The ongoing government shutdown is wearing down military families as paychecks arrive only at the last minute. Since Oct. 1, President Donald Trump has twice ordered stopgap funding shifts, including $5.3 billion overall with $2.5 billion from his summer tax and spending cuts law. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned troops...
Ahead of Tuesday’s vote, Democrat Abigail Spanberger is running a low-drama, centrist campaign for Virginia governor, fixating on rising costs and soybean farmers while sidestepping Donald Trump and playing down the prospect of being the state’s first woman governor. She warns Democrats against overpromising, criticizing student debt pledges, as a...
Britain’s palace moved to strip Andrew, younger brother of King Charles III, of his princely style and honors, reclassifying him as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and ordering him out of Royal Lodge. The terse statement cited deepening fallout from new disclosures about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and detailed abuse allegations,...
At a sentencing hearing in Washington, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, appointed by Donald Trump, publicly praised prosecutors Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White—who were placed on administrative leave hours after filing a memo that called the Jan. 6 crowd a “mob of rioters.” The hearing concerned Taylor Taranto, a Jan....
Microsoft's latest quarter undercut hopes for Xbox. Gaming revenue slipped 2% as Xbox hardware plunged 22%, while growth was a scant 1% and largely lifted by better-than-expected third-party titles like Clair Obscur Expedition 33. CFO Amy Hood forecast another low to mid single digit decline next quarter, citing a lack...
Universal’s Wicked: For Good is tracking for a $112 million to $115 million debut on November 21, echoing last year’s $112.5 million start for Jon M. Chu’s first chapter. Polling shows strong female interest, with first-choice levels among women over and under 25 outpacing the original and ahead of Lilo...
Back in Miami, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returns tonight after more than a month sidelined by a hamstring injury, set for his third NFL start at Hard Rock Stadium. His first Miami start, in 2019, produced a 59-10 rout of the Dolphins with five touchdown passes and a perfect rating;...
A federal judge in Boston signaled skepticism toward the Trump administration’s claim that SNAP benefits must halt during the nearly monthlong government shutdown, as a ruling could come Thursday to avert a total cutoff for 42 million Americans set to begin Saturday. Judge Indira Talwani said Congress created a USDA...
On day 30 of the federal shutdown, an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll finds rising public worry and growing disapproval of President Donald Trump’s management. Three in four Americans are concerned, with 43% now very concerned, up from 25% on Oct. 1. Forty-five percent blame Trump and congressional Republicans, 33% blame...
Thieves made off with more than 1,000 items from an off-site storage facility for the Oakland Museum of California, authorities said, slipping in just before 3.30am on 15 October. Police and the FBI’s art crime team are investigating. The haul included Native American baskets, ivory carvings, daguerreotypes, jewelry and laptops....
