President Donald Trump posted more than two dozen photos on Truth Social of the White House’s Lincoln Bathroom redone in marble, as his renovation push intensifies. The East Wing was torn down for a $300 million ballroom Trump says is privately funded at zero cost to taxpayers, prompting Democratic demands...
Vice President JD Vance defended remarks about his faith and his Hindu-raised wife after criticism followed a Turning Point USA event. Vance said he hopes Usha Vance may one day embrace Christianity but respects her free will, noting she often joins him at church. After an X user accused him...
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia has become the world’s tallest church after a section of its central tower was lifted into place Thursday, pushing the basilica to 162.91 meters and overtaking Ulm Münster at 161.5 meters. The central tower is slated to be finished next year at 172 meters, marking the 100th...
Prime Minister Mark Carney accepted President Xi Jinping’s invitation to visit China after their 40-minute APEC meeting, calling it a turning point in Canada-China ties and tasking officials to quickly tackle trade frictions. It was their first leader-level meeting since 2017, amid a dispute that erupted after Canada’s 2024 tariffs...
The U.N. Security Council approved a U.S.-sponsored resolution endorsing Morocco’s plan for Western Sahara, offering its strongest backing yet despite a divided vote. Russia, China and Pakistan abstained; Algeria did not vote. The text names Moroccan autonomy as a basis for talks and omits a referendum, prompting praise from King...
Cursor introduced Composer, its first claimed competitive coding model, alongside Cursor 2.0, an IDE modeled after Visual Studio Code. Composer, built with reinforcement learning and a mixture-of-experts architecture, is pitched as a frontier model “4x faster than similarly intelligent models.” Cursor’s internal benchmarks suggest it trails the best frontier models...
George Springer, who left Game 3 clutching his lower right side, will return atop the Blue Jays order for World Series Game 6, batting leadoff as the DH. His comeback moves Bo Bichette, also dealing with injury, back to second base and the cleanup spot after two games at DH....
Facing elimination in Game 6, the Dodgers reshuffled again: Mookie Betts moved to cleanup, Freddie Freeman to the three-hole, and Will Smith remained second behind Shohei Ohtani. Miguel Rojas made his first start since Game 2 of the National League Division Series at second base, with Tommy Edman shifted to...
The U.S. expanded a maritime campaign against suspected drug boats from early September through late October, striking vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific amid videos of explosions and black smoke, and killing dozens. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cite intelligence linking targets to narcoterrorism but have offered no...
As off-year contests open the midterm season, President Trump has mostly looked elsewhere, touring Asia and offering only a late, lukewarm nod in Virginia. Yet his shadow looms. In New Jersey, Republican Jack Ciattarelli has recast himself with Trump-style appeals, betting 2024 gains — including sharp shifts in majority-Hispanic townships...
