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Strikes and protests roil France, pitting the streets against Macron and his new prime minister
PARIS — Protesters hit France with transport strikes, notably hobbling the Paris Metro, demonstrations and traffic slowdowns and blockades Thursday, pitting the power of the streets against President Emmanuel Macron ‘s government and its proposals to cut funding for public services that underpin the French way of life. The first...
After the royal pomp, Trump’s state visit turns to politics and a meeting with Starmer
AYLESBURY, England — After the pomp, it’s time for the politics. President Donald Trump met Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, the final day of the U.S. leader’s state visit to Britain, with tech investment, steel tariffs and potentially tricky talks over Ukraine and Gaza on the agenda. The president...
UK police make arrests for spying as Lithuanian prosecutors target Russia-linked arson network
VILNIUS, Lithuania — British, Lithuanian and Latvian authorities have detained people on suspicion of carrying out intelligence-related activities on behalf of Russia in the latest of a string of incidents to be linked to Moscow by Western officials. The Metropolitan Police said Thursday they arrested three people just east of...
Nvidia to invest $5 billion in Intel; companies will work together on AI infrastructure and PCs
NEW YORK — Nvidia, the world’s leading chipmaker, announced on Thursday that it’s investing $5 billion in Intel and it will collaborate with the struggling semiconductor company on products. Nvidia and Intel will team up to work on custom data centers that form the backbone of artificial intelligence infrastructure as...
Democrats press FBI director on Epstein files and other takeaways from his testimony to Congress
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel defended the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files Wednesday as he returned to Capitol Hill for a second day to face intense questioning from Democrats over his promises of transparency surrounding the wealthy financier’s criminal case. The political blowback over the Trump...
Trump says he’ll designate antifa as a terrorist group but offers few details
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said early Thursday that he plans to designate antifa as a “major terrorist organization.” Antifa, short for short for “anti-fascists,” is an umbrella term for far-left-leaning militant groups and is not a singular entity. They consist of groups that resist fascists and neo-Nazis, especially at...
House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk
The House declined late Wednesday to punish one of its own over commentary in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, but the effort showed the reach of President Donald Trump’s push for political retribution and set the stage for more to come. The 214-213 roll call shelved a resolution from...
New Jersey governor signs human composting bill as alternative to burial and cremation
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey has become the 14th state to allow the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed the legislation last week. It authorizes a practice called natural organic reduction, which involves putting a body into a large tank...
Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay $1.36 million in legal bills
NEW YORK — It’s another blow to Rudy Giuliani’s withered wallet: A judge has ordered the former New York City mayor to pay $1.36 million in legal fees he racked up during investigations into his efforts to overturn President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss. Judge Arthur Engoron made the ruling...
ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death
NEW YORK — ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely beginning Wednesday after comments that he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing led a group of ABC-affiliated stations to say it would not air the show. Kimmel, the veteran late-night comic, made several comments about the reaction to Kirk’s assassination on...
Kirk killing suspect feared being shot by police and agreed to surrender if peaceful, sheriff says
OREM, Utah — Tyler Robinson, the Utah man charged with assassinating Charlie Kirk, was afraid of being shot by police and agreed to surrender as long as it was done peacefully, a sheriff involved with taking him into custody said Wednesday. Robinson appeared quiet and somber when he turned himself...
Another beachfront stilt house collapses into the surf on the Outer BanksVideo
BUXTON, N.C. — A beachfront stilt home along the Outer Banks in North Carolina has collapsed into the surf, bringing the total number of houses claimed by the Atlantic Ocean to 12 in the past five years. The two-story, wood-shingled home at the north end of Hatteras Island collapsed Tuesday...
Bear attack on hiker closes trail in Yellowstone
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A Yellowstone National Park trail remained closed Wednesday after a possible grizzly bear attacked a hiker, leaving him with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The 29-year-old man suffered injuries to his chest and arm in Tuesday’s attack on the Turbid Lake Trail northeast of Yellowstone Lake....
Mississippi police await autopsy results for Black student found hanged at Delta State
CLEVELAND, Miss. — Mississippi police on Wednesday awaited autopsy results for a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University, in a case that has ignited strong emotions in a state with a history of racist violence. The 21-year-old student was found near the campus pickleball courts...
Broadway opposition brings the curtain down on planned Times Square casino backed by Jay-Z
NEW YORK — A proposed Caesars Palace casino in Times Square that’s backed by Jay-Z lost its bid for a gambling license Wednesday after running into fierce opposition from Broadway theater owners and producers who were worried about its potential impact on the theater district. A state-commissioned community advisory committee...
3 police officers killed, 2 injured in rural Pennsylvania shootingVideo
HARRISBURG — Three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police, authorities said. The officers were at the scene, amid rolling farmland, to follow up on a domestic-related investigation that began the previous day. “This is an absolutely tragic...
Federal Reserve cuts key rate for 1st time this yearVideo
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation’s labor market. The move is the Fed’s first cut since December and it...
Amazon spends $1 billion to increase pay and lower health care costs for U.S. workers
NEW YORK — Amazon says it’s making a $1 billion investment to raise wages and lower the cost of health care plans for its U.S. fulfillment and transportation workers. The Seattle-based company said Wednesday the average pay is increasing to more than $23 per hour and said that some of...
Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health
WASHINGTON — America’s public health system is headed to a “very dangerous place” with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his team of anti-vaccine advisers in charge, fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Susan Monarez warned senators on Wednesday. Describing extraordinary turmoil inside the nation’s health agencies,...
Trivial Pursuit, Furbies and even snow might join the Toy Hall of Fame
Later this year, the National Toy Hall of Fame could induct snow — yes, the cold, white stuff that falls from the sky. But only if it ices out enough of the competition — a group that features hugely popular board games, outdoor favorites and giggling plushies. The Hall of...
Republican Brad Raffensperger to run for Georgia governor after defying Trump over 2020 election
ATLANTA — Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state who rejected Donald Trump’s call to help overturn the state’s 2020 election results, said Wednesday that he’s running for governor in 2026. The wealthy engineering entrepreneur might appeal most to business-oriented Republicans who once dominated GOP primaries in Georgia, but...
Alexei Navalny’s widow says lab reports show her husband was poisoned
The widow of Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that two independent labs have found that her husband was poisoned shortly before his death in a Russian prison. Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died in the Arctic penal colony in...
What to know about the congressional redistricting trend kick-started by Trump
First came Texas, then California, then Missouri. President Donald Trump’s call to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of the 2026 elections has led to a wave of political maneuvering among state-level Republicans and Democrats that continues to unfold across the country. Politicians are reshaping congressional voting districts — a task...
Jerry quits Ben & Jerry’s, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying that the independence it once had to speak up on social issues has been stifled by parent company Unilever. In a letter that co-founder Ben Cohen posted on social media platform X on Greenfield’s...
King Charles III greets Trump in Windsor at start of president’s 2nd state visit to the UK
WINDSOR, England — President Donald Trump arrived at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, kicking off a two-day state visit to Britain as the guest of King Charles III The president’s Marine One helicopter landed in the private Walled Garden at the Windsor estate. Prince William and his wife Catherine were on...
