Several advocacy groups in Idaho this week are condemning Republican members of the state’s House Business Committee for allowing public testimony from a man who appeared before the committee in brownface and has previously engaged in racist and antisemitic demonstrations throughout the state. The man, far-right demonstrator David Pettinger, was initially stopped from testifying before […]
John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s dramatized story renews fascination with couple
For Kelly, the role was an opportunity of a lifetime. The 37-year-old Canadian was relatively unknown before snagging the part — having built his career as a model. “I was thinking about perhaps hanging up the old hat,” he said. “And then when I just decided, like, ‘yeah, whatever,’ that’s kind of when it happened.” […]
Cuba says it will defend itself against any ‘aggression’ after deadly U.S. boat clash
Cuba vowed to defend itself against “terrorist and mercenary aggression” as more information emerged about the U.S.-based Cuban men accused by the government of “foiled armed infiltration.” Cuban officials said its military killed four men and captured six others who were injured after they entered Cuban waters aboard a Florida-registered boat near the island nation’s […]
Warner Bros. Discovery says Paramount’s offer is ‘superior’ to Netflix deal
Warner Bros. Discovery’s board said Thursday that Paramount Skydance’s latest offer to acquire the company, including its cable networks, is “superior” to its current deal with Netflix. In a news release, Warner Bros. said it’s alerted Netflix about the decision and that the company will have four business days to respond with a counter. Paramount’s […]
Former Miami Heat star Chris Bosh ‘lucky to be alive’ following health episode
Basketball Hall of Famer Chris Bosh is “lucky to be alive” after waking up “covered in my own blood” during a recent health scare that’s given him a new appreciation on life, he told fans on Wednesday. The former Miami Heat star said he was getting ready to go out with his wife when “the […]
Maryland man donned disguise to kill millionaire philanthropist in nursing home, police say
A Baltimore man has been accused by police of donning a disguise and gunning down a millionaire philanthropist at a nursing home on Valentine’s Day and later firing at a Maryland state trooper during a traffic stop. Maurquise Emillo James, who is 22 and goes by “Malquazy,” has been charged with first-degree murder in the […]
Amid Trump’s touting of a ‘golden age of America,’ gory details abound
The state of the union is strong, in President Donald Trump’s telling, but also predatory and dangerous. An undercurrent of Trump’s speech this week was that the “golden age of America” calls for a cold-eyed understanding of the threats that the nation faces and the resolute actions needed to defend itself. Undocumented immigrants lurking within […]
What the polls say about how Americans are using AI
Americans are increasingly encountering and using artificial intelligence technologies like Anthropic’s Claude, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. Most surveys now suggest more than two-thirds of the population is interacting with these technologies. However, a defining question is how far along we are in a transition from experimentation with AI to integration into daily personal and […]
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani set to meet with Trump again in Washington
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, according to a White House official and two people familiar with the plans. The timing and purpose of the meeting, which was first reported by The New York Times, are unclear. The New York Post first […]
Pilot who helped capture Maduro honored by Trump in camera-ready moment
WASHINGTON — Less than two months ago, Eric Slover was a member of the U.S. special forces whose identity was shielded from the public as he secretly prepared for a high-stakes raid to capture the president of Venezuela. On Tuesday night, he appeared in the House gallery during President Donald Trump’s nationally televised State of […]