Amid heightened security and anticipated protests, former President Donald Trump is set to appear Tuesday in federal court in Miami to face charges he misled investigators and mishandled the country’s secrets. Trump, 76, is scheduled to appear before a magistrate judge at 3 p.m. ET, when he’ll be arraigned alongside …
Read More »For China’s LGBTQ community, safe spaces are becoming harder to find
HONG KONG — The space for China’s LGBTQ community just got even smaller. Founded in 2008, the Beijing LGBT Center had played a prominent role in combating prejudice against sexual and gender minorities in China. On May 15, four days after its 15th anniversary and two days before the International …
Read More »‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak announces he will retire next year
It’s time for somebody else to take a spin. Pat Sajak, who has hosted the syndicated game show “Wheel of Fortune” for more than 40 years, announced in a tweet Monday night that he plans to step down next year. “Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st …
Read More »1 person dead after boat capsizes at cave along Erie Canal in New York
A tour boat capsized at a cave along the Erie Canal in western New York state on Monday, sending several passengers into the water and killing one man, authorities said. Lockport police officers and firefighters rushed to the Lockport Caves and pulled people out of the water after the first …
Read More »Is this the end for former PM?
The partygate scandal indirectly led to him stepping down as prime minister last year. And the same topic led to his departure Friday. Johnson was being investigated by Parliament’s privileges committee over whether he misled lawmakers about “partygate.” The committee had the power to recommend Johnson be suspended for more …
Read More »J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell make history as first nonbinary people to win acting Tonys
Tony Awards history was made Sunday when Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee became the first nonbinary people to win Tonys for acting as the Broadway community forged ahead despite a Hollywood writers’ strike that left theater’s biggest night without a script. “Thank you for the humanity. Thank you for my incredible company …
Read More »Fiery truck crash in Philadelphia closes stretch of I-95, possibly for months
Interstate 95, the main roadway between the East Coast’s two largest cities, New York City and Philadelphia, will be closed for months after a tanker fire caused a section to collapse, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Sunday. An elevated section of northbound lanes in northeast Philadelphia collapsed, trapping the tanker …
Read More »Novak Djokovic wins his 23rd Grand Slam title defeating Casper Ruud in French Open final
PARIS — Novak Djokovic won his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title on Sunday with a 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open final. Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, broke a tie with rival Rafael Nadal for the most major singles trophies in the history of men’s tennis, which dates to …
Read More »Mass shooting outside Houston club leaves 6 injured
A mass shooting in a parking lot outside a Houston club left at least 6 people injured, one in critical condition, police said early Sunday. “Somebody fired into a crowded parking lot,” Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner told a news conference outside the Tabú club in west of the …
Read More »DeSantis gets Oklahoma governor’s endorsement at Tulsa appearance
Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt endorsed his Florida counterpart, Gov. Ron DeSantis, in the 2024 presidential election as the GOP candidate spoke in Tulsa on Saturday. DeSantis, a runner-up to former President Donald Trump in most polls of Republican voters, is campaigning uphill, with daily attacks from Trump serving as …
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