TOKYO, Japan — More than 100,000 people were killed in a single night 80 years ago Monday in the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo, the Japanese capital. The attack, made with conventional bombs, destroyed downtown Tokyo and filled the streets with heaps of charred bodies. The damage was comparable to the …
Read More »At least 8 injured as customer rams into CarMax store in California
At least eight people were injured when a customer rammed into a CarMax store in Inglewood, California, Saturday afternoon, according to the Inglewood Police Department. The incident is being investigated as an intentional act. Police were dispatched to the store on the 8600 block of S. La Cienega Boulevard at …
Read More »Polygraph tests for federal workers, running’s secret ingredient, and a seaside Russian spy nest: Weekend Rundown
Federal workers under pressure as Trump agenda ramps up All employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, overseen by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., received unsigned emails Friday night offering them a “voluntary separation incentive payment.” The move comes after President Donald Trump clarified in a Cabinet meeting …
Read More »Andrew Tate, social media influencer who faces trafficking charges, sits cageside for UFC 313
LAS VEGAS — Former kickboxer and controversial internet personality Andrew Tate was cageside for UFC 313 inside T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night, one night after attending Dana White’s Power Slap 12 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Tate and his brother, Tristan, left Romania late last month after a travel ban on …
Read More »Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy released after Texas district attorney declines to pursue charges
AUSTIN, Texas — Xavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to pursue charges against the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver following an arrest in which he had been accused of felony domestic violence. Williamson County District Attorney Shawn Dick told the Austin American-Statesman his office …
Read More »Brush fires erupt in New York amid strong winds
Brush fires have erupted in Long Island and near Brooklyn as strong winds in New York created an elevated risk of fire spread Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. A special weather statement was active Saturday in New York City and Long Island, where a combination of “low relative …
Read More »Newark officer killed, another critically injured in New Jersey shooting
A Newark police officer was killed and another officer suffered critical injuries in a shooting in New Jersey’s largest city Friday evening, according to the police union and officials. Gunfire erupted after 6 p.m. in the area of Broadway and Carteret Street in the city’s North Ward, the Essex County …
Read More »Haitian immigrants grapple with uncertainty as TPS end date looms
The same day Geslain Luma, a 29-year-old Haitian immigrant, learned he was granted temporary protected status to remain in the United States was the same day President Donald Trump announced plans to cut the program short. Figuring out his future with “the end of TPS gives me a headache,” Luma …
Read More »Lori Vallow Daybell feels she will be exonerated of children’s murders
In her first-ever media interview, Lori Vallow Daybell expressed no remorse for the murder of her children and said she feels “great” acting as her own attorney in the upcoming trial over the fatal shooting of her estranged husband. During an often combative 90-minute interview at an Arizona jail, Lori, …
Read More »‘Pissed off’ Canadians drop their politeness after Trump’s tariffs
British Columbia Premier David Eby was more blunt. “We’re gonna ensure that the Americans understand how pissed off we are, how unified we are, how committed we are to working as a country to stand up for each other,” he said. Qin said it’s hard to separate Americans from Trump, …
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