An explosion that heavily damaged a fertility clinic in the upscale California city of Palm Springs appears to have been intentional, local authorities said. One person was found dead, and the FBI said it was sending investigators, including bomb technicians, to the scene. Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills said...
Trump Wants a Deal With Iran, but It May Be Weaker Than His Supporters Demand
By every measure, President Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants "to do a deal" with Iran over its nuclear program and avoid a war, pushing aside Israeli proposals for a mutual military campaign instead. "I want to make a deal with Iran," Trump said in Saudi Arabia...
Duffy Blamed Biden for Air Traffic Woes. It’s a Decades-Old Problem.
WASHINGTON — After a series of air travel incidents, including recent disruptions at a busy New Jersey airport, Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, has sought to blame the previous administration for issues plaguing the Federal Aviation Administration. “Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden did nothing to fix the system that they...
The Day Grok Lost Its Mind
On Tuesday, someone posted a video on social platform X of a procession of crosses, with a caption reading, "Each cross represents a white farmer who was murdered in South Africa." Elon Musk, South African by birth, shared the post, greatly expanding its visibility. The accusation of genocide being carried...
Police and Firefighters Respond to an Explosion Rocking the California City of Palm Springs
PALM SPRINGS — Police and firefighters responded to an explosion Saturday that rocked a neighborhood and damaged a fertility clinic in the tony California city of Palm Springs. The act was being investigated as a possible car explosion, said two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter who insisted on...
Clovis Goes Full Throttle With Biggest Old Town Motorama Yet
An estimated 25,000 to 35,000 spectators expected to stroll through downtown Clovis on Saturday for the annual Old Town Motorama, a classic car show that has grown into a regional draw over the years. The event, organized by the Hot Rod Coalition, stretches across downtown Clovis with room for up...
Israel Launches a New Military Operation in Gaza a Day After Trump Leaves the Middle East
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...