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State officials are pushing back against the Department of Homeland Security’s claims that the voter rolls included tens of thousands of non-citizens and are demanding an explanation from the department about how it reached its conclusion. Ahead of President Donald Trump’s prime-time White House speech earlier this month alleging sweeping claims of voter fraud, Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullin sent a letter to officials in Nevada, Pennsylvania, California and New Jersey, saying he believed there were more than 250,000 non-citizens total on the voter rolls in the four states. At a press conference the day after Trump’s speech, Marin…

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has given Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) an ultimatum: He must prove he is still fit to serve in the Senate or resign.“As governor of the state you serve, I ask you to provide evidence of your ability to directly orally address, serve, or govern the people of Kentuckians,” Beshear wrote.Failing that, the Democratic governor said he would ask Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to “investigate” McConnell’s status and “initiate the process, if warranted,” to remove him from the Senate. Beshear wrote another letter to Thune outlining similar demands.Beshear’s letter came after McConnell was hospitalized in…

A man set fire to the home they shared in Michigan, fatally shooting his wife and their six children before turning the gun on himself, authorities said Monday.Christopher Karolkiewicz, 47, killed his wife Amanda, 39, and their children, ages 5 to 15, Ottawa County Sheriff’s Lt. Jake Sparks said at a news conference. They were found dead after first responders arrived at their Grand Haven home on Lake Michigan’s eastern shore late Friday morning, Sparks said. Autopsies revealed that all had been shot to death. “The investigation at this time has determined that this was a murder-suicide and that the…

A commercial building lights up at dusk on Monday, February 2, 2026 in Singapore. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSingapore unexpectedly tightened monetary policy for the second time in a row on Monday, pre-empting a renewed rise in oil prices even as domestic inflation is under control.The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced that it will “very slightly” increase the rate of increase in the policy band for the Singapore dollar’s nominal effective exchange rate, with the adjustment being smaller than in April. The width of the band and its center level remain unchanged. A…

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Lord Dark Helmet is back!Subscribe to read this story without adsGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Rick Moranis, who played a hilarious parody of Darth Vader, made a special appearance at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday at a panel discussion about Spaceballs, the new sequel to the 1987 Star Wars parody film.The 73-year-old, who plays the same role in the sequel, walked through a packed hall in Hall H at the San Diego Convention Center wearing the iconic giant helmet from the original film.The audience couldn’t help but give Moranis, who retired from film acting nearly 30 years…

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La Guaira, Venezuela — A month has passed since an earthquake struck Venezuela, killing thousands, but conditions in La Guaira still feel like a distant memory.Subscribe to read this story without adsGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Walking down a residential street is like walking through a graveyard of buildings you no longer recognize, even if you’ve lived there for years. And there is another reality affecting the state. It’s a refugee. Hundreds of people are now homeless and living in donated tents.Some still hope the government will help them regain what they lost. Some people just want…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, on July 22, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesU.S. trading partners from Canberra to Brasilia reject the forced labor rationale behind President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs, but most have signaled they will continue to negotiate rather than retaliate. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Thursday took action under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, imposing tariffs on 60 countries for the U.S. government’s failure to impose and enforce prohibitions on products made with forced labor. The tariffs are 10% for countries…

The Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee narrowly voted to ease restrictions on the peptide, over strong opposition from career agency scientists.Subscribe to read this story without adsGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Throughout the day-long meeting, FDA scientists detailed the lack of evidence supporting the use of peptides, as well as safety concerns. The FDA returned to the big sticking point again and again. That said, it’s not even known what these peptides are chemically. In other words, each peptide did not have a universally accepted chemical formula, making it extremely difficult for the FDA to evaluate…