Trump wants to shake up health care. Many Americans don’t mind.
As a nature-loving physical therapist in Boulder, Colorado, Colin O’Banion shops at farmers markets, grows organic squash in his backyard and thought he could never vote for Donald Trump.
Former defense minister accuses Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza
A former Israeli defense minister has accused Israel of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, a rare critique from a member of the security establishment at a time of war.
Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year is …
It’s not just you. Oxford University Press, publisher of the august Oxford English Dictionary, is also going a bit fuzzy between the ears.
Democrats weigh dumping Nadler, regrouping to counter Trump
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are considering pushing aside some of their most senior leaders from top posts in the next Congress, driven by a worry that aging members are not up to the task of countering President-elect Donald Trump and his loyal Republican allies in Congress.
Biden issues a ‘full and unconditional pardon’ of his son Hunter Biden
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued a full and unconditional pardon of his son Hunter on Sunday night, using the power of his office to wave aside years of legal troubles, including a federal conviction for illegally buying a gun.
A warning from a California marine heat wave
SAN FRANCISCO — They call it “the Blob.”
Cucumbers are recalled after salmonella sickens people in 19 states
At least 68 people, including 18 who needed to be treated at hospitals, have fallen ill across 19 states in a salmonella outbreak that may be linked to cucumbers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Great Lakes snowstorm blankets Northeast and Midwest, stranding motorists
Kimberly Stolar was glad to be off the roads in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Not that she had much choice: She couldn’t open her front door, no matter how hard she pushed against an estimated 50 inches of snow that had drifted over. She knew her SUV was somewhere in her driveway, but she couldn’t tell exactly where.
Rebels seize control over most of Syria’s largest city
ALEPPO, Syria — Rebels had seized most of Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, as of Saturday, according to a war monitoring group and to fighters who were combing the streets in search of any remaining pockets of government forces.
For rising Democrats, the quiet race to lead the party began months ago
In Texas, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer paid homage to Beyoncé, a Houston native, and told a room full of Democratic activists about the party’s successes in her state.
California man to reunite with family 25 years after he ‘vanished with no trace’
For years, Marcella Nasseri searched for the remains of her brother, who she believed had died after he mysteriously disappeared in Doyle, California, 25 years ago.
Trudeau flies to Mar-a-Lago to see Trump amid tariff concerns
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada went to Florida on Friday night to see President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, two officials with direct knowledge of the visit said, after a threat by Trump to impose across-the-board tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico on Day 1 of his second term.
Protests erupt in Georgia as it pulls back from pro-Western path
TBILISI, Georgia — Thousands of people demonstrated in front of the parliament building in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, for a second day Friday after the government announced that the country had suspended its bid to join the European Union for four years.
Killer whales hunt and feast on the largest fish on Earth
Off Baja California in Mexico, a killer whale named after an Aztec emperor is leading his pod on routine takedowns of the largest fish in the sea: whale sharks.
Israel warns residents on both sides of Lebanon border to stay away
TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military issued new warnings to residents on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border on Friday, telling them not to return to their homes, as the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah appeared to largely hold despite another Israeli strike in southern Lebanon.
Republicans built an ecosystem of influencers. Some Democrats want one, too.
Zackory Kirk, an influencer based in Atlanta who goes by the name The Zactivist and has more than 220,000 followers on Instagram, TikTok and other platforms, has been churning out mostly progressive content for more than four years.
Holiday shopping season separates winning retailers from losers
Shoppers are heading into the Black Friday weekend unsure how wide to open their wallets, retailers say, with many still feeling the squeeze of inflation and also worried that tariffs could make things even more expensive if they wait too long to buy.
Hoping for allies among Trump’s health picks, pharma faces hostility
Drug company executives had hoped that a second Trump administration would be staffed by friendly health policy officials who would reduce regulation and help their industry boom.
Musk’s slashing of the federal budget faces big hurdles
WASHINGTON — These are frenzied times for the nascent Department of Government Efficiency.
Who might be the next chair of the Democratic Party?
As the Democratic Party reels from devastating losses — in the presidential contest, the race to control the Senate and its bid to regain control of the House — its national committee is searching for a new chair. Whoever lands that critical role will be charged with shepherding the party out of the woods and into a new era.
