Key U.S. agencies, including the FBI, State Department and Pentagon, have instructed their employees not to comply with cost-cutting chief Elon Musk’s latest demand that federal workers explain what they accomplished last week — or risk losing their job. The pushback from appointees of President Donald Trump marked a new level of chaos and confusion within
A man armed with a pistol and carrying zip ties entered a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit on Saturday and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police in a shootout that also left an officer dead, authorities said. Three staffers at UPMC Memorial Hospital, including a doctor, a nurse and a custodian
U.S. President Donald Trump has branded himself as royalty. On Wednesday, Trump was celebrating his administration’s order to halt the congestion pricing tolls in New York City, which lessen traffic and fund mass transit by making people pay to drive into Manhattan’s core.Trump likened himself to a king in a post on his social media
A Michigan mother will likely face charges after her three abandoned children were found living alone in extreme squalor for years. “All of us are asking, ‘How the heck did this happen? … How did no one know?’” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard asked during a news conference Tuesday after detailing the horrific conditions inside
A midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona killed two people Wednesday morning, authorities said. Federal air-safety investigators said each plane had two people aboard when they collided near Marana Regional Airport on the outskirts of Tucson.One plane landed uneventfully and the other hit the ground near a runway and caught fire, the
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Probationary workers were targeted in late night emails Friday notifying them they had been fired, David Spero, president of the
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals because the document was too focused on U.S. interests. The proposal, which was a key part of Zelenskyy’s talks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on the
A medical transport jet with a child patient and five others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighbourhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said the patient and another passenger were on board along with four crew members.“We cannot confirm any survivors,” the company said
Two young figure skaters, along with their mothers and coaches, are among those killed in the deadly plane crash that occurred when an American Airlines flight collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter while on approach near Washington, D.C., Wednesday night. A stream of people were seen filing into Ashburn Ice House in Ashburn, Va.
No Canadians are believed to have been on board the American Airlines plane that crashed into a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. Dozens have died, however, with “no survivors,” according to U.S. President Donald Trump, who called it a “real tragedy.”Global Affairs Canada told Motorcycle accident toronto today on