part of a probe into allegations of abuse of U.S. Agency for International Development funds in the Balkan country

ABC News - Feb. 25

Roberts halts decision ordering White House to pay USAID contractors

A federal district judge ordered the Trump administration to pay invoices and funding requests to State Department and USAID contractors by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday.

CBS News - 5d

Trump administration eliminating 90 percent of USAID foreign aid contracts

President Trump’s administration is eliminating over 90 percent of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) foreign contracts along with $60 billion in global aid worldwide, multiple ...

The Hill - 5d

Chief Justice Roberts halts order for payments to State Department, USAID contractors

Chief Justice John Roberts granted a request from the Trump administration to halt a lower court order requiring the payment of foreign assistance funds for State Department and U.S. Agency for ...

CBS News - 5d

USAID Was Promised Emergency Waivers for Ebola and AIDS. They’re Not Working

Elon Musk claims he mistakenly fired Ebola prevention workers, then quickly fixed the error. But Ebola programs are still in tatters, along with other livesaving efforts like AIDS treatments for ...

Wired - 4d

'Profoundly disrespectful': USAID staffers scramble to gather belongings amid layoffs

Hundreds of supporters gathered outside of the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., on Thursday as ousted USAID workers cleared out their desks.

ABC News - 4d

Democrats press Rubio on USAID, State Dept. program terminations

Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) and Brian Schatz (HI) pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio over recent firings at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in a Thursday letter ...

The Hill - 4d

'Many of them will die': Hammer drops on USAID with organizations left reeling

After a month of fits and starts, a final hammer came down on U.S. international aid Wednesday night.

ABC News - 4d

USAID freeze slams American manufacturer of item that saves babies' lives

In the weeks since the White House began targeting USAID for closure, services to a variety of life-saving causes have faltered.

CBS News - 3d

Carbon markets can still preserve USAID’s global conservation efforts

Carbon financing can play a larger role here if the private sector can help fill the financing gap left by USAID’s withdrawal.

The Hill - 2d

Wildfires break out in the Carolinas

A series of wildfires have broken out in both North and South Carolina, prompting evacuation orders and a state of emergency. Dave Malkoff reports.

CBS News - 1d

Multiple Bus Explosions in Israel Put Country on Terrorism Alert

The attempted attacks on Thursday, which injured no one but shut down buses and trains across the country, came amid Israel’s ongoing raids in the West Bank and as its cease-fire with Hamas in Gaza ...

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Republicans put the sick in sycophancy as they compete to fawn over Trump

From adding the president’s face to Mount Rushmore to pushing for him to serve a third term, party members are getting inventive in their brown-nosing. If proof were needed that Donald Trump’s ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

Pope Francis Put Church Above His Health, Vatican Observers Say

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially worked himself into the hospital.