ATLANTA — Communities across the nation celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday with acts of service, prayer services, and parades. But with the November presidential election as a backdrop, some events took on an overtly political turn. @FresnoPolice celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, by participating...
Heisman Winner Caleb Williams Exits USC, Enters NFL Draft as Potential No. 1 Pick
LOS ANGELES — Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Caleb Williams has formally entered the NFL draft, leaving Southern California after two prolific seasons. Williams made his long-anticipated announcement on social media Monday, the final day for underclassmen to enter the draft. He is widely considered the favorite to be the No. 1...
Soccer Player Returns to Warm Welcome in Israel Following Detention in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Israeli soccer player Sagiv Jehezkel returned to Israel on Monday evening to a cheering crowd, hours after he was briefly detained in Turkey for allegedly inciting hatred after he expressed solidarity with hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza during a top-flight league game. Jehezkel landed in...
Austin Is Released From Hospital After Complications From Prostate Cancer Surgery He Kept Secret
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital on Monday, after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from senior Biden administration leaders and staff for weeks. Recovery at Home Austin will be working from home as he recovers,...
Houthi Rebels Strike US-Owned Ship Off Coast of Yemen, Raising Tensions
JERUSALEM — Houthi rebels fired a missile, striking a U.S.-owned ship Monday just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, less than a day after they launched an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea, officials said. The Attack The attack on the...
Donald Trump’s Grip on Republican Politics Put to the Test in Today’s Ice-Cold Iowa’s Caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa — Voting is set to begin Monday night in icy Iowa as former President Donald Trump eyes a victory that would send a resounding message that neither life-threatening cold nor life-changing legal trouble can slow his march toward the Republican Party's 2024 nomination. The Iowa Caucuses The...
A Global Day of Protests Draws Thousands in Washington and Other Cities in Pro-Palestinian Marches
WASHINGTON — Thousands of demonstrators converged opposite the White House on Saturday to call for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza, while children joined a pro-Palestinian march through central London as part of a global day of action against the longest and deadliest war between Israel and Palestinians...
US Intensifies Oversight of Boeing, Will Begin Production Audits After Latest Mishap for Planemaker
The Federal Aviation Administration says it will increase oversight of Boeing and audit production of the 737 Max 9 jetliner after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane in midflight last week, the latest in a string of mishaps at the troubled aircraft maker. The FAA said Friday that...
Austin Orders Missile Strikes on Houthis From His Hospital Room: Pentagon
WASHINGTON — From his hospital room, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin first orchestrated and then watched in real-time as the U.S. retaliatory attack on Yemen-based Houthi militants unfolded Thursday night. Austin's hospital-room leadership was the latest in a series of actions the defense chief has carried out from Walter Reed National Military Medical...
Judge Orders Trump to Pay New York Times, Three Reporters Nearly $400K in Legal Fees
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters after he sued them unsuccessfully over a Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices. The newspaper and reporters Susanne Craig,...