WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump really wants to fly on an upgraded Air Force One — but making that happen could depend on whether he’s willing to cut corners with security. As government lawyers sort out the legal arrangement for accepting a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family, another crucial conversation is unfolding about modifying the plane […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounded 21 others, local officials said. The barrage — the latest in near daily widescale attacks — included aerial glide bombs that have become part of a fierce Russian onslaught in the all-out war, which […]
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country. Despite Wagner’s announcement, Russia will continue to have a mercenary presence in the West African country. The Africa Corps, Russia’s state-controlled paramilitary force, said on its […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said Saturday it had retrieved the body of a Thai hostage abducted into Gaza during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war, as it continued its military offensive, killing at least 95 people in the past 24 hours, according to Gaza’s health ministry. The prime minister’s office said Nattapong […]
A federal judge sentenced a Washington, D.C. police officer to 18 months in prison on Friday for obstructing justice and lying about his relationship with the former leader of the right-wing group, Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio. A jury found Lt. Shane Lamond guilty in December last year of leaking details to Tarrio about an investigation […]
Former President Barack Obama’s White House doctor criticized former President Joe Biden‘s White House physician Kevin O’Connor for not giving Biden a cognitive test. O’Connor conducted Biden’s last physical in the White House in February 2024, but didn’t order a cognitive test and labeled him a “healthy, active, robust 81-year-old male.” He also wrote that […]
Vice President JD Vance was unexpectedly tasked with reacting in real time to Elon Musk‘s social media meltdown while recording a podcast. He said he hopes the billionaire “comes back into the fold.” Vance’s 90-minute spot with podcast titan Theo Von was released early Saturday morning, but was recorded Thursday as Musk was railing against […]
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Friday chose Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz to serve as his agency’s watchdog as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s. Horowitz previously revealed problems with the FBI’s investigation into President Donald Trump for Russian collusion. Trump praised him for his role in the investigation, and he was […]
The events at the White House had all the makings of being a lost week. President Donald Trump’s court wins, trade successes, and unexpectedly positive jobs report were being overshadowed by his rant against top corporate ally-turned budget critic Elon Musk. The Tesla titan, who left Washington with a gold key to the Oval Office […]
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, earlier this year, stood as little more than another name in a crowded, notably progressive field looking to unseat incumbent Mayor Eric Adams. But as the year has progressed, Mamdani’s Democratic Socialist brand — complete with promises for free and fast buses, free childcare, and city-run grocery stores […]
