Parents awarded $40 million after Uber found liable for passenger who was fatally struck on...
The parents of a 23-year-old woman who was fatally struck after her Uber driver pulled over along a southern California highway were awarded $40 million after an arbitrator found both Uber and the driver liable for her death. Carol Normandin...
Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people joined outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Friday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s plans for the facility, lending their voices to a chorus of organizations and individuals who have...
The Pentagon is moving forward with mandatory testosterone testing for most male troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has rolled out formal guidance for mandatory testosterone testing for male service members 30 and older, a policy that leaves out women for now and faces questions from medical experts about the need and efficacy...
Trump says he’s banning CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House for reporting ‘fake news’
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, effective immediately, for reporting what he called “fake news.” The directive came in a Truth Social post. “Media outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly...
Carney set to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week as geopolitical instability, war and U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the multilateral order hang over the event. Carney will not give...
Cuba hit with another blackout as millions across the island are left without electricity
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s power grid collapsed once again on Friday, leaving millions of people across the island without electricity for at least the sixth time since U.S. President Donald Trump cut off fuel to the island in January. The...
Trump has a deal to build US military presence in Greenland while leaving island in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally — an agreement that...
Jehovah’s Witnesses allow blood-derived products but keep ban on whole-blood transfusions
The Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their longstanding prohibition on the medical use of donated blood, allowing members to receive products derived from blood but maintaining a ban on transfusions of whole blood. The policy, announced Friday, is the second...
Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill, aiming to choke off funds for Moscow in Ukraine...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy that is meant to punish and pressure Moscow for its ongoing war against Ukraine. The measure...
Trump says his son’s wedding party being bankrolled by a Russian oligarch is ‘totally allowed’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday defended his son’s recent wedding party being partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch, but also said he’d been told the money would be paid back. “It’s totally allowed. And a lot of...
