Amid the death and destruction left behind by more than a year of war, Palestinians in the Abu Mustafa neighborhood of Khan Younis welcomed the first day of Ramadan early Saturday morning with a communal suhoor, a predawn meal traditionally eaten by Muslims ahead of the start of the fast. Ramadan, the most sacred month...
LOS ANGELES — “Captain America: Brave New World” kept falling but still hovered above all others at a weak weekend box office. The latest Disney-Marvel offering brought in another $15 million according to studio estimates Sunday, when most of Hollywood’s attention was on the Oscars. The Anthony Mackie-led “Captain America: Brave New World” opened strong...
As a steady stream of people marched through Yosemite National Park, homemade signs held high over their heads, they echoed a single unifying message: “Protect our parks.” From the Grand Canyon to the Rocky Mountains to Yellowstone and beyond, thousands gathered at national parks across the country on Saturday to protest sweeping federal cuts to...
A singer in Iran was arrested on charges of organizing an unlicensed concert and performing as the sole female singer in the presence of men, according to state media. A lawyer for Hiva Seyfizadeh told state media outlet Fars News Agency on Saturday that his “client and the rest of the group were released on...
A mass of wildfires burning across South Carolina prompted Gov. Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency Sunday, as firefighters battled a series of blazes that have already consumed approximately 1,200 acres and impacted another 3,000. Video circulating on social media showed an orange sky as one blaze burned in the neighborhood of Carolina...
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said on Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is “rightfully concerned” about Russia reneging on agreements, as some Trump administration officials took to the airwaves to criticize the Ukrainian president and longtime U.S. ally. “I understand Zelenskyy is rightfully concerned that Putin has violated every single agreement he’s ever signed and...
Hazel Dukes, the president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP and lifelong civil rights advocate, died Saturday at the age of 92. Dukes peacefully passed away in her New York City home surrounded by family, her son, Ronald Dukes, said in a statement. Dukes, who led the New York State NAACP for...
HOUSTON — Drake has reached a settlement with Texas-based iHeartMedia in his ongoing legal dispute over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” according to court records. In November, Drake filed a legal petition in Bexar County, Texas, where San Antonio is located, alleging that iHeartMedia had received illegal payments from Universal Music Group to...
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Speaker Johnson says it’s ‘absurd’ to claim Republicans support Putin: Full interview 12:18 Now Playing Speaker Johnson says ‘someone else needs to lead’ Ukraine if Zelenskyy doesn’t ‘come to his senses’ 01:16 UP NEXT Path to Ukraine peace deal is...
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Sunday said that Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy “needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude or someone else needs to lead the country to do that,” in order for Ukraine to continue pursuing a peace deal negotiated by the U.S. His comments come just...