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A contractor stumbles upon a Byzantine tomb complex under a destroyed Syrian house
MARAAT AL-NUMAN, Syria — A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be more than 1,500 years old. The discovery emerged last month in...
NATO chief Rutte calls for 400% increase in the alliance’s air and missile defense
LONDON — NATO members need to increase their air and missile defenses by 400% to counter the threat from Russia, the head of the military alliance plans to say on Monday. Secretary-General Mark Rutte will say during a visit to London that NATO must take a “quantum leap in our...
Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the U.S. Here’s what to knowVideo
DAKAR, Senegal — President Donald Trump has banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States and restricted access for those from seven others, citing national security concerns in resurrecting and expanding a hallmark policy from his first term that will mostly affect people from Africa and the Middle...
Trump denies making decision to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to U.S.
President Donald Trump said he wasn’t involved in the decision to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man his administration mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador, and suggested federal prosecutors should have an easy case. “That wasn’t my decision,” Trump said in comments to NBC News’ Kristen Welker...
ABC News suspends journalist over post calling Trump administration official a ‘world-class hater’
ABC News said that it has suspended senior national correspondent Terry Moran over a late-night X post, since deleted, calling Trump administration official Stephen Miller a “world-class hater.” An ABC News spokesperson confirmed that the news division suspended Moran pending further evaluation of the incident, according to CBS News. Early...
Runaway pet zebra has been captured in TennesseeVideo
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee and became an internet sensation in the process was captured Sunday, authorities said. Ed the Zebra was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana...
A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists has been diverted to Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel — A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists has been diverted to Israel, the Foreign Ministry said. In a post on X, it said the boat “is safely making its way to the shores of Israel.” The passengers “are expected to return to their...
Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs sickens dozens across 7 states
A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest, federal health officials said. The August Egg Company recalled about 1.7 million brown organic and brown cage-free egg varieties distributed to grocery stores between February and May...
UN Ocean Conference sets sail off France on World Oceans Day
NICE, France — A fleet of 30 research and exploration vessels from around the world set sail just off the French coastal city of Nice on Sunday to kick off the third U.N. Ocean Conference and pay tribute to World Oceans Day. The event themed “Ocean Wonders” will see the...
Pope Leo criticizes political nationalism and prays for reconciliation and dialogue
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he prayed Sunday for reconciliation and dialogue — a message in line with his pledges to make the Catholic Church a symbol of peace. The pope celebrated Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square...
Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troopsVideo
LOS ANGELES — Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash...
Trump deploying California National Guard over governor’s objections to L.A. to quell protests
PARAMOUNT, Calif. — President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops over the governor’s objections to Los Angeles, where protests Saturday led to clashes between immigration authorities and demonstrators. The White House said in a statement Saturday that Trump is deploying the Guardsmen to “address the lawlessness that...
The 911 presidency: Trump flexes emergency powers in his 2nd term
WASHINGTON — Call it the 911 presidency. Despite insisting that the United States is rebounding from calamity under his watch, President Donald Trump is harnessing emergency powers unlike any of his predecessors. Whether it’s leveling punishing tariffs, deploying troops to the border or sidelining environmental regulations, Trump has relied on...
Trump’s tariffs could pay for his tax cuts — but it likely wouldn’t be much of a bargain
WASHINGTON — The tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act would likely gouge a hole in the federal budget. The president has a patch handy, though: his sweeping import taxes — tariffs. The Congressional Budget Office, the government’s nonpartisan arbiter of tax and spending matters, says...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in U.S., charged with human smuggling as attorneys vow ongoing fight
To hear the Trump administration tell it, Kilmar Abrego Garcia smuggled thousands of people across the country who were living in the U.S. illegally, including members of the violent MS-13 gang, long before his mistaken deportation to El Salvador. In allegations made public nearly three months after his removal, U.S....
Trump says Elon Musk could face ‘serious consequences’ if he backs Democratic candidates
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump is not backing off his battle with Elon Musk, saying Saturday that he has no desire to repair their relationship and warning that his former ally and campaign benefactor could face “serious consequences” if he tries to help Democrats in upcoming elections. Trump told...
What to know about fatal shooting of ‘King of the Hill’ actor Jonathan Joss as co-stars pay tribute
HOUSTON — While it remains unclear what prompted the fatal shooting of Jonathan Joss, a Native American voice actor best known for his work on the animated television series “King of the Hill,” police say they are looking into whether his sexual orientation played a role in his death. Joss’...
Supreme Court leaves ban on high-capacity gun magazines
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a fresh gun-rights appeal, refusing to question the District of Columbia’s ban on large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices. The justices on Friday rejected arguments from four firearms owners who said the ban violates the gun-rights protections in the Constitution’s Second Amendment. On June 2,...
Appeals court hands AP an incremental loss in its attempt to regain its access to Trump events
Digging deep into free-speech precedents in recent American history, a federal appeals panel handed the Associated Press an incremental loss Friday in its continuing battle with the Trump administration over access by its journalists to cover presidential events. By a 2-1 margin, judges on the three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals...
Transportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden-era rule ‘illegal’
DETROIT — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a rule Friday that Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-powered cars and trucks are illegal and moved to reverse them, paving the way for a likely reset of rules. Combined with Senate language in the pending budget bill to eliminate penalties for...
Abrego Garcia indicte, back in U.S. to face federal charges
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the U.S. to face a federal indictment in Tennessee accusing him of transporting across the country hundreds of people who had entered the U.S. illegally. The sprawling two-count indictment alleges the Beltsville resident conspired with others for nearly a decade to transport people, as...
5 Proud Boys sue U.S. government over Jan. 6 prosecutions
ORLANDO, Fla. — Five members of the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group, claim their constitutional rights were violated when they were prosecuted for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. The lawsuit was filed in Orlando federal court...
Trump looks to sell Tesla after feud with Musk
It was a costly spat. As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk feuded on social media Thursday afternoon, shares of Musk’s Tesla Inc. plummeted more than 14% — erasing $150 billion of the electric vehicle maker’s value. Investors weren’t the only ones looking to dump Tesla. Trump is looking to...
Deadly Russian bombardment of Ukraine further dampens hopes for peace
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia struck Ukraine with a thunderous aerial bombardment overnight, further dampening hopes that the warring sides could reach a peace deal anytime soon days after Kyiv embarrassed the Kremlin with a surprising drone attack on military airfields deep inside Russia. The barrage was one of the fiercest...
Elon Musk pulls back on threat to withdraw Dragon spacecraft
As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world’s richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station. A few hours later, Musk said he wouldn’t follow through on the threat. After Trump threatened...
