Day: February 19, 2025

Thousands of federal government employees have been shown the door in the first month of President Donald Trump’s administration as the White House and its Department of Government Efficiency fire both new and career workers, tell agency leaders to plan for “large-scale reductions in force” and freeze trillions of dollars in federal grant funds. There is no official figure available of the total firings or layoffs. The White House offered a “deferred resignation” proposal in exchange for financial incentives, like months of paid leave, to almost all federal employees who opted to leave their jobs by Feb. 6.

Ukrainian president’s remarks come as US counterpart appeared to blame Kyiv for war with Russia

After his second NFL season, Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young has entered the Alabama alumni top 10 for NFL passing yards at No. 8. Young’s ascension put four current quarterbacks among the eight most prolific Alabama passers in NFL history. Tua Tagovailoa, Jalen Hurts, Mac Jones and Young form the bottom half of the top eight. The top half of Ken Stabler, Joe Namath, Bart Starr and …

The president’s mass job cuts are hitting workers in Washington state who clean trails, help fight wildfires and find lost hikers.

Tomb of mysterious missing pharaoh is biggest archaeological find in a century – The discovery of Thutmose II is described as a huge one in the understanding of human story

Tensions between Washington and Kyiv have reached the highest point in years.

Tests confirmed the 88-year-old pontiff had developed pneumonia in both lungs in a further complication that raised concerns about his ability to fight off the infection.