A grant program offering non-repayable financial aid may face major disruptions in the coming years if Congress fails to intervene. The Federal Pell Grant Program is facing shortfalls that could exceed $100 billion, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a nonpartisan budget watchdog. The CRFB foundContinue Reading
New Hampshire’s two U.S. senators are introducing legislation that would prevent the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from establishing immigration detention centers without first securing approval from local officials and the state’s governor. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, both Democrats, cite DHS efforts to purchase and convert a warehouseContinue Reading
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that calm is being restored and improvised cartel roadblocks are being removed., Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that calm is being restored and that improvised cartel roadblocks are being removed. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to assuage fears following a government raid that killedContinue Reading
Attack on alleged drug smugglers brings death toll of US military campaign against suspected drug boats to about 150., The attack on alleged drug smugglers brings death toll of US military campaign against suspected drug boats to about 150. The United States military has announced another strike in the CaribbeanContinue Reading
Nick Reiner has entered a not guilty plea to two counts of first-degree murder on Monday. The 32-year-old is accused of stabbing his parents, Hollywood actor and director Rob Reiner and photographer Michelle Singer Reiner, to death in their Los Angeles home on 14 December.Continue Reading
Each spring, Georgia’s village of Didi Chailuri revives Berikaoba, a pagan rite with masked berikas, music and wrestling, hoping for fertility and good harvest.Continue Reading
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — Exactly who tracked El Mencho, the world’s most wanted and feared drug lord, to a heavily armed safe house in a remote Sierra Madre town is a secret, for now. The Mexican government has revealed only that its air force and special forces commandos descended onContinue Reading
KREMLIN FILES/ANALYSIS: Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 did not emerge from a strategic vacuum. It was the culmination of over a decade of experimentation in hybrid warfare, and of increasingly rigid assumptions inside Russia’s intelligence services. From Crimea and the Donbas in 2014, through Syria and aContinue Reading
Dutch humanitarian organizations have warned of an increasing number of attacks and suspicious incidents that may be tied to Russian sabotage efforts, NOS reports. According to LifeLine Ukraine, Ukrainian intelligence last year prevented a planned attack on the organization’s office. A woman was reportedly offered $5,000 to carry out anContinue Reading
Slovakia is stopping emergency electricity deliveries to Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico has announced. This comes ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. He says the decision is a response to the suspension of Russian oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline. The measure takes effect onContinue Reading
Deadly outbreaks of retaliatory violence have rocked Jalisco since the Sunday raid, killing at least 73 people Published February 23, 2026 3:49PM (EST) The Mexican army announced that it had killed powerful drug lord Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera in an operation that sparked a wave of violence in various partsContinue Reading
Jeanine Pirro has decided to stop pursuing the case against six Democratic lawmakers over a social media video, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Diplomacy continues despite the significant United States military build-up., Diplomacy continues despite the significant United States military build-up. More talks are planned for Thursday between Iran and the United States, which is mobilising its largest military force since the invasion of Iraq more than two decades ago. Amid mixed messagesContinue Reading