U.S./World category, Page 160
Fewer foreign visitors are traveling to the U.S. in what some see as a sign of a ‘Trump Slump’
Olja Ivanic looked forward to welcoming some cousins from Sweden to her Denver home in June. Ivanic and the four travelers were planning to go hiking in Colorado and then visit Los Angeles and San Francisco. But then President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a February meeting...
Trump will help plant a sapling to replace a historic White House tree cut down over safety concerns
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was set Tuesday to help plant a young Magnolia tree on the South Grounds to replace a nearly 200-year-old predecessor that was removed due to safety concerns presented by its deteriorating condition. The Republican president had announced March 30 on his social media platform that...
Kids under 16 will no longer be allowed to livestream on Instagram without parental consent
LONDON — Instagram users under 16 won’t be able to livestream or unblur nudity in direct messages they’ve received without parental approval, owner Meta Platforms said Tuesday as it widened its safety measures for teenagers. The social media company also said it was extending safeguards for users under 18 to...
Iran’s foreign minister says he will have indirect talks with U.S. envoy over Tehran’s nuclear program
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s foreign minister said Tuesday he’ll meet with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman for the first negotiations under the Trump administration seeking to halt Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program as tensions remain high in the Middle East. Speaking to Iranian state television from Algeria,...
Family swept up by immigration agents seeking someone else is released from custody
Authorities released a woman and her three children from custody on Monday after immigration agents detained them late last month while investigators were making an arrest at an upstate New York farm as part of an unrelated criminal case. President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, told Carthage-based TV station...
Fired Justice Department pardon attorney accuses agency of ‘ongoing corruption,’ abuse of power
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s recently fired pardon attorney accused the leadership of the law enforcement agency of “ongoing corruption,” testifying Monday at a congressional hearing meant to showcase concerns that the Trump administration is assaulting the rule of law, abusing its power and forcing out career civil servants. “It...
Nevada bill proposes ‘generational ban’ on cigarette sales — with a big loophole
Nevada could permanently ban the sale of cigarettes to people born after Dec. 31, 2004 — except at some casinos — in a sweeping effort to cut down on future combustible tobacco use. Assembly Bill 279 ‘s restrictions on the sale of cigarettes to people turning 21 next year is...
Philippine volcano spews ash plume into the sky, prompting school closures
MANILA, Philippines — A restive Philippine volcano briefly erupted Tuesday on a central island, sending a 2.4-mile plume of ash and debris into the sky and forcing authorities to suspend school classes in four villages due to ashfall, officials said. There were no reports of injuries or damage from Mount...
China says it will ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens to impose still more tariffs
BEIJING — China said Tuesday it would “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports. The Commerce Ministry said the U.S.’s imposition of “so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’” on China is “completely...
Denis Arndt, Tony-nominated star of ‘Heisenberg’ and veteran of David E. Kelley TV shows, dies at 86
NEW YORK — Denis Arndt, a character actor and favorite of TV writer and producer David E. Kelley, getting cast in “L.A. Law,” “Picket Fences” and “Chicago Hope,” and later earning a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut at age 77 in a play about mismatched lovers, has died. He...
Kentucky flood forces Buffalo Trace Distillery to temporarily close
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The historic Buffalo Trace Distillery has closed temporarily after deadly flooding ravaging Kentucky swept into its facilities, forcing the popular bourbon company to turn away the public and staff. In a statement released Sunday, the Frankfort, Ky.-based distillery said it would remain closed through April 10 but...
National Weather Service no longer translating products for non-English speakers
The National Weather Service is no longer providing language translations of its products, a change experts say could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving warnings about extreme weather. The weather service has “paused” the translations because its contract with the provider has lapsed, NWS spokesperson Michael Musher...
U.S. boosts Medicare payments to insurers by over $25 billion
The U.S. government will pay private Medicare Advantage plans more money next year than it originally proposed in January, a major win for insurance companies that have faced increasing scrutiny in Washington. The shares of insurers surged on the decision. UnitedHealth Group Inc. stock rose as much as 6.2%, CVS...
Dutch cannabis growers welcome expansion of state-run experiment to make sales legal
BEMMEL, Netherlands — The Netherlands expanded a government-run initiative Monday allowing legal cannabis sales. While growing cannabis is still illegal, cannabis shops — known as coffeeshops — in 10 municipalities will be allowed to sell marijuana from 10 licensed producers. “Weed was sold here legally for 50 years, but the...
Budget airline Avelo to fly deportation flights for ICE from Arizona
Budget carrier Avelo Airlines signed an agreement to fly federal deportation flights from Arizona starting in May, according to the company, whose founder acknowledged the decision may be controversial. Andrew Levy, also CEO of the Houston-based airline, said Avelo is flying for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration Control...
Garbage piles up on streets of UK’s second-largest city after monthlong sanitation strike
LONDON — There is a stink rising over the United Kingdom’s second-largest city. Garbage has piled up for a month in Birmingham during a dispute between the city and its trash collectors. It is a sore sight for eyes and offensive to the nose. Mountains of garbage are said to...
‘Little suns in the classroom’: Ukrainian city mourns children killed by Russian missile
KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine — Anger and outrage gripped the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as it held funerals for some of the 20 people, including nine children, killed by a Russian missile that tore through apartment buildings and blasted a playground. More than 70 were wounded in...
Trump administration fires senior Navy female officer at NATO. She appeared on a ‘woke’ list
WASHINGTON — U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, the only woman on NATO’s military committee, was fired over the weekend by the Trump administration, U.S. officials said Monday. Although no reason was given, officials said it was apparently tied to comments she has made that supported diversity in the force....
Trump administration having early discussions to hold military parade in Washington on June 14
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is having early discussions about a grand military parade in the nation’s capital this summer, something that is a long-held dream of President Donald Trump. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that the administration had reached out to the city about holding a parade on...
‘De-extinction’ startup with $10 billion valuation revives dire wolves
Colossal Biosciences Inc., a Dallas-based biotech firm with a $10 billion valuation, has announced a new breakthrough in its audacious mission to resurrect extinct animals. The company said Monday it’s created three dire wolves, a species popularized by the fantasy series “Game of Thrones” but not seen on Earth in...
Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law, but only after judges’ review
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants, but said they must get a court hearing before they are taken from the United States. In a bitterly divided decision, the court said the administration must give...
‘Narcos: Mexico’ actor Manuel Masalva in coma after bacterial infection
Actor Manuel Masalva, known for his work in Netflix’s “Narcos: Mexico,” is hospitalized in a medically induced coma in Dubai after contracting a highly infectious bacteria while vacationing. Manager Jaime Jaramillo Espinosa confirmed to the Los Angeles Times the 43-year-old had been in the Philippines but arrived in the United...
RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water
SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy also said he’s assembling a task force to focus on the issue. Also on Monday, the...
Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. The Justice Department argued in an emergency appeal to the justices that U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her...
Trump says U.S. will hold direct talks with Iran as he insists Tehran can’t get nuclear weapons
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. is holding direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program. The president, in comments to reporters after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the talks with Tehran would start Saturday. He insisted Tehran can’t get nuclear weapons. “We’re...
