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Tropical Storm Juliette forms in the Pacific as Fernand churns over open waters in the Atlantic
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Juliette formed Monday in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles from Mexico’s Baja California peninsula as Tropical Storm Fernand churned in the Atlantic Ocean. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect for either storm, the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Juliette posed no immediate...
Moscow says Kyiv has struck a nuclear power plant as Ukraine marks Independence Day
Russia accused Ukraine on Sunday of launching drone attacks that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region overnight, as Ukraine celebrated 34 years since its independence. Russian officials said several power and energy facilities were targeted in the overnight strikes. The fire at the...
Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
WASHINGTON — Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms, an escalation of his military deployment that makes good on a directive issued late last week by his defense secretary. A Defense Department official who was not authorized to...
France summons U.S. Ambassador Kushner over ‘unacceptable’ letter about rising antisemitism
WASHINGTON — France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism. France’s foreign ministry issued a statement Sunday announcing it had summoned Kushner to appear Monday at the...
University of South Carolina issues all clear after unconfirmed reports of active shooter on campus
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina has given the all-clear after issuing an alert Sunday about a possible active shooter near a library on the main Columbia campus, just days after false reports of active shooters at Villanova University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga led to...
Alligator Alcatraz contractors have links to allegations of fraud, price-gouging
MIAMI — Five of the contractors Florida has employed to build and operate Alligator Alcatraz — the controversial immigration detention site in the Everglades — have links to allegations of improper business practices and misuse of public funds, a Miami Herald review of legal records found. One of the firms...
Wildfires expand in Oregon and California, threatening homes and prompting evacuationsVideo
Wildfires in California wine country and Central Oregon grew overnight, prompting hundreds of evacuations as firefighters worked Sunday to try to contain the blazes amid dry, hot weather. The Pickett Fire in Napa County had grown to more than 10 square miles and was 11% contained as of early Sunday,...
Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir. Months after her death, it’s coming out
NEW YORK — A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will be published this fall, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf said Sunday. “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice” is scheduled for release Oct. 21, the publisher...
Israeli airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthis rock Yemen’s capital
CAIRO — Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen ‘s capital on Sunday, days after the Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had launched at it since 2023. The Iranian-backed Houthis said multiple areas across Sanaa were hit while the Houthi-run...
4 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces while seeking aid near Gaza City, witnesses say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point, a hospital and witnesses said. Gaza City is in famine after 22 months of war, while Israel’s military...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, free for now from jail, could be deported to Uganda. Here’s what to know
The Trump administration plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he declined a plea deal involving deportation to Costa Rica, his defense attorneys told a court Saturday. He was released from a Tennessee jail on Friday after his case attracted significant attention amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown...
Railroad companies fail to join safety program after toxic Ohio derailment
Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio, none of the nation’s largest freight railroads have fulfilled promises to join a voluntary federal close call program designed to reduce rail hazards and prevent accidents. Two railroads — BNSF and Norfolk Southern — launched...
Israeli strikes and gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine and a military offensive
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food, local hospitals said as a famine in Gaza’s largest city sparks new pressure on Israel over its 22-month offensive. Israel’s defense minister has...
Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, send to governor
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate gave final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map early Saturday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. President Donald Trump has pushed for the map to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections....
First Erik, then Lyle Menendez denied parole; California board says they pose safety risk
LOS ANGELES — Lyle Menendez was denied parole Friday by the same board that a day earlier rejected his brother Erik’s appeal for freedom after serving decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion. The reason was the same: misbehavior behind bars. A panel...
Epstein’s former girlfriend told Justice Department she did not see Trump act in ‘inappropriate way’
WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend repeatedly denied to the Justice Department witnessing any sexually inappropriate interactions with Donald Trump, according to records released Friday meant to distance the Republican president from the disgraced financer. The Trump administration issued hundreds of pages of transcripts from interviews that Deputy Attorney...
Justice Department releases first batch of Epstein files to House committee
The Justice Department on Friday afternoon released the first batch of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation to the House Oversight Committee. The Republican-controlled Oversight Committee subpoenaed the Justice Department for the files early this month. The move to do so was initiated by U.S. Rep. Summer...
New York tour bus crash on interstate highway leaves 5 passengers dead and many others injured
PEMBROKE, N.Y. — A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 54 people aboard crashed and rolled Friday on an interstate highway, killing five passengers and injuring many others, authorities said. The bus apparently lost control on Interstate 90 near Pembroke, about 25 miles east of...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from Tennessee jail to rejoin family in Maryland, await trial
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges. The Salvadoran national’s case became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported in March. Facing...
Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remain
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months but gave no hint on the timing of a move and suggested the central bank will proceed cautiously as it continues to evaluate...
Is empathy a sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can be
WASHINGTON — Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to human decency and kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the Christian right are preaching that it has become a vice. For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate caring people into accepting...
Don’t put these in your luggage: TSA has added new items to its banned list
Trying to figure out what you should and shouldn’t take with you on a trip can be a frustrating experience (especially if you’re the type who happens to overthink things). And then, of course, you have to try and remember what the Transportation Security Administration won’t allow you to take...
Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says
MIAMI — A federal judge on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction halting further expansion of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” that advocates said violated environmental laws. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams’ injunction formalized a temporary halt she had ordered...
Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday. The high court majority lifted a judge’s order blocking $783 million worth of cuts made by the National...
Judge says former Trump lawyer Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as U.S. attorney in New Jersey
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, has been unlawfully serving as the the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey since last month. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann held that Habba’s term as the interim U.S. attorney ended in July, and...
