As the president cancels projects in Democratic-run states, he is cutting money that benefits his own party’s lawmakers in some of the most competitive House districts. Go to Source Author: …
Processing the Government Shutdown in a Divided America
As the government shutdown entered its first full week, emotions across the country ranged from uneasy to unconcerned. Go to Source Author: Audra D. S. Burch https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Egypt, as Israel strikes enclave
Israel and Hamas gathered in Egypt for indirect talks over a U.S.-backed plan to end the Gaza war after months of deadlock. Go to Source Author: Claire Parker, Abbie Cheeseman, Heba …
Judge blocks Trump from deploying California National Guard — or any Guard troops — in Oregon
A federal judge barred Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Oregon after the California Guard was sent to the state Sunday. Read full story Author: Melody Gutierrez, Daniel Miller
California has a severe nursing shortage. Inside the battle to get more students in schools
Despite tens of thousands of students vying to get into nursing programs, schools can’t accommodate the demand. Read full story Author: Teresa Watanabe
Tyler Skaggs’ family and the Angels face off in a wrongful death civil trial worth millions
After four years of litigation, the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of deceased pitcher Tyler Skaggs against the Angels will be decided at trial. Read full story Author: …
Snowstorm traps hundreds on Mount Everest
Some 350 hikers were rescued and 200 remain stranded, Chinese state media reported Monday, as rescue efforts continued in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Go to Source Author: Sammy Westfall
Prime minister of France resigns hours after naming new government
Sébastien Lecornu, a former defense minister, was in the job less than a month. He was appointed after a no-confidence vote toppled his predecessor. Go to Source Author: Ellen Francis
Pritzker’s Gambit
Maybe money can’t buy happiness or wisdom, but it can help buy power. JB Pritzker knows this better than most. Over the years, he has spent some $347 million of …
If We Need a Shutdown, Here’s Where To Start
Shut it down. Shut it all down! Not the government. I’m talking about the fake news that spent the past two weeks trying to scare average Americans into thinking that …
Dame Jilly Cooper dies aged 88 after fall, with Queen paying tribute to ‘legend’
“May her hereafter be filled with impossibly handsome men and devoted dogs,” the Queen said in a statement. Read full story Author:
Doorbell footage appears to show Manchester synagogue attacker minutes before killing
Footage given to the BBC shows a man matching the description of the attacker given by witnesses. Read full story Author:
France in fresh political crisis as PM Lecornu quits after 26 days
Lecornu criticised the “partisan appetites” of political factions, who he said had refused to compromise. Read full story Author:
Supreme Court Starts Consequential Term, and Illinois Governor Warns of ‘Trump’s Invasion’
Plus, when Silicon Valley comes to the farm. Go to Source Author: Will Jarvis, Ian Stewart, Jessica Metzger and Abbie VanSickle https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ghislaine Maxwell, Longtime Epstein Associate
The onetime employee and friend of Jeffrey Epstein argued that a secret agreement between prosecutors and the multimillionaire financier invalidated her conviction. Go to Source Author: Abbie VanSickle https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls
The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some deserving cases wait. Read full story Author: Craig Whitlock, Lisa Rein, Caitlin Gilbert
Judge deals Trump new setback in plans to deploy troops to Portland
U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut temporarily blocked the administration from sending any state’s National Guard troops under federal control to Portland. Read full story Author: Holly Bailey, Praveena Somasundaram, …
Europe’s high quality of life is getting hard to afford. Just ask France.
The cost of Europe’s way of life — health care, affordable education and a dignified retirement for all, through high social spending — is becoming unbearably high. Go to Source …
Gaza ceasefire talks to begin in Egypt, as Israel strikes enclave
Israel and Hamas are set to gather in Egypt for indirect talks over a U.S.-backed plan to end the Gaza war after months of deadlock. Go to Source Author: Claire Parker, …
‘Can I just be a kid?’ Students shaken by immigration raids seek help from school counselors
Immigration raids are straining school communities across California, where about 1 million children have a parent who is undocumented and about 300,000 students are undocumented themselves. Read full story Author: …