Seafaring nomads settle down without quite embracing life on land
PELENG ISLAND, Indonesia — Leaving her hut that hovered on stilts above crystal blue water, Zausiyah got into her boat at sunrise and rowed out to sea, looking down into the clear water for fish.
DeSantis vetoes all arts grants in Florida
MIAMI — For the past 10 days, Richard Russell has been rattled, poring over budgets and working the phones in an attempt to limit the consequences of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ veto pen.
3 dead and 11 injured in shooting at Arkansas grocery store
Three people were killed and 11 others injured in a shooting Friday morning at a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, police said.
FDA authorizes first menthol-flavored e-cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it had approved the first menthol-flavored e-cigarettes in the United States, less than two months after the Biden administration delayed a fiercely contested decision on whether to ban traditional menthol cigarettes.
100 million in US under heat alerts as first summer weekend arrives
About 100 million Americans were under hot weather advisories as a blistering heat wave dragged on for a fifth day Friday and the nation approached its first summer weekend.
Official death toll from Hajj pilgrimage climbs into the hundreds
During the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, one of the most important events on the Muslim calendar, at least 450 people died under a scorching sun as they prayed at sacred sites around the holy city of Mecca.
Supreme Court upholds law disarming domestic abusers
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that the government can take guns away from people subject to restraining orders for domestic violence, limiting the sweep of a blockbuster decision in 2022 that had vastly expanded Second Amendment rights.
Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband is convicted in California trial
SAN FRANCISCO — David DePape was convicted Friday of five charges, brought by the state of California, for breaking into Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s home in 2022 and beating her husband with a hammer.
Trump has rapidly eroded Biden’s edge in 2024 cash battle
Former President Donald Trump outraised President Joe Biden for the second consecutive month in May, outpacing his successor by roughly $81 million in donations over the last two months as he rode a surge of financial support after his felony conviction.
Supreme Court upholds Trump-era tax provision
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income that helped finance the cuts President Donald Trump imposed in 2017 in a case that many experts had cautioned could undercut the nation’s tax system.
Donald Sutherland, shape-shifting movie star, dies at 88
Donald Sutherland, whose ability to both charm and unsettle, both reassure and repulse, was amply displayed in scores of film roles as diverse as a laid-back battlefield surgeon in “M*A*S*H,” a ruthless Nazi spy in “Eye of the Needle,” a soulful father in “Ordinary People” and a strutting fascist in “1900,” died Thursday in Miami. He was 88.
TikTok lays out past efforts to address US concerns
TikTok, a popular video app facing a new law that could lead it to being banned in the United States, released details Thursday about numerous confidential meetings with top federal officials as it tried to address concerns about the company’s Chinese ownership.
Judge in Trump documents case rejected suggestions to step aside
Shortly after Judge Aileen M. Cannon drew the assignment in June 2023 to oversee former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case, two more experienced colleagues on the federal bench in Florida urged her to pass it up and hand it off to another jurist, according to two people briefed on the conversations.
A mysterious monolith appears near Las Vegas. Why? It’s anyone’s guess.
It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. A tall, vertical column mirroring everything around it, with no explanation of its purpose and origin.
The paranoid style in tariff policy
A few days ago Donald Trump floated a truly terrible, indeed unworkable economic proposal. I’m aware that many readers will say, “So what else is new?” But in so doing, you’re letting Trump benefit from the soft bigotry of rock-bottom expectations, not holding him to the standards that should apply to any presidential candidate. A politician shouldn’t be given a pass on nonsense because he talks nonsense all the time.
Federal dams harm Native American communities, US acknowledges
The federal government has released a report that for the first time acknowledges the harms that dams in the Pacific Northwest have “inflicted and continue to inflict” on Native American tribes, it said.
In rare rebuke, Toyota chair’s investor support tumbles
TOKYO — Investor support for Toyota Motor’s longtime leader, Akio Toyoda, sank to its lowest level since he took the helm as shareholders challenged the extent of control he exerts over the company.
Getting real with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
They are famous for their jump splits and Rockette-style leg lifts; their big hair, blue sleeves and star-embroidered vests; and their white boots and bedazzled shorts. Their uniform is so iconic that it hangs in the Smithsonian.
Are planes safe right now? How to understand flight disruptions.
Smoke in the cabin. A tire blowout. A cracked windshield. No shortage of problems can affect a flight, fueling traveler anxiety and contributing to thousands of daily delays and cancellations around the world.
Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint on night of Biden’s LA gala
A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint in Southern California over the weekend, on the same night that President Joe Biden was in Los Angeles for a reelection fundraiser, authorities said Monday.
