London — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he was resigning, less than two years after he led his center-left Labour Party to a commanding general election victory. Starmer vowed an “orderly transition” that should see a new prime minister in place by September, if not much sooner, after months of mounting public…
President Trump is expected to meet with top executives from the largest U.S. defense contractors on Wednesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting. The meeting comes as his administration is engaged in ongoing peace talks with Iran. Wednesday’s gathering follows up on a March 6 White House meeting with the leaders of Lockheed…
A federal judge has quashed six grand jury subpoenas the Trump administration served against Minnesota state and local government offices — including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey — ruling the subpoenas were retaliatory and unlawful. U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz found that the Justice Department issued the subpoenas to coerce Minnesota officials…
An interstellar comet that blazed past the sun and swung by Earth last year could be nearly three times older than our solar system and is unlike anything ever before seen in our cosmic backyard, astronomers said Monday. The comet 3I/ATLAS is just the third visitor from beyond our solar system that humanity has ever…
Clive Davis, a legendary music executive who helped shape the careers of generations of artists including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, has died. He was 94. His publicist said Davis died peacefully at his home in Manhattan on Monday of age-related illness, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Davis, a five-time…
This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” as Qatari mediators travel to Tehran to finalize the truce in the U.S.-Iran war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joins. Plus, Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Mark Kelly join. Source link
A pregnant fin whale was found dead on the bow of a cruise ship that docked Friday in southern Alaska, federal stewards said. Fin whales are an endangered species that is particularly threatened by vessel strikes. The whale was discovered on top of the “bulbous bow” of a cruise ship arriving in Seward, a coastal…
The Trump administration unveiled a plan Monday that would charge legal immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship $570 more in application fees while eliminating waivers and fee reductions for low-income applicants. The proposed regulation by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services would increase the fees for citizenship requests from $760 to $1,330 for paper applications and from $710…
Actor and comedian Danny McBride talks about his new book, “Thrilling Tales of Modern Men,” which is a short story collection that dives into modern masculinity. McBride, known for playing over confident characters, says he wanted to make the book an extension of what he’s delivered on TV. Source link
Vice President JD Vance is in Switzerland as part of a 60-day effort to work out a peace plan with Iran. But as he negotiates, President Trump has issued new threats to Iran if a deal doesn’t work out. Weijia Jiang reports. Source link
