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...
Traveling Abroad? If You’re Paying With Dollars, Your Trip Is on Sale.
Last August, a hotel room in Europe priced at 200 euros was about $224. Last month, travelers spending American dollars would pay only $208. On the rise since last autumn, the dollar is strong compared with a number of foreign currencies, including the euro, the Japanese yen and the Canadian...
Iran’s Top Leader Rejects Talks With the US Over Missile Range, Regional Influence
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he rejects a U.S. push for talks between the two countries because they would be aimed at imposing restrictions on Iranian missile range and its influence in the region. Speaking to a group of officials on Saturday, Khamenei did not...
FEMA Cancels Classes at National Fire Training Academy Amid Federal Funding Cuts
CHICAGO — The country's preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trump's administration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that National Fire Academy courses were canceled amid a "process of evaluating agency programs...