Heightening a bitter standoff, the Trump administration sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his wife and son, and a member of his government, alleging ties to the global drug trade. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Petro of letting cartels thrive. The move accompanies expanded U.S. anti-smuggling operations, plans to deploy an...
A scrap hauler rumbled out of the White House Friday, loaded with the demolished East Wing, as crews finished razing the wing and corridor. An upgraded walkway and a 90,000‑square‑foot ballroom are planned. The East Wing, built in 1902 and long used for offices and a formal guest entrance, is...
The USDA says it won’t tap its $6 billion contingency fund to cover November SNAP benefits, warning states they won’t be reimbursed if they pay out anyway, according to a memo obtained by CNN. Without a reversal, roughly 42 million people could miss food assistance as the shutdown that began...
Sirikit, Thailand’s former queen and widow of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, died Friday night in a Bangkok hospital at 93 from complications of blood sepsis, the royal palace said. Known as the Queen Mother, she had largely withdrawn from public life after a debilitating 2012 stroke. A glamorous and influential consort,...
Cameron Crowe’s memoir The Uncool revisits his years as a wunderkind rock journalist and the unlikely making of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. He recalls a family-shaped draft, a withering early rejection, editor Susan Bolotin’s support, and a title change from Stairway to Heaven. Hollywood chapters follow: producer Art Linson’s...
Granted unusual access to the Lakers through his friendship with LeBron James, former NBA player and assistant Damon Jones is charged in a federal gambling probe that led to arrests of Jones, Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier. Prosecutors allege Jones, with Billups, joined alleged mafia members in a scheme to...
A study in Current Biology sequenced ancient DNA from 13 teeth recovered at a mass grave near Vilnius, uncovering two unexpected infections among Napoleon’s soldiers in 1812: paratyphoid fever and louse-borne relapsing fever. Led by Nicolás Rascovan at the Pasteur Institute, the research deepens evidence that cold, hunger, and disease...
The Supreme Court is poised to decide, for the first time, whether a president may deploy troops in U.S. cities over state and local objections, as the Trump administration seeks to overturn a Chicago ruling blocking National Guard use. Lower courts split: the 9th Circuit allowed deployment in Portland, while...
Alabama executed Anthony Boyd, 54, with nitrogen gas Thursday night for the 1993 killing of Gregory Huguley, prompting fresh scrutiny of the method. Witnesses said Boyd convulsed and gasped for roughly 15 minutes, with one counting more than 225 breaths, before he was pronounced dead about 15 minutes later. His...
A 21-year-old semi-truck driver pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming from an alleged drug-impaired, high‑speed crash that killed three people and injured at least three on I‑10 in Ontario, California. Prosecutors say Jashanpreet Singh rammed stopped traffic; he faces three counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and a...
