Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, has been downgraded to Category 3, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said early on Sunday, as the storm's wind speed eased slightly. The hurricane was about 330 miles (530 km) east-southeast of Grand Turk Island packing maximum sustained winds of 125...
Actor Terence Stamp, Star of Superman Films, Dies Aged 87
Terence Stamp, who made his name as an actor in 1960s London and went on to play the arch-villain General Zod in the Hollywood hits "Superman" and "Superman II", has died aged 87, his family said on Sunday. The Oscar-nominated actor starred in films ranging from Pier Paolo Pasolini's "Theorem"...
What Can MLB Learn From the Savannah Bananas? A Lot, It Turns Out.
BALTIMORE — The capacity crowd of more than 45,000 baseball fans at Oriole Park at Camden Yards stood, celebrating a walk-off home run. There had been a buzz at the stadium all night. It started hours before first pitch, as fans packed merchandise booths and waited in food lines as...
How Do We Bridge America’s New Segregation?
America’s democracy is under threat. President Donald Trump smashes alliances, upends norms and tramples the Constitution. So it’s normal to ask: What can one citizen do to help put America on a healthier course? I have some hard experience with this question. Back in the early part of the first Trump term,...
Micky MaKenzie, Bold Pup With a Big Heart, Ready for a New Home
Micky MaKenzie may be small, but he’s not one to back down from the big dogs. The spunky pup, described as “super sweet with a mind of his own,” has earned a reputation in his foster home as both playful and bold — the kind of dog who will correct...
Trump Says Xi Told Him China Will Not Invade Taiwan While He Is US President
President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him China would not invade Taiwan while Trump is in office. Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News, ahead of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. "I will tell you,...
Melania Trump Sends Letter to Putin About Abducted Children
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, raised the plight of children in Ukraine and Russia in a personal letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, two White House officials said on Friday. President Trump hand-delivered the letter to Putin during their summit talks in Alaska, the officials told...
Category 4 Hurricane Erin Continues to Intensify, NHC Says
Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season and has developed into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, has continued to rapidly intensify, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday. The storm is currently 120 miles (193 km) northeast of Anguilla, with maximum sustained winds...
US Stops Visitor Visas for People From Gaza
The U.S. State Department on Saturday said it was halting all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza while it conducts "a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days." — (Reporting by Jasper Ward; Editing by...
Trump Says No Summit Deal With Putin Over Ukraine War, Talks Were ‘Very Productive’
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach an agreement to resolve Moscow's war in Ukraine after a nearly three-hour summit in Alaska, though he characterized the meeting as "very productive." "There were many, many points that we agreed...