WASHINGTON — With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans. There's no clear path ahead as lawmakers return with tensions high and options limited. The...
Biden Will Join the UAW Strike Picket Line. Experts Can’t Recall the Last Time a President Did That
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers pickets on Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers underscores an allegiance to labor unions that appears to be unparalleled in presidential history. Experts in presidential and U.S. labor history say they cannot recall an...
David McCallum, Star of Hit TV Series ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ Dies at 90
LOS ANGELES — Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular "NCIS" 40 years later, has died. He was 90. McCallum died Monday of natural causes surrounded by family at...
Video Shows California Deputy Slamming 16-Year-Old Girl to the Ground Outside Football Game
VICTORVILLE, Calif. — A viral video shows a Southern California sheriff's deputy slamming a teenage girl to the ground during a fight outside a Friday night high school football game, a use of force her mother says sent the 16-year-old to the hospital with injuries to her head and spine....
US Military Captures Key Islamic State Militant During Helicopter Raid in Syria
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Monday it had captured an operator for the Islamic State extremist group during a helicopter raid in northern Syria. The operator, Abu Halil al-Fad’ani, “was assessed to have relationships throughout the ISIS network in the region,” U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Implications...
Florida’s DeSantis to Battle California’s Newsom in Epic Bi-Coastal Debate on Fox
NEW YORK — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will take time out from debating fellow Republicans in two months to take on a Democrat, California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Fox News said Monday that the two politicians will appear in a 90-minute debate on Nov. 30 in Georgia, at an exact location to be determined. Debate...
Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes Happy for Reworked Deal, Chance to Keep Winning Super Bowls in KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes was trying to walk a tightrope taking him three different directions while negotiating his revised contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, which effectively makes him the league's highest-paid player over the next four years. Mahomes wanted to maximize his income. He wanted to leave...
Thousands of Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh as Fears of Azerbaijani Reprisals Spread
YEREVAN, Armenia — Thousands of Armenians streamed out of Nagorno-Karabakh after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of the breakaway region while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Azerbaijan Monday in a show of support to its ally. The Azerbaijani military routed Armenian forces in a 24-hour blitz last week, forcing...
Taylor Swift Turns out to See Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs Play Chicago Bears
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Travis Kelce put the ball in Taylor Swift's court, and she wound up bringing it to Arrowhead Stadium after all. The 12-time Grammy Award winner took advantage of an invitation from the All-Pro tight end to see the Kansas City Chiefs play the Chicago Bears at...
Hollywood Writers and Studios Reach Tentative Agreement to End Strike
LOS ANGELES — Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for striking actors. The Writers Guild of America announced the deal in a joint statement with the Alliance of Motion...