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Luxury retailer Saks seeks bankruptcy protection overwhelmed by debt
The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue is seeking bankruptcy protection, buffeted by rising competition and the massive debt it took on to buy its rival in the luxury sector, Neiman Marcus, just over a year ago. Saks Global, which also operates Bergdorf Goodman, has secured roughly $1.75 billion in financing,...
A construction crane falls onto a moving train in Thailand, killing at least 32 people
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand — A construction crane crashed onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, triggering a fiery derailment that killed at least 32 people and injured dozens more. The crash occurred in Nakhon Ratchasima, about 135 miles northeast of Bangkok, on a section of a planned...
Danish official says there’s a ‘fundamental disagreement’ with Trump over GreenlandVideo
WASHINGTON —A top Danish official said Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” over Greenland remains with President Donald Trump after holding highly anticipated White House talks with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The two sides, however, agreed to create a working group to discuss ways to...
Tina Peters’ lawyers try to convince Colorado court to overturn conviction for voting system breach
DENVER — Lawyers for former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters will try to convince a state appeals court on Wednesday to overturn her conviction in a case revolving around the 2020 presidential election as her supporters, including President Donald Trump, continue to pressure the state to set her free. Peters,...
From Minneapolis to Venezuela, Trump piles up the risks as he faces midterm verdict
NEW YORK — It’s only two weeks into the new year, and President Donald Trump has already claimed control of Venezuela, escalated threats to seize Greenland and flooded American streets with masked immigration agents. And that’s not even counting an unprecedented criminal investigation at the Federal Reserve, a cornerstone of...
Minnesota protesters, agents repeatedly square off while prosecutors quit after Renee Good’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal officers dropped tear gas and sprayed eye irritant at activists Tuesday during another day of confrontations in Minneapolis, while students miles away walked out of a suburban school to protest the Trump administration’s bold immigration sweeps. Meanwhile, the fallout from the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Beijing for landmark 4-day visit to China
BEIJING — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday night, beginning a four-day visit designed to repair foundering relations between the two nations as Canada looks to develop relations with countries other than the United States. It’s the first visit of a Canadian leader to China in...
Free Starlink access for Iran seen as game changer for demonstrators getting their message out
BANGKOK — Iranian demonstrators’ ability to get details of bloody nationwide protests out to the world has been given a strong boost, with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service dropping its fees to allow more people to circumvent the Tehran government’s strongest attempt ever to prevent information from spilling outside its...
Iran signals fast trials and executions for protesters as death toll in crackdown goes over 2,500
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The head of Iran’s judiciary signaled Wednesday there would be fast trials and executions ahead for those detained in nationwide protests despite a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump. The comments from Iran’s judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei come as activists had warned hangings of those...
Trump threatens to halt federal money next month not only to sanctuary cities but also their states
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that starting Feb. 1 he will deny federal funding to any states that are home to local governments resisting his administration’s immigration policies, expanding on previous threats to cut off resources to the so-called sanctuary cities themselves. Such an action could have far-reaching impacts across...
Trump visits Ford plant and defends his tariffs, hoping to counter jitters about the economy
DETROIT — President Donald Trump offered a full-throated defense of his sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, traveling to swing-state Michigan to push the case that he’s boosted domestic manufacturing in hopes of countering fears about a weakening job market and still-rising prices that have squeezed American pocketbooks. Trump visited the factory...
Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested for allegedly assaulting ride-hail driver, police say
LOS ANGELES — Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested early Monday morning after Los Angeles police responded to a call reporting an assault involving a ride-hail driver, authorities said. Just after midnight, officers were called to the scene near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Ave just south of Hollywood...
House passes bill codifying Trump order to rinse away showerhead regulations
WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday advanced legislation aimed at fulfilling President Donald Trump’s long-running desire to “make showers great again” by voting to loosen federal efficiency standards for showerheads. The bill — dubbed the Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing, or Shower ACT — passed 226-197, with...
Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti opens up on firing Harbaugh and the search for the next coach
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The next coach of the Baltimore Ravens will have a couple of tough acts to follow, given how quickly the previous two won a Super Bowl. “It took (Brian) Billick two years, John (Harbaugh) five,” owner Steve Bisciotti said. “Maybe I’ll give this guy six.” Bisciotti...
‘West Wing’ actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing. His apprehension comes after authorities in Albuquerque...
Mario Cristobal’s path back to Miami was forged by family. He has Miami on the cusp of a CFP title
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Luis Cristobal Sr. was always juggling at least two jobs. Clara Cristobal worked at an auto dealership well into her 70s. They were Cuban-Americans, didn’t know English when they came to the U.S, were extremely proud of their heritage, the sort of people who embraced hard...
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was announced Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation. Ashley D. Roseboro of the organization confirmed...
Plane used in boat strike off Venezuela was painted to look like a civilian aircraft
WASHINGTON — The plane used by the U.S. military to strike a boat accused of smuggling drugs off the coast of Venezuela last fall was painted to look like a civilian aircraft, a move that appears to be at odds with the Pentagon’s manual on the laws of war. The...
Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department does not believe there is currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, a top department official said Tuesday. The decision to keep the Justice Department’s Civil...
Wall Street executives warn Trump: Stop attacking the Fed, credit card industry
NEW YORK — Up until this week, Wall Street has generally benefited from the Trump administration’s policies and has been supportive of the president. That relationship has suddenly soured. When President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law in July, it pushed another significant round of tax...
House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders
WASHINGTON — In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as 17 renegade GOP lawmakers joined every Democrat in support. The tally, 230-196, signified growing political concern over Americans’...
Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein probe as Republicans threaten contempt proceedings
WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a House committee’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons, in a letter released on social media, slammed the House Oversight probe as...
Greenland official calls it ‘unfathomable’ that U.S. is considering taking over the island
NUUK, Greenland — A senior Greenland government official said Tuesday it’s “unfathomable” that the United States is discussing taking over a NATO ally and urged the Trump administration to listen to voices from the Arctic island’s people. Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s minister for business and mineral resources, said people in Greenland...
Microsoft’s Brad Smith pushes Big Tech to ‘pay our way’ for AI data centers amid rising opposition
It won’t be easy for Big Tech companies to win the hearts and minds of Americans who are angered about massive artificial intelligence data centers sprouting up in their neighborhoods, straining electricity grids and drawing on local reservoirs. Microsoft is trying anyway. The software giant’s president, Brad Smith, is meeting...
Bargain grocer Aldi seizes the moment and expands with consumers hurting
The discount grocery chain Aldi is expanding rapidly and plans to open more than 180 U.S. stores this year as more Americans skip nights out at restaurants and cook at home due to anxiety over the nation’s economy. The chain, with U.S. operations based outside of Chicago, went on an...
