U.S. President Donald Trump and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will co-chair a Sharm el-Sheikh peace summit after a Gaza ceasefire took effect. European leaders attend, and a signing ceremony for a “Middle East peace plan” agreed by Israel and Hamas is expected, though neither will be present. Hamas is expected...
New Orleans city councilmember Helena Moreno won the mayor’s race Saturday, taking 55% of the vote and avoiding a runoff, preliminary results show. The Democrat will succeed LaToya Cantrell, who is term-limited after a turbulent second term marked by clashes with the council and a 2022 recall effort. Cantrell was...
With the NFL’s last unbeaten gone, Week 6 arrives wide open. A surge in blocked kicks—already halfway to a 2002 record—has flipped games and divisions, from the Rams’ gut-punch swings to crucial moments in Green Bay, Chicago and Tampa Bay. The stakes spike ahead: injury-hit 49ers visit the late-drama Buccaneers;...
Madagascar’s presidency says an illegal bid to seize power is under way, after the army unit CAPSAT declared it had taken command of the military and named Gen Demosthene Pikulas as chief of staff. The claim comes amid protests that began on 25 September over water and power cuts and...
Former L.A. schools chief Austin Beutner is preparing to challenge Mayor Karen Bass in 2026, arguing the city failed residents on crime, housing costs and the deadly Palisades fire. The blaze killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes, damaging Beutner’s house and leveling his mother‑in‑law’s. Citing an after‑action report...
Authorities in Israel and Gaza readied for a Monday deadline to swap Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees under a ceasefire that could end the two-year Gaza war. Hamas must release all living captives—48 are held, 20 believed alive—by noon local time, while an international taskforce seeks the remains...
All eyes are on London as the Jets meet the Broncos, headlined by Garrett Wilson’s showdown with reigning Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Surtain II. Wilson leads New York’s offense with 48 targets and 33 catches for 382 yards and four scores, though Denver has throttled quarterbacks with an...
Calls to return astronauts to the moon are growing, but NASA’s plan hinges on SpaceX’s Starship, still unproven. Six of its 10 test flights saw dramatic failures; a prototype recently exploded. Flight 11 could launch Monday at 7:15 p.m. ET from South Texas. Orbital refueling—a first—remains unresolved, with estimates ranging...
Beijing warned it will take corresponding measures if Donald Trump follows through on a threat to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, intensifying a spat that has already rattled markets. China defended its sweeping new rare-earth export controls as legitimate and accused Washington of double standards, noting recent U.S. curbs...
Rep. Thomas Massie condemned President Donald Trump’s bid to pressure elite universities, applauding MIT for rejecting a White House compact that would tie priority federal funding to conditions such as curbing international enrollment and barring transgender athletes from competing by gender identity. In a post on X, Massie praised his...
