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Trump sued by historic preservation groups to block Kennedy Center changes
WASHINGTON — A coalition of cultural and historic preservation groups is suing to block further physical changes to the Kennedy Center ahead of a two-year closure that President Donald Trump insists is necessary to renovate the prominent performing arts venue. The lawsuit against Trump, the Kennedy Center and others in...
Spring is here. Do you care?
For the past several years, autumn has been the star season, its popularity helped along by social media videos of influencers in cozy knitwear against backdrops of gaudy foliage. More than a calendric event, fall has become an aesthetic, a lifestyle, a vibe, complete with its own TV show (comforting...
In Canada’s frozen north, with Canada’s frozen soldiers
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut — Canada’s military ambitions in the Arctic hinged on a frozen door that wouldn’t open. Hundreds of troops landing on an island in the High Arctic last month were confronted with wind chill temperatures of 80 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, frigid even by the area’s standards. The...
Plus-size fliers once loved Southwest, now they say it’s fat shaming
Plus-size passengers once raved about Southwest. Now, they say, agents are grilling them about body size in front of other travelers, forcing them to buy extra seats they never needed before or even denying them boarding. Travelers have flooded social media in recent days to express their frustration with Southwest,...
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from longtime Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed who has sought to test crime-scene evidence that he says will help clear him. The justices left in place a ruling against Reed from the federal appeals court in New Orleans for...
Iran built a vast camera network to control dissent. Israel turned it into a targeting tool
TEL AVIV, Israel — The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime. Hundreds of millions of cameras have been installed above shops, in homes and on street corners across...
North Korea says summit with Japan is off unless Tokyo drops ‘its anachronistic’ ways
SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday a summit between her brother and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won’t happen if Japan sticks to “its anachronistic” approach. Kim Yo Jong’s statement came after Takaichi told reporters last week that she had...
Trump says Iran is eager for a deal to end the war as he extends deadline to allow for diplomacy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was talking with an Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war. He also extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on...
2 pilots killed when jet collides with fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia AirportVideo
NEW YORK — An Air Canada jet carrying more than 70 passengers collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, killing the pilot and copilot and injuring several others, officials said. The impact severed the cockpit, and hurled a flight attendant — still secured...
Trump places statue of Christopher Columbus near the White House
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A statue of Christopher Columbus has been placed on the grounds of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House, the latest effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to recognize the controversial explorer. The statue is a replica of one that was tossed into Baltimore’s...
The media may have unmasked Banksy — again. That’s angered some art fans but not ruffled dealers
LONDON — Years before the rise of Instagram, Banksy figured out that the key to real influence lay in not being famous, exactly, but in being anonymous. The mystery of his identity has long been part of the value of his art, which for decades and across continents defied authority...
Iran threatens to ‘completely’ close Strait of Hormuz and hit power plants after Trump ultimatum
ARAD, Israel — The United States and Iran threatened to target critical infrastructure Sunday as the war in the Middle East, now in its fourth week, puts lives and livelihoods at risk throughout the region. Iran said the Strait of Hormuz, crucial to oil and other exports, would be “completely...
Maui braces for storm as Oahu lifts evacuation orders
Emily McLaughlin had lived long enough in Waialua, Hawaii, on the North Shore of Oahu, to become inured to emergency alerts on her phone. “You dismiss those if you live here forever,” she said. Then the water came rushing through her door late Thursday night. Before she could react, it...
News outlets pressure Pentagon to restore access after court ruling
WASHINGTON — A group representing journalists who cover the Defense Department is seeking the immediate restoration of press access for its members after a federal judge ruled on Friday that key parts of the department’s media policy were unconstitutional. “Our clients and the public face ongoing, irreparable harm,” David Schulz,...
The middle-class suburbanites who sell their blood plasma to get by
WEBSTER, Texas — Joseph Briseño arrived at CSL Plasma around 8 a.m., just as the morning rush of donors was thinning out. He took a few small sips from his water bottle, preparing for what he ruefully described as his second job. Four days a week, Briseño, who lives in...
California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he’s investigating a ballot count discrepancy. County elections officials have disputed the claims by Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican. California...
Cuba begins to restore power after nationwide grid collapse
HAVANA — Cuba began restoring its energy system on Sunday, a day after a nationwide collapse of the entire grid left millions of people in the dark for the third time this month. Some 72,000 customers in the capital, among them five hospitals, had electricity again early Sunday, according to...
Trump’s changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about U.S. war preparationVideo
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — At war with Iran, President Donald Trump is cycling through an increasingly desperate list of options as he searches for a solution to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. He is jumping from calls to secure the waterway through diplomatic means to lifting sanctions...
ICE to aid airport security amid partial shutdown, border czar saysVideo
Tom Homan, the White House border czar, confirmed Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be deployed to U.S. airports Monday, casting the operation largely as an effort to ease long lines that have caused frustration among travelers during one of the busiest travel seasons. President Donald Trump announced...
Nonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags
Across the country, collections are popping up to help Transportation Security Administration officers who have been without full pay for more than a month due to the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security. The charity World Central Kitchen, more accustomed to feeding those in war zones and...
Democrats sharpen criticism of Vance as they look past Trump to the 2028 presidential campaign
FAIRFIELD, Ohio — Although President Donald Trump is the top Democratic nemesis, some of the party’s most ambitious leaders are increasingly looking past him and at Vice President JD Vance. In the latest example, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear traveled to Vance’s home county in Ohio, where on Saturday night he...
Trump’s mixed messages on Iran: ‘Winding down’ the war and easing sanctions but adding more troops
President Donald Trump frequently contradicts himself, sometimes in the same speech, social media post or even sentence. Within the space of a few hours Friday, he sent a torrent of mixed signals about the Iran war that raise more questions about the direction of the conflict and his administration’s strategy....
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies
WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation’s premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, has died. He was 81....
Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia kills 2 as Ukraine seeks resumption of peace talks
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday killed at least two people, an official said, ahead of expected U.S.-Ukraine talks. A man and a woman were killed and six people wounded, including two children, when a Russian drone hit a private house,...
Surprise, embarrassment, unease in Japan after Trump uses Pearl Harbor to defend Iran war
TOKYO — Senior U.S. and Japanese officials tend to shy away from anything but very careful public comments about Japan’s 1941 sneak attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor. So there was embarrassment, confusion and unease on Saturday in Japan after President Donald Trump casually used the World War II...
