Trump moves with speed and brute force on to-do list in first month
WASHINGTON — As President Trump approaches the first-month mark in his second term, he has moved with dizzying speed and blunt force to reorder American social and…
EU country begging for British tourists as it launches new flight routes and hotels
Croatia struggles to get travellers to return and has now announced better UK flights, a new ferry route and a raft of hotel openings to…
Modi’s visit with Trump could boost U.S.-India relations amid tariff woes
WASHINGTON — President Trump met Thursday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has heaped praise on him in hopes of avoiding the additional tariffs that the…
Tourists avoid sunny European country as prices shoot up 50%
Tourists are avoiding Croatia in Europe, following a sharp increase in prices in the hospitality sector, but hotel industry leaders are blaming inflation and wage…
Solutions: Here’s how the Trump administration can curb housing costs
One reason American voters handed the country’s reins back to President Trump was the extreme inflation in housing prices that took place under his predecessor.…
Amid Trump’s tariff threats, Canadians boycott all things American
TORONTO — Shopping for groceries the other afternoon at his neighborhood supermarket here, Victor Meunier reached for a head of broccoli — then reconsidered. It had been…
Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco will join the 2026 governor’s race
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, an avid supporter of President Trump and fierce critic of Gov. Gavin Newsom, will run for governor in 2026. Bianco,…
Jordan’s king meets Trump amid discord over plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza
WASHINGTON — Jordan’s King Abdullah II, long one of the United States’ closest allies, visited the White House on Tuesday to tell President Trump why a mass…
Ukraine’s rare minerals could help keep U.S. military aid flowing
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has offered to strike a deal with President Trump for continued American military aid in exchange for developing Ukraine’s mineral industry, which could…
'I travelled to war-torn Ukraine to witness life in a beautiful country shattered by conflict'
A YouTuber from Liverpool travelled to Ukraine to experience for himself what life is like in a war-torn country and he claims he came back…
Felipe Esparza talks about new Netflix special ‘Raging Fool’
Before Felipe Esparza became a star comedian traveling all over the world at his leisure, it was a struggle for the L.A. comic to get…
Panamanians say the canal is theirs and always will be
PANAMA CITY — A black, massive Hong Kong-registered ship inched its way through the churning waters of the Panama Canal — guided by tugboats stern and…
Counterculture author Tom Robbins has died
Tom Robbins, a 1970s counterculture author hailed as “the most dangerous writer in the world” by a leading Italian critic and named one of the…
William Kentridge dazzles with ‘The Great Yes, the Great No’
“The Great Yes, the Great No” is a great title. And William Kentridge’s latest chamber opera, which is having its U.S. premiere at the Wallis…
'I drove 330-miles from London to European country and one thing stunned me'
An eight hour drive to Amsterdam from London gave me the chance to visit France and Belgium and save a whole load of money in…
Elon Musk’s crippling of USAID will have horrific consequences
It’s probably too soon to claim Elon Musk has babies’ blood on his hands for effectively shuttering America’s most consequential foreign aid agency. But trust…
Migrants welcomed under Biden fearful as Trump targets legal immigration programs
WASHINGTON — Maria Eugenia Torres Ramirez never sought to reside in the United States illegally. A political activist from Venezuela who fiercely opposes President Nicolas Maduro, she…
In India, lawmakers protest treatment of Indian deportees by U.S.
NEW DELHI — A protest disrupted India’s Parliament on Thursday as opposition lawmakers condemned the alleged mistreatment of Indian immigrants deported by the United States.A U.S. military…
Trump urges U.S. to ‘bring God back into our lives’ at National Prayer Breakfast
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Thursday that his relationship with religion had “changed” after a pair of failed assassination attempts last year, as he advocated at the…
News Analysis: The Trump administration’s budding bromance with El Salvador’s leader
GUATEMALA CITY — While the Biden administration criticized Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s strong-armed governing style, the Trump administration sees him as its new best friend in Latin…