In the morning of April 29, 1975, a massive evacuation exercise began in Saigon, which ended almost 24 hours later. About 6,500 people had been airlifted by the end of the exercise, including nearly 900 Americans. Hours later, on April 30, Saigon fell, and with it came the end of the Vietnam War.

April 28, 2025

• Venue will be built near the site of historic RFK Stadium
• 170-acre project also includes green space and housing

Washington’s NFL franchise is set to return to the US capital as part of an agreement between the organization and the District of Columbia government to build a new stadium as part of a project totaling nearly $4bn.

Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday the District of Columbia and the Commanders reached an agreement to construct a new home for the football team in the city at the site the old RFK Stadium, the place the franchise called home for more than three decades. It would open in 2030, with groundbreaking expected next year, pending DC city council approval.

Woman, who requested anonymity, says ‘a group of 100 men’ followed her, shouting threats and kicking her

A Brooklyn woman said she feared for her life as she was chased, kicked, spit at and pelted with objects by a mob of Orthodox Jewish men who mistook her as a participant in a protest against Israel’s far-right security minister.

The assault, recorded by a bystander, unfolded on Thursday near the global headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch movement in Crown Heights, where an appearance by Itamar Ben-Gvir set off clashes between pro-Palestinian activists and members of the neighborhood’s large Orthodox Jewish community.

Police declare ‘mass casualty incident’ due to the number of injuries, and say boat that caused accident fled the scene

A boat crashed into a ferry transporting 45 people on the final day of a sand-sculpting festival in Florida, killing one person and injuring at least 12 others, officials said.

The crash late on Sunday in calm waters off Clearwater on the western Florida coast set off an emergency response due to the high number of possible casualties.

“We were just enjoying the ride and all of a sudden we heard the first mate yelling: ‘Hey, hey, hey,’” Marco Vacheco, who was on the ferry with Brenda Alvarez and their two young children, told WFTS. “And we looked back behind us and this big yacht just came through the boat.”

The boat then fled the scene, authorities said.

The Clearwater police department posted on X that there were multiple injuries and the crash had been declared “a mass casualty incident” by the Clearwater fire & rescue department due to the number of injuries.

Liberal party looked headed for defeat until American president began threatening Canada's economy and sovereignty

• Florida tackle impressed teams with size and strength
• Watson would have been heaviest-ever draft pick

Former Florida defensive tackle Desmond Watson, a 6ft 6in, 464lb prospect, is signing with his hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent.

Watson, who grew up in Plant City about 20 miles east of Tampa, announced the move on social media. He had been hoping to get selected in the later rounds of the draft on Saturday, where he would have become the heaviest pick in NFL history. But no team gambled on the run-stopper.

Environment groups say Thursday order ignores effort to adopt rules to prevent harmful mining of ocean floor

Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for minerals, saying it could irreparably harm marine ecosystems and ignores an ongoing process to adopt international rules for the practice.

Trump’s Thursday order directed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to fast-track permits for companies to mine the ocean floor in both US and international waters.