The fire that killed at least 40 people in a Swiss bar on New Year’s Day was made more likely by apparent flaws in the site’s design and management, experts say.
Swiss authorities say the fire was probably sparked by small fireworks on champagne bottles that ignited foam insulation on the bar’s basement ceiling.
In a call with The New York Times, President Trump called the U.S. operation in Venezuela “brilliant” but did not address whether he had consulted Congress.
With Trump’s health care cuts, I traveled to Ohio, Mississippi and Alabama — and encountered devastated families bracing for even more difficult challenges.
In a call with The New York Times, President Trump called the U.S. operation in Venezuela “brilliant" but did not address whether he had consulted Congress.
While Kyiv has reported progress in negotiations, and is accelerating talks in the coming days, major questions remain unresolved about which countries will provide what kind of security for how long.
Goods often take weeks to reach U.S. ports, meaning the actual tariffs that companies paid rose more slowly than what the president announced throughout the year.
Since the arrest of Bryan Kohberger in the murder of four college students, a case that captivated the nation, his family has stayed silent. His sister now describes their pain and confusion.
Mel Kohberger, Bryan Kohberger’s sister. When her brother was arrested, Ms. Kohberger had been training to start a job as a mental health counselor, but her new employer was so flooded with inquiries that she agreed to abandon the position.
Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said New York City would intervene in the Pinnacle Group’s bankruptcy case. Tenants have long complained about living conditions in the company’s properties.
On his first day in office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited a Brooklyn building owned by the Pinnacle Group, where tenants have complained about pests and apartments that are falling apart.
A Ninth Circuit panel said the ban ran afoul of a 2022 Supreme Court ruling that required courts to evaluate gun laws based on the country’s “historical tradition of firearm regulation.”
“There’s no way I would set foot in it now,” Stephen Schwartz said of the Kennedy Center, which has seen many changes during the second Trump administration.
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