I’m waddling here! I’m waddling here! A family of Canada geese were escorted by police across the Holland Tunnel — but a few honking-mad drivers weren’t taken in by the adorable caught-on-video scene. The video showed a Mama and Papa goose followed by their six fluff balls crossing the roadway on the Jersey side of … Read more
Columbia University officials said they are working with the Trump administration in the hope of getting federal funding restored, but the school will still pull back spending because of uncertainty and strain on its budget. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press) Columbia University said Tuesday that it will be laying off nearly 180 staffers in response … Read more
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman ripped a New York magazine report that quoted current and former staffers questioning his mental health as a “one-source hit piece” by a “very left publication.” “A one-source hit piece, some anonymous sources. So there’s nothing new,” Fetterman (D-Pa.) told reporters Tuesday about the exposé, which rocked the beltway late last … Read more
Bebe Rexha fired back — and made a deeply personal revelation — after Azealia Banks body shamed her over her Met Gala appearance. “Sis gives me – hormonal birth control implant or something,” Banks, who did not attend the glamorous event in New York City, wrote via X on Monday. “It’s giving implanon/nuvaring she needs … Read more
Talk about the fashion police! There was some Met Gala mayhem away from the red carpet when a brouhaha blew up between New York cops and celebrity stylist Jessica Paster outside of the Carlyle. The fashionista claims to Page Six she was “manhandled” while trying to follow NYPD instructions. Paster was in town for the biggest … Read more
Travelers at Terminal 3 at LAX. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) After nearly two decades of delays and warnings, implementation of the federal government’s Real ID program is set to begin Wednesday at airports around the nation amid questions about how the change will affect air travel. The requirement that travelers present a Real ID … Read more
Karen Locken, left, plays with children in the Early Head Start program at Pacific Clinics Head Start in Pasadena, Friday, April 18. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of legislators in Sacramento released a letter urging California’s congressional delegation to protect the embattled Head Start program and reject any proposed Trump … Read more
The Energy Star program sets efficiency guidelines for the manufacturers of household products such as refrigerators and dishwashers. Above, appliances are displayed in an Illinois store last month. (Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press) A proposal by the Trump administration to reorganize the Environmental Protection Agency targets divisions that house its climate change offices as … Read more
US stocks dropped Tuesday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that trade talks with China haven’t started — and President Trump later said the US doesn’t “have to sign” any trade deals. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 389 points, or 1%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell 0.8% and 0.9%, respectively. Bessent’s remarks … Read more
Cardinals attend a Mass on the fifth day of mourning for the late Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on April 30. (Alessandra Tarantino / Associated Press) Although Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his successor — from the Vatican’s … Read more
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