After months of tariff threats and pressure on defense spending that rattled Asian allies, President Donald Trump used a three-nation tour to signal steadier backing. He said the US was “wedded” to South Korea, addressed concerns tied to a $350 billion investment pledge, and approved South Korea’s request for nuclear-powered...
After a sedan rear-ended a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle in Evanston, a chaotic arrest unfolded, drawing a crowd and leading agents to use pepper spray, point a gun, and repeatedly punch a man pinned to the pavement. Three people were arrested. The Department of Homeland Security said the strikes were...
Zohran Mamdani’s double-digit lead in the New York City mayor’s race has electrified many Muslim New Yorkers and drawn a surge of Islamophobic attacks. Opponents Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, echoed by Mayor Eric Adams, have faced criticism for remarks and ads linking Mamdani to extremism, including Sliwa’s false “global...
In Toronto on Saturday, Game 7 of the World Series flared when Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski hit Blue Jays shortstop Andres Gimenez on the right hand in the fourth inning, one pitch after Gimenez seemingly stuck that hand out to get hit. Both benches and bullpens emptied amid shouting, but...
British Transport Police declared a major incident after multiple stabbings on the 18:25 Doncaster to King’s Cross service, halted at Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Ten people are in hospital, nine with life-threatening injuries, and no fatalities confirmed. Two men were arrested after armed officers attended at Huntingdon. Trains are halted and...
At the Kia Forum in Inglewood, thousands queued for a drive-through food distribution as SNAP benefits lapsed on the first day of the month during a federal shutdown that began Oct. 1. The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank loaded about 5,000 cars with roughly 40 meals each, while residents like...
Before 7,000-plus in Norfolk, Virginia, Barack Obama returned to the trail with razor-edged humor, backing Abigail Spanberger and other Democratic gubernatorial bids in Virginia and New Jersey. The former president, whose 2024 warnings preceded Trump’s election win a year ago, ticked through what he called daily lawlessness — politicized justice,...
Multiple people were stabbed on a London-bound train near Cambridge on Saturday, British Transport Police said, as the service pulled into Huntingdon. Emergency crews, including armed officers and air ambulances, responded after 7:30 p.m., and two people were arrested at the station. The East of England Ambulance Service said multiple...
With days left in New York City’s fractious mayoral race, frontrunner Zohran Mamdani spoke with Barack Obama, a call his campaign said included “words of support.” Mamdani, who beat Andrew Cuomo in June’s Democratic primary, now faces Cuomo, running as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Some top Democrats have...
Ukraine’s top commander, Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, says troops face difficult conditions defending Pokrovsk against a multi-thousand Russian force, but rejects claims they are encircled. Special forces were sent to secure supply routes that sources say are under Russian fire. Footage showed Syrskyi with intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov poring over battlefield...
