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Trump reviewing Iran's latest offer but doesn't rule out strike
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said he will review Iran’s latest peace offer but wouldn’t rule out restarting strikes on Tehran’s military targets should the regime “misbehave.”
Trump, speaking to reporters in Florida on Saturday, said he had been briefed on the “concept of the deal” offered by Iran, but moments later ...Read more
North Atlantic right whales see 'positive news' this calving season
BOSTON — It has been a good year for the North Atlantic right whale, according to scientists at the New England Aquarium.
The calving season, from mid-November until mid-April in the Southeast, generated “positive news” for the critically endangered species, as it produced 23 mother-calf pairs, the fourth-highest count ever.
So far this ...Read more
Trump threatens deeper cuts for US troop presence in Germany
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he plans to cut the U.S. military presence in Germany by more than the 5,000-troop drawdown announced so far, even as Republican allies and NATO countries questioned the move.
“We’re going to cut way down,” Trump told reporters Saturday as he boarded Air Force One in Florida, without offering ...Read more
2 teenage girls killed in Bronx fire were just visiting building, devastated families say
NEW YORK — Two teenage girls died after being trapped in a fast-moving fire in a Bronx apartment building they both were just visiting, leaving their families shattered, the Daily News has learned.
Nakayla Moreno, 19, was staying with her boyfriend when a five-alarm fire ripped through the Belmont building about 1:30 p.m. April 21, while ...Read more
Mexican governor steps down temporarily after US indictment
The Mexican governor charged by the U.S. over alleged drug-related crimes stepped down temporarily while investigations are underway.
Sinaloa governor Ruben Rocha Moya said in a video message posted Friday night on social media that he’d asked his state’s local Congress for a leave of absence as Mexican authorities consider the accusations...Read more
Boston's new fire commissioner lives in Canton, despite city's residency requirement
BOSTON — Boston’s new $318,000 fire commissioner, Rodney Marshall, lives in Canton, but the mayor’s office said he wouldn’t be violating the city’s residency requirement unless he fails to move to the Hub within the next six months.
Marshall made history when he was appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu last month as the city’s first Black...Read more
LAPD officers could lose their certification over an improper shooting
LOS ANGELES — In a first, California's police accreditation body is weighing whether to strip two LAPD officers of their license to carry a badge over a controversial shooting.
The officers, José Zavala and Julio Quintanilla, shot and killed a suicidal man armed with a knife in 2021. A civilian advisory board for the Commission on Police ...Read more
'They just want to get it done:' More Florida women turn to mail-order pills for abortions
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When Florida’s six-week abortion ban went into effect two years ago, advocates expected a sharp rise in women traveling for abortion care to states with less restrictive laws. While many did travel, the surprising increase occurred in Florida women using medication from out-of-state telehealth providers to end their ...Read more
Man shot by ICE in Central Valley charged with assaulting federal agents
LOS ANGELES — There are two starkly different narratives of what took place during an April 7 immigration operation in the San Joaquin Valley, when ICE agents fired multiple shots at a Salvadoran man, sending him to a hospital.
According to Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal agents fired defensive...Read more
In South Florida, opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa calls for pressure on Caracas regime
MIAMI — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa delivered a forceful call to action Friday before members of South Florida’s exiled community, urging them to intensify pressure on Caracas while warning that the country’s political crisis remains far from resolved.
Speaking at an event held at the Aloft Hotel in Doral, a hub for ...Read more
'Not race neutral': How Florida's new voting maps favor white voters
MIAMI — When the architect of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new voting maps sat down to draw new congressional boundaries, he started with the goal of blowing up a majority Black district in South Florida.
Jason Poreda, a staffer in the governor’s office, told lawmakers this week that breaking up the Broward and Palm Beach district first ...Read more
Maryland shopping center exposed to measles last week, officials say
BALTIMORE — Shoppers and employees at a Hyattsville shopping center were potentially exposed to measles on April 24, health officials say, when a Washington resident confirmed to have measles visited.
In addition to several locations in the nation’s capital, including parts of Dulles International Airport and several buses, the measles ...Read more
Taiwan's Lai arrives in Eswatini, defying China-backed blockade
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te arrived at Eswatini on Saturday after an earlier trip was derailed by several China-friendly African countries closing their airspace to his aircraft.
The trip follows Eswatini Vice Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla’s visit to Taiwan on April 30 as a special envoy after flight restrictions forced the ...Read more
With voting rights changes, what's at stake for Florida's young Black voters?
MIAMI — For decades, Black Floridians organized block by block to claim a right long denied to them — the vote.
Civil rights leaders like Harry T. Moore and Mary McLeod Bethune built statewide networks to register Black voters, while Miami activists such as Charles Hadley led door-to-door campaigns that transformed political participation ...Read more
NC mayor thanks community after a 4-foot venomous copperhead bit his wife
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Monroe Mayor Robert Burns thanked the community Friday after he said a venomous copperhead snake bit his wife, Lauren.
“Thank you all for your support and prayers,” Burns said on social media site X. “We cherish all the love. Keep praying!”
The mayor revealed the bite on social media Thursday. “Word has gotten out...Read more
Spring temperature whiplash is getting worse with climate change
Dramatic temperature jumps marked this March and April in the U.S. Northeast, making it hard to know what to dress for: chilly or sweltering conditions? Researchers have concluded that wild temperature swings are becoming more common as the world heats up.
That’s changing how we experience spring, with plants blooming sooner and consumers ...Read more
With voting rights changes, what's at stake for Florida's young Black voters?
MIAMI — For decades, Black Floridians organized block by block to claim a right long denied to them — the vote.
Civil rights leaders like Harry T. Moore and Mary McLeod Bethune built statewide networks to register Black voters, while Miami activists such as Charles Hadley led door-to-door campaigns that transformed political participation ...Read more
Cuba's remaining lifelines in peril as Trump widens US sanctions
Sweeping new U.S. economic sanctions on Cuba could chase international companies off the island as Donald Trump’s administration continues to threaten military force to dislodge the 67-year-old regime.
On Friday, Trump unveiled measures that would allow Washington to target almost any non-U.S. citizen or entity involved in business on the ...Read more
NASA keeps Boeing Starliner flights in holding pattern in updated space station plan
ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA said it was not ready to nail down Boeing Starliner’s next flight to the International Space Station as it continues to work through the problems found during its beleaguered Crew Flight Test mission in 2024.
NASA had since last year been targeting Starliner’s return to flight as early as April 2026, but that month ...Read more
California, Arizona and Nevada announce new water-saving plan for dwindling Colorado River
LOS ANGELES — With the Colorado River’s giant reservoirs declining toward critically low levels, negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada announced Friday that they have agreed on a water-saving plan for the next two years.
Representatives of the three states said in a written statement that their plan aims to “stabilize the ...Read more
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