Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., announced Thursday she won’t run for re-election and will instead retire after the end of her term in 2026. In a short video posted to social media, Smith told her supporters: “I wanted you to hear directly from me that I have decided not to run for re-election to the United...
Star Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley told fans on Wednesday they need to calm down and not boo Taylor Swift for just sitting up in the bleachers, cheering on her boyfriend. Swift, the romantic partner of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, was showered with jeers from the crowd in New Orleans on Sunday...
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna told a news conference Wednesday that people should be prepared to leave and expect to be away from their homes for multiple days. “Remember, if you’re ordered to leave, you may be gone for several days. I cannot stand up here and tell you will be gone for 12...
Two pilots were rescued after a military fighter jet crashed into the San Diego Bay Wednesday morning, officials said, as dramatic video showed the plane falling at high speed into the water. A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler with two people on board went down near Shelter Island around 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, according to the San...
For a decade, Vladimir Putin has been the West’s pariah after first annexing Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and then launching of fullscale invasion of the country. Now, President Donald Trump has offered Putin a big boost— and possibly re-entry onto the global stage — by offering him much of what he’s been asking for in Ukraine. While...
Some Republican lawmakers speak out as Donald Trump’s spending cuts and tariffs hit their constituents. Some seniors in an affluent South Carolina community have fallen victim to crypto scams. And why your Valentine’s Day treats might have more filling and less chocolate in them this year. Here’s what to know today. When the pain hits...
With a little less than one year until the Winter Olympics unfold in Italy, Russia’s hope to do battle on snow and ice on the world’s biggest sports stage appear to melt by the day. Unless peace quickly comes to Ukraine and the International Olympic Committee and Moscow suddenly repair their long-fraught relationship, Russian athletes...
Hamas said Thursday that it will release hostages on the previously agreed upon timeline as part of its fragile ceasefire with Israel, in a reversal of its previous warning that it would indefinitely postpone hostage-prisoner swaps. The Palestinian militant organization, which made the threat after accusing Israel of violating the terms of their three-week-old ceasefire,...
MUNICH, Germany— German police said Thursday that a car had driven into a crowd of people in the city of Munich, injuring at least 20 people. The incident came the day before a major security conference attended by world leaders was set to begin. The car struck pedestrians in the city center on or near...
The fossil of a Jurassic bird unearthed in southeastern China has major implications for the history of avian evolution, researchers say. The newly discovered Baminornis zhenghensis, a quail-sized bird, roamed the skies some 150 million years ago during the Jurassic period, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, meaning it is among...