Vice President JD Vance shot back at senators who clashed withHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee Thursday, saying they are ‘full of s— and everyone knows it.’ Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pressed Kennedy during the hearing, accusing him of endangering children with reckless decisions and conspiracy-driven policies, adding that ...

President Donald Trump stood by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. after he faced an intense grilling from senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday, telling reporters, ‘I like the fact that he’s different.’ While speaking with the press during his dinner with technology industry leaders at the White House, Trump was asked about the hearing. ‘Mr. President, Sen. ...

The U.S. accepted a luxury Boeing Jet as a gift from Qatar in May, with plans to retrofit it to become the next Air Force One. The Air Force says the effort will cost less than $400 million for the updates. Other estimates show it could cost more than $1 billion.  Meanwhile, a separate deal with Boeing to produce two ...

Israel has 40% control of Gaza City as the Israel Defense Forces are now preparing to seize the entire area, an Israeli military spokesperson confirmed Thursday.  Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin told reporters at a news briefing that his forces had already secured large neighborhoods in its latest offensive. ‘We continue to damage Hamas’ infrastructure,’ he said before adding: ‘Today we ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. — During a trip to Fort Benning on Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the department is working on re-establishing deterrence, ‘so that when the enemy sees an American, they don’t want to f— with us.’ The comments came after Hegseth spoke at an Officer Candidate School (OCS) graduation ceremony, where candidates were commissioned as second lieutenants in ...

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow the president to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission, after lower courts ruled he lacks the authority to remove members of independent agencies without cause. President Donald Trump moved to fire Rebecca Slaughter earlier this year, but lower courts ruled she could keep her job because the ...

Thor Energy plc (‘Thor’) (AIM, ASX: THR, OTCQB: THORF) is pleased to announce the signing of a term sheet (‘Term Sheet‘) with DISA Technologies, Inc. (‘DISA‘) to seek to evaluate and if successful, treat historically abandoned uranium mine waste dumps (‘Waste‘) and recover saleable uranium and other critical minerals concentrates at Thor’s Colorado uranium claims. Thor holds 25% ownership rights ...

Boliden Mineral Canada, a subsidiary of Sweden’s Boliden AB (STO:BOL,OTC Pink:BDNNY), has entered into a definitive agreement with Golden Sky Minerals (TSXV:AUEN,OTC Pink:LCKYF) to spend up to C$20 million on exploration of the Rayfield copper-gold property in British Columbia. The agreement grants Boliden the right to earn up to an 80 percent interest in Golden Sky’s wholly owned Rayfield project ...

CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) (‘CoTec’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to note today’s press release by HyProMag USA, LLC (‘HyProMag USA’), its U.S.-based joint venture rare earth permanent magnet recycling and manufacturing company. HyProMag USA announced the commissioning of a Concept Study to evaluate the expansion of its operations into Nevada and South Carolina in collaboration with Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions, ...

Empire Metals Limited (LON:EEE)(OTCQX:EPMLF), the resource exploration and development company, is pleased to announce its interim results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2025. Highlights: Pitfield confirmed as the world’s most significant new titanium discovery, with unparalled scale, consistency of high-grade and purity. Largest drilling campaign to date launched at the Thomas Prospect delivered outstanding results and identified a ...