George Santos is out of prison. Trump wants him to have a ‘great life’
It was midsummer when former Rep. George Santos told his followers, which he dotingly referred to as darlings, that the spotlight had dimmed. “From the halls of Congress to the chaos of cable news what a ride it’s been! Was it messy? Always. Glamorous? Occasionally. Honest? I tried…most days,” Santos...
Calling Petro ‘drug leader,’ Trump halts U.S. aid to Colombia, a key ally in region
Calling Colombian President Gustavo Petro “an illegal drug leader,” President Donald Trump announced Sunday the end of all U.S. aid to the South American country, upending the relationship with one of the region’s closest military allies at a time of a massive U.S. buildup near neighboring Venezuela. Trump said Petro,...
UK’s Prince Andrew asked police to help smear sexual abuse accuser, newspaper says
LONDON - Britain’s Prince Andrew asked police in 2011 to dig up personal information about Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused him of sexually abusing her as a teenager, a British newspaper reported on Sunday, days after the royal gave up his Duke of York title. London’s Metropolitan Police said...
Major Alaska storm damage could displace thousands for 18 months, governor warns
Thousands of Alaskans won’t be able to return home for at least 18 months after Typhoon Halong slammed remote villages along the state’s western coast last weekend, destroying the area’s infrastructure, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy warned in an Oct. 17 letter to President Donald Trump. Dunleavy, a Republican, asked the...
Israel strikes Gaza, accuses Hamas of attacking Israeli troops in ceasefire violation
The Israeli military said on Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack that killed two of its soldiers and prompted a wave of airstrikes that killed 26 people, in the most serious test yet of this month’s U.S.-brokered truce. Aid into the enclave was set to...
Thieves steal priceless jewels from Paris’ Louvre in brazen daylight heistVideo
PARIS — Thieves broke into Paris’ Louvre museum on Sunday, using a crane and smashing an upstairs window and stealing priceless jewelry from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbikes, the French government said. The robbery is likely to raise awkward questions about security at...
Israeli military launches attacks on Gaza, ceasefire under strain
JERUSALEM/CAIRO -The Israeli military said it launched air strikes and artillery fire at targets in southern Gaza on Sunday, dimming hopes that a U.S.-mediated ceasefire would lead to lasting peace as Israel traded blame with Palestinian militant group Hamas. Israel’s attacks on Sunday were the most serious test of an...
Homeland Security purchase of business jets during shutdown draws Dems’ ire
WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress on Saturday criticized the Trump administration’s decision to buy two Gulfstream G700 jets for $172 million during the ongoing government shutdown that are to be used by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other senior leaders. The Coast Guard entered into a sole-source contract Friday,...
U.S. returning Caribbean strike survivors to Colombia and Ecuador, Trump says
WASHINGTON — The United States is sending the two survivors of a Thursday strike in the Caribbean to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador to be detained and prosecuted, President Donald Trump said Saturday. The move means the U.S. military will not have to grapple with thorny legal issues...
‘No Kings’ protests against Trump bring a street party vibe as GOP calls them ‘hate America’ rallies
WASHINGTON — Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. for ” No Kings ” demonstrations — what the president’s Republican Party is calling “Hate America” rallies. With signs such as “Nothing is more patriotic than...
One scandal too many forces UK monarchy to sideline Prince Andrew after years of tabloid fodder
It was one scandal too many. After emails emerged this week showing that Prince Andrew remained in contact with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein longer than he previously admitted, the House of Windsor finally moved to insulate the monarchy from years of tawdry headlines about Andrew’s dodgy friends and...
Moon’s largest crater harbors secret on south pole where NASA astronauts will land
U.S. astronauts who return to the moon’s surface in the years ahead for the first time in more than half a century will have the difficult and unprecedented task of setting the stage for a permanent human lunar settlement. That may be the primary objective for spacefarers in NASA’s Artemis...
