A group of Native American tribes and students is suing the Trump administration to reverse its recent firing of federal workers at Native schools that they said has severely lowered their quality of education. The firings, part of the series of layoffs led by the Department of Government Efficiency that...
A Single-Engine Plane Crashes Near a Pennsylvania Airport. All 5 Aboard Are Taken to Hospitals.
A single-engine airplane carrying five people crashed and burst into flames Saturday in the parking lot of a retirement community near a small airport in suburban Pennsylvania, and everyone on board survived, officials and witnesses said. Plane Crash South of Lancaster Airport The fiery crash happened around 3 p.m. just...
Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near the White House
The Secret Service shot a 27-year-old man near the White House early Sunday after an “armed confrontation” with federal officers, the agency said in a statement. President Donald Trump was spending the weekend in Florida at his Mar-a-Lago Club and was not at the White House at the time. On...
Super Bowl Stars Josh Sweat and Milton Williams Headline a List of NFL Free Agents
NFL teams can start reshaping their rosters by signing free agents this week. There’s plenty of attention on the quarterbacks, including Sam Darnold, Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. Aaron Rodgers technically isn’t a free agent, but the New York Jets already said they plan to release him, so he’s free to find a new team. Agents...
ICE Arrests Palestinian Activist Who Helped Lead Columbia University Protests
NEW YORK — Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in protests against Israel at Columbia University, according to his attorney. Mahmoud Khalil was inside a university-owned residence Saturday night near Columbia’s Manhattan campus when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered his apartment...
Ex-Central Banker Mark Carney to Become Canada’s Next Prime Minister
TORONTO — Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader Sunday as the country deals with U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threat, and a federal election looms. Carney, 59, replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who...
Israel Cuts off Electricity Supply to Gaza, Affecting a Desalination Plant Producing Drinking Water
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel cut off the electricity supply to Gaza, officials said Sunday, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water for part of the arid territory. Hamas called it part of Israel's “starvation policy." Israel last week suspended supplies of goods to the territory of more than 2 million...
Tens of Thousands of Mexicans Rally With President to Celebrate US Decision to Delay Tariffs
MEXICO CITY — Tens of thousands of people packed into Mexico’s City main plaza on Sunday to celebrate with President Claudia Sheinbaum a decision by the U.S. to postpone tariffs on many of the country’s goods. The crowd clutched large Mexican flags and yelled, “Mexico is to be respected!” as...
Mystery Solved? A Submerged Car From the 1950s May Belong to a Missing Oregon Family
HOOD RIVER, Ore. — After two days of dredging, a crane on Friday pulled a Ford station wagon from the Columbia River that officials believe belonged to an Oregon family who disappeared while on a trip 66 years ago to collect Christmas greenery. The vehicle came apart in the process...
A Day of Trump-Musk Cost-Cutting Overhauls Federal Government
WASHINGTON — A series of decisions revealed Friday provided a glimpse of the turmoil engulfing federal agencies since President Donald Trump and Elon Musk launched their campaign of disruption, upending how government functions in ways big and small. Some changes appeared designed to increase political control over agencies that have...