KATHERINE KENDALL, Actress/ Photographer: Well, I was you know, a young actress, and I had had a formal meeting at the Miramax office earlier that day. And then, at the end of the meeting, which I thought went really well, he invited me to come to screenings. He said: “Welcome to the Miramax family. You … Read more
On Monday, a criminal court in France found Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement, and barred her from running for the French Presidency in 2027. Le Pen, the far-right leader of the National Rally, the political party formerly known as the National Front, had been leading first-round Presidential election polls. The National Rally is now … Read more
A summary of Trump’s so-called ‘liberation day’ tariff announcement At a 4pm ET Rose Garden ceremony today, Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on US trade partners across the world. Here’s a short summary of the key takeaways: The president announced sweeping tariffs of 10% to 49% on all goods imported from abroad. Those included a … Read more
In This Story President Donald Trump announced his plans for reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday afternoon, just after financial markets closed. DraftKings CEO on March Madness, AI, and the future of sports gambling The president said his tariffs will be applied on a country-by-country basis, with the U.S. calculating the combined rate of tariffs, non-monetary barriers, … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called his party’s presidential nominee, Donald Trump, a “stupid,” “ill-tempered,” and “despicable human being,” according to his own records. McConnell made the withering assessments in a series of private “personal oral histories” that he gave to Michael Tackett, the deputy Washington bureau chief of the Associated Press, who has a … Read more
Legal officials associated with one national group are urging people from the United States to reconsider traveling internationally because of growing ambiguity in immigration laws. Why It Matters The Trump administration has been aggressive in its revamping of the immigration system, which in recent weeks has resulted in various countries advising caution to citizens traveling … Read more
UNAR Photo/Sipa USA/Newscom Argentina’s poverty rate fell sharply in the second half of 2024, according to official data released this week, marking a major milestone for President Javier Milei’s sweeping economic reforms. According to the country’s official statistics agency, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC), the poverty rate fell to 38.1 percent between … Read more
Lily Jamali North America Technology Correspondent Reporting fromSan Francisco Getty Tesla sales have plummeted to their lowest level in three years after a backlash against its boss Elon Musk. The electric car maker delivered almost 337,000 electric vehicles in the first three months of 2025, a 13% drop from a year ago. Tesla shares tumbled … Read more
Marine Le Pen has for years been a superstar of Europe’s far-right movement. That was until this week, when a spectacular court ruling banned her from running in France’s 2027 presidential election — a vote she looked well placed to win. Now, the future looks difficult for Le Pen, 56, who was found guilty of … Read more
WASHINGTON — Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego announced Tuesday he will block the confirmation of top leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs, raising the stakes in Democrats’ bid to get the Trump administration to back off plans to cut jobs from the sprawling agency that serves millions of military veterans. Gallego, a Democrat and Marine Corps veteran, … Read more
