Day: February 15, 2025
Trump team to start Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he arrives in Israel, on the first leg of his Middle East trip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 15, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Senior officials from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will start peace talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators […]
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Amazon workers reject union in vote at North Carolina warehouse
File: The Amazon distribution center in Garner, N.C. opened in August 2020. Across four floors, the warehouse covers 2 million square feet. Scott Sharpe | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Amazon workers at a facility near Raleigh, North Carolina, overwhelmingly voted against unionizing on Saturday. Of the 3,276 ballots cast, there were 2,447 votes […]
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Reuters criticizes Trump’s ban of Associated Press reporters in Oval Office, Air Force One
Associated Press White House reporter Darlene Superville and AP photographer Ben Curtis are told by a U.S. President Donald Trump administration member that they have been denied from joining the White House press pool in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Reuters on Saturday objected to the restrictions placed […]
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Trump tours a Boeing plane to spotlight delay on getting new Air Force One
The motorcade of U.S. President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year-old Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Feb. 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump toured a Boeing plane on Saturday to highlight delays in delivering new Air Force One aircraft, said the White House. […]
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IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season
Nametags with the IRS logo in a conference room at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) campus in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty Images The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency’s […]
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Europe must take a stand when it comes to Ukraine’s future in NATO, foreign ministers say
(L-R) British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock sit on the panel during the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany on February 15, 2025. Thomas Kienzle | Afp | Getty Images Europe is facing an “existential” moment in […]
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Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases hundreds of prisoners as fragile ceasefire holds
Argentinian- Israeli Iair Horn, a released hostage who was held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, leaves a helicopter at Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel on Feb. 15, 2025. Ronen Zvulun | Reuters Hamas-led militants released […]
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Russia’s Putin could be NATO’s ‘Man of the Year’ as he’s strengthened the alliance, Trump ally says
Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles during his meeting with workers, while visiting the AvtoVAZ automobile plant, January 28, 2025, in Togliatti, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has done more to strengthen and unite NATO than member states have done, U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told the Munich […]
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Self-made millionaire: I’ve interviewed over 1,000 couples—avoiding this ‘horrible phrase’ helps raise kids who are good with money
Even before your children understand how money works, they can start picking up on your attitude and feelings about finances, and that can have a lasting impact. But avoiding talking about money with your kids altogether could be even more detrimental to their future financial success. “Deep down, most people believe that money is a […]
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Trump’s drive to reshape government threatens bird flu response
A rooster roams on a farm on January 23, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images As avian flu drives egg prices to record levels and increasingly poses a risk to humans, moves by the White House to cut spending and restrict communications have hobbled public health officials’ response, with the new administration yet to outline a […]
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