The six-week ceasefire in Gaza expired Saturday, with no talks underway for the second phase, Hamas said, accusing Israel of “evading the commitment to end the war and withdraw completely from Gaza.” “There are no negotiations” regarding the second phase, Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem told Al-Araby TV on Saturday, adding that Israel’s proposal to extend...
The road to the 97th Academy Awards has been filled with twists and turns. “Emilia Pérez,” a seriocomic musical about transgender identity, started Hollywood’s awards season as a top contender. But controversial tweets from the film’s lead actress hurt its Oscar chances, providing an opening for a trio of acclaimed titles all vying for front-runner...
A privately built spacecraft is hours from attempting to land on the moon, a feat that only one other company has accomplished in spaceflight history. The robotic lander, dubbed Blue Ghost, has been in orbit around the moon for roughly two weeks, preparing for its daring descent. Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace developed the spacecraft, which...
The Trump administration continued to face setbacks in court this week over its efforts to drastically downsize the size of the government, while plaintiffs in some of the cases accused the government of trying to sidestep judicial orders. A federal judge in California found a U.S. Office of Personnel Management memo that directed the firing...
Michigan lawmakers brokered an eleventh-hour deal last week resolving a seven-year fight over what tip earners get paid. But the compromise wasn’t reached until 12 hours after the deadline, and advocates now say workers should get paid for the delay. The reason for that is complicated, and it caps the latest skirmish in a nationwide...
Melissa Fumero rose to fame for her portrayal of the perfectionist, Type A police officer Amy Santiago on the long-running sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” But in the soapy new NBC drama “Grosse Pointe Garden Society,” Fumero has been given a rare opportunity to let loose as a messy socialite hiding her own dark secrets. Created by...
A child in the United States has died from measles. Just two weeks after his confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces the public health crisis that experts have long warned would come. Little is known about the child, besides that they were school-age, unvaccinated and lived in an area...
LONDON — Even before the extraordinary Oval Office bust-up between presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, relations between Washington and Europe were fraying dramatically. Now — after Friday’s diplomatic implosion between Trump, Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance — it’s not clear what the way back could be for the transatlantic alliance built over the...
WASHINGTON — Twice in President Donald Trump’s first term, a Norwegian lawmaker stepped forward to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, when Christian Tybring-Gjedde watches Trump maneuver to stop the war between Ukraine and Russia, he doesn’t see the same sort of diplomatic outreach that warrants a third. “He is dictating terms that...
The White House said on Friday that the FBI had given President Donald Trump boxes stemming from a search of his Florida property for classified documents that were taken after Trump left office during his first term. It was not immediately clear whether the boxes included classified materials, but Trump celebrated obtaining them in a...