Miguel Rojas gladly gave up his No. 11 to Roki Sasaki and went back to 72, his jersey as a Los Angeles Dodgers rookie in 2014. “I'm not asking for anything. I have everything that I want in life,” the 35-year-old infielder said. "All I ask for him is trying...
Why Was Taylor Swift Booed at the Super Bowl?
NEW ORLEANS — There was no on-field celebration for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after this Super Bowl. Only consolation far away from the prying TV cameras. The pop superstar turned up at the big game for the second consecutive year as her boyfriend and the Kansas City Chiefs tried...
Protests Planned in All 50 States for Presidents’ Day Against Trump Administration
The 50501 Movement, which stands for "50 states, 50 protests, one day," has announced plans for another nationwide demonstration on Monday, Feb. 17, coinciding with Presidents' Day. The protest is aimed at opposing the Trump Administration, with organizers calling for a resistance against "fascism." In a post on their subreddit,...
Member of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Won’t Face Charges for Flag Protest
NEW ORLEANS — The cast member who displayed the Palestinian flag with the word “GAZA” in protest during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show will not face charges, New Orleans police said Monday. The banner combined the black stripes of the flags honored by the Sudanese and Palestinian peoples and...
This Isn’t the Donald Trump America Elected
Opinion by Ben Rhodes on Feb. 9, 2025. In 1962, not long after President John Kennedy created U.S.A.I.D., the federal agency tasked with administering foreign assistance, he welcomed its first mission directors to the White House. He noted the difficult politics of sustaining foreign assistance but called it essential to...
USAID Staffers Turned Away From Offices Even After Court Suspends Leave Order
WASHINGTON — Officials and federal officers turned away scores of U.S. Agency for International staffers who showed up for work Monday at its Washington headquarters, after a court temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have pulled all but a fraction of workers off the job worldwide. A front...
Third Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Ending Birthright Citizenship
CONCORD, N.H. — A third federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante in New Hampshire comes after two similar rulings by judges in Seattle...
Jimmy Butler Starts Hot With Warriors, Scores 25 points Against Bulls
CHICAGO — Jimmy Butler drew the familiar “oohs” and “aahs” from the Chicago crowd when he cut backdoor for an alley-oop dunk in the opening minute. He had enough left to take over during Golden State's decisive run with Stephen Curry on the sideline. If his debut with the Warriors...
Vance Makes His Debut as VP on the International Stage at a High-Stakes AI Summit
PARIS — JD Vance stepped onto the world stage this week for the first time as U.S. vice president, using a high-stakes AI summit in Paris and a security conference in Munich to amplify Donald Trump’s aggressive new approach to diplomacy. The 40-year-old vice president, who was just 18 months...
Global Leaders Scramble to Respond to Trump’s Unpredictable Foreign Policy
LONDON — The Saudis are furious. The Danes are scrambling. Colombia has backed down. Mexico and Canada stand in a purgatory between tariff wars with the US and … not. China has retaliated, launching a trade war between the economic superpowers. The Brits, long proud of their “special relationship” with...