Graham Platner’s wife calls news coverage of Senate hopeful’s sexually explicit texts with women ‘shameful’
Graham Platner’s wife called the media disclosure that her husband had previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women “shameful” over the weekend, the latest controversy to hit the Maine Democrat’s whirlwind Senate campaign. Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, posted a video taken by his wife, Amy...
Trump vents about judge who blocked the Kennedy Center renovation and fumes over his legal setbacks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump branded the federal judge who blocked his renovation of the Kennedy Center as “an anti Trump Hater” and predicted that the nation’s premier performing arts center he wanted to shutter for a two-year overhaul will “soon be closed, probably never to open again.” In a...
DOJ probe of the E. Jean Carroll case points to an intensely personal battle for Trump
Donald Trump’s ongoing use of the Justice Department to settle scores became highly personal this week, with the federal government’s vast investigative resources turned on an old grievance stemming from the sexual assault and defamation cases he lost to E. Jean Carroll. Following CNN’s bombshell report on Wednesday that the...
Crash kills 5 in Virginia including family of 4 traveling to wedding. Bus driver chargedVideo
A family of four from Massachusetts who were killed when a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia were traveling to a wedding with a carload of homemade desserts for the celebration. The family wedding will go forward Sunday in South Carolina, but it also will be a time to...
Newark mayor imposes curfew around Delaney Hall after clashes over immigration detention center
NEWARK, N.J. — The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protestors and police. The curfew around Delaney Hall will be in place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. until further notice, Mayor Ras...
Ex-VP Mike Pence calls Trump’s $1.8 billion fund ‘deeply offensive’Video
Former Vice President Mike Pence said it’s “deeply offensive” that a new $1.8 billion settlement fund created by the Trump administration to resolve the president’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service could be used to pay participants of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The Justice Department said the fund...
As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution
TAMPA, Fla. — The Trump administration is pushing to unleash the power of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military while facing calls to put up guardrails around the rapidly developing technology from some companies — and even notes of caution from top leaders in uniform. Adm. Frank Bradley, head of...
Trump to headline ‘Great American State Fair’ for nation’s 250th anniversary after artists drop out
WASHINGTON — An upcoming celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, “The Great American State Fair,” recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event’s ties to President Donald Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities, the organizers said Saturday. “I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’...
U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean in fourth attack this week
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205. U.S. Southern Command announced the strike with its usual...
WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo
BUNIA, Congo — Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak. “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that...
Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years
BEIRUT — Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. The capture of Beaufort castle, near the city of Nabatiyeh, came after days of airstrikes and intense...
Colombia’s presidential election pits outgoing leader’s ally against pro-Trump candidates
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombians started milling into voting stations across their country on Sunday in the first round of the South American nation’s presidential election, choosing between candidates with radically diverging visions for the future of peace in a country haunted by decades of armed conflict. The vote, seen as...
Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to MontrealVideo
Reports of an explosion from people across New England Saturday afternoon sent police agencies and others scrambling to understand what caused a double boom that shook buildings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The American Meteor Society said that the booms heard about 2:30 p.m. were actually caused by a meteor...
Deputy fatally shot during home welfare check in Virginia
HILLSVILLE, Va. — A sheriff’s deputy in Virginia died Friday after a man shot at two deputies who were conducting a welfare check, law enforcement officials said, and a search was underway for a suspect. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said the fatal shooting occurred after law enforcement received a...
Trump set to headline ‘Great American State Fair’ after artists drop out over ties
WASHINGTON — An upcoming celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, “The Great American State Fair,” this week had several musical guests back out because of the event’s connections to President Donald Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities, the organizers said Saturday. “I understand Artists are getting ‘the...
4 of 5 victims of Virginia bus crash were traveling to a family wedding, relative says
A family of four from Massachusetts who were killed when a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia were traveling to a wedding with a carload of homemade desserts for the celebration. The family wedding will go forward Sunday in South Carolina, but it also will be a time to...
Truck carrying returning refugees crashes in eastern Afghanistan, killing 22
KABUL, Afghanistan — A truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan overturned on a highway in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 22 people and injuring about 36 others, most of them women and children, officials said. The accident occurred in Laghman province on the main highway linking...
Trump plans to appeal order allowing all importers that paid struck-down tariffs to seek refunds
NEW YORK — Businesses big and small have started receiving tariff refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump lacked the constitutional authority to impose higher import taxes on goods from nearly every other country. The process could grind to a halt, however, after the Trump administration...
U.S. says it disabled another commercial ship trying to breach blockade and reach Iran
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has stopped another merchant vessel trying to break through the American blockade of Iranian ports, a U.S. official with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday. The Gambia-flagged bulk carrier Lian Star ignored multiple warnings from U.S. forces overnight as it tried...
Israeli strikes reportedly pound near Crusader-built castle in Lebanon
ADLOUN, Lebanon — Israel’s air force and artillery struck areas close to a strategic mountain housing a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon Saturday as fighting raged in villages close to the southern city of Nabatieh. Israel’s military issued evacuation warnings for more than a dozen villages in southern Lebanon, a...
Another U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Friday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the third attack this week and pushing the overall death toll above 200 people. U.S. Southern Command announced the latest strike in...
3 climbers who fell near treacherous pass on Alaska’s Mount McKinley are dead, 1 rescued
JUNEAU, Alaska — Three climbers on Alaska’s Mount McKinley who fell near a treacherous pass on North America’s tallest peak have died, a Latvian mountaineering group announced Friday. A fourth climber was rescued. The four were members of a Latvian mountaineering expedition, the group said. They were part of a...
Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion as public is warned about possible wreckage washing ashore
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is assessing damage to its launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing, creating a giant orange fireball seen and felt for miles around. The company fueled the hulking New Glenn rocket Thursday night, hoping to briefly ignite the engines...
An eclectic, off-grid Hawaii haven, 3 dead men and a suspect caught on surveillance video
HONOLULU — For residents of Puna, a remote and eclectic part of Hawaii’s Big Island, the killings of three men known for embracing the community’s off-grid, free-spirited lifestyle became a startling reminder of its struggles, too. Nearly 24 hours after Jacob Baker was arrested, residents were struggling to understand what...
Judge says Kennedy Center board broke law putting Trump’s name on building, blocks closure
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington, D.C., ruled that the Kennedy Center board’s March 16 vote...
