President Trump is trying to divert attention from the Epstein conspiracy theory with a new-and-improved one about Barack Obama and treason.Mr. Trump brought much of this on himself by encouraging dark views of the government that he derides as the “deep state,” views that prove hard to dispel now t
Suspicions about leaks and a mistrust of senior military officers have defined much of the defense secretary’s first six months on the job.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fostered an environment of uncertainty and mistrust that threatens to undermine the readiness and effectiveness of the militar
Some conservative influencers have celebrated the move to approach the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, but it comes with risks.David Oscar Markus, a lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell, at the federal courthouse in Tallahassee, Fla., on Friday. He was talking to reporters about Ms. Maxwell’s intervi
Israel has long restricted aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population. On Saturday, the Israeli military announced new airdrops of aid.Palestinians with food handouts northwest of Gaza City last month.
As starvation rises in Gaza, prompting global outrage, Israel’s military said it would restart airborne aid delivery there and make land deliveries less dangerous.Palestinians outside Gaza City after aid trucks loaded with food entered for the first time in June following a lengthy closure of the bo
The head of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said the situation in Gaza was “a moral crisis that challenges the global conscience.”Displaced Palestinians thronged on Wednesday in front of a charity kitchen in western Gaza City.
Joe Kennedy III, the grandson of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, says there is work to do in red states. He also has a few things to say about his uncle, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Joe Kennedy III is working to continue the political legacy of his famous family.
Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez says age-related cognitive decline among elected officials is a major issue for voters.The issue Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wants to address is not new in Congress, where there are now more members than ever age 70 and older.
The $1.7 billion reduction capped a tough week for President Volodymyr Zelensky as he deals with Ukraine’s governance issues.Protests erupted Wednesday in Kyiv after the Ukrainian Parliament stripped the independence of two agencies at the center of the government’s anticorruption efforts.
Officials in three of the five Russian regions bordering Ukraine have been accused of embezzling funds for border defenses.A region administration building in Kursk, Russia, in March. Officials in several regions bordering Ukraine have been arrested and accused by prosecutors of embezzling funds mea
After Dan Pelzer died this month at 92, his children uploaded the handwritten reading list to what-dan-read.com, hoping to inspire readers everywhere.
President Trump said on Saturday that both countries had agreed to a halt in the fighting. But on Sunday morning, skirmishes erupted once more.An evacuation center in Surin Province, Thailand, on Saturday.
The conflict over the shared border between the two countries grew on Saturday, in the deadliest conflict between them in more than a decade.People taking shelter in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province on Saturday. More than 35,000 people in Cambodia and 131,000 in Thailand have fled the fighting nea
Once a wonder of the world, the storied but moldering stadium has long been part of life in Houston. Is it worth saving?
Generations of parents have opened 529 plans to save for their children’s educations. Now some are reconsidering the value of college and looking into other options.Asha Bailey and her husband, Adam Roberts, opened a brokerage account rather than put money into 529 accounts for their two children.
One person was in custody after what the authorities said was a random attack at a store near Traverse City, Mich.A person was in custody after multiple people were stabbed at a Walmart near Traverse City, Mich., on Saturday.
The classical pianist Hunter Noack has embarked on an unusual journey, to take his music to natural landscapes well beyond the concert halls.
I know that craving the high of posting, of all those comments and hearts, is lame, but leaving is really hard.
A possible path to peace in the Middle East.
Cyclists in Toronto are resisting a law that would have the city rip out miles of bike lanes, setting back efforts toward safer streets.David Shellnutt, a lawyer specializing in cycling-injury cases, leading a protest in Toronto calling for safer streets.
A sheriff called it the worst child abuse case he’d seen in his 33-year career. Victims as young as 3 are now in state care and getting medical, emotional and psychological support.
Joseph Czuba, who was convicted of killing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi in 2023, died two months after a judge sentenced him to 53 years in prison. He was 73.Joseph Czuba entering the courtroom for his arraignment in the killing of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, in Joliet, Ill., in 2023.
He turned a small family grocery store into a mozzarella empire, producing most of the cheese for American pizza chains like Domino’s, Papa Johns and Pizza Hut.James Leprino, right, in 1978, with Wesley Allen, then the president of Leprino Foods. “The company’s production of mozzarella is the envy o
