BOSTON — More suspected drone sightings in the eastern U.S. led to a temporary airspace shutdown at an Air Force base in Ohio and arrests near Boston's Logan International Airport, as elected officials increased their push for action to identify and stop the mysterious unmanned flights. Drones flying around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base...
Former FBI Informant Will Plead Guilty to Lying About Phony Bribery Scheme Involving Bidens
WASHINGTON — A former FBI informant is set to plead guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Alexander Smirnov is expected to make the plea in Los Angeles to...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Drifts as Bitcoin Jumps to Another Record
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are drifting higher Monday ahead of a meeting by the Federal Reserve later this week that could set Wall Street’s direction into next year. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in morning trading, coming off its first losing week in the last four. The Dow...
Storms Across US Bring Heavy Snow, Dangerous Ice and a Tornado in California
OMAHA, Neb. — A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issued the first-ever tornado warning. Elsewhere, inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S., with dangerous conditions including heavy snow in upstate New York,...
Germany’s Scholz Loses a Confidence Vote, Setting up an Early Election in February
BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the German parliament on Monday, putting the European Union’s most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in February. Scholz won the support of 207 lawmakers in the 733-seat lower house, or Bundestag, while 394 voted...
Trump to Announce $100B SoftBank Investment in the US
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump will join SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his Florida home on Monday to announce that the Japanese company is planning to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years. Trump has in the past announced deals with much fanfare,...
California DMV Apologizes for License Plate That Some Say Mocks Oct. 7 Attack on Israel
LOS ANGELES — The California Department of Motor Vehicles has apologized for an “unacceptable and disturbing” personalized truck license plate that the agency said displayed hate speech related to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. But a relative of the vehicle's owner said the whole controversy was an unfortunate misunderstanding....
Death Toll in Gaza From the Israel-Hamas War Tops 45,000 Palestinians, Health Officials Say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — More than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants, Palestinian health officials said Monday, as often-stalled ceasefire negotiations appeared to be gaining ground again. More than 50 dead were brought to hospitals across the bombed-out territory over...
Dream to Reality: Boxing Champion’s Wife Opens Luxury Salon in Northeast Fresno
In a heartwarming display of community support, professional boxer Jose Ramirez and his wife Marisol celebrated the grand opening of KI Salon in northeast Fresno on Saturday. The luxurious salon, named after their daughters Katalina and Ilaria, represents a dream come true for Marisol, who is passionate about empowering women...
The First New Foreign Policy Challenge for Trump Just Became Clear
Opinion by Thomas L. Friedman on Dec. 13, 2024. I have a simple rule of thumb when assessing the potential instability of Middle Eastern countries. They come in just two varieties: countries that implode and countries that explode. That is countries where, when central control collapses, the ruined pillars fall...