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Trump Policy, Aging Population Change Estimate for US Growth

CBO now predicts there will be 15 million more people in US in 30 years

(Newser) - The US population is projected to grow by 15 million in 30 years, a smaller estimate than the one issued a year ago, because of President Trump's immigration policy and the aging population, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The nonpartisan office projected that the population will increase from...

US Seizes Oil Tanker Russia Had Been Protecting

Russia sent escorts for the rechristened Marinera, which had been pursued by US Coast Guard

(Newser) - The US on Wednesday moved in on a Russian-flagged oil tanker tied to Venezuela and managed to seize it. The New York Times reports the US military's European Command on X confirmed the "seizure of the M/V Bella 1 for violations of US sanctions. The vessel was seized...

Trump: Venezuela to Send US Up to 50M Barrels of Oil

He says it will be sold at market price and 'that money will be controlled by me'

(Newser) - President Trump says Venezuela is about to send a gusher of oil north—and he'll personally control the cash flow. In a Truth Social post Tuesday evening, Trump claimed interim authorities in the country will transfer 30 million to 50 million barrels of "High Quality, Sanctioned Oil" to...

White House: Trump Looking at 'Options' to Acquire Greenland

NATO allies rebuke aggressive US stance

(Newser) - The White House is refusing to rule out a military invasion of Greenland. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told key lawmakers Monday that Trump wants to purchase the vast Arctic territory from Denmark, not invade it, officials tell the New York Time s reports. But on the same day, Trump...

Influencers, OnlyFans Models Dominate Elite US Artist Visas

Attorneys say follower counts now help prove 'extraordinary' ability to qualify for O-1B visas

(Newser) - The visa once used to keep John Lennon in the United States is now helping TikTok stars and OnlyFans creators stay put, too. Immigration attorneys say applicants for the O-1B visa—meant for foreign nationals with "extraordinary" talent in the arts—are increasingly social media influencers and subscription-based models,...

Stephen Miller: Nobody Will Fight the US Over Greenland

Trump aide questions why Denmark controls the territory

(Newser) - Stephen Miller defended the Trump administration's push to make Greenland a part of the US and accused critics of hypocrisy on the question. "The real question is by what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland?" he asked in a CNN interview on Monday. "What is the...

There's a New Lightning Strike Capital in the US

Oklahoma overtakes Florida with highest lightning density in 2025

(Newser) - Florida just lost a long-held weather title. A new report from environmental consulting firm AEM names Oklahoma as the state with the highest lightning density in the country last year, averaging about 73 lightning flashes per square mile. Florida, often dubbed the nation's lightning capital, slipped to second place,...

'Stop the Threats,' Denmark Says After Katie Miller Post

Danish PM, envoy rebuke online hint at future Greenland annexation

(Newser) - A social media post linking US moves in Venezuela to American ambitions in Greenland has drawn a sharp reply from Denmark. Katie Miller, a former Trump administration official and wife of deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, posted on X late Saturday an image of Greenland overlaid with portions of...

This Nurse Is Building a Huge Database of Femicide Victims

Dawn Wilcox's Women Count USA holds more than 14K names

(Newser) - A Texas school nurse who tends to kids' stomachaches by day spends her free time documenting how thousands of American women died. From her home in Plano, Dawn Wilcox runs Women Count USA , a one-woman database that since 2016 has logged 14,445 US instances of femicide: "the killing...

It Looks Like Homicides Are Way, Way Down in the US

Or so indicates preliminary data from 550 law enforcement agencies

(Newser) - If you had to guess, would you say the US homicide count went up or down in 2025? Preliminary data suggests the answer is down—way, way down. In fact, the US is poised to record the steepest single-year drop in US homicides since FBI record-keeping began in 1960, crime...

2 Nations Impose Travel Bans on Americans

Mali, Burkina Faso say it's retaliation for President Trump's ban on their own nationals

(Newser) - Mali and Burkina Faso said late Tuesday they'd ban US citizens from entering their countries in retaliation for President Trump's decision to ban Malian and Burkinabe citizens from entering the United States. The announcements, made in separate statements by the foreign ministers of the two West African countries,...

Gestational Diabetes in US Has Jumped 36% Since 2016

Study finds highest rates within Indigenous populations

(Newser) - Gestational diabetes has been climbing steadily in the US for nearly a decade, per a new analysis. In Northwestern Medicine's review of more than 12 million first-time single births from 2016 through 2024, researchers found the pregnancy-related condition increased every year, jumping 36% overall—from 58 to 79 cases...

How US Aid Cuts Endanger Pregnant Refugees in Kenya

Women face malnutrition, dangerous births after US aid freeze

(Newser) - A maternity ward in one of the world's biggest refugee camps is where US foreign aid cuts are showing up most clearly on the scale. Reporting from Kakuma, a camp in northwest Kenya that houses close to 310,000 people, ProPublica describes how the Trump administration's decision to...

Iran Essentially Is at War With US and Allies, Its President Says

Masoud Pezeshkian cites sanctions, isolation

(Newser) - Iran's president says his nation is effectively in a state of war with the US, Israel, and Europe, accusing them of trying to weaken the country on multiple fronts. "We are in a full-fledged war with America, Israel, and Europe; they do not want our country to stand...

The Airlines Most Likely to Cancel Your Flight

Republic Airways claims dubious honor, while Allegiant is least likely to nix your travel plans

(Newser) - There are few things more exhausting and annoying than scrambling to get to the airport on time, only to find out your flight has been pulled from the "departures" board. Citing Department of Transportation data from over the summer, Quartz reports that some airlines are worse than others when...

Venezuela Stuck With 20 Old Planes After US Airspace Ban

Travelers stuck trying to get home as ban cripples Venezuela's international connections

(Newser) - Venezuelans trying to get home now face a new obstacle: There are barely any planes left to fly them there. After the US announced it wanted traffic barred in the skies of Venezuela over security concerns, more than a dozen foreign airlines halted service to the country. That's left...

Kimmel to Give 'Alternative Christmas Message' in UK

US host to denounce fascism in Channel 4 broadcast

(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel is taking a little break from late-night duties in Britain this year, where he's taking on one of the country's quirkier Christmas traditions, the New York Times reports. Channel 4 announced that the American comedian will deliver its "alternative Christmas message" on Dec. 25, using...

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The States Americans Are Moving To—and Abandoning

Louisiana leads outbound states for 2nd year in a row in Atlas Van Lines' study

(Newser) - For many in Louisiana, the grass is greener on the other side of the state line. In Atlas Van Lines' annual Migration Patterns Study , tracking customer relocations in the year ending Oct. 31, the state is top among those from which people moved for the second year in a row....

Death Toll in US Boat Strikes Blows Past 100

US military says 5 were killed in 2 new boat strikes against alleged drug smugglers in eastern Pacific

(Newser) - The US military on Thursday said it had conducted two more strikes against boats it claimed were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people. US Southern Command posted on social media that "intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern...

Pelosi Predicts First Woman President 'Within Next Generation'

Pelosi cites growing public openness despite past female nominees' losses

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi thinks the wait for a woman in the Oval Office won't go on much longer, even if she's not sure she'll see it end herself. In a lengthy interview with USA Today 's Susan Page excerpted by the Hill , the former House speaker said...

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