Three of the NFL's heavyweights have made it to the sport's championship weekend. Then there are the Detroit Lions — who are one win away from their first Super Bowl appearance. The Lions continued their feel-good run with Sunday's hard-fought win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, advancing to the NFC...
Norman Jewison, Acclaimed Director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ Dead at 97
NEW YORK — Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and “Moonstruck” to such social dramas as the Oscar-winning "In the Heat of the Night," has died at age 97. Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy...
Haley Hopes to Stop Trump’s March to Nomination in New Hampshire: ‘America Does Not Do Coronations’
MANCHESTER, N.H. — As the last major challenger in Donald Trump's way to the Republican nomination, Nikki Haley is hoping New Hampshire voters feel so strongly about keeping the former president away from the White House that they turn out to support her in large numbers. Haley's Stand Against Trump...
Iran Is ‘Directly Involved’ in Yemen Houthi Rebel Ship Attacks, US Navy’s Mideast Chief Tells AP
JERUSALEM — Iran is “very directly involved” in ship attacks that Yemen's Houthi rebels have carried out during Israel's war against Hamas, the U.S. Navy's top Mideast commander told The Associated Press on Monday. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the Navy's 5th Fleet, stopped short of saying Tehran...
CSU Faculty Launch Weeklong Strike Across All 23 Campuses
SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches, and other workers at California State University, the largest public university system in the U.S., walked off the job Monday in a weeklong strike to demand higher wages. The stoppage across Cal State’s 23 campuses comes two weeks after CSU officials ended...
Trump Celebrates DeSantis’ Decision to Drop Out and Endorse the Former President
ROCHESTER, N.H. — Donald Trump set aside months of criticism and mockery of Ron DeSantis on Sunday night, celebrating his onetime Republican rival as his newest supporter after the Florida governor ended his presidential campaign and endorsed the former president. For Trump, it's become a familiar ritual to welcome the...
Families of Hostages Held in Gaza Storm Israel’s Parliament Meeting Demanding Deal for Release
JERUSALEM — Dozens of family members of hostages held by Hamas stormed a committee meeting in Israel’s parliament Monday, demanding a deal to win their loved ones’ release, as European foreign ministers joined growing international calls for Israel to negotiate on the creation of a Palestinian state after the war....
Man Arrested Near Taylor Swift’s NYC Townhouse After Reported Break-In Attempt
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift's townhouse in New York City appears to have been the target of another break-in attempt, this time by a man who was arrested near the singer's Tribeca home Saturday as police responded to a report of a disorderly person. Witnesses said the man tried but...
How Watermelon Imagery, a Symbol of Solidarity with Palestinians, Spread Around the Planet
Over the past three months, on banners and T-shirts and balloons and social media posts, one piece of imagery has emerged around the world in protests against the Israel-Hamas war: the watermelon. The colors of sliced watermelon — with red pulp, green-white rind and black seeds — are the same...
California Senate Leader Toni Atkins Announces Run for Governor in 2026
SACRAMENTO — The leader of the California Senate on Friday said she would run for governor in 2026, entering a campaign that is far from the minds of voters but is quickly filling with candidates in a state that requires frequent fundraising to compete in some of the nation's most...