Petersburg Post Home

The Petersburg Post



US   POLITICS  
Trump's funding freeze is hitting farmers. Democrats hope it costs Republicans in the midterms.
- The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Session Id: 8qj5ujgk (Pls: 4de409c9-0829-42f1-8f5a-aa8cc6b5c0c8) The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Session Id: 8qj5ujgk (Pls: 4de409c9-0829-42f1-8f5a-aa8cc6b5c0c8) No compatible source was found for this media. Session Id: ...

Source: news.yahoo.com
US  
Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride Month, and Women's History Month
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Tech giant continues to fall in line with Donald Trump's DEI crackdown From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A ...

Source: independent.co.uk
US   BUSINESS  
Elon Musk owning OpenAI would be a terrible idea. That doesn't mean it won't happen
- My heart says he is settling scores and making mischief. My head fears Trump might like an ally controlling the key AI company E lon Musk and Sam Altman aren't exactly the best of friends. The two had a blowout argument over the future direction of OpenAI – the company they came together to found in 2015 – with Altman seemingly content to pursue a for-profit approach and Musk feeling that was ...

Source: theguardian.com
US   POLITICS  
"I am not leaving my patients": What it's like to treat trans kids under Trump
- "I Am Not Leaving My Patients": What It's Like to Treat Trans Kids Under Trump A Nebraska doctor on Trump's new barriers—and old lies—around gender-affirming care. On January 28, President Donald Trump signed an executive order attempting to sharply curtail access to gender-affirming care for transgender minors and 18-year-olds. The order has been decried and challenged by the ACLU and three Democratic ...

Source: motherjones.com
US   POLITICS  
Plastic straw makers celebrate 'happiest days' after Trump order | US News
- After Donald Trump's executive order on plastic straws, one business owner says his company's prospects have "completely switched" while others worry about future consequences on the environment and human body. It's hard to imagine anyone listening to Donald Trump announcing his new policy on straws with a greater sense of glee than Ross Boyajian, the president of a business manufacturing plastic straws in ...

Source: news.sky.com
US   POLITICS  
Analysis-Trump's Justice Department hits the brakes on anti-corruption enforcement
- By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has sharply stepped back its anti-corruption efforts under President Donald Trump, from loosening enforcement of laws meant to stop companies from bribing foreign officials to directing its prosecutors to drop a criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams. It has disbanded an effort to enforce sanctions against Russian ...

Source: aol.com
US   POLITICS  
Trump orders "large-scale" cuts to federal workforce and gives DOGE more power
- The order requires a "DOGE Team Lead" to be stationed at every government agency, who will oversee hiring decisions. Driving the news: The purpose of the action is to "restore accountability to the American public" and start "a critical transformation of the Federal bureaucracy," per the order . "By eliminating waste, bloat, and insularity, my Administration will empower American families, workers, taxpayers, and ...

Source: axios.com
US  
Winter weather brings snow and rain to both coasts with almost 100 million people under alerts
- Almost 100 million people are waking to winter weather alerts and warnings Wednesday morning, as storm systems cause severe conditions, biting cold and travel chaos from coast to coast. The National Weather Service warnings stretch from Colorado to Maine; multiple storms systems have dumped as much as 9 inches of snow in West Virginia and disrupted planned confirmation hearings in Washington, D.C. Back-to-back ...

Source: nbcnews.com
US  
Monty the Giant Schnauzer wins Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
- Monty, a Giant Schnauzer, was named Best in Show at the 2025 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday. The winner of the Working Group for the past three years at Westminster , Monty becomes the first Giant Schnauzer ever to win Best in Show at the prestigious contest. Monty's triumph broke a long drought for the Working Group, which hadn't produced a Best in Show winner at Westminster since 2004. The ...

Source: cnn.com
US   POLITICS  
Trump wants the kill the penny, advocates say it doesn't make sense
- WASHINGTON — When President Trump said on Sunday night he would direct the Treasury to stop producing the penny in order to cut costs , he may have wagered that the increasingly irrelevant coins wouldn't be missed outside the confines of couch cushions and piggy banks. But there is a constituency for every federal initiative, even the beleaguered penny. And its assorted makers and boosters are anxiously ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
US   POLITICS  
JFK Two Shooters Theory: Files Release Could Upend Assassination Details - Newsweek
- Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R) said Tuesday that she believes "two shooters" were involved in the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. Why It Matters The news comes after President Donald Trump signed an order declassifying government files related to the assassination of JFK, in a move that could upend our understanding of how his assassination went down. Trump has also declassified files ...

