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 ...

Washington — The U.S. is launching a $12 billion stockpile of critical and rare earth minerals for non-military civilian purposes, President Trump announced Monday, in an effort to slash reliance on ...

An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified Doug Burgum as US energy secretary; he is the secretary of the interior. Seeking to blunt China’s dominance over critical minerals that ...

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Here’s what we’re covering: How Russia’s War Machine Brutalizes and Exploits Its Own Soldiers by Paul Sonne, Anton Troianovski, Milana Mazaeva, Nataliya Vasilyeva and Alina Lobzina Justice Dept. Now ...

The “Epstein files” saga will spill into 2026, despite a deadline last week to release all of the records. Congress passed a law last month — with near-unanimous support — requiring the Justice ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Rather than settling matters, the government’s release of the Epstein files has had ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Sunday it restored a photo featuring President Donald Trump to its latest release of Jeffrey Epstein–related documents after a review determined the image did ...

The Department of Justice restored online a photo from the Jeffrey Epstein files that contained images showing President Donald Trump after backlash over its removal. Deputy Attorney General Todd ...

A photo showing President Donald Trump's face as well as many other files that were included in the Epstein files release on Friday has apparently been removed from the Department of Justice's website ...

Republicans and Democrats who had been pressing for the disclosure accused officials of failing to comply with a law that requires all material to be released. By Michael Gold Reporting from ...

Mike Kimmel, known as the "Python Cowboy," leads guided hunts for invasive iguana and Burmese pythons. Invasive iguanas are a costly pest in Florida, damaging landscaping and burrowing into flood ...