CLEVELAND — Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who will declare his candidacy for governor of Ohio on Monday, wants to reshape public schools, cut regulations and slash spending. It’s a disruptive agenda that sounds a lot like the one that Ramaswamy helped draw up for President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. But in...
The standoff started with a drug stakeout. Last August, police in Lorain, Ohio, arrested a man they suspected of hiding a baggie of drugs in his butt. He denied it, but police were certain, so they took him to a local hospital for a body cavity search. The case then swerved into unusual territory: The...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, in critical condition battling double pneumonia, had a “tranquil” night, was alert and had rested after a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, the Vatican said on Sunday. The pope was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 after experiencing difficulty breathing for several days and subsequently had pneumonia diagnosed in both lungs. The Vatican...
On social media, a good crisis never goes to waste. The ongoing nationwide egg shortages tied to the bird flu emergency have spawned their own content niche, with people posting videos about everything from the egg inventory at grocery stores to their experiences with hatching their own chicks. Content related to the egg shortage has...
Waving from the sunroof of a black vehicle surrounded by a large, cheering crowd, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appeared in a video to receive something of a hero’s welcome in his first visit to Latakia, once the stronghold of the Assad family whose brutal regime he helped topple just more than two months ago. Later...
LOS ANGELES — Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage Saturday night with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith during the tenure of President Donald Trump. “While we have no illusions about what we are up...
After his father was killed by a rocket attack in 2013 as he walked to the mosque, Syasneh said he decided to pick up a weapon and fight with the Free Syrian Army, a loose coalition of rebel groups made up mainly of army deserters. “I lost someone dear to me, my father, who became...
Sean Baker’s “Anora” won best film, best director and best actor for Mikey Madison at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in what could be a preview of next Sunday’s Oscars: The film about a Brooklyn sex worker and her whirlwind affair with a Russian oligarch’s son has emerged in recent weeks as an awards season front-runner. The Spirit Awards,...
President Donald Trump’s newly-confirmed FBI director, Kash Patel, is expected to take on another top law enforcement role in the administration as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to a White House official and two other sources familiar with the plan. Patel’s appointment could be made official as soon as...
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