Independent Americas

Trump to skip 9/11 remembrance at Ground Zero because they wouldn’t let him give a speech

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City does not allow politicians to speak at Ground Zero to maintain a…

Exclusive: California grandma with MS booted from cruise in Caribbean for ‘stealing’ free wine, lawsuit says

Exclusive: Dayna Zegarelli was unable to fill a new set of prescriptions in the British Virgin Islands, and risks…

Gordon Brown warns Ukraine faces ‘worst winter’ of war as he urges Trump to act

Brown believes it is a ‘critical moment’ in the war between Ukraine and Russia

Trump kept CIA chief’s visit to Russia from White House officials: report

President Trump dismissed suggestions that the CIA director was sent to Moscow over concerns that Russia could test…

Trump’s ‘s*** show’ midterm convention will vie with NFL kickoff games for viewers in potential scheduling blunder

‘It’s yet another opportunity to shake down corporate America,’ one GOP strategist said

Soon the ‘Trump Earth’: President’s renaming of Great Lake pushes US and his administration to brink of absurdity

Absolutely nobody — not Democrats, nor Trump’s allies, journalists nor even Canadians — walked away with anything…

Extreme rollercoaster ‘leaves two women with brain injuries’

The X2 rollercoaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain is marketed for the ‘ultimate daredevil’

Gladys Knight announces she is stepping back from performing ahead of ‘new era’

The performer thanked her fans for their support over the years

Make America Grate Again? US and Mexico locked in $1 billion cheese war

The U.S. is objecting to Mexico's new trade deal with the European Union, which extends special protections to hundreds…

Judge blocks Trump mail ballot rules over ‘overwhelming risk’ to voters

The 14-day temporary restraining order was issued on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston

News anchor blasts ‘deeply pathetic’ Trump over ‘Lake America’ stunt in Canada fight: ‘You Sad Weirdo’

‘Lake America? Lake America? You sad weirdo, NSNOW’s Chris Hayes says. ;Nobody wants this. You know what they want?…

US unleashes military laser as cartel drones pose ‘physical threat’ at southern border

The U.S. military used a laser in southern Texas' Rio Grande Valley to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones this…

Corporate America pours record $646 million into midterms as election spending explodes

Companies donated a record $646 million to U.S. political campaigns in the 18 months through June

Trump administration warns universities they could lose foreign students in new internship crackdown

President Donald Trump's administration has issued a memo for ​universities that seeks to restrict issuance of certain…

Lindsay Clancy jury returns Friday to decide her fate after heartbreaking murder trial

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial were set to resume Friday to determine whether she was responsible for her actions

Autopsy exposes glaring contradiction in fatal shooting by Trump-deployed National Guard

An autopsy shows that an armed man killed by the Tennessee National Guard was shot in the back

Key takeaways about pain specialist to star athletes accused of issuing illegal opioid prescriptions

Joan Rubinger, a nurse practitioner, built a sports medicine practice treating top athletes

At least 90 Americans reported missing after devastating flooding hit Nepal and Tibet

A large number of the missing individuals were participating in a pilgrimage to Tibet’s Mount Kailash

Trump – named America’s worst-ever president by panel of experts – puts out his own chart listing himself as the greatest

President Trump remains popular with Republicans, though his approval ratings are low overall and historians tend to…

ICE orders 6,000 electric shock gloves in $16.7M deal despite backlash

Civil rights advocates and Democratic members of Congress have warned that ICE officers cannot be trusted to deploy the…

‘Most’ of Trump’s staff wants to leave the White House, reporter claims

The mood is reportedly tense inside the White House as the Iran war drags on and Republicans head to potential defeat…

US close to reaching a ‘massive’ deal to take control of Venezuela’s oil: report

President Trump has said the U.S. has already collected more than $13 billion from the sale of Venezuelan crude oil

Tupac Shakur murder trial heads to closing arguments after cop says evidence could not be verified

Jurors are expected to return Monday for closing arguments before beginning deliberation

A young Ohio family killed in truck wreck is at center of a Republican attack ad. Their relatives are furious

The campaign ad, circulated by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has been viewed more than 5.6 million…

Stars and Stripes staffers sue Pentagon over firings alleging First Amendment violations

The Pentagon, which provides partial financial backing for the outlet, terminated the three staff members last week

ACC becomes fourth and final power conference to bar pro players from coming back to college

The Atlantic Coast Conference has joined its power conference peers in banning players who were on NFL rosters from…

Ted Cruz’s Dolly Parton tribute backfires in an unexpected way

The Republican push to prosecute Fauci has ‘stalled’: report

Republican lawmakers voted to hold Fauci in contempt earlier this month

General Mills follows MAHA lead and removes synthetic dyes from its US cereals

The Department of Health and Human Services announced a push to remove all synthetic dyes from U.S. products in 2025

Trump-run Kennedy Center ‘courting a constitutional crisis for one man’s vanity,’ lawyers say

Judge will decide whether Trump-controlled board violated court order blocking president’s name from the facade

University of Michigan plans to hide letter grades for freshman students. Here’s what you need to know

The University of Michigan plans to keep letter grades from appearing on transcripts for some first-year students

Crisis on USS Abraham Lincoln exposes shortfalls of US military readiness

The Lincoln spent 266 days deployed, 200 of them in a combat zone

Nvidia follows suit with Meta and Google and launches corporate PAC

Records from the FEC indicate executives Gavin Sherry and Sundeep Madra already gave $443,000 to the RNC in June

FAA is pushing to fire LaGuardia air traffic controllers who left before deadly plane collision

The March collision left two pilots dead and at least six other people seriously injured

$900M paid out by Trump to end wind farm project is going to firm run by a Mar-a-Lago neighbor: report

The White House has insisted there is no conflict of interest in the settlement deal, which ends offshore projects in…

Trump signs order to change Lake Ontario into ‘Lake America’ as his fight with Canada spirals

Trump’s order has no effect outside the United States