News for February 14, 2025

The Trump administration fired more than 400 Homeland Security employees in a broad push to shrink the federal workforce, drawing criticism that some workers were strong performers.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from mass firings and data deletion, slowing President Donald Trump’s push to shrink or end the agency.

Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs are no longer facing this sexual assault lawsuit after the accuser asked to drop it with prejudice.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would have a very hard time surviving Russia’s war without continued U.S. military support, and he warned that losing that help could leave Ukraine open to future attack.

Federal prosecutors moved to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams after a major internal fight at the Justice Department.

The Justice Department moved to drop corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams, but the case is still waiting for a judge’s approval after a wave of resignations inside the department.

Rosemary Farm is donating more than 250,000 eggs to help wildfire victims and first responders in Southern California.

The Sumner County Sheriffs Office helped investigate an alleged cockfighting operation in Kansas that led to the seizure and euthanasia of more than 400 birds.

The U.S. Army said it will no longer allow transgender people to enlist and will stop gender-affirming care for service members, following a Trump order on military policy.

Bill de Blasio defended Mayor Eric Adams, saying the bribery and campaign finance case against him was weak and should not have been brought.

A federal judge in Washington state blocked President Trump's order that aimed to limit gender-affirming care for people under 19.

Trump’s USAID funding freeze has put Cambodia’s mine-clearing work at risk, raising fears that dangerous war leftovers will stay in the ground longer and that rival powers could step in.