The drumbeat against Hegseth? It’s not really about him
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth finds himself under fire again — this time from political skeptics or foes across the political spectrum. But just as…
Hegseth had a second Signal chat detailing Yemen strike, report says
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother in which he shared similar details of a March military…
Judge refuses to dismiss Central Park Five’s defamation case against Trump
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge has rejected President Trump’s effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him filed by the men known as the Central Park…
‘White Lotus’ ooh-loo-loses composer after Mike White feud
What would “White Lotus” be without its titillating score and those warbled “ooh-loo-loo-loo’s?” That will no longer concern the series’ original composer Cristobal Tapia de…
Val Kilmer dead: Rose to fame in ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Tombstone,’ ‘Batman Forever’
Val Kilmer, a character actor as famous for his idiosyncrasies as he was for his widely lauded performances in hit films such as “Top Gun,”…
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…
Tony Roberts dead: Stage and film actor often starred in Woody Allen movies
Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated theater performer at home in plays and musicals and who appeared in several Woody Allen movies — often as…
Opinion: How press freedoms could fare in the new Trump administration
With Donald Trump set to return to the White House next year, there’s much speculation on how his second administration will affect press freedom. The…
Trump offers a public show of support Hegseth
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday offered a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled choice to lead the Defense Department, whose confirmation…
Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote ‘Annie Hall’ with Woody Allen, dies at 85
NEW YORK — The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen’s best films, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” and a number…
John Kelly, Trump’s former chief of staff, warns he would govern like a ‘fascist’ and praised Hitler
Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, who was Donald Trump’s longest-serving White House chief of staff, has warned that his former boss, if elected again, would…
Trump wanted generals like Hitler’s and said Nazi leader ‘did some good things,’ John Kelly says
Donald Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff is warning that the Republican presidential nominee meets the definition of a fascist and that while in office, Trump…
No, one 19-year-old Trump supporter probably isn’t distorting the polling averages all by himself
Reporting from Washington — In a typical year, talking about how the weighting of a poll sample works would be a good way to put…
Trump reportedly used slur against Kamala Harris in private conversations
Former President Trump reportedly has used a slur often targeted at women to describe Vice President Kamala Harris during at least two private conversations. His…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ever more unbearable weirdness
It took a decade, but the man who left a dead bear cub in Central Park finally fessed up in a social media post Sunday.Why…
Biden to keep running amid signs of eroding support on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON — A defiant President Biden vowed Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from Democrats to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised…
‘Nigerian scammer’ takes credit for Graceland foreclosure sale
A self-proclaimed identity thief based in Nigeria claimed responsibility over the puzzling, and now court-blocked, auction of Elvis Presley’s historic Graceland mansion. The thief sent…
Frank Stella, minimalist painter and sculptor, dies at 87
NEW YORK — Frank Stella, a painter, sculptor and printmaker whose constantly evolving works are hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements,…
Will RFK Jr. pick Aaron Rodgers or Jesse Ventura as running mate?
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has developed a reputation as a conspiracy theorist. He could be conspiring to get another such person on…
The New York Times sends copyright takedown notices to Wordle look-alike games
In short: The New York Times has sent takedown notices to developers of games inspired by Wordle, the popular word-guessing game the paper purchased in 2022.The…