After a jury convicted former sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson of second-degree murder in the fatal kitchen shooting of 36-year-old Sonya Massey, her father voiced anger, saying a harsher verdict was warranted. Jurors deliberated about 12 hours before finding Grayson guilty on a lesser count; he faces up to 20 years...
Jolted by a pre-dawn call, Questlove turns from dread to memory, charting his three-decade bond with D’Angelo: late nights at Electric Lady, the shock of Michael Jackson’s Morphine bridge, mischievous pranks, and the fierce, technical focus that birthed Voodoo and remade Black music. He recalls swapping tracks with Common, a...
For four decades, paleontologists argued whether small tyrannosaur fossils were teenage T. rex or something else. A Nature study identifies a North Carolina specimen as Nanotyrannus: analyses of the museum's dueling dinosaurs tyrannosaur show a nearly mature 20 year old with anatomy unlike T. rex, including larger forelimbs, a vestigial...
U.S. President Donald Trump said a 100-minute meeting with China’s Xi Jinping produced key decisions, including cutting a fentanyl-related tariff hike from 20% to 10% and extending a truce on steeper increases. China said average tariffs will drop to 47%. Trump touted planned Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans; Treasury Secretary...
After President Trump threatened to resume U.S. nuclear testing, the Kremlin said Russia had not tested nuclear weapons recently and would do so only if the United States did. President Vladimir V. Putin touted a successful test of a nuclear-powered drone and the trial of a nuclear-capable missile, though neither...
Days after the abrupt demolition of the White House East Wing, Sen. Edward Markey demanded proof that contractor ACECO followed federal rules for asbestos and lead removal, echoing warnings from the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. The White House says an extensive assessment and September abatement met standards, but ADAO says...
The government shutdown delivered $0 paychecks to some FAA employees, forcing essential workers to keep the skies safe while families keep heat off, burn firewood, and tighten belts. Radar technician Cleverson Schmidt in Washington, DC, continues certifying aircraft systems without pay, juggling creditors and side jobs. In Boston, a controller’s...
On the first day of early voting, New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli spotlighted the state's Latino clout, citing more than two million residents of Hispanic descent and over 500,000 Puerto Ricans, while campaigning beside Puerto Rico's Republican governor. Latino voters are a pivotal swing bloc in the race...
Eleven Democratic senators said "near-total secrecy" around deportation flights and ICE's use of the WRAP raised serious human rights concerns, urging the agency to pause the full body restraint until it explains its policies. Citing an AP investigation, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and colleagues questioned transparency. Advocates say ICE isn't...
Five people were arrested Thursday in a case linked to the 2023 overdose deaths of Robert De Niro’s grandson and Chris Stein’s daughter, according to law enforcement sources. Prosecutors said the defendants—Grant McIver, Bruce Epperson, Eddie Barreto, John Nicolas and Roy Nicolas—were part of a network that pushed thousands of...
