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Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s ex, doesn’t want grand jury transcripts released
NEW YORK — Jeffrey Epstein ‘s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, wants to keep grand jury records secret in the sex trafficking case that sent her to prison, her lawyers said Tuesday as prosecutors continued urging a court to release some of those records in the criminal case-turned-political fireball. Maxwell hasn’t...
Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation
BOSTON — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from reallocating $4 billion meant to help communities protect against natural disasters. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston granted a preliminary injunction sought by 20 Democrat-led states while their lawsuit over the funding moves ahead. The states...
Toppled Confederate statue in D.C. to be replaced in line with Trump’s executive order
WASHINGTON — A statue of a Confederate general that was toppled by protesters in Washington in 2020 will be restored and replaced this fall, in line with President Donald Trump’s pushback on recent efforts to reframe America’s historical narrative. The National Park Service announced Monday that the statue of Albert...
Trump takes an unexpected walk on the White House roof to survey new projects
President Donald Trump’s day began typically enough, with a television interview and a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Then it took an unexpected and unusual turn when he appeared on the roof of the White House’s West Wing. Late Tuesday morning, Trump emerged from a door connected to the...
Raw milk sickens 21 people in Florida including 6 children
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Six children are among 21 people who have E. coli or campylobacter infections after consuming raw milk from a farm in Florida, public health officials said. Seven people have been hospitalized, and at least two of them are suffering severe complications, the Florida Department of Health said...
Hezbollah threatens to resume firing missiles at Israel if it intensifies operations in Lebanon
BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah warned Tuesday that if Israel intensifies its military operations against his group, the Iran-backed armed faction will resume firing missiles toward Israel. Naim Kassem’s comments came as Lebanon’s Cabinet was meeting to discuss Hezbollah’s disarmament. Beirut is under U.S. pressure to disarm the...
Tennessee executes inmate by lethal injection without deactivating his implanted defibrillator
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee executed an inmate Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals took effect. Byron Black died at 10:43 a.m., prison officials said. Shortly after the lethal injection started, witnesses said Black told a spiritual...
Trump is creating a task force for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is establishing a task force on the 2028 Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles. Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to make the task force official, the White House said. Trump has said that the Los Angeles Summer Games are among the...
Police arrest suspect in killings of 4 Tennessee family members
JACKSON, Tenn. — The man wanted in the killings of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a front yard has been arrested, police in Tennessee said Tuesday. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody amid a search, police in Jackson said in a social...
In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data
WASHINGTON — When the coronavirus surged during President Donald Trump’s first term, he called for a simple fix: Limit the amount of testing so the deadly outbreak looked less severe. When he lost the 2020 election, he had a ready-made reason: The vote count was fraudulent. And on Friday, when...
Netanyahu hints at expanded war in Gaza but former Israeli military and spy chiefs object
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted at wider military action in devastated Gaza on Tuesday, even as former Israeli army and intelligence chiefs called for an end to the nearly 22-month war. The new pressure on Netanyahu came as Gaza’s Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll had...
A bird dropped a fish on power lines and sparked a brush fire in Canada, firefighters say
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — An osprey caught a fish but got tired in the heat and dropped it onto power lines, sparking a brush fire in western Canada — at least that’s what firefighters believe. Or maybe the bird is an aspiring chef. “Another suspicion could be that it’s tired...
Russia says it no longer will abide by its self-imposed moratorium on intermediate-range missiles
MOSCOW — Russia has declared that it no longer considers itself bound by a self-imposed moratorium on the deployment of nuclear-capable intermediate range missiles, a warning that potentially sets the stage for a new arms race as tensions between Moscow and Washington rise again over Ukraine. In a statement Monday,...
Titan submersible disaster that killed 5 on way to Titanic ruins was preventable, Coast Guard says
PORTLAND, Maine — The Coast Guard’s report on the Titan submersible disaster that killed five on the way to the Titanic said Tuesday the implosion was “preventable.” The Coast Guard convened its highest level of investigation in the aftermath of the 2023 implosion off Canada. The disappearance of the Titan...
The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback
KARACHI, Pakistan — For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has traveled door to door in southeastern Pakistan, pleading with parents to allow children to be vaccinated against polio as part of a global campaign to wipe out the paralytic disease. She hears their demands and fears. Some are practical —...
Pakistanis hold anti-India rallies to mark 6th anniversary of revocation of Kashmir’s special status
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — Chanting anti-India slogans, hundreds of people rallied Tuesday in Pakistan-administered Kashmir to mark the sixth anniversary of India’s revocation of the disputed region’s semi-autonomous status. The rallies came nearly three months after Pakistan and India exchanged military strikes over a mass shooting in the Indian-controlled part of...
Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous
TALLINN, Estonia — YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces only a blank page. Cellphone internet connections that are down for hours or days. Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous. It’s not a network glitch but a...
California could slash 5 GOP U.S. House seats to counter Texas’ move to pad Republican margin
LOS ANGELES — California Democrats are considering new political maps that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning state while bolstering Democratic incumbents in other battleground districts. The move comes in direct response to efforts by Texas Republicans to redraw House districts in order to strengthen the GOP...
NASA Acting Chief Duffy issues directive to speed up moon reactor plans
NASA’s acting administrator Sean Duffy plans to accelerate the construction of a nuclear reactor that could be used on the moon and alter the way NASA will partner with industry to replace the aging International Space Station. The plans, outlined in directives distributed inside NASA and seen by Bloomberg on...
Pam Bondi moves forward on Justice Department investigation into origins of Trump-Russia probe
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed that the Justice Department move forward with a probe into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation following the recent release of documents aimed at undermining the legitimacy of the inquiry that established that Moscow interfered on the Republican’s behalf in the 2016...
Judge orders Florida, federal officials to produce ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ agreements
ORLANDO, Fla. — Federal and state officials in Florida must produce agreements showing which government agency or private contractor has legal authority to detain people or perform immigration officer roles at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the immigration detention facility in the Everglades, a federal judge said Monday. Officials must provide by Thursday...
Jeffrey Epstein victims express disgust, fear at handling of filesVideo
NEW YORK — A pair of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims blasted the Trump administration and the Justice Department for their attempts to unseal grand jury testimony in the criminal case against the late financier, saying government officials haven’t listened to the voices of people who were harmed by his actions. The...
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for the country’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election — a case that has gripped the South American country as it...
Israeli government votes to dismiss attorney general, escalating standoff with judiciary
JERUSALEM — The Israeli Cabinet on Monday voted unanimously to fire the attorney general, escalating a long-running standoff between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the judiciary that critics see as a threat to the country’s democratic institutions. The Supreme Court froze the move while it considers the legality. Netanyahu and...
Driver attempting to set a record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats dies after losing control
WENDOVER, Utah — A driver trying to set a speed record on Sunday during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died after losing control of his vehicle, organizers said. Driver Chris Raschke was treated by medical professionals at the scene, but died from his injuries, according to...
