New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reflected on his first 100 days in office, saying “we’re seeing the kind of progress we were told was impossible.” The mayor told “CBS Mornings” that he believes democratic socialism “can flourish anywhere” and discussed his relationship with President Trump.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday as he reflected on his first 100 days in office that he believes democratic socialism “can flourish anywhere.” “I think that this is a politics that can flourish anywhere because, frankly, there is only one majority in this country — that’s the working class. And it’s time …
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese TV program “The Solitary Gourmet” quietly started in a late-night slot 14 years ago featuring a suit-clad, middle-aged man’s joy of solitary dining at a local eatery after finishing a day’s work. Yutaka Matsushige, the actor who plays main character Goro Inogashira, expected the show to end quietly in a short …
April 16 (Reuters) – As the United States embarks on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, it could draw on an arsenal of drones, explosive‑laden robots and helicopters to reduce risks, though de‑mining crews could still be vulnerable to Iranian attacks. The U.S. is trying to secure the strait from mines as part of …
Mortgage interest rates in recent weeks have changed both for buyers and owners looking to refinance. bauhaus1000/Getty Images Monitoring mortgage interest rates on a daily basis for a timely opportunity is an integral part of the homebuying and refinancing processes. Unfortunately for borrowers, what they’ve found in recent weeks has been a bit discouraging. Mortgage …
An American Airlines pilot was forced to “slam on the brakes” to avoid colliding with a truck at Charlotte’s airport on Wednesday, according to Air Traffic Control audio. “They just went right in front of us,” the pilot of American Airlines Flight 1197 can be heard telling a ramp controller in the audio, referring to the …
BAMENDA, Cameroon, April 16 (Reuters) – Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked him again on social media. Leo, the first U.S. pope, also decried leaders who …
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces struck a vessel Wednesday in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men the Pentagon says were trafficking drugs. No U.S. personnel were harmed, the U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post. The Southern Command described the attack Wednesday as a “lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated …
ABUJA, April 16 (Reuters) – Nigeria faces a high risk of widespread flooding in 2026, with more than 14,000 communities exposed across 33 of the country’s 36 states as well as the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, the hydrological agency said on Thursday. Unveiling its annual flood outlook, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) said …
PARIS (AP) — Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging Associated Press interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the …