Everett Kelley, head of the American Federation of Government Employees, urged Congress to end the second-longest U.S. government shutdown, now beyond four weeks, calling for a clean continuing resolution, full back pay, and policy debates outside shutdown tactics. He described workers missing a second paycheck and lining up at food...
Federal inmate records show Sean "Diddy" Combs is expected to serve about three years of a 50-month sentence for two counts of interstate prostitution, with credit for time jailed since his September 2024 arrest; his projected release is May 8, 2028. A jury acquitted him of racketeering and sex trafficking...
At Eindhoven’s High Tech Campus, CDA leader Henri Bontenbal made a quiet case for stability, decency and trust, framing politics as collaboration, not spectacle. His anti-populist pitch — focused on housing shortages, asylum policy, the nitrogen crisis and investments in the economy of the future — is resonating as the...
Two Illinois National Guard members told CBS News they will refuse federal orders to deploy in Chicago for President Trump’s immigration mission, calling the move illegal and a weaponization of troops against civilians. Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha—both political candidates—said Guard units aren’t trained to assist ICE...
Russian energy giant Lukoil will sell its foreign assets after U.S. sanctions, saying restrictions forced it to exit international operations. A former executive said revenues and profits could fall about 30% as the firm offloads three refineries and roughly half of its 5,000 petrol stations worldwide. The U.S. also blacklisted...
U.N. investigators documented hundreds of instances of Russian drone pilots targeting civilians in Kherson, concluding the attacks amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Over more than a year, small drones dropped grenades on people, ambulances and fire crews, often hovering over fires to strike responders, the report finds,...
Search crews scoured the Mediterranean on Monday after a Viking Star crew member was seen going overboard at 11:31 a.m. local time, the company said. The ship activated its emergency response and coordinated with the Italian Coast Guard as passengers described a widening air-and-sea search midway between Greece and Italy....
Week Eight delivered a lopsided slate. Heading into Monday night, 11 of 12 NFL games were decided by double digits, producing an average margin of 18.25 points. If the Commanders-Chiefs matchup also ends with a double-digit spread — Kansas City is favored by 10.5 — it would mark the first...
On Monday, Day 27 of the government shutdown, roughly 3,370 U.S. flights were delayed and 118 flights into or out of the country were canceled, FlightAware reported. The slowdowns followed weekend backups, with more than 8,700 Sunday delays as air traffic controller shortages deepen. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said controllers...
Mexican journalist Miguel Angel Beltran, who covered drug trafficking on social media, was found murdered Saturday along a highway between Durango and Mazatlan, officials told AFP. Local media said his body was wrapped in a blanket with a message accusing him of spreading false claims about Durango. The Durango state...
