The Navy began evacuating hundreds of U.S. citizens and their pets from Guantánamo Bay to Florida as Hurricane Melissa threatened eastern Cuba. With more than 4,000 people on the base, commanders ordered rolling departures starting Friday, expanding Saturday to non-mission-essential civilians. Four charter jets and a C-17 from Charleston were...
With the federal shutdown nearing a fifth week, 730,000 employees are working without pay and 670,000 are furloughed, prompting food lines and sold belongings. In Chicago, Jill Hornick opened a $0 paycheck and wept; in Northern Virginia, Rep. Don Beyer helped load groceries for waiting workers. There are no negotiations:...
On Face the Nation, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries blamed a “Trump, Republican shutdown” now in day 26, urging bipartisan talks while rejecting a GOP funding bill he says would gut health care. He warned premiums could spike without extending Affordable Care Act tax credits, saying Congress could push back...
In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning’s Robert Costa, California Gov. Gavin Newsom cast Democrats’ Proposition 50—a Nov. 4 ballot measure allowing redistricting next year—as vital to counter President Trump’s House push and to defend checks and balances. If it passes, Democrats could redraw California’s U.S. House map and seek...
Jets legend Nick Mangold died Saturday night from complications of kidney disease, 12 days after revealing he needed a transplant. He was 41. A first-round pick in 2006, Mangold anchored New York's line for 11 seasons, earning two All-Pro nods, seven Pro Bowls, and helping the 2009 and 2010 teams...
Flights bound for Los Angeles International Airport were halted Sunday morning after a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility, the FAA said. A temporary ground stop began at 11:42 a.m. Eastern, producing average delays of an hour and 40 minutes; the agency aimed to lift it by...
Ontario’s ad using Ronald Reagan’s 1987 remarks on tariffs drew fire for selective editing, but a fact-check finds the spot captured his broader message: trade barriers spark retaliation and hurt Americans. The ad reordered quotes without changing their meaning and omitted Reagan’s acknowledgment of a narrow, temporary tariff action against...
President Donald Trump is pushing ahead with a $300 million plan to build a White House ballroom, mounting a campaign-style fundraising drive led by his former campaign finance chief, Meredith O’Rourke. Her team is approaching executives, corporations, and Republican lobbyists who backed Trump’s 2024 campaign and inauguration, according to people...
Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 4 on Sunday, churning slowly south of Jamaica with 140 mph winds and the threat of catastrophic rain across the northern Caribbean. Jamaica activated more than 650 shelters and closed Kingston’s airport, yet some Port Royal residents refused to evacuate, citing past safety concerns...
Giants running back Cam Skattebo was carted off today after his right foot and ankle bent awkwardly while he tried to catch a pass, a grim scene that left teammates emotional. A large cast was placed on his right lower leg before he was taken from the field, with players...
