Representative image (Picture credit: AP) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) has suspended around 30 employees after they signed an open letter to Congress warning that the Trump administration’s overhaul of the disaster-relief agency had gutted its ability to respond to hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather events.According to The New York Times, the suspended […]
Canadian intelligence agency celebrates pride in online post; draws mixed reactions The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) found itself the target of online trolling following its tweet on Pride month celebrations earlier this summer.The controversy stemmed from a tweet posted by @csiscanada that highlighted the agency’s commemoration of Pride Season, featuring performances by Two-Spirit hoop […]
Astronaut Butch Wilmore (AP file photo) Nasa announced that veteran astronaut Butch Wilmore has retired from the agency, less than five months after returning from an unexpectedly prolonged mission to the International Space Station.Wilmore, 62, and fellow astronaut Suni Williams launched last summer as test pilots aboard Boeing’s first crewed Starliner flight. The mission, initially […]
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has removed the age limit that previously barred older adults from applying to become deportation agents. The agency, which is actively working to hire 10,000 deportation agents and support staff, earlier set application cutoffs at age 37 or 40, depending on the role, reported USA Today. “We are ENDING the […]
The elite federal task force known as DOGE, formed to overhaul the US government under Elon Musk’s watch, is rapidly losing its grip on Washington. In recent months, several top DOGE officials and engineers have exited their posts, following Musk’s own departure from day-to-day operations, reports Politico.For six months, anyone trying to enter DOGE’s main […]
Gunmen aboard small boats launched a coordinated assault on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, using rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and small arms fire, according to international maritime monitors. British military officials later said the ship was taking on water and the crew was preparing to abandon the […]
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, where multiple buildings were destroyed from recent Israeli airstrikes. (Pic credit: AP) As Israel targeted Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz amid escalating conflict, head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said that there is a possibility of both radiological and […]
South Florida meteorologist warns he might not able to predict hurricanes accurately in future A South Florida weather expert told his audience alleging the negative the impact of National Weather Service (NWS) personnel shortages on forecast accuracy.During a broadcast, earlier this week, on NBC affiliate WTVJ, meteorologist John Morales reflected on his 2019 hurricane coverage, […]
NEY YORK: Libraries across the United States are cutting back on e-books, audiobooks and loan programmes after the Trump administration suspended millions of dollars in federal grants as it tries to dissolve the Institute of Museum and Library Services.Federal judgFes have issued temporary orders to block the Trump administration from taking any further steps toward […]
FILE: Children hold signs and transgender pride flags as supporters of transgender rights rally by the Supreme Court. (Credits: AP) President Donald Trump‘s administration released a lengthy review of transgender health care on Thursday that advocates for a greater reliance on behavioral therapy rather than broad gender-affirming medical care for youths with gender dysphoria. The […]
