Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley Reunite in Zeitlin Film

 

Los Angeles: Actors Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley are set to reunite in filmmaker Benh Zeitlin's outlaw-romance film 'Hold on to Your Angels', officials said on May 8. Production is scheduled to begin in February, and the project is expected to be presented at the Cannes market for potential buyers...

Florida, federal talks consider closing Everglades detention site

 

Miami: Florida entered preliminary talks this week with the Trump administration to close Alligator Alcatraz, a remote ICE detention center in the Everglades, according to a New York Times report published Thursday. State officials say the site, opened last summer, was intended as temporary; federal and state representatives are discussing...

Drivers Line Up as Gas Prices Surge Nationwide

 

St. Louis — Circle K offered a temporary 40-cent-per-gallon discount at its stations on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., drawing drivers who filled up as local pump prices briefly fell below four dollars and customers reported relief; AAA reported the national average at about $4.56 per gallon the...

U.S. adds 115,000 jobs in April; unemployment steady

 

Washington — The U.S. Labor Department reported on Friday that employers added 115,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in April, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.3%. Hiring gains were concentrated in healthcare (37,000) and transportation and warehousing (30,000), while manufacturing lost 2,000 jobs and prior months’ figures were revised. Economists this week...

Southern states pursue new congressional primaries after ruling

 

Montgomery, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers on Friday approved legislation enabling new U.S. House primaries if courts permit the state to use different congressional districts, and the bill was sent to Republican Gov. Kay Ivey; the move followed a U.S. Supreme Court decision in a Louisiana case that changed Voting Rights...

India Highlights Inclusive Migration, e-Migrate, Meets UN Chief

 

New York. Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh delivered India’s national statement at the International Migration Review Forum on Thursday, May 8, and publicly urged an inclusive, humane framework to address irregular migration and trafficking; he also presented India’s digital migration platform and arrived in New...

US Senate Names China Top Threat, Seeks Alliances

 

Washington: On May 8 a bipartisan group of U.S. senators led by Senator Chris Coons introduced a resolution that names China the "foremost rival and strategic competitor" of the United States, saying Beijing has the intent and capacity to undermine U.S. and allied security and prosperity. The measure accuses China...

Court Bars Trump’s 10 Percent Global Tariffs Immediately

 

Washington — On Thursday, May 8, 2026, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled 2-1 that President Donald Trump’s temporary 10% global tariffs, invoked under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, were unlawful after small businesses and other plaintiffs challenged their statutory basis. The decision...

Cade Cunningham Propels Pistons To 2-0 Series Lead

 

DETROIT — Cade Cunningham scored 25 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, and added 10 assists Thursday as the Detroit Pistons defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97, giving Detroit a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. The game took place at Little Caesars Arena, and the win followed...

Rays win 8-4, extend streak to seven games

 

BOSTON. On Thursday night, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-4, extending their winning streak to seven games and recording 13 wins in their last 14 outings. Pinch-hitter Chandler Simpson delivered the go-ahead two-run single in the sixth, and Simpson later added an RBI triple in the...