Border Patrol Chief of Patrol Gregory Bovino defended DHS's Operation Midway Blitz in the Chicago area, calling agents' force exemplary and within policy, despite videos and court filings questioning compliance with a federal order barring tear gas and pepper balls at protests. Footage from the Broadview facility shows pepper balls...
President Donald Trump is weighing plans to hit cocaine facilities and trafficking routes inside Venezuela, while not ruling out diplomacy after ending talks with Nicolás Maduro, officials told CNN. He has authorized CIA covert operations as the Pentagon shifts major assets toward the Caribbean, ordering the Gerald R. Ford carrier...
In a bye-maggedon Week 8 with six teams idle, a fantasy column spotlights bold starts and sharp fades. Bo Nix draws a soft Dallas defense allowing 25.1 QB points, while Joe Flacco’s pass-happy Bengals face a Jets unit missing Sauce Gardner. Jaylen Warren, Isaiah Pacheco, Michael Pittman, Stefon Diggs, Tucker...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out raising income tax in next month’s Budget, softening September’s insistence that Labour’s manifesto promise not to lift basic, higher or additional rates “stands.” Speaking in Leeds, she said she aims to keep taxes “as low as possible,” but faces a £22bn hole...
The United States carried out its 10th missile strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel, killing six and pushing the campaign’s known death toll to 43. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the nighttime attack on social media, saying President Donald Trump authorized the strike in international waters in the Caribbean and...
A rare fissure emerged among Republicans as lawmakers pressed for oversight of President Trump’s expanding, congressionally unauthorized campaign against drug cartels, which has conducted at least 10 lethal boat strikes since September and deployed over 10,000 troops and aircraft. The Senate may vote next week on a bipartisan measure to...
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, signaling a late-stage party coalescence despite months of friction. In a written statement, Jeffries cited Mamdani’s “free and fair” primary win, his focus on affordability and public safety, and a pledge to keep Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch,...
Amy Schumer shared a mirror selfie on Instagram showing a slimmer figure, drawing attention to what a nutritionist described as roughly a 40-pound loss in recent months. The 44-year-old comedian, who previously cited weights of 160 pounds in 2015 and 170 in 2022, now appears around 130 pounds, with a...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked President Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops to San Francisco as “laughable,” saying he reversed course for “obvious reasons” because “there’s nothing happening.” Citing the Major Cities Chiefs Association, he said the city is tracking a 70-year low in homicides and a year-over-year drop...
The Miami Heat gathered Friday without Terry Rozier after the NBA placed him on indefinite leave following his arrest by federal agents. Prosecutors allege Rozier conspired with friends to help them win bets tied to a March 2023 Hornets game; he denies wrongdoing. Coach Erik Spoelstra and teammates Bam Adebayo...
