NEW YORK — Worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs are sending U.S. stocks through sharp swings on Monday as financial markets worldwide drop on concerns about a potential trade war. The S&P 500 was down 0.7% in midday trading following worse losses for stock markets across Asia and Europe. The...
At Least 19 Killed Mostly Women in a Car Bomb Explosion in Northern Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria — A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, killing at least 19 people, all but one of them women, and leaving more than a dozen wounded, hospital workers said. The car detonated next to a vehicle carrying mostly female agricultural workers...
Beyoncé Wins Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammys for ‘Cowboy Carter’
LOS ANGELES — Beyoncé won album of the year for “Cowboy Carter” at Sunday's Grammys, delivering her — at last — the show’s elusive top award. The superstar, who is both the most awarded and nominated artist in Grammys history, has been up for the category four times before and many feel she...
Marchers Protesting Planned Deportations Block Major Freeway in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Thousands of people protesting mass deportations planned by President Donald Trump marched in Southern California on Sunday, including in downtown Los Angeles where demonstrators blocked a major freeway for several hours. 2.2.2025 Los Angeles, California just before the 67th Grammy Awards are happing at the Crypto Arena...
Fans at Raptors Game Continue Trend of Booing US National Anthem
TORONTO — Fans at a Toronto Raptors game continued an emerging trend Sunday of booing the American national anthem at pro sporting events in Canada. Fans of the NBA's lone Canadian franchise booed the anthem after similar reactions broke out Saturday night at NHL games in Ottawa, Ontario, and Calgary,...
Trump Agrees to Pause Tariffs on Mexico, but Import Taxes Still in Place for Canada and China
WASHINGTON — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that after a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump that the planned tariffs are on hold for a month, a statement confirmed by the White House. “Mexico will reinforce the northern border with 10,000 members of the National Guard immediately, to stop...
Trump Administration Moves to End Protections for Venezuelans in the US
The Trump administration has ended temporary protected status, or TPS, for more than 300,000 Venezuelans in the United States, leaving the population vulnerable to potential deportation in the coming months, according to government documents obtained by The New York Times. The move, President Donald Trump’s first to remove such protections...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Gains Access to Social Security, Medicare Payments
WASHINGTON — The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems, according to two people familiar with the situation. The move by DOGE, a Trump administration task force...
Trump Says Americans Could Feel ‘Some Pain’ From His New Tariffs
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China, and claimed that Canada would “cease to exist” without its trade surplus with the United States. The trade penalties that Trump signed Saturday at his...
Lakers Get Doncic from Mavericks in Blockbuster Trade for Davis
Luka Doncic led Dallas to the NBA Finals last season. Anthony Davis has won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. They have switched teams in a blockbuster deal. Doncic has been traded by the reigning Western Conference champion Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers for Davis. The trade was...