Dr. Dani Dumitriu, a pediatric researcher studying babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic, took issue with her work being drawn into the debate over Columbia University’s handling of student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press) When President Trump canceled $400 million in funding to Columbia University over its handling of … Read more
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem boards her plane Wednesday as she prepares to travel to El Salvador, Colombia and Mexico. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday will visit the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are members of the Tren de Aragua gang have … Read more
Florida GOP state Sen. Jay Collins, shown in 2023, is sponsoring the bill that would expand the hours teens can work. (Phil Sears / Associated Press) A bill that would relax restrictions on working hours for Florida teenagers is moving through the state Legislature amid an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration. The bill would permit … Read more
A person walks past a pride flag this month at Casa Frida, a shelter that supports LGBTQ+ migrants, in Tapachula, in Mexico’s Chiapas state. (Moises Castillo / Associated Press) Ana Esquivel no longer feels like her heart stops every time she sees a police officer. “We’ve been told that they won’t harass or mistreat us … Read more
“Ghost guns” on display in 2019 at San Francisco police headquarters. (Haven Daley / Associated Press) The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a federal ban on the sale of parts kits that permit unlicensed gun owners to make firearms at home which cannot be traced by the police. In a 7-2 decision, the justices agreed … Read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, second from right, walks outside the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) The Atlantic released the entire Signal chat among Trump senior national security officials Wednesday, showing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided the exact timing of warplane launches and … Read more
In a stinging rebuke to President Bush, Earvin (Magic) Johnson resigned Friday from the National Commission on AIDS, complaining that the Administration has “utterly ignored” the panel’s work and saying the epidemic “cannot be fought with lip service and photo opportunities.” In his resignation letter to Bush, Johnson wrote: “I am disappointed that you have … Read more
Sunday evening at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, Rep. Maxine Waters stood side-by-side with the Rev. Jesse Jackson at a rally for him. Wednesday night, the freshman congresswoman from Los Angeles climbed the podium at the Democratic National Convention to second the presidential nomination of Bill Clinton. Those appearances vividly underscored the difficult role Waters has played … Read more
When Joseph E. Schmitz took over as the Pentagon’s inspector general in 2002, the largest watchdog organization in the federal government was under fire for failing to fully investigate a senior official, falsifying internal documents and mistreating whistle-blowers. He publicly pledged to clean it up. Three years later, similar accusations now surround Schmitz. For the … Read more
Drivers protest in front of the Uber Greenlight Hub in Los Angeles in 2024. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) In early 2020, thousands of drivers — led by Southern California advocacy group Rideshare Drivers United — filed claims with the state against Uber and Lyft. They alleged the companies had illegally treated them as … Read more
Fire officials worry wind could push wildfire into B.C. town Monday
Could your house soon be in the metaverse as first UK nation joins?
Review: WWII heroism of Japanese Americans gets its due in ‘Go For Broke: An Origin Story’
British soldiers warned over Russian agents spying on their phones
This will close in 0 seconds