California Gov Gavin Newsom roasted over video promoting state’s ‘record’ tourism: ‘Smoke and mirrors’
Governor Gavin Newsom took to social media over the weekend to announce that California’s tourism is at “an all-time high," while on top of the Golden Gate Bridge.
In the Caribbean, Mangroves Draw Visitors in Search of Wildlife and Quiet
On Curaçao, visitors can explore the trees’ habitat, where colorful birds roost on tangled branches and trunks, and small paths through the greenery beckon.
How 360,000 Haitians Wound Up Living in Empty Lots and Crowded Schools
In a worsening humanitarian crisis, Haitians have been forced to flee their homes in the face of gang onslaughts, but the international response has failed to keep up.
Top 5 moments of Trump trial after ‘salacious’ Stormy Daniels testimony
Former President Trump's criminal trial reached a fever pitch Tuesday amid salacious testimony from Stormy Daniels that prompted a motion for a mistrial and a scolding from the judge.
Rolling Blackouts Dim Several Cities as Heat Wave Scorches Mexico
Cities were plunged into darkness as scorching temperatures strained the national energy grid.
Ronald Reagan’s lessons for today’s campus crisis
Reagan promised to "to clean up the mess at Berkeley," referring to the unrest at the University of California, Berkeley, and college campuses throughout the state.
Bill to expand Florida’s ‘Safe Haven’ law now on DeSantis’ desk
A bill to expand Florida’s "Safe Haven" policy is now on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk awaiting his signature after it passed through the state legislature.
Biden Puts Arms Shipment to Israel on Hold Amid Dispute Over Rafah Attack
The United States withheld 3,500 bombs last week out of concern that they might be used in a major assault against the southern Gaza city, officials said.
On this day in history, May 8, 1945, President Truman announces ‘flags of freedom fly all over Europe’
President Harry S. Truman, on this day in history, May 8, 1945, announced to the American people that Germany's forces had surrendered in World War II — marking the end…
With a Gaza Cease-Fire in the Balance, Netanyahu Maneuvers to Keep Power
The Israeli prime minister, under pressure from all sides, is trying to reassure his many domestic, military and diplomatic critics. Here’s a look at what he is confronting.