Maryland's Reed Rubinstein confirmed as State Department adviser in Trump administration
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Reed D. Rubinstein of Maryland as the State Department’s senior adviser.
Rubinstein was confirmed in a party-line vote, 52-46. No Democrats supported his nomination. Sens. Cory ...Read more
Harvard expands lawsuit against US as Trump funding feud deepens
Harvard University expanded its lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration for freezing billions of dollars in federal funds, ratcheting up the high-stakes legal battle between the wealthiest U.S. university and the ...Read more
Appeals court skeptical True the Vote's voter challenges were not intimidation
ATLANTA — An appellate court seemed skeptical that a district court judge considered whether True the Vote was trying to intimidate voters with mass challenges following Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.
A three-...Read more
Trump administration turns to Elon Musk's Boring Co. for advice on Baltimore tunnel project
Looking to cut costs on Amtrak’s project to replace an aging West Baltimore tunnel, rail officials under the Trump administration have been talking with Elon Musk’s tunneling company, The Boring Co.
The talks surround...Read more
Ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura testifies at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial, details horrific beatings, 'freakoff' sex performances
NEW YORK — Casandra “Cassie” Ventura took the stand as the star witness at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial in New York Tuesday, relaying horrific beatings she endured by the multimillionaire ...Read more
This Seasonal Soup Is Ready For Its Close-Up
DEAR ABBY: Years ago, I purchased your recipe booklet which had a very good recipe for gazpacho (no oil in the recipe).
I no longer have that booklet. Could you print the gazpacho recipe? Also, is the booklet still ...Read more
Boston City Hall $147K attorney placed on paid leave after announcing bid to challenge Mayor Wu
The Wu administration has placed a $147,668-a-year city attorney on paid administrative leave days after he announced he was challenging Michelle Wu for Boston mayor.
John Houton, who has worked in the city’s law ...Read more
Canadian electric minibus manufacturer to open its first US plant in Illinois
As Lion Electric faces liquidation and the auction of its shuttered Joliet, Illinois, electric bus factory, the state has announced another Canadian EV bus manufacturer will be opening a plant in Peoria, Illinois.
Damera ...Read more
Burrito road rage incident ends in felony charge for grandfather, Texas cops say
A Texas man’s retaliation over a thrown burrito put several people in danger and ended in his arrest on a felony charge, according to police.
The burrito road rage incident happened Friday, May 9, near a Dollar Tree in ...Read more
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Schumer blocks Trump DOJ appointees over $400 million plane gift from Qatar
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Tuesday put a hold on President Donald Trump’s Justice Department appointees over the gift of a $400 ...Read more
Halle Berry switches dresses after Cannes rule change
Halle Berry made a last-minute change to her plans after the Cannes Film Festival amended its dress code.
The Oscar-winning actress originally planned to wear a Gaurav Gupta-designed dress on the opening night of the ...Read more
Cassie Ventura 'felt confused' by Diddy's freak-offs
Cassie Ventura felt "confused and nervous" when Sean 'Diddy' Combs asked her to be involved in one of his so-called freak-offs.
The 38-year-old singer dated the record producer between 2007 and 2018, and she's admitted to...Read more
Kesha: I thought Tik Tok was too dumb to release
Kesha thought 'Tik Tok' was "too dumb" to release.
The 38-year-old pop star released the hit single back in August 2009, and Kesha has now confessed to being astonished by the song's success.
Asked if she knew 'Tik Tok' ...Read more
Family of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett settles wrongful-death lawsuit
The family of whistleblower John “Mitch” Barnett has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against Boeing that blames the company for Barnett’s suicide in March 2024.
U.S. District Judge Bruce Hendricks dismissed the ...Read more
Former Kentucky state Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson to run as Democrat to replace Barr in Congress
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Former Lexington state representative Cherlynn Stevenson is running to flip the 6th Congressional District from red to blue in 2026, she announced Tuesday.
Stevenson said that she believes the seat is ...Read more
Biden appeared 'catatonic,' didn't recognize Clooney before ending campaign, book says
Weeks before George Clooney called on President Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, the seemingly “catatonic” commander-in-chief failed to recognize the actor, who he’s known for years.
Jake Tapper and ...Read more
How a funding pause and renewed controversies could tank California's ethnic studies mandate
LOS ANGELES — California became a national pioneer four years ago by passing a law to make ethnic studies a high school graduation requirement. But only months before the policy is to take effect, Gov. Gavin Newsom is ...Read more
California AG Bonta investigating San Diego County juvenile detention halls
SAN DIEGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has opened an investigation into allegations of civil rights abuses at San Diego County’s two juvenile lockups, the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility in Otay Mesa ...Read more
'It behooves us to be prepared': Gov. Walz, other Minnesota agencies weigh in on rumors Trump will pardon Derek Chauvin
MINNEAPOLIS — State political and law enforcement leaders are preparing for the possibility that President Donald Trump could pardon former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s federal conviction in connection ...Read more
How has Trump's favorability rating changed? One group had big shift, poll finds
It’s now been over 100 days since President Donald Trump returned to the White House following his reelection. In that short time, he enacted a whirlwind of wide-ranging policies, including on immigration, trade and ...Read more
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