Senate Commerce leaders Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell sought details from the NBA on its handling of integrity allegations after arrests tied to an alleged gambling scheme, requesting answers by Nov. 10. In Tokyo, President Trump began an Asia visit, met Japan’s emperor and, ahead of talks with new Prime...
Flight delays climbed over the weekend amid an FAA staffing squeeze, and more disruptions are expected as air traffic controllers miss their first full paycheck Tuesday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said controllers are “wearing thin” and acknowledged a spike in sick calls, with nearly two dozen staffing shortfalls Saturday across...
A Utah judge ruled that Tyler Robinson, 22, charged with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, may wear civilian clothes at pretrial hearings but must remain in restraints. Judge Tony Graf Jr. cited the presumption of innocence but said the...
Carson Wentz missed Minnesota’s Monday practice, and now the reason is official: he’ll undergo season-ending surgery on his non-throwing left shoulder, and the Vikings placed him on injured reserve. Wentz started the last five games as Minnesota went 2–3, completing 65.1% for 1,216 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions;...
England has approved the Renters’ Rights Bill, billed as the biggest overhaul in decades. Tenancies shift to rolling contracts, with tenants free to stay or leave on two months’ notice. Landlords face curbs on no‑fault evictions: they cannot sell or move in during the first year and must give four...
Aboard Air Force One en route from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo, Donald Trump rejected a floated 2028 workaround — running for vice-president to enable a third White House term — calling it “too cute” and saying voters wouldn’t like it, even as he said he “would love” a third term....
Amazon plans a sweeping round of layoffs starting Tuesday that could cut up to 30,000 corporate jobs, Reuters reported. The reductions, expected across divisions, would trim about 10% of its 350,000 corporate workforce, with managers trained Monday before emails go out Tuesday morning. It would be the company’s largest cuts...
The Red Cross transferred a coffin from Hamas to Israeli forces inside Gaza, with the IDF set to bring it to Israel’s National Institute of Forensic Medicine for identification, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said. Since an Oct. 10 ceasefire took effect, the U.N. reported 470,000 movements from southern to...
Paramount Skydance will cut about 1,000 U.S. jobs Wednesday, Oct. 29, the first wave in a plan that could eliminate roughly 2,000 U.S. roles, with more layoffs expected internationally. The freshly merged company, led by chairman and CEO David Ellison, is pursuing cost reductions of up to $2 billion. President...
American climber Jim Morrison became the first to ski Everest’s daunting Hornbein Couloir on Oct. 15, descending the narrow, unrelenting gully from just over 1,100 feet below the summit. Partnering with filmmaker-mountaineer Jimmy Chin, the five-year project took three attempts and a roughly one-day annual window, ending with a four-hour,...
