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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...

The States Americans Are Moving To—and Leaving
The States Americans Are
Moving To—and Abandoning
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Dec 20, 2025 12:30 PM CST

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...

Navratilova: US Used to Be 'Freest Country in the World'
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Dec 10, 2025 7:48 AM CST

Navratilova: I Wouldn't Defect to the US Now

Tennis great says she's 'proud' to be an American, but 'embarrassed for what Trump is doing' to nation

(Newser) - Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who famously defected to the United States from Czechoslovakia as a teen in 1975, is using her platform to blast President Trump and what she sees as a slide toward authoritarianism in the United States. In a new ad for the anti-Trump group Home of the...

In a Major Shift, Zelensky Says Ukraine Can Hold Elections

Says vote under martial law can take place, maybe within 3 months if US/EU security is provided

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he's willing to hold elections even as his country remains under attack from Russia—but only if the US and Europe step up with concrete security guarantees. His comments on Tuesday represent a sharp shift from his long-standing position that elections are impossible under...

Canadian Senator Is Angry About Last Disputed Island

He wants government action over US tour operator claiming island is on 'the Maine Coast'

(Newser) - A Canadian senator is urging Ottawa to reaffirm its claim over Machias Seal Island, an uninhabited speck of land that remains the only piece of territory disputed by Canada and the United States. The renewed attention comes after Senator Jim Quinn of New Brunswick objected to an American tour operator'...

US May Bar H-1B Visas for Fact-Checkers, Moderators

Such applicants face new scrutiny, per leaked State Department memo

(Newser) - A newly revealed State Department memo directs US officials to deny visas to foreign workers involved in fact-checking or content moderation activities that the Trump administration deems to be "censorship." The guidance, sent to consular officers on Tuesday, zeroes in on H-1B visa applicants—often used by tech...

Fisherman's Family Accuses US of 'Extra-Judicial Killings'

Colombian family files human rights complaint

(Newser) - The family of a Colombian fisherman killed in a military strike at sea has filed a human rights complaint against the United States. In a complaint filed with the Washington, DC-based Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the family says Alejandro Carranza Medina, a 42-year-old killed in an alleged anti-narcotics operation...

US Suspends Green Cards for 19 Countries

Green card and citizenship processing halted for some countries already on travel ban list

(Newser) - Dozens of countries are now on a new US immigration pause list, including some of the world's most poor and least stable, reports the New York Times . The Trump administration has suspended immigration applications from 19 nations previously placed under travel restrictions, effectively stopping green card and citizenship processing...

Gas Prices Haven't Been This Low Since 2021

Average price dips below $3 a gallon, with 18 states under $2.75

(Newser) - Average US gas prices have slipped below $3 a gallon for the first time in four and a half years, offering some relief to drivers, reports CNN . AAA reports the national average for regular gas was $2.998 on Tuesday, just under Monday's $3.001, a first since May...

Mass Killings in US Hit the Lowest Level Since 2006

But experts warn that 'what goes down must also go back up'

(Newser) - A shooting last weekend at a children's birthday party in California that left four dead was the 17th mass killing this year—the lowest number recorded since 2006, according to a database maintained by the AP and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. Experts warn that the drop...

Is $136K the New Poverty Line? An Essay Goes Viral

Wall Street portfolio manager makes his case in regard to a family of four

(Newser) - The government puts the poverty line for a family of four at $32,150. But a Wall Street portfolio manager has ignited a robust debate by calculating the figure in the real world to be four times higher at $136,500, reports the Washington Post . Michael W. Green of Simplify...

After Fatal Ambush, US Pauses All Asylum Rulings

Trump administration also halts visas to those with Afghan passports in wake of National Guard attack

(Newser) - The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition. Investigators continued Saturday to seek a motive in the shooting, in which...

As China Raises Stakes, Taiwan Unveils $40B Defense Spree

Taiwan cites China's military buildup in its announcement of new defense budget

(Newser) - As China ramps up military activity near Taiwan, the island's president announced a fresh $40 billion defense budget to shore up its defenses. President Lai Ching-te unveiled the plan for the supplementary budget on Wednesday, citing what he described as an "unprecedented military buildup" by Beijing and stepped-up...

Iranian Deportees: 'Nightmare' Flight Landed Us in Danger

Iranians tell NYT they face peril in their homeland after being returned from the US

(Newser) - In a rare move, the US government deported a planeload of Iranians back to their home country in September—an operation that took months of negotiation between the Trump administration and Tehran and resulted in the first chartered deportation flight of its kind. One of those sent back, 34-year-old Mehrdad...

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