WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday three U.S. Navy destroyers transited out of the Strait of Hormuz under fire, adding that the American destroyers were not damaged but “great damage was done to Iranian attackers.” “Three World Class American Destroyers just transited, very successfully, out of the Strait of Hormuz, …
NEW YORK (AP) — The bitter public feud between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni may outlive their court fight after all. Three days after announcing a settlement of the lawsuit brought by Lively over the 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” her lawyers put out a statement Thursday calling the deal a “resounding victory.” …
TAIPEI, May 8 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s opposition-controlled parliament on Friday approved $25 billion in extra defence spending, around two-thirds of the much larger package the government had asked for to bolster the armed forces in the face of a rapidly modernising Chinese military. Taiwan’s government had wanted a T$1.25 trillion ($39.84 billion) supplementary defence package …
ROME (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is opening his second day of fence-mending meetings Friday with talks scheduled with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in a bid to ease tensions over the war with Iran. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, his complaints about Europe’s unwillingness to help the U.S. with the war and his …
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations. The vessel is expected to reach the Spanish island of Tenerife, off the coast of West …
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — One big reason Arizona Cardinals first-year head coach Mike LaFleur liked quarterback Carson Beck during the NFL draft process was that the quarterback had been though a healthy dose of adversity during a six-year college career. His new team can definitely relate. Beck has a chance to be the Cardinals’ new …
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday went on an unannounced trip to the Lincoln Memorial to see the Reflecting Pool after he had it coated in a color he calls “American flag blue.” He did more than just see it — the Republican president was driven across the new coating before he got …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A major federal raid around a park near downtown Los Angeles long known for rampant drug use and homeless encampments came just as voting kicked off for mayor in a city where public safety concerns continue to vex residents. During a difficult first term framed by the most destructive wildfire in …
A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education’s dependence on technology. The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach at Canvas, said Luke Connolly, a threat analyst at the cybersecurity firm Emisoft. Instructure, the …
May 7 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday derailed an investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, a consumer protection agency, into two medical groups that support gender-affirming care for transgender youth. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg blocked the FTC from demanding documents like internal communications and financial records from the Endocrine Society and …