Attorneys representing unions, businesses, veterans and conservation organizations filed an updated lawsuit in federal court in California on Monday, arguing Elon Musk had violated the law with his demand that federal employees explain their recent accomplishments or risk getting fired. President Donald Trump voiced support for Musk’s demand during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Read More. |
The U.N. General Assembly on Monday refused to approve a U.S.-backed resolution that urged an end to the war without mentioning Moscow’s aggression. Instead, it approved a European-backed Ukrainian resolution demanding Russia immediately withdraw its forces, which the Trump administration opposed. Read More. |
In just a month as the FBI's acting No. 2 official, Emil Bove has plowed through norms and niceties, whether scolding FBI leadership for “insubordination” in refusing his request to hand over the names of agents who investigated the January 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol or forcing out attorneys who worked those cases. Read More. |
As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approaches the end of his second term in office, he’s talking up one potential heir to succeed him in 2026: his wife, Casey DeSantis. And he’s taking a shot at President Donald Trump's pick to be the next governor. Read More. |
When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer, her family begged her to stop training. It was an unusual choice for a young woman in a working-class neighborhood of Ghana’s capital of Accra. While boxing is the pride of Jamestown, and the neighborhood is known for being home to many boxing stars, it's also been seen as a man’s sport with women discouraged from taking part. Read More. |
A former surgeon went on trial in France on Monday for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children who were his patients, in what investigators and his own notebooks describe as a pattern of violence spanning over three decades. Read More. |
The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a pair of cases from abortion opponents who say laws limiting anti-abortion demonstrations near clinics violate their First Amendment rights. Read More. |
Supplies of high-demand obesity treatments are improving, but that doesn’t mean it’s easier to get them. Many employers and insurers are scaling back coverage of Wegovy and Zepbound and a key government program, Medicare, doesn’t cover the drugs for obesity. Read More. |
Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s, died Monday. Flack announced in 2022 she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and could no longer sing. Read More. |
NBC’s veteran Lester Holt will step down as anchor of the network’s flagship “Nightly News” broadcast. Holt, who has been been the face of “Nightly News” for a decade, will remain at NBC. |
