Trump’s China strategy centers on tying up Beijing with tariff war and eliminating decades-long reliance on China for critical industries and minerals, thus avoiding a kinetic war over Taiwan.
Taiwanese President William Lai promises an uncompressing stance against both domestic and foreign pro-CCP influence operations amid rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing.
A Reddit user who revealed a co-worker's use of the office microwave for cooking meat — which got the colleague banned — was accused of being a snitch. An etiquette expert offered insight.
The American, Ksenia Karelina, had been sentenced to prison over a one-time donation to a Ukrainian charity group. She was released in exchange for Arthur Petrov, a citizen of Russia and Germany.
Lorne Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” on set in New York City in February. A British version of the late-night comedy sketch show is set to premiere next year on Sky.
Officials met Hamas three times, breaking with a policy against contacting a group the U.S. considers a terrorist organization. But Israeli opposition and shifting positions doomed the effort.
Proponents say the devices have helped address inequities in the criminal justice system. But many defendants have experienced unintended consequences.
Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative seeking to become prime minister, fires up the faithful in Alberta, including Trump supporters, with his anti-elitist, anti-woke message.
A successful campaign for governor of California in 2026, Kamala Harris has told allies, would give her a prominent perch from which to push back against President Trump and defend Democratic priorities.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has not decided her next move, but some of her closest allies say she is leaning toward a run for governor of California that would all but foreclose the possibility of running for president in the next election.
Some State Department officials have proposed closing the embassy in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, as a precaution after recent gains by Al Shabab militants.
A United States special operations forces trainer speaking to Danab recruits in 2023. The United States has trained and equipping vetted units of Somalia’s special forces, known as the Danab.
The grass and trees at Augusta National Golf Club help make the course a treasure — but also an allergy nightmare.
The sprawling oak tree, more than 150 years old, near the first tee and clubhouse at Augusta National Golf Club, where the Masters Tournament begins on Thursday.
The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Democrats and government ethics experts are asking whether President Trump, in pausing tariffs, gave the green light to his followers to cash in on a forthcoming rise in stock prices.
After halting federal attempts to combat global warming, President Trump is now targeting efforts by states to reduce greenhouse gases, setting up a legal clash.
President Trump’s executive order appeared to be directed at state measures that limit use of fossil fuels or hold fossil fuel companies liable for environmental damage.
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy enter the first golf major of the year as favourites with PGA Tour and LIV golfers competing against each other at Augusta National
Pinning down the Trump administration’s justifications for its trade war with the world is a bit of a challenge. One minute it’s about pressuring neighboring countries to crack down on drugs and illegal immigration, and another it’s about forcing “reciprocity” in trade barriers. But the president himself frequently talks about bringing manufacturing and, especially, industrial jobs back to the United States. Read More
I’m reading my six-year-old son Lewis Carroll's classic Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, with all its delightful nonsense talk about shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings. Read More
This is the heartwarming moment Rory McIlroy's four-year-old daughter, Poppy, delighted the Augusta National crowd by sinking a long birdie putt on the eve of the Masters.
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