THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court could jeopardize trials and investigations at the world’s only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide. The order Trump signed Thursday accuses the ICC of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and...
The Slash-and-Burn Tactics Musk Brings to Washington Often Backfired at Twitter
When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he laid off thousands of employees, stopped paying rent and auctioned off coffee makers and office chairs in hopes of a big turnaround. Now the world's richest man has brought the same slash-and-burn strategy to the federal government, and some people who experienced...
Live Poultry Markets Ordered Shut in New York City Due to Avian Flu Outbreak
NEW YORK — All live poultry markets in New York City and some of its suburbs were ordered Friday to close for a week after the detection of seven cases of avian flu, which has also hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up...
US Employers Added 143,000 Jobs in January Hiring, Jobless Rate Fell to 4%
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025. The first monthly jobs report of Donald Trump’s second presidency points to a solid but unspectacular labor market. January job creation dipped from the 261,000 added in November, and 307,000...
Josh Allen Wins AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award
NEW ORLEANS — Josh Allen wanted to leave New Orleans with different hardware. Still, he's happy to be recognized for his accomplishments. Allen edged two-time winner Lamar Jackson for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award in the closest race since Matt Ryan beat out Tom Brady in 2016. “I wish we...
Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter Is Sentenced to 4 Years and 9 Months in Sports Betting Case
SANTA ANA, Calif. — The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in prison and three years' supervised release for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s bank account. Ippei Mizuhara, who...
NCAA Changes Transgender Policy to Limit Women’s Competition to Athletes Assigned Female at Birth
The NCAA changed its participation policy for transgender athletes on Thursday, limiting competition in women's sports to athletes who were assigned female at birth. The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports. The order gives...
Israel Starts Planning for Palestinians to Leave Gaza Despite International Rejection
Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of Palestinians from Gaza despite widespread international rejection of President Donald Trump's plan to empty the war-devastated territory of its population. There were no immediate signs of such preparations on the ground Thursday. Egypt has launched a behind-the-scenes diplomatic blitz against...
12 States to Sue Over DOGE Access to Government Payment Systems Containing Personal Data
Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans' sensitive personal information. A dozen attorneys general, including New York's Letitia James, said in a statement that they were taking action "in defense...
Irv Gotti, Music Executive Who Created Murder Inc. Records, Dies at 54
NEW YORK — Irv Gotti, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists, has died. He was 54. Def Jam Recordings, which was the parent company of Murder Inc., announced Gotti's death in a statement late Wednesday night. It did...