Trump’s use of the National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, judge says
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration “willfully” violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area in early June after immigration raids prompted days of protests, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. In a scathing ruling, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco noted Trump...
China’s Xi redraws geopolitical map with embrace of Putin, Modi
President Xi Jinping used a mix of bonhomie and economic allure this week to send Donald Trump a clear message: Beijing has too much global clout to be dictated by the U.S. Cameras captured the Chinese leader in a rare, unscripted huddle on Monday with Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi...
Belgium moves toward recognizing a Palestinian state, drawing Israeli rebuke
BRUSSELS — Belgium will move toward recognizing a Palestinian state, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday, joining a growing list of countries preparing to take the step as Israel steps up its offensive in Gaza. Maxime Prévot said Belgium’s plans to recognize a Palestinian state will be announced at the...
Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel began mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists and repeated evacuation warnings as part of its plan to widen its offensive in Gaza City, which has sparked opposition domestically and condemnation abroad. The beginning of September call-up, announced last month, comes as ground and air...
NATO says it is working to counter Russia’s GPS jamming after interference with EU leader’s plane
LUXEMBOURG — NATO is working to thwart Russian jamming of civilian flights, said the alliance’s chief on Tuesday, two days after a jet carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen lost its ability to use GPS navigation midair in Bulgarian airspace. The plane landed safely on Sunday, but Bulgarian...
Powerball jackpot rises to an estimated $1.3 billion after no winning ticket sold
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1.3 billion Monday night after the winning numbers failed to appear. The numbers drawn were 8, 23, 25, 40, 53 with the Powerball 5. No one has matched all six numbers since May 31, allowing the jackpot to swell...
Putin says Trump administration is listening to Russia’s arguments on Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration is listening to the Kremlin’s justifications for its invasion of neighboring Ukraine and claimed that Moscow and Washington have come to a “mutual understanding” about the conflict. Putin said during a visit to China that “the (Trump) administration is...
Coming price cuts at McDonald’s may signal a broader fast food price war
McDonald’s is cutting prices on some combo meals to woo back customers who’ve been turned off by the rising costs of grabbing a fast food meal. The price drop may induce its rivals, who have run into some of the same pricing issues, to follow. Starting Sept. 8, McDonald’s will...
Rescuers in ‘race against time’ to reach Afghan quake survivors as death toll passes 1,400
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — The death toll from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan passed 1,400 on Tuesday, with more than 3,000 people injured, Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban government spokesman, said on social platform X. Rescuers are scrambling in a “race against time” to reach the mountainous and remote area devastated...
California now requires cities to inspect all local homeless shelters
SAN JOSE, Calif. — As California spends unprecedented billions of dollars to bring homeless people off the street, state lawmakers quietly approved new rules this summer requiring local governments to complete annual health and safety inspections of all publicly funded homeless shelters and report the results. If cities and counties...
New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler says he won’t run for reelection in 2026
WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York says he will not run for reelection next year, according to an interview published Monday night by The New York Times. Nadler told the Times that watching then-President Joe Biden’s truncated reelection campaign last year “really said something about the necessity...
President Donald Trump’s policies spark protests in multiple U.S. cities on Labor Day
CHICAGO — Protesters took to the streets in multiple U.S. cities on Labor Day to criticize President Donald Trump and demand a living wage for workers. Demonstrations in Chicago and New York were organized by One Fair Wage to draw attention to the struggles laborers face in the U.S., where...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un travels to Beijing to watch military parade alongside Putin and Xi Jinping
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading to Beijing by train on Tuesday to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, North Korea’s state media reported. The event could potentially demonstrate their three-way unity against the United States. Kim and Russian President...
How a West Deer company is helping kids with autism and sensory needs through play
Sometimes, you just fall in love with a place. And that, sort of, is how West Deer became home to an international company’s only U.S. location. Not widely-known to many in the community, TFH Special Needs Toys is a transatlantic company producing toys and other gadgets that make life better...
Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis’ legacy of welcome
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, sending a strong signal of welcome in the early months of his pontificate. The Rev. James Martin, a New York-based Jesuit author and...
Man found dead at annual Burning Man festival in Nevada, a sheriff’s office says
RENO, Nevada — A man found dead in a pool of blood is being investigated as a homicide at the annual Burning Man art and music festival in the northwestern Nevada desert, authorities say. Authorities were alerted about the man Saturday at the gathering in the Black Rock Desert about...
A House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case has withdrawn a subpoena to Robert Mueller
WASHINGTON — A House committee investigating the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case has withdrawn a subpoena to former FBI Director Robert Mueller, citing the state of his health. Mueller had been directed last month to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday for a...
Russia is suspected of jamming navigation on EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria, an official says
SOFIA, Bulgaria — A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said Monday. The plane landed safely at Plovdiv airport and von der Leyen will continue her planned tour of European Union’s nations in...
Ukraine’s children start new school year in underground classrooms to avoid Russian bombs
BOBRYK, Ukraine — Pupils were returning to schools in Ukraine on Monday for the start of the new academic year in the hope of being able to study safely under the shadow of Russia’s invasion. Since the start of the war, in February 2022, schools have found different ways to...
Man charged after SUV crashes into gate of Russian consulate in Sydney
SYDNEY — A man has been charged after a SUV hit the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney on Monday, police said. Police were called at 8 a.m. to the property in the eastern suburb of Woollahra where an unauthorized vehicle was reported parked in the driveway. Police attempted...
Modi and Putin meet on summit sidelines as India faces steep U.S. tariff over Russian oil imports
TIANJIN, China — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of a regional summit in China on Monday in a show of deepening ties when New Delhi’s relations with Washington are strained over the purchase of Russian oil. The two leaders held talks...
Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has plastered tariffs on products from almost every country on earth. He’s targeted specific imports including autos, steel and aluminum. But he isn’t done yet. Trump has promised to impose hefty import taxes on pharmaceuticals, a category of products he’s largely spared in his trade...
Pakistani rescuers use drones to help them evacuate thousands as floods devastate Punjab
JHANG, Pakistan — Emergency workers in Pakistan’s Punjab province used drones to find people stranded on rooftops by massive floods as the government expanded its rescue operation with more than 850,000 evacuated, officials said Monday. The Pakistan Meteorological Department warned of more heavy rain in Punjab’s flood-hit districts and elsewhere...
An earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan and kills 800 people, with 2,500 injured
KABUL, Afghanistan — Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in the dead of the night in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more than 2,500 in eastern Afghanistan, according to figures provided Monday by the Taliban government. The 6.0 magnitude quake late...
Leading genocide scholars organization says Israeli action in Gaza is genocide
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The determination by the International Association of Genocide Scholars — which has around 500 members worldwide, including a number of Holocaust experts — could serve to further isolate Israel...
