WASHINGTON — Passengers onboard United Express Flight 5449 restrained a Boise, Idaho, woman who was ranting about being God. Video posted online purportedly shows a passenger working to tie up the woman’s feet as another man holds her down in the aisle. “I am God, I am God, I am […]
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East Coast braces for another storm days after deadly nor’easter
BOSTON — Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses from Virginia to New England remained without power Monday, several days after a major nor’easter struck the East Coast, and with another storm bearing down. Even as the cleanup is underway, another storm is headed to the region Wednesday, albeit a […]
Trump tariffs expose rifts in GOP as Paul Ryan warns of trade war
WASHINGTON — The battle over tariffs and whether they could start a trade war has not stopped making headlines. President Trump stood by his plan to put tariffs on imported steel and aluminum on Monday, despite criticism from the highest levels of his own party. Mr. Trump may focus on […]
Man accused of stealing Oscar bragged about winning
LOS ANGELES — For two-time Academy Award winner Frances McDormand, there was drama last night at the Oscars — and after. McDormand hit a high note when she won best actress and called for every nominated woman in the audience to stand up. Her speech captured a movement focused on […]
East Coast braces for another storm days after deadly nor’easter hit
BOSTON — Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses from Virginia to New England remained without power Monday, several days after a major nor’easter struck the East Coast, and with another storm bearing down. Even as the cleanup is underway, another storm is headed to the region Wednesday, albeit a […]
East Coast braces for another storm days after powerful nor’easter
BOSTON — Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses from Virginia to New England remained without power Monday, several days after a major nor’easter struck the East Coast, and with another storm bearing down. Even as the cleanup is underway, another storm is headed to the region Wednesday, albeit a […]
What to watch for in today’s Texas primaries
So the Texas primaries are on Tuesday? They are. And, since these are the first big primaries of the 2018 season, they could give us a window into how the midterms are going to shake out nationally. These are runoff primaries — that is, if no one wins a majority […]
What to watch for in Tuesday’s Texas primaries
So the Texas primaries are on Tuesday? They are. And, since these are the first big primaries of the 2018 season, they could give us a window into how the midterms are going to shake out nationally. These are runoff primaries — that is, if no one wins a majority […]
Stocks shrug off trade worries as market rallies to close
NEW YORK — Stocks shook off morning losses on Monday and surged in the afternoon to send the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to its best day in a week. It’s the latest turn for a market suddenly prone to quick shifts not only day to day but also hour […]
Doctors in Syrian city struggle to treat flood of airstrike victims
AFRIN, Syria — In Syria, some food and medicine finally reached civilians in Eastern Ghouta Monday, the rebel-held town outside Damascus, where 700 people have been killed by Syrian airstrikes in the past two weeks. In the north, it’s ally versus ally: the Kurds — America’s most effective partner against […]