Trump Discussed New Iran Proposal With National Security Aides on Monday, White House Says

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠President ⁠Donald Trump ⁠discussed a new Iranian proposal ​on resolving the war with Tehran ‌with his top ‌national security aides on ⁠Monday, ⁠White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Answering ​questions at a briefing, Leavitt did not offer an opinion of ​the proposal, in which the Strait ⁠of …

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Trump Administration Fires Independent Board Overseeing the National Science Foundation

Members of the National Science Board received an email on Friday sent from the Presidential Personnel Office “on behalf of President Donald J. Trump” stating that their position was “terminated, effective immediately.” “I wasn’t entirely surprised, to be honest,” said dismissed board member Keivan Stassun in an email. Stassun, who works at Vanderbilt University, added …

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Sam Altman’s Sister Loses Lawyers in Her Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against OpenAI CEO

April 27 (Reuters) – The two law ⁠firms ⁠representing Sam Altman’s sister ⁠in her sexual abuse lawsuit against the OpenAI chief ​executive said on Monday they are withdrawing from her case. In filings in St. ‌Louis federal court, the Mahoney ‌Law Firm and the Simon Law Firm cited “an unfortunate general breakdown ⁠in the ⁠attorney-client …

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Malta Calls Early Election, With PM Pledging Stability Amid Iran War

VALLETTA, April 27 (Reuters) – Malta will hold ⁠a ⁠parliamentary election on May 30, ⁠Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Monday, calling ​the vote a year before his current five-year term expires. Abela said in a ‌televised message that with the ‌coming months expected to be “crucial” given the international situation, Malta needed ⁠a ⁠government …

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It’s finally sunny in Wrexham: Hollywood stars revive a Welsh soccer town

In 2021, Hollywood A-Listers Ryan Reynolds (the Marvel superhero character “Deadpool”) and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star and creator Rob McElhenney (who legally changed his name last year to Rob Mac) went all-in on a very different kind of franchise, when they bought a failing football club in the northern Welsh city of Wrexham. …

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Watch: Leavitt holds press briefing on correspondents’ dinner shooting

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took questions from reporters Monday, just two days after a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner forced Secret Service to rush President Trump to safety. Following the briefing, CBS News’ Aaron Navarro and Shanelle Kaul provided more reporting.