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Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in the United States
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he escalates his trade war with Canada. The Republican president signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to update the lake’s name in the U.S. geographic naming service. Trump cannot force […]
Zelenskyy’s direct plea helped unlock Russia sanctions in the Senate. What’s next is uncertain
WASHINGTON | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the U.S. Capitol hours after Lindsey Graham’s funeral to an unusually attentive audience. Half the Senate gathered for the closed-door meeting. Senators set their mobile phones down and focused their attention. Along with representatives from the House, they listened as Zelenskyy fielded questions about his country’s strategy […]
Britons get the chance to read Jason Arday’s story for themselves as memoir is published in the UK
LONDON | Britons who saw Professor Jason Arday’s life and death dissected by weeks of headlines covering allegations about his academic qualifications and personal accomplishments can now read his version of the story. Simon & Schuster will on Thursday publish Arday’s memoir “Great and Unfortunate Things,” which tells the story of how an autistic boy […]
Pakistani investigators visit hospital nursery where fire killed 14 newborns
ISLAMABAD | Investigators appointed by Pakistan’s prime minister were making a visit Thursday to the hospital nursery where a fast-moving fire killed 14 newborns, as grieving families and the public sought answers about the cause of the blaze and the safety measures at the major government facility. The fire early Wednesday was confined to the […]
Regional powers seek off-ramp from Iran war, and other Middle East developments
Qatar and other regional powers sought an off-ramp from the war with Iran on Thursday as another tanker attack was reported in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Iranian government dismissed the Trump administration’s latest sanctions. Elsewhere in the Middle East, Israel continued its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon even as the country’s strikes on […]
ICE officer charged in Minneapolis shooting released in Texas after immediate extradition rejected
BROWNSVILLE, Texas | An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis was released from a Texas jail Thursday, after a judge refused to order his return to Minnesota. Christian Castro was released at the break of dawn from a detention center in […]
Closing arguments underway in Lindsay Clancy’s trial in the killings of her 3 children
PLYMOUTH, Mass. | Lindsay Clancy was in a deep psychosis when she strangled her three children in their Massachusetts home, her lawyer said Thursday, telling jurors that she had been a loving mother before her mental health spiraled. “Because of the damned medicine and the lousy medical care that she got,” attorney Kevin Reddington said […]
Trump’s new economic squeeze on Iran has a big challenge: China
WASHINGTON | The ” economic onslaught ” that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared on Iran’s financial connections around the world may have one major caveat: China. Beijing is Iran’s biggest trading partner and its leading oil buyer. While the U.S. is trying to isolate the Islamic Republic from its remaining economic partners, President Donald […]
Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP nomination to replace her late brother in US Senate
COLUMBIA, S.C. | U.S. Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother on South Carolina’s general election ballot, notching another win for President Donald Trump after he threw his support behind the political novice. Graham defeated U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman in Tuesday’s special Republican primary runoff, two weeks after they were […]
Former detective says Tupac murder suspect was gang ‘shot caller’ who had final say in shooting
LAS VEGAS | A former Compton gang detective testified Tuesday that Duane “Keffe D” Davis was a high-ranking “shot caller” whose authority meant younger gang members would not have opened fire on Tupac Shakur with Davis present unless he allowed it. Robert Ladd, a former Compton police officer who spent years investigating gang homicides, described […]