Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a school choice bill into law on Saturday that will allocate $1 billion for a voucher program that allows parents to use public funds to pay for their child’s private school tuition. The program’s implementation caps off a yearslong effort by Republicans who have been advocating for school … Read more
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” opened this weekend’s episode with a satirical take on President Donald Trump’s first 100 days back in the White House. “It has been a hundred years since I became president. Excuse me, days, wow. Feels longer,” said cast member James Austin Johnson, portraying Trump in the show’s signature exaggerated style. The … Read more
Lewis Hamilton’s Saturday at the Miami Grand Prix provided an encapsulation of the start of his Ferrari career as delight at Sprint success swiftly turned to disappointment following an early qualifying exit. Following his blockbuster switch to the Italian team after 12 years at Mercedes, Hamilton appeared to have kickstarted his Ferrari career by taking … Read more
McALLEN, Texas — The South Texas home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company is now an official city with a galactic name: Starbase. A vote Saturday to formally organize Starbase as a city was approved by a lopsided margin among the small group of voters who live there and are mostly Musk’s employees at SpaceX. … Read more
Authorities revealed that three men recently arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in connection with a home invasion, murder and robbery in Woodland Hills are illegal immigrants from Eastern Europe. The suspects, Georgian nationals Paata Kochyashvili, 38, Zaza Otarashvili, 46, and Besiki Khutsishvili, 52, are each charged with murder. Their bail is set at … Read more
Chinese retailer Temu has shifted strategy in the face of U.S. tariffs. Through executive order, President Donald Trump has ended the so-called de minimis rule, which allowed goods worth $800 or less to enter the country without tariffs. He’s also increasing tariffs on Chinese goods by more than 100%, forcing both Chinese companies like Shein … Read more
Authorities in Ohio said a man “purposely” struck and killed a sheriff’s deputy the day after his teen son was fatally shot by police. Rodney Hinton Jr. has been charged with aggravated murder in the death of the sheriff’s deputy, who was struck Friday while directing traffic near the University of Cincinnati, according to authorities. … Read more
MEXICO CITY — MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump proposed sending American troops into Mexico to help her administration fight drug trafficking but that she rejected it. Her remarks to supporters in eastern Mexico came in response to a Wall Street Journal article published … Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sovereignty outdueled 3-1 favorite Journalism down the stretch to win the 151st Kentucky Derby in the slop on Saturday. Trainer Bill Mott won his first Derby in 2019, also run on a sloppy track, when Country House was elevated to first after Maximum Security crossed the finish line first and was disqualified … Read more
Max Verstappen says his pole position for the Miami Grand Prix has “clearly” shown that becoming a father for the first time has not made him a slower driver. The Dutchman, who is seeking his fifth successive drivers’ title, edged out McLaren’s Lando Norris and Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli to claim his second pole position of … Read more
