South Florida Republicans defend sidelining of '24 Venezuelan election results
MIAMI — After months of calling Edmundo González — backed by opposition leader María Corina Machado — the legitimate winner of the 2024 Venezuelan elections, South Florida’s congressional delegation is now ...Read more
Trump's threats of intervention jolt allies and foes alike
WASHINGTON — Venezuela risks “a second strike” if its interim government doesn’t acquiesce to U.S. demands. Cuba is “ready to fall,” and Colombia is “very sick, too.”
Iran may get “hit very hard” if ...Read more
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Sen. John Fetterman praises Trump administration’s capture of Maduro in Venezuela: ‘Appropriate and surgical’
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Monday praised President Donald Trump’s order to capture of Venezuelan ...Read more
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene leaves Congress with anti-Trump bang
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is set to leave Congress with an anti-Trump bang.
The MAGA firebrand-turned-critic of President Donald Trump officially served her last day in the House of Representatives on Monday ...Read more
'It's not easy': Contradictions cloud Trump team's vision for Venezuela
WASHINGTON — Official Washington on Monday continued to grapple with the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s order to capture and arrest Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, wondering what Trump’s long-term plan ...Read more
Alaska Airlines pilot says Boeing blamed him for door plug blowout
The Alaska Airlines pilot flying Boeing’s 737 Max plane that lost a panel midflight has sued the aircraft manufacturer, accusing the company of initially casting blame for the incident on himself and other parties.
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Researchers regrow cartilage in mice with arthritis
Blocking a protein linked to aging helped older mice regrow knee cartilage without using stem cells, research from Stanford University in California shows.
Blocking the protein 15-PGDH also increased older animals’ ...Read more
How fraud allegations shook up Minnesota politics
MINNEAPOLIS — Allegations of child care fraud in Minnesota aired by a conservative influencer have shaken up Minnesota politics at the highest level, with Gov. Tim Walz’s announcement on Jan. 5 that he would drop his ...Read more
Orlando confirms avian flu to blame for Lake Eola swan deaths as toll hits 19
ORLANDO, Fla. — The number of swans that have died in the avian flu outbreak at Orlando’s Lake Eola Park has spiked to 19, city officials said Monday.
Since discovering the first deaths in December, the city has ...Read more
Lawsuit alleges negligence in deadly Pa. nursing home explosion
PHILADELPHIA — A newly filed lawsuit alleges that the deadly explosion at a Bucks County nursing home just before Christmas was the result of negligence on the part of the facility’s operator and its natural gas ...Read more
NY Gov. Hochul plans to follow school cellphone ban with new limits on social media use by kids
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to pass more safeguards on social media use by youngsters this year, including an expansion of age verification laws and new restrictions on artificial intelligence chatbots.
The ...Read more
Universal Music invests $80 million in Bollywood production company
Universal Music Group is investing $80 million for a stake in one of India's biggest Bollywood production companies, Excel Entertainment Pvt.
Universal Music India, a division of Universal Music Group, will acquire a 30%...Read more
Savannah Guthrie shares update after vocal cord surgery
“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie shared an update Monday on social media after undergoing vocal cord surgery.
“All good! Thanks for prayers and love!” Guthrie wrote on a whiteboard, which she took a picture of ...Read more
Detroit prepares to launch cash aid program for new, expecting mothers
DETROIT — Detroit is preparing to launch a program that will give $1,500 cash to all expectant mothers in the city, along with $500 per month after birth for at least six months, making it one of the largest cash aid ...Read more
NYC Mayor Mamdani looks to tighten consumer protections, targets 'junk fees'
NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued directives Monday aimed at strengthening protections by directing the city’s consumer protections agency to crack down on tactics like “junk fees” and subscription “traps.�...Read more
Guillermo del Toro announced death of his brother at Palm Springs International Film Awards
LOS ANGELES — On Saturday, Guillermo del Toro revealed that his older brother, Federico del Toro Gómez, had died last week.
The “Pan’s Labyrinth” director shared the news while receiving the Visionary Award at ...Read more
Tommy Lee Jones daughter was slated for plea deal response before death
NEW YORK — Actor Tommy Lee Jones’ late daughter Victoria Kafka Jones was due in court later this month to respond to a plea deal that would have required her to get sober, according to a report.
Victoria Jones was ...Read more
Mickey Rourke's supporters step up with donations aimed at preventing his eviction
LOS ANGELES — Fans of Mickey Rourke have come through on his behalf, donating almost $80,000 so far through an online fundraiser designed to keep the actor and boxer in his Beverly Grove-area rental home.
The GoFundMe ...Read more
Maduro indictment alleges long criminal past, promises lengthy legal battle ahead
Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro stood in a Manhattan courthouse Monday a captive criminal defendant: surrounded by heavy security, deprived of his power as a head of state and facing drug, weapon and conspiracy ...Read more
Commentary: President Donald Trump's self-aggrandizing transformation of the Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump wasn’t joking when he welcomed guests to the live “Trump-Kennedy Center Honors” on Dec. 7, a comment that was cut in the televised version Dec. 23. Shortly after the original event, the ...Read more
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