Source: newsweek.com
US  
Workers with chronic illnesses struggle to manage health on job
- "There is a major opportunity for the business community to play a greater role in supporting employees with chronic conditions, improving their well-being and performance, while reducing costly problems like absenteeism and turnover," a on the findings said. 58% reported having a physical chronic health condition. Most said they stayed quiet because they've been able to manage their health without telling anyone ...

Source: axios.com
US  
From credit cards to medical debt: What may happen to some key consumer protection rules under Trump
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the so-called cop on the beat protecting Americans from financial abuse, is now under strict orders to do nothing. "Please do not perform any work tasks," Russell Vought, the acting director, wrote on Monday to CFPB staff in an email obtained by CNN that announced the headquarters would be closed this week. That is on top of an expanded freeze on activities that he ordered ...

Source: cnn.com
US  
California's insurer for people without private coverage needs $1 billion more for LA fires claims
- California's plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can't get private coverage needs $1 billion more to pay out claims related to the Los Angeles wildfires, the state Insurance Department said Tuesday. The FAIR Plan is an insurance pool that all the major private insurers pay into, and the plan then issues policies to people who can't get private insurance because their properties are deemed too risky to ...

Source: cnn.com
US   POLITICS  
Payments stopped for migrant housing in New York after Musk blasts money for hotels
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Musk gave no evidence to support his claim From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light ...

Source: independent.co.uk
US   POLITICS  
Trump administration battles employee lawsuit to block dismantling of USAID
- WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will present an unforgiving argument for dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development to a federal judge Wednesday: USAID is rife with "insubordination" and must be shut down for the administration to decide what pieces of it to salvage. The argument, made in an affidavit by political appointee and deputy USAID administrator Pete Marocco, comes as the ...

Source: apnews.com
US   POLITICS  
Judge blocks Trump order limiting 'indirect' NIH research costs after public outcry
- A judge temporarily halted a directive by the Trump administration that imposed a cap on overhead costs that go to universities and other institutions that host federally funded research projects. The directive, which went into effect Monday, sparked an outcry of criticism from research institutions that argued the new rule would have devastating consequences. It was immediately challenged in court by 22 Democratic ...

Source: foxnews.com
US   POLITICS  
Steve Bannon pleads guilty to fraud in border wall scheme but avoids jail
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Former Trump adviser admits to defrauding donors to We Build the Wall scheme From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ...

Source: independent.co.uk
US  
There's A New Recall On Canned Tuna From A Bunch Of Stores. Here's What You Should Know.
- Tri-Union Seafoods recalled several brands of its canned tuna for a lid defect. Multiple brands of canned tuna sold in stores like H-E-B, Trader Joe's, Publix and Costco have been recalled due to the potential for botulism, which can be a fatal form of food poisoning. Last week, Tri-Union Seafoods announced a voluntary recall on several of its canned tuna products sold across multiple states, citing a manufacturing ...

Source: huffpost.com
US   POLITICS  
In floor speech, Rep. Nancy Mace accuses ex-fiance, others of sexual abuse, rape
- Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina on Monday night accused her ex-fiance and three other men of sexually abusing and exploiting women and underage girls for more than a decade, stating she was one of their victims. Mace -- a Republican firebrand who has made her name over the past year by supporting bills framed as seeking to protect women and girls -- alleged from the House floor that the four men ...

Source: upi.com
US  
Judge tells agencies to restore webpages and data removed after Trump's executive order
- WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday to restore public access to health-related webpages and datasets that they removed to comply with an executive order by President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington agreed to issue a temporary restraining order . The judge instructed the government to restore access to several webpages and datasets that the group identified as missing from ...

Source: news.yahoo.com
US   POLITICS  
Trump pardons former governor jailed for corruption
- Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, seen here at a February 2008 press conference, was pardoned of his corruption charges by US President Donald Trump (Amanda Rivkin/AFP) U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned Rod Blagojevich, a former Illinois governor whose jail sentence for corruption he commuted five years ago during his first term. Democrat Blagojevich was removed from his governor's post in 2009 ...

Source: rawstory.com
US   POLITICS  
Senator seeks watchdog inquiry into Kash Patel, alleges behind-the-scenes role in purge at FBI
- WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Democratic senator has asked the Justice Department's inspector general to investigate after he says he received information that President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, , had been "personally directing the ongoing purge" of agents at the bureau. , the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, asserts that Patel may have misled the panel at his confirmation hearing last ...

