United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Friday said Israel has only authorized for Gaza what “amounts to a teaspoon of aid when a flood of assistance is required” and again signaled that the U.N. won’t take part in a new U.S.-backed distribution plan. “Without rapid, reliable, safe and sustained aid …
Read More »1-vote victory for Trump’s big bill inflames Democratic clash over aging leaders
WASHINGTON — When House Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax and spending package on a party-line vote of 215-214, some Democrats couldn’t help but notice that three safe blue seats in their ranks were empty after those lawmakers recently died in their 70s. “Imagine if one of the older …
Read More »Judge blocks Trump administration from banning international students at Harvard
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Read More »Pacers take 2-0 lead over Knicks as Pascal Siakam scores 39 points in 114-109 victory
The Indiana Pacers are headed home, halfway to a chance to play for an elusive NBA title. They might prefer to stay right where they are. Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 on Friday night for a 2-0 lead …
Read More »Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack early Saturday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city, forcing many Kyiv residents to take shelter in underground subway stations. The nighttime Russian attack came hours after Russia and Ukraine began a major …
Read More »New details in fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers
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Read More »San Diego Humane Society employees dress up in bear costumes to care for cub
Think you’re going above and beyond at work? Think again. Employees at the San Diego Humane Society are wearing bear costumes to tend to a cub that came into the organization’s care last month. The reason they’re dressing the part? To make sure the baby black bear doesn’t bond too …
Read More »House Republican tax bill favors the rich — how much they stand to gain, and why
There’s a stark contrast between the effects on high earners and those on low-income households in a sprawling legislative package House Republicans passed Thursday. The bulk of the financial benefits in the legislation — called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — would flow to the wealthiest Americans, courtesy of …
Read More »17 hurt in knife attack at German train station; woman arrested
BERLIN — A stabbing attack at the busy central train station in the German city of Hamburg left multiple people injured, some of them in life-threatening condition, authorities said. A woman was arrested as the suspect. The attacker targeted people on the platform between tracks 13 and 14 in the …
Read More »Why Trump’s iPhone tariff threat might not be enough to bring production to the U.S.
The once-solid relationship between President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook is breaking down over the idea of a U.S.-made iPhone. Last week, Trump said he “had a little problem with Tim Cook,” and on Friday, he threatened to slap a 25% tariff on iPhones in a social media …
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