The report, by SmartAsset and based on U.S. Census Bureau Data, found that the priciest state for living a middle class lifestyle is Massachusetts, where you would need between $66,565 and $199,716 to live comfortably. The Bay State is closely followed by New Jersey ($66,514 to $199,562) and Maryland ($65,779 to $197,356).

The US Agency for International Development will be merged into the State Department by July 1 and “substantially all” of the aid agency’s remaining personnel will be fired, according to a congressional notification sent Friday.

A new Leger poll revealed that 20 percent of Americans said they wanted their state to join Canada and secede from the union.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah became the first state to prohibit flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at schools and all government buildings after the Republican governor announced he was allowing a ban on unsanctioned flag displays to become law without his signature.

The Trump administration said on Thursday it will provide $73 million in new financial aid to Rohingya refugees through the U.N. World Food Programme, amid concerns that aid cuts could deepen the crisis for the world's largest stateless population.

The staff of U.S.A.I.D. will be reduced to some 15 legally required positions. The agency employed about 10,000 people before the Trump administration entered office.

The State Department on Friday formally notified Congress of the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development, with the remaining operations and programs run by the diplomatic agency.

China will take resolute countermeasures if the United States harm the country's interests with its upcoming reciprocal tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Friday.