Source: news.yahoo.com
US   POLITICS  
Judge extends pause on 'deferred resignation' deadline
- U.S. District Judge George O'Toole reportedly said he was considering converting the existing temporary restraining order blocking the administration from advancing its deferred resignation program into a preliminary injunction, but he did not indicate how he would rule in the case. A federal judge on Monday extended his order blocking the Trump administration from implementing Trump and Elon Musk's controversial ...

Source: nextgov.com
US  
Why Eggs Are So Expensive Right Now
- T he price of eggs is expected to skyrocket by another 20% this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Prices rose from $2.52 per-dozen for large, grade A eggs in January 2024 to $4.15 by that December, a nearly 65% change in just twelve months, per data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The shell-shocking price increase of eggs is due to the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), ...

Source: time.com
US   MEDICINE  
Bird flu strain that just jumped to cows infects dairy worker in Nevada
- A dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a strain of H5N1 bird flu—genotype D1.1—that has newly spilled over to cows, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed. The worker experienced conjunctivitis (pink eye) as the only symptom and is recovering, according to a separate press release by the Central Nevada Health District Monday. The bird flu strain H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, ...

Source: arstechnica.com
US   SCIENCE  
Space telescope reveals rare 'Einstein ring' phenomenon with startling clarity
- Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more . Astronomers with the European Space Agency's Euclid mission have captured an unprecedented look at a rare cosmic phenomenon — and they made the observations purely by happenstance. Their discovery is tied to some of the earliest data from the Euclid telescope, which ...

Source: cnn.com
US  
Have the flu or know someone with it? Flu cases surge to highest levels in 15 years, CDC says
- There are 12 states in the U.S. that have "'very high" flu activity, according to the CDC. Influenza levels in the United States are the highest they've been in 15 years as winter weather persists and the second wave of the virus causes more and more infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) . The most recent CDC Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report shows that 7.8% of visits to a ...

Source: usatoday.com
US   POLITICS  
White House fires USAid inspector general who issued damning report on Trump's funding freeze – live
- Paul Martin reportedly dismissed one day after damning report detailing impact of sudden dismantling of agency From The White House reportedly fired the independent inspector general for the US Agency for International Development (USAid) on Tuesday, one day after he issued a damning report detailing the impact of the sudden dismantling of the agency. Paul Martin , who was appointed by Joe Biden in December 2023, ...

Source: theguardian.com
US   POLITICS  
Trump Signs Order on DOGE as Elon Musk Stands Next to Him Watching
- Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to strong-arm federal agencies into bowing down to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. The executive order, first reported by Semafor and Reuters , has specific instructions for agency leaders to cooperate with DOGE's culling of the federal workforce and limit future hiring. The order will allow agencies to only rehire one worker for every four people who leave ...

Source: newrepublic.com
US   POLITICS  
'Family Squabble Will Not Pull us Apart': Lawmakers, DeSantis Make Peace With New Bill
- TALLAHASSEE— After weeks of ferocious infighting among Florida Republicans, the rift in the GOP Legislature appears to be closing as both factions touted new anti-illegal immigration legislation during the third special session of the year. The conciliatory three-bill package, sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters—who also carried the controversial TRUMP Act—is a compromise between proposals from Gov. Ron ...

Source: floridianpress.com
US   POLITICS  
Trump Fights Reinstatement Of Official Overseeing Corruption
- The Justice Department said it plans to appeal a federal judge's decision to temporarily allow the recently fired special counsel Hampton Dellinger, a leader of a government agency overseeing federal corruption, to stay in his role through at least Thursday as a fight over his ouster by President Donald Trump continues. Dellinger sued Trump and several other White House and administration officials Monday in ...

Source: huffpost.com
US   MARKETS  
Fed faces thorny decisions as it weighs when to lower interest rates amid Trump's tariffs
- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is expected to be grilled by U.S. lawmakers Tuesday about when the central bank will resume its interest rate cutting campaign after pausing last month amid elevated inflation and turmoil surrounding President Donald Trump's economic policies . He may not have many answers. Trump's tariffs and immigration crackdown, among other policies, have generated unusual uncertainty about ...

Source: usatoday.com
US  
Company says recall of doughnuts, baked goods was issued over listeria concerns at facility
- The manufacturer of 60 recalled baked food products says the recall was initiated over concerns of a potential listeria risk at one of its facilities. The voluntary recall was issued as a precaution and no products or food contact services were known to have tested positive for listeria, FGF Brands, a pastry wholesaler that distributes baked goods within the U.S. and Canada, said in a statement to USA TODAY. ...

Source: usatoday.com