It’s Day 18 of the government shutdown and there’s no end in sight
Day 18 of the government shutdown is here, the third longest in history. The Democrats and Republicans are still at an impasse over healthcare subsidies and the Senate funding bill failed for a 10th time on Oct. 17. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene at 3 p.m. Monday. The Senate...
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing to reopen on Monday, Palestinian embassy in Egypt says
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt will reopen on Monday, the Palestinian embassy in Egypt said on Saturday, almost a week after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal was agreed between Israel and Hamas. The crossing, which has been largely closed since May 2024, will allow Palestinians residing in Egypt...
Financial strain on state’s public schools worsens as impasse continues
Beaver County’s Hopewell School District planned to start a long-term renovation project of its aging high school this year. But as the state budget impasse nears the four-month mark, the district has instead gone into conservation mode, said high school Principal Robert Kartychak. About half of the district’s $49 million...
Trump commutes former congressman George Santos’ prison sentence
President Donald Trump commuted U.S. Rep. George Santos’ seven-year prison sentence, releasing him from jail on Friday. Santos, a 37-year-old Republican from New York, reported to the Federal Correctional Institution Flatiron Satellite Camp in New Jersey on July 25 to begin a seven-year prison sentence for wire fraud and aggravated...
Government shutdown Day 17. Trump promotes canceling ‘Democrat programs’
WASHINGTON − The government shutdown continued through Day 17 with no end in sight, as concerns grow about federal workers including the military missing paychecks and as benefits such as food assistance run out. The Pentagon shifted funding to meet the Oct. 15 payday for active-duty troops but payments are...
Some GOP leaders deem ‘No Kings’ rallies as anti-American
Some Republican leaders are describing Saturday’s planned “No Kings” demonstrations across the country as anti-American. “We call it the ‘hate America’ rally,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said during a news conference this week. “Let’s see who shows up for that. I bet you you’ll see Hamas supporters, I bet...
Zelenskiy seeks weapons from Trump in shadow of Putin summit
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump appeared cool on Friday on the prospect of sending long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, suggesting to counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a White House meeting that they may not be necessary if he can broker a peace deal. Zelenskiy came to Washington looking for arms to...
Trump asks Supreme Court to remove block on National Guard deployment to Chicago
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to remove a lower court’s block on the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. Local officials opposed the troop deployment and judges have found it could lead to civil unrest. But Solicitor General John Sauer told the court that Trump...
It was sold in 1867, but some Russians want Alaska back from the U.S.
Way back in 1991, as the once-mighty Soviet Union disintegrated and Westerners cheered, Vladimir Putin’s favorite rock ‘n’ roll band released “Don’t Fool Around, America,” a patriotic hit about an even older lost cause — Russia’s 1867 sale of Alaska to the United States. This bouncy, accordion-driven single ignored the...
Ex-Trump adviser Bolton pleads not guilty to mishandling classified information charges
GREENBELT, Maryland — John Bolton, the national security hawk and former adviser to Donald Trump who has become one of the U.S. president’s biggest critics, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of mishandling classified information. Bolton, who was indicted on Thursday, is the third of Trump’s prominent critics to...
U.S. Navy warship holding survivors from strike on Caribbean vessel, sources say
The U.S. military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them from a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean hit by a U.S. strike that killed two others, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. The disclosure, which has not been previously reported, raises...
With dancing frogs and naked bikers, Portland resists Trump’s National Guard troops
PORTLAND, Oregon — Ana Hilde doesn’t recognize the apocalyptic version of Portland that Donald Trump has been selling to the world. The Portland she loves is a creative community where people are open-minded, think critically, push for change and help their neighbors. A be-who-you-wanna-be place with inflatable dancing frogs and...
Madagascar coup leader Randrianirina sworn in as president
ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR — Madagascar’s coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday to cheers, blaring trumpets and raised swords, days after taking control of the island nation in the wake of youth-led protests that forced out his predecessor. Ex-leader Andry Rajoelina, whom lawmakers impeached after he...
