Slovakia’s President Peter Pellegrini swore in a new minister of investments and regional development on Wednesday, completing a reshuffle that keeps a parliamentary majority for the government. The appointment of Samuel Migaľ was a result of a deal agreed on by three parties in the governing coalition to increase the power of the Smer (Direction) party of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. Under the agreement, the coalition’s two junior partners — the Hlas (Voice) party and the ultranationalist and pro-Russian Slovak National Party — gave up control of one ministry each to Smer.
Traffic was flowing in and out of the Florida Keys on Wednesday morning after a brush fire led officials to briefly close U.S. 1, snarling traffic for hours for those trying to enter or leave island chain. Card Sound Road, the only other road connecting the Keys to Florida City on the mainland, remained closed Wednesday morning because of the fire, said Kristen Livengood, a spokeswoman for Monroe County, Florida. “I do not have an estimated time frame for when it will reopen,” Livengood said in an email.
In Hialeah, Florida, a city that's 95% Hispanic, only three residents showed up at a recent city council meeting to speak against a partnership with the federal government to enforce immigration laws. The police departments in Hialeah, where three out of four people were born abroad, and Coral Gables, with a majority of Hispanics mostly of Cuban descent, have entered into agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with very little visible pushback. President Donald Trump's doubling of immigration arrests and ramping up of deportations could have a disproportionate impact on South Florida, home to some of the nation's largest communities of Cubans, Venezuelans and other Latin Americans.
Today’s volatile political environment is creating uncertainty and worry that can disrupt sleep and may even lead to a sleep disorder. Here’s how to stop it.
NASA researchers expect Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will be able to recover from the common body challenges astronauts deal with after spending time in space and then returning to Earth.
Saudi Aramco-backed industrial software firm Cognite on Wednesday opened its AI services center in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru and said it was exploring potential contracts with top conglomerates in the country. "Cognite is betting on India and is investing millions of U.S. dollars currently and our investment in India will continue to increase," chief strategy officer Hakon Bjerke said. Cognite makes software that allows companies to improve the operations and safety of industrial installations, such as oil and gas platforms.
Ben & Jerry’s says its CEO was unlawfully removed by its parent company, Unilever, in retaliation for the ice cream maker’s social and political activism. In a federal court filing late Tuesday, Ben & Jerry’s said Unilever informed its board on March 3 that it was removing and replacing Ben & Jerry’s CEO David Stever. Ben & Jerry’s said that violated its merger agreement with Unilever, which states that any decisions regarding a CEO’s removal must come after a consultation with an advisory committee from Ben & Jerry’s board.
Ukraine and Russia exchanged aerial attacks overnight, just hours after the Kremlin agreed to temporarily halt attacks on energy infrastructure targets, but stopped short of signing off on a broader ceasefire.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Wednesday defended federal judges that have come under withering criticism from President Donald Trump and his allies for a series of rulings that have slowed the White House’s agenda.
The vernal equinox arrives on Thursday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in the Southern Hemisphere. On the equator, the sun will be directly overhead at noon. Equinoxes are the only time when both the north and south poles are lit by sunshine at the same time.
France is preparing to distribute a “survival manual” to every household to help citizens prepare for “imminent threats” – including armed conflict on French soil.
The Justice Department is resisting a federal judge's demand for more information about flights that took deportees to to El Salvador, arguing on Wednesday that the court should end its “continued intrusions” into the authority of the executive branch. President Donald Trump has called for the judge's impeachment as the Republican escalates his conflict with a judiciary after a series of court setbacks over his executive actions. U.S. District Judge Jeb Boasberg, who was nominated to the federal bench by Democratic President Barack Obama, had ordered the Trump administration to answer several questions under seal, where the information would not be publicly exposed.
As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams return to Earth this week after being stranded at the ISS for 9 months, here’s who has spent even more time in space.