April 19 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday until the end of Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian air defense units were repelling an attack by Russian drones on Saturday, saying that showed true Moscow’s attitude to Easter and the … Read more
Parisa Hafezi | Reuters DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) – Iran and the United States started a new round of nuclear talks in Rome on Saturday to resolve their decades-long standoff over Tehran’s atomic aims, under the shadow of President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash military action if diplomacy fails. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will negotiate indirectly … Read more
Andrew Chung, Luc Cohen, Kristina Cooke, Jack queen | Reuters April 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court early on Saturday paused President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody after their lawyers said they were at imminent risk of removal without the judicial review previously mandated by the justices. “The Government is directed not to … Read more
Marco Rubio says US may walk away from Ukraine-Russia peace deal Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the press the U.S. may walk away from Russia-Ukraine peace talks if a deal is not reached within days. WASHINGTON – With talks stalling, President Donald Trump is weighing whether to abandon his efforts to achieve a peace … Read more
Ten months after his arrest for detonating a 4,800-pound fertilizer bomb on the doorstep of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City, here’s what Timothy McVeigh told USA TODAY Remembering Oklahoma City bombing: What happened on April 19, 1995 Archival footage from Oklahoma City Bombing April 19, 1995 shows sequence of events and … Read more
Harvard pushed back hard this week on the White House’s efforts to influence its campus. Its defiance seemed to give permission to other colleges to do the same. Harvard protests Trump’s threats to international students Harvard students and staff push back against Trump administration threats. Aljazeera WASHINGTON – For Harvard University, the cavalry has arrived. … Read more
30 years after a vet bombed Oklahoma City, military service remains the ‘single strongest predictor’ of involvement in violent extremism, experts say. Remembering Oklahoma City bombing: What happened on April 19, 1995 Archival footage from Oklahoma City Bombing April 19, 1995 shows sequence of events and Bill Clinton delivering 20 year anniversary address. Thirty years … Read more
The case focuses on Obamacare’s preventative care requirement. Religious opponents say HIV medications, for example, would make them “complicit in facilitating homosexual behavior.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posts endorsement of measles MMR vaccine on X Health and Human Services secretary, and vaccine skeptic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports measles vaccine after visiting West Texas. WASHINGTON … Read more
The White House replaced the federal government’s longstanding hub for news and updates on COVID-19 with a website touting the lab leak theory that blames China for the pandemic. China vows to ‘fight to the end’ on President Trump’s tariffs President Donald Trump threatened China with more tariffs after they put a 34% tariff on … Read more
What to know about the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 President Trump wants to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Here’s what you need to know about the wartime law. WASHINGTON – Attorneys for Venezuelans being held in Texas filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court on Friday to prevent what they said … Read more