For five hours, the 11 survivors of a plane crash off the coast of Florida floated on a life raft, with no means of calling for help and no idea if anyone was coming to save them. As a thunderstorm approached, they gathered under a tarp for whatever protection it might offer. Then, search and …
Several states have joined President Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to flag …
Artificial intelligence developers want to know what you know. Leading makers of generative AI tools are hiring people with a wide range of skills and expertise, from Hollywood screenwriters to hiking enthusiasts, to train their bots to be smarter, according to job postings. “They are some of the fastest-growing jobs out there,” said Christine Cruzvergara, …
The Taylor Swift album “1989,” and Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” along with music by Ray Charles, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Paul Anka, and the original cast album of “Chicago” are just some of the latest recordings to be added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. On Thursday, the Library …
NEW YORK (AP) — A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to repeatedly ramming his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City, telling a judge he did so because he was intent on damaging the Jewish landmark. Dan Sohail, 36, plowed an entrance to the packed Brooklyn synagogue with his car five consecutive …
Las Vegas-based Allegiant said the transaction closed after receiving required regulatory and shareholder approvals. When the deal was first announced in January, Allegiant said it was valued at about $1.5 billion, including debt. “Today marks a defining moment in Allegiant’s history as we officially join forces with Sun Country,” Allegiant CEO Gregory Anderson said in …
Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump started a crucial series of meetings in Beijing on Thursday in a U.S.-China summit where stability in the relationship is the main goal of the two days of discussions. The White House and Chinese state media said the leaders concluded their meeting Thursday morning after about two hours. Trump …
May 14 (Reuters) – Latvia’s centre-right Prime Minister Evika Silina said on Thursday she will resign, triggering the collapse of her coalition government just months before an election is due in October. (Reporting by Janis Laizans, writing by Andrius Sytas) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026
TOKYO (AP) — Honda racked up a 423.9 billion yen ($2.7 billion) loss Thursday, the first-ever full year loss for the Japanese automaker, acknowledging heavy costs for its electric-vehicle plans, stemming from President Donald Trump’s pro-U.S. policies. The Japanese automaker said losses related to its EV operations are estimated to total 2.5 trillion yen ($16 …
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Twice this week, U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in turning Venezuela into his country’s 51st state. The latest came via a Truth Social post Tuesday with a map showing the South American country filled with the U.S. flag. Previous statements doubting Venezuela’s sovereignty over the past 25 years have …