WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions Tuesday about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began. The former Republican senator will sit before House and … Read more
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Knowing when HVAC companies are typically most eager for business can make it easier to avoid overpaying. Kunlathida Petchuen/Getty Images The cost of replacing a furnace or central air conditioning system has climbed steadily over the past few years, leaving many homeowners caught off guard when their aging equipment finally gives out. Between today’s higher … Read more
Washington — Former first lady Jill Biden said she thought her husband was “having a stroke” during then-President Joe Biden’s disastrous performance in the 2024 debate that preceded his departure from the race. “I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never,” she said in an interview for … Read more
American climber Tyler Andrews set a new speed record using supplementary oxygen on Mount Everest on Thursday, his team told AFP, summiting the world’s highest peak an hour quicker than anyone before. Andrews, 36, climbed the 29,032-foot peak in just 9 hours and 55 minutes, shattering the record of 10 hours and 56 minutes held … Read more
The head of one of the country’s largest teachers unions will call for limits on technology in schools in a speech Wednesday, including blocking most students from using computers in class until they reach third grade, prohibiting student-facing AI in elementary schools and banning “social companion” chatbots until age 16. Subscribe to read this story … Read more
A federal appeals court is giving former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil more time to fight the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him. Khalil, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., was detained by immigration authorities last year because of his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia in the spring of 2024. The U.S. … Read more
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday unveiled proposals to build 200,000 new affordable housing units and preserve an additional 200,000 more over the next decade as part of a comprehensive housing plan that amounts to a substantial marker in the national debate on these issues. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited … Read more
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was declared criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, but he will not serve a sentence for it, a Dominican judge ruled Monday. Judge José Antonio Núñez, in his decision, considered that Franco had been the victim of extortion and blackmail by the minor’s mother, … Read more