MOSCOW/KYIV — Russia and Ukraine blamed each other on Sunday for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire declared by President Vladimir Putin, with each side accusing the other of hundreds of attacks and the Kremlin saying there was no order for a ceasefire extension. Putin, who sent thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine in February 2022, ordered his…
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele proposed carrying out a prisoner swap with Venezuela on Sunday, suggesting he would exchange Venezuelan deportees from the United States his government has kept imprisoned for what he called “political prisoners” in Venezuela. In a post on the social media platform X, directed at President Nicolás Maduro, Bukele listed off…
Video from Friday night shows Immigration and Customs Enforcement buses full of Venezuelan migrants heading toward an airport in north Texas before abruptly turning around amid a legal battle to prevent their deportation. At least 28 detainees — most, if not all, understood to be Venezuelan nationals — were placed on buses Friday evening at…
New York City’s $9 congestion toll on drivers in Manhattan’s busiest areas will remain in effect, despite the federal government’s Sunday deadline to scrap the program. In a statement on the deadline, a spokesperson for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said, “The program is working. Traffic is down, business is up and the cameras are…
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Sunday, the fifth-biggest margin of victory in NBA postseason history. The 51-point margin was seven points shy of the record and was the largest Game 1 win in NBA playoff history. Jalen Williams scored…
“Saturday Night Live” star Bowen Yang defended “The White Lotus” star Aimee Lou Wood after the actress criticized the comedy show for a sketch that mocked her appearance. Last weekend’s “The White Lotus” parody, a prerecorded political spoof dubbed “The White Potus,” ridiculed members of President Donald Trump’s administration and inner circle. In one scene,…
LONDON — Some of the fastest canines on four very short legs have raced for glory in Scotland’s annual Corgi Derby. The Musselburgh Racecourse Corgi Derby was first held in 2022 to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. The late monarch was a devoted corgi fan who owned almost 30 of the…
The anxiety is palpable in East Atlanta Village, a tight-knit community of local storefronts in a city known for its entrepreneurialism and anchored by headquarters for Home Depot, UPS, Delta Air Lines and other major brands. The district — just a few square blocks southeast of where I-20 meets bustling Moreland Avenue — draws a…
President Donald Trump is registering the worst economic approval numbers of his presidential career amid broad discontent over his handling of tariffs, inflation and government spending, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey. The survey found that the boost in economic optimism that accompanied Trump’s reelection has disappeared, with more Americans now believing the economy will…
A 12-year-old boy and a woman were killed in Oklahoma after their vehicle was swept under a bridge amid a severe storm system that brought large hail and strong winds to a region spanning from the South to the Northeast. Police in Moore, Oklahoma, about 11 miles south of Oklahoma City, said they conducted a…
