ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — No place is more vulnerable to hurricanes in the 50 U.S. states than the Florida Keys. The chain of islands celebrated by singer Jimmy Buffett in his odes to tropical escapism is surrounded by water, jutting out 120 miles southwesterly from Florida’s mainland to Key West with the Gulf and Atlantic Ocean on either side. […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds more prisoners Saturday as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire. The exchange came hours after Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack that left at least 15 people injured. Ukraine’s […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A plane crash in San Diego that likely killed six people, including groundbreaking alternative music executive Dave Shapiro, happened as the private plane approached an airport whose runway lights were out in heavy fog, investigators said. It could take a year to sort out exactly what happened to the plane that crashed into […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made plenty of enemies helping dismantle a powerful Catholic movement whose leaders physically, sexually, spiritually and psychologically abused members. As Leo’s past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, victims of the now-disgraced group are stepping up to defend him. These survivors say that starting in 2018, when Robert […]
CANNES, France (AP) — French authorities believe arson may have played a role in a power outage Saturday in southeast France that threatened to jeopardize the Cannes Film Festival’s closing celebrations, including the much-anticipated Palme d’Or ceremony. Power was restored hours before the ceremony, around 3 p.m. local time, as music began blasting again from beachfront speakers. […]
The Justice Department announced Michail Chkhikvishvili has been extradited to the U.S. from Moldova to face charges for plotting to distribute poisoned candy to Jewish and minority children. Chkhikvishvili, a Georgian national, is accused of being a leader of the “Maniac Murder Cult,” a white supremacist group, and was charged with four counts for soliciting […]
President Donald Trump addressed graduates at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point by proclaiming them “winners” while touting his administration’s actions to reshape the military. Trump spoke for nearly an hour to the class of 2025 at their commencement ceremony, taking moments to honor individual members of the class and heralding the whole class […]
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration return a deported Guatemalan national, claiming the government did not give him a sufficient opportunity to express his concern over being deported to Mexico. Judge Brian Murphy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled Friday that the deported foreigner, labeled as “O.C.G.” in court […]
President Donald Trump is speaking at the commencement ceremony for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The commander in chief’s remarks are scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m. from West Point, New York. HOW TRUMP’S CRYPTO EMBRACE TOOK OUT BIDEN’S REGULATORY CRACKDOWN Trump’s remarks at West Point will be the second graduation ceremony he speaks […]
President Donald Trump scored hugely this week when the House gave him a one-vote victory on his “big beautiful bill” of tax cuts, spending increases, and immigration initiatives. For past presidents, that would have been enough for a winning week, but for Trump 2.0, it was just another day and week filled with the non-stop […]
