“Salutations!,” the actor Samuel L. Jackson, dressed as Uncle Sam introduced Kendrick Lamar at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show — a powerful, commanding creative choice by the first solo hip-hop artist to ever headline the coveted slot. As if there were any doubts of...
Westminster Show’s Canine Athletes Compete on Super Bowl Weekend
NEW YORK — They're at the top of their sport. They run, weave and go airborne. And they went all out for this weekend's championship. Sorry — no, they're not the Chiefs or the Eagles. They're the agility dogs at the Westminster Kennel Club show, which began Saturday by showcasing...
Trump Admin Cuts Billions in Biomedical Health Research Funding
The Trump administration has announced a drastic cut in biomedical research funding, slashing billions of dollars from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget. The move, effective immediately, targets "indirect" costs related to research, such as administrative requirements and facilities. According to the NIH, the policy change will save more...
Here’s What We Know About a Commuter Plane Crash in Alaska That Killed 10 People
JUNEAU, Alaska — Authorities are working to recover the wreckage of a plane crash in western Alaska that killed 10 people while investigators are trying to determine what caused the small commuter aircraft to go down in the icy Bering Sea. The single-engine turboprop plane was traveling from Unalakleet to...
Trump’s 3rd Week: More Executive Orders, a Trade War That Wasn’t, and a Mideast Jolt
WASHINGTON — Three weeks in, President Donald Trump keeps cranking out executive orders designed to remake the government while billionaire Elon Musk hunts for more ways to upend the federal workforce. Trump also provoked — then called off — trade wars with Canada and Mexico but allowed one with China...
UMass Will Pay Student Who Made Half-Court Shot $10,000 Even Though His Foot Was on Line
BOSTON — UMass said it would pay a student the $10,000 prize for a halftime promotion at a women's basketball game after a dispute with an insurance company over whether he stepped over the line when he made a half-court shot. Noah Lee was selected for the contest on Wednesday...
Trump Is Signing Up Local Law Officers to Help With Immigration Enforcement
For years, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office in suburban Indianapolis has wanted to partner with federal immigration authorities to identify and detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally and facing charges. President Joe Biden's administration never returned its calls, the sheriff's office said. But as President Donald Trump cracks...
Judge Blocks Trump From Placing Thousands of USAID Workers on Leave
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday dealt President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk their first big setback in their dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, ordering a temporary halt to plans to pull thousands of agency staffers off the job. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols,...
Federal Judge Blocks Musk’s DOGE From Accessing Sensitive Treasury Department Data
A federal judge early Saturday blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued the preliminary injunction after 19 Democratic attorneys general sued...
Rookies for Eagles and Chiefs Could Play a Key Role in the Super Bowl
NEW ORLEANS — Reed Blankenship was a part-time player as a rookie during Philadelphia's Super Bowl run two years ago and only got on the field for one defensive play against the Kansas City Chiefs. That's why he marvels at the impact Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean have and on...