Thursday, Jan 1st, 2026 -
New mayor gives speech at inauguration and rescinds all orders signed by Eric Adams after corruption indictment Zohran Mamdani vowed to "reinvent" New York City in a speech on his first day as mayor, promising "a new era" for America's largest city and an ambitious start to his term of office. The 34-year-old political star and democratic socialist, who a year ago was a virtually unknown state assemblyman, is the ...
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Thursday, Jan 1st, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The administration's claims of fraud have dovetailed with the president's frequent habit of disparaging Somali-Americans Democrat-run states nationwide could soon be under investigation, President Donald Trump claimed during a New Year's Eve speech at this Mar-a-Lago club, the ...
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Thursday, Jan 1st, 2026 -
Follow Earth on Google A new year invites reflection, and sometimes the universe offers a fitting image to mark the moment. One such view comes from far beyond our own galaxy, where a distant cluster of galaxies looks like it is fizzing with energy. Astronomers recently released a composite image that blends X-ray and optical light, revealing a structure that seems to bubble and stretch across space. ...
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Wednesday, Dec 31st, 2025 -
Colorado lawmaker , who pushed for Epstein files release, points to bill's unanimous passage through US House and Senate Republican representative Lauren Boebert has fired back at Donald Trump for vetoing a bill that would have funded a drinking water project in her Colorado district, implying the president was playing at political retaliation. The bill was aimed at funding a decades-long project to bring safe ...
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Wednesday, Dec 31st, 2025 -
(New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File) A bombshell new investigation by The Wall Street Journal adds significant new detail to the long-scrutinized relationship between President Donald Trump , his Mar-a-Lago resort and Jeffrey Epstein , including previously unreported allegations involving a teenage spa worker and a broader pattern of recruitment linked to the disgraced financier's longtime associate ...
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Wednesday, Dec 31st, 2025 -
More sellers than buyers—largest gap since 2013 Jake Krimmel of Realtor.com reports that Freddie Mac's 30-year fixed mortgage rate edged down 3 basis points to 6.18% this week (from 6.21% last week), sitting near 2025's late-October lows as bond markets moved within a tight range amid mixed macro signals; including a weak November jobs report, a soft inflation read last week, and a stronger-than-expected Q3 ...
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Wednesday, Dec 31st, 2025 -
Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Former Sen. John Kyl , R-Ariz., announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with dementia and will step away from public life. "I was blessed to represent the people of Arizona in Congress and to have numerous other opportunities to contribute to the political and civic life of our nation and state," Kyl said in a statement . "However, the time has come for me to withdraw from public life. I have ...
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