Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The head of the Bureau of Prisons union has written to President Joe Biden asking him to seriously consider the impact staffing shortages are having on the nation’s federal prisons. “The current staffing shortage within our agency have reached a critical level, placing anRead More →

Groundhog handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil after he did not see his shadow predicting an early Spring during the 138th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Friday February 2, 2024 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) (PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa.) — Punxsutawney Phil — perhaps the world’s most famous groundhogRead More →

Pablo Monsalve/VIEWpress via Getty Images (DETROIT) — Pro-Palestinian protesters had a tense standoff with riot police outside U.S. President Joe Biden’s campaign event near Detroit on Thursday afternoon. The standoff lasted more than 30 minutes as dozens of demonstrators stood within inches of local law enforcement officers. Teams of riotRead More →

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday will attend the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base of the three U.S. Army reservists killed Sunday in a drone strike in Jordan. Accompanying him will be first lady Jill Biden, Secretary of Defense LloydRead More →

PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The 2024 presidential election is likely to face a complicated array of threats, from voter manipulation to physical violence, according to a new federal assessment — and authorities are already trying to figure out how to handle them. The confidential analysis, compiledRead More →

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Warning that the Middle East is facing a “dangerous moment” in time, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday defended America’s seeming delay in responding to Sunday’s enemy drone attack that killed three American service members four days ago. The remains of three Army reservists killedRead More →

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley insisted on Thursday that she won’t actually have to win in her home state in order to achieve victory there — after two huge losses in the first two states to vote in the race for the 2024 RepublicanRead More →

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prescription drug prices have long been a back-and-forth issue between insurers and pharmaceutical companies. Those who aren’t covered by insurance are usually left with a high bill for much-needed medicines. The Biden administration has pushed a solution through the Inflation Reduction Act and gaveRead More →

Ableimages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Elementary and middle school students have only made up some of the losses in math and reading they experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report finds. For the report, published Wednesday, a collaborative team at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard UniversityRead More →

Alex Kent/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Trump Org. Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg is in plea talks with the Manhattan district attorney’s office to resolve a potential perjury charge, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. If the negotiations succeed, Weisselberg would plead guilty toRead More →