Dem Gov. Tim Walz, a one-time vice presidential candidate, is leading an anti-Trump mutiny at one of America's largest bipartisan organizations, the National Governors Association. ... Read full Story
The U.S. has dropped to its lowest ranking yet on the index that tracks the most powerful passports among countries, according to a new quarterly report released this week. The Henley Passport Index, which was formed by London-based consulting firm Henley & Partners, revealed in a Tuesday update that the U.S. has gone down by... ... Read full Story
An illegal alien from Senegal, Bass Ndiaye, was charged with assaulting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and other detainees with a deadly or dangerous weapon. ... Read full Story
Former Biden chief Ron Klain told House investigators that Hillary Clinton expressed concerns about Biden's political viability months before he dropped his 2024 re-election bid, a source said. ... Read full Story
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) expressed his enjoyment in seeing the frustration President Trump and his allies are experiencing over the administration's handling of information related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Epstein and Trump were close,” Newsom told host Steven Bartlett on a Thursday episode of “The Diary Of A CEO” podcast. “They were... ... Read full Story
President Trump on Thursday visited the Federal Reserve headquarters alongside Chair Jerome Powell to tour a major renovation taking place there, a project he and his administration have criticized as being over budget. Powell has drawn Trump’s ire over the central bank’s decision to keep interest rates where they are, citing economic uncertainty. Trump’s visit... ... Read full Story
An attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell said she had a “very productive” meeting on Thursday with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who flew to Tallahassee, Fla., to meet with her amid pressure to release more information from the Epstein files. Blanche took the unusual step of questioning Maxwell, a close associate of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein.... ... Read full Story
The U.S. and Mexico on Thursday took collaborative steps toward curbing a long-standing, cross-border environmental crisis: the unfettered sewage flow from Tijuana into Southern California. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin and his Mexican counterpart Alicia Bárcena Ibarra signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that addressed the “environmental, public health and national security consequences”... ... Read full Story
President Donald Trump will take executive action to clear the homeless from streets and send them to rehabilitation centers, according to reporting. ... Read full Story
The U.S. will skip the upcoming United Nations conference aimed at bolstering efforts to reach a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestine slated for next week, according to the State Department. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said during his Thursday briefing to reporters that he had “nothing further” to add about the summit, scheduled... ... Read full Story
The rescissions package pulls back nearly $8 billion in funding for foreign aid, and roughly $1 billion in funding for public broadcasting. ... Read full Story
Habba signaled that she does not plan to leave her role as the temporary U.S. attorney of New Jersey, announcing she does "not cower" to pressure. ... Read full Story
President Trump on Thursday said the renovation project at the Federal Reserve is not grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, seemingly backing off the central bank leader. After touring the construction site at the central bank's headquarters in Washington, Trump was asked if he believed the project, which he and his administration have criticized as... ... Read full Story
President Trump on Thursday signed legislation to claw back roughly $9 billion in previously approved congressional spending, with much of it affecting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Trump signed into law a rescissions package that passed the House and Senate last week, making the spending cuts official. The $9 billion package targets money for global... ... Read full Story
President Trump on Thursday waded into the debate on payment for college athletes with an executive order that prohibits “pay-for-play” arrangements. Trump signed an order that bans third-party payments to college athletes, though not compensation they can get for deals such as brand endorsements. The order also directs the secretary of Labor and the National... ... Read full Story
President Trump on Thursday said there was "no tension" with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell during a visit to the central bank’s headquarters when asked about the energy of their meeting. "There was no tension. I think he had more tension with my great senator to the right. He’s a pretty tough cookie," Trump added,... ... Read full Story
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said President Trump should task someone with going over “every single angle” of the controversy surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I think in the end, the president will have to appoint somebody to go through every single angle,” Gingrich, a Trump ally, said during his Wednesday appearance on the... ... Read full Story
The DOJ has filed a lawsuit against New York City, Mayor Eric Adams, and other city leaders to challenge laws that protect undocumented migrants, citing city ordinances that block local authorities from working with federal immigration officials. ... Read full Story
"Shell art isn't a new genre; it's been with us for centuries. The Victorians often framed their family photos with shells. ... The medium also came to the fore in the 1970s when everything was embellished with shells, from photo frames and mirrors to trinket boxes and even furniture." — Stephen Crafti, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 2025
Did you know?
Embellish came to English, by way of Anglo-French, from the Latin word bellus, meaning "beautiful." It's in good company: modern language is adorned with bellus descendants. Examples include such classics as beauty, belle, and beau. And the beauty of bellus reaches beyond English: its influence is seen in the French bel, a word meaning "beautiful" that is directly related to the English embellish. And in Spanish, bellus is evidenced in the word bello, also meaning "beautiful."