JERUSALEM — Israel said Saturday it has launched a major operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages, following days of strikes across the Palestinian territory that killed hundreds of people. Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Operation Gideon Chariots was being led with "great force."...
Kristen Stewart Was Always Ready to Direct
CANNES, France — Kristen Stewart has been talking about directing as long as she's been acting. Not many people encouraged it. "I spoke to other actors when I was really little because I was always like: 'I want to direct movies!'" Stewart recalls. "I was fully set down by several...
Walz Calls Trump a ‘Tyrant’ Who Is Trampling Americans’ Rights and Violating the Rule of Law
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota assailed Donald Trump in a law school graduation speech Saturday, accusing the Republican president of creating a national emergency by repeatedly violating the rule of law. Walz, the vice presidential nominee in 2024, used his remarks at the University of Minnesota's law school commencement...
Severe Weather Leaves at Least 23 Dead, Including 14 in Storm-Battered Kentucky
LONDON, Ky. — Storm systems sweeping across parts of the U.S. Midwest and South have left at least 23 people dead, many of them in Kentucky, where what appeared to be a devastating tornado pulverized homes and flipped over a car on an interstate. In Kentucky, some 14 people were...
Trump Says He Will Call Putin, Then Zelenskyy, on Monday to Push for Ukraine Ceasefire
KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. President Donald Trump said that he plans to speak by phone Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, followed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of various NATO countries, about ending the war in Ukraine. Trump said that the call with Putin will be about stopping...
‘Eat the Tariffs!’: Trump Warns Walmart Not to Pass Costs to Customers
President Donald Trump on Saturday ripped into Walmart, saying on social media that the retail giant should eat the additional costs created by his tariffs. As Trump has jacked up import taxes, he has tried to assure a skeptical public that foreign producers would pay for those taxes and that...
Biden Audio Release Pressures Democrats Who Would Rather Talk About Trump
Joe Biden's time in public office is now behind him, but his age and mental acuity have become a litmus test for the next leaders in his party. Audio was published Friday from portions of interviews Biden gave to federal prosecutors in 2023, the latest in a stream of reports...
Musician Charged With Chris Brown in Alleged London Nightclub Assault
LONDON — A fellow musician and friend of Chris Brown has been charged alongside the Grammy-winning singer on allegations they beat and seriously injured a music producer at a London nightclub in 2023, police said Saturday. Omololu Akinlolu, 38, who performs under the name "Hoody Baby," was due to appear...
Student Loans Have Been Confusing Lately. Here’s a Guide to Know Where You Stand
NEW YORK — Between collections resuming, courts blocking student loan programs and layoffs at the Education Department, borrowers might be confused about the status of their student loans. Recently, the Education Department announced it would start involuntary collections on defaulted loans, meaning the roughly 5.3 million borrowers who are in...
Trump Admin Lifts Ban on Controversial Rapid-Fire Gun Triggers
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, which make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly, with the federal government ending a long-standing ban as part of a settlement that also requires it to return seized devices. The agreement announced Friday by the Justice Department resolves a...