Just a few hours after Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a statement that said, without evidence, that the 37-year-old registered nurse βwanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.β Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would later imply Pretti had been βasked to…
President Trump has often locked horns with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, with the once left-leaning court putting a persistent drag on his first-term agenda. And now, even after remaking the bench with his own appointees, the president is still tangling with the West Coastβs federal appellate court β a situation poised to…
As the Department of Transportation begins the process of overhauling the country’s air traffic control system β a $12 billion undertaking β there are already plans to integrate artificial intelligence into it in the future. Addressing fears that AI is meant to completely replace air traffic controllers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told CBS News, “that’s…
A Sainsbury’s store manager has won Β£12,000 after an International Men’s Day social media post left him feeling “humiliated and violated”. Darren Cooper was on leave for anxiety when his regional director put up a post celebrating male leaders who “all show up for work each day, put on a name badge and provide support,…
Angela Rayner’s explanation for her failure to pay the correct stamp duty on her home in Hove rests on a claim that she was wrongly advised about her tax exposure when buying the property earlier this year. Following media reports that she had avoided tax of up to Β£40,000 she took fresh advice and now…
Unlike the movies, where directors get the glory, TV directors sit lower in the hierarchy, below creators, producers and actors. In most series, which might employ several over a season, they are interchangeable β which isnβt to say they arenβt valuable, transforming words on a page into a four-dimensional living thing. But a director hired…
The art of the so-called art song is a thriving business. Singers galore are monthly recording songs from the rich 19th century classical repertory, while composers are busy making new ones. But what was once known as the Lieder recital β the German title for songs in a genre once dominated by Schubert, Schumann, Hugo…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ President Trump has asked the Supreme Court for a fast-track ruling that he has broad power acting on his own to impose tariffs on products coming from countries around the world. Despite losing in the lower courts, Trump and his lawyers have reason to believe they can win in the Supreme Court. The six conservative…
The world’s richest man could be in line for a roughly $1trn pay award. Elon Musk‘s electric car company, Tesla, is trying to pay him about $1trn over the next decade. Money blog: UK airport ranked worst for fourth year in a row Under the proposal, Mr Musk would receive no salary or bonus but…
INDIAN WELLSΒ βΒ When Learner Tien began working with Michael Chang midway through last season, the partnership immediately drew buzz. Chang, the Hall of Famer who won the 1989 French Open at age 17 and later rose to No. 2 in the world, has rarely taken on coaching roles since retiring from the tour. But the opportunity…