Germany is grappling with a wave of mysterious drones near critical sites—from an industrial park by Hamburg to Munich’s airport and Kiel’s seaport—that halted flights for hours and stranded thousands. Air traffic control logged 172 suspicious incidents around airfields through the end of September, up from 129 during the same...
The federal shutdown has frozen national respiratory virus surveillance, leaving the CDC’s flu, Covid-19 and RSV reports weeks out of date just as activity rises. Measles tracking continues, but key tools like FluView, RESP-NET and the Respiratory Illness Data Channel are paused, creating blind spots for hospitals, states and the...
Director Nia DaCosta delivers a heady, Ibsen-inspired melodrama set in a 1950s English country house, where Hedda (Tessa Thompson) marries timid scholar George Tesman (Tom Bateman) for luxury in a vast house now burdened by debt. As a coveted professorship becomes crucial, Hedda’s ex-lover Eileen Lövborg (Nina Hoss) arrives, also...
At its GM Forward event in New York, General Motors outlined a software-first roadmap: Google's Gemini conversational assistant will begin rolling out to vehicles next year, including select models dating back to 2016, followed in 2028 by an eyes-off, hands-free driver-assistance system debuting on the Cadillac Escalade IQ EV with...
Peru’s new president, José Jerí, declared a 30-day state of emergency in Lima on Tuesday amid rising killings, extortion and attacks that fueled protests and the recent ouster of his predecessor. A decree later formalized the measure, which could deploy soldiers to aid police and curb freedoms of assembly and...
With early voting days away, New York City’s mayoral hopefuls meet Wednesday for the second and final debate at 7 p.m. Eastern. Democrat Zohran Mamdani, 34, holds a double-digit lead, with independent Andrew M. Cuomo, 67, second and Republican Curtis Sliwa, 71, third. The 90-minute event airs on Spectrum News...
New York City mayor Eric Adams said the city and NYPD had no role in federal ICE raids in Chinatown tied to “selling counterfeit goods,” reiterating that NYC does not cooperate on civil deportations and that resources should target violent criminals. The operation drew hundreds of protesters outside 26 Federal...
New Hampshire Republican John E. Sununu, 61, launched a comeback bid for the Senate seat being vacated by Jeanne Shaheen, setting up a primary that includes Scott Brown. In a video, Sununu cast himself as a calmer hand and said he’ll focus on the economy, veterans, health care costs, and...
Vice President JD Vance visited Israel as a Gaza ceasefire nears two weeks, saying the deal is advancing while U.S. officials push next steps and open a coordination center outside Gaza. In Washington, the government remains shut down, with House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries predicting pressure on Republicans over health insurance...
Vice President Vance said the Israel-Hamas ceasefire is holding after talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even as a difficult Phase 2 looms. A U.S. team is in Israel to keep the truce, in place since Oct. 10, on track; in a rare exception, envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner...
