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Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet on the sidelines of the 61st Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday.

Access to Ukraine's rare earths may help keep U.S. aid flowing

As the Trump administration publicly hammers out its plans on the Ukraine war, it's also pressing Ukraine for deals in exchange for more aid — including giving the U.S. mining rights for rare earths.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture building in a 2019 file photo. Workers around the sprawling federal agency were told Friday that their jobs had been eliminated as part of sweeping layoffs from the new Trump Administration.

Layoffs accelerate at federal agencies with more cuts to come

Federal agencies continued to lay off workers Friday. The cuts come after President Trump signed an executive order this week directing agencies to prepare for "large-scale" reductions in force.

Dormant blast furnaces sit at the old site of the Bethlehem Steel plant, which was an economic center of the Lehigh Valley for more than 100 years.

The Lehigh Valley has changed drastically. Now, it could swing Pennsylvania

Vice President Harris is in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Sunday — a key part of a key state. The Lehigh Valley with its purple politics, economic history and demographic shifts could swing it all.

Gabriel Arango, 5, puts tofu into a wok at the Oceanside Public Library on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

Cool Beans Club teaches kids about healthy food and international culture

Founder Barbara Gates says beans are an affordable, eco-friendly protein source found in cuisine around the world.

President Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 20. Trump has used executive orders to establish multiple national emergencies, which give him access to expanded powers.

President Trump is testing the limits of emergency powers — again

President Trump has declared multiple national emergencies since taking office. That's helping him act quickly. There are few checks and balances on the emergency powers he's claiming.

Tarek Khoury, 40, is one of the Ashrafieh neighborhood watch guards in Beirut, who has an eye out not just for theft and attempted break-ins, but also for anyone suspicious who may be among the displaced.

In Lebanon, residents fear Hezbollah could be hiding among people displaced by war

A neighborhood watch group in a Christian Beirut neighborhood is on the lookout for militant operatives, which could make the area a target for Israeli airstrikes.

Layoffs started Friday at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Staff at CDC and NIH are reeling as Trump administration cuts workforce

As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC and 1,500 at NIH are losing their jobs. Many fear for the future of public health and scientific research.

A National Park Service ranger places rainbow flags on the fence at the Stonewall National Monument in the West Village neighborhood of Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan, New York City, on June 19, 2019.

Park Service erases 'transgender' on Stonewall website, uses the term 'LGB' movement

The website deleted all mentions of "transgender" and "queer" in its history of the Stonewall riots, and only referred to the riots' impact on lesbian, gay and bisexual people.

Unaccompanied minors walk towards U.S. Border Patrol vehicles after crossing over from Mexico on May 09, 2023, in El Paso, Texas.

ICE officers granted access to unaccompanied minors database

Trump administration officials say the move was necessary "to build a culture of child safety and accountability." But advocates say they fear the administration will use it for immigration enforcement.

The Pentagon is pictured in December 2024 in Washington, D.C.

Elon Musk's team is expected to target the Pentagon soon, pledging cost cuts

The DOGE team is aiming to cut 8% from next year's defense budget, officials tell NPR.

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