The Philippine interior minister confirmed Sunday that Thomas Markle Sr., father of the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, is under investigation for alleged child pornography, as it emerged that a damning letter shared with his daughter was penned by his ex-wife.

Robin Loveless, who was married to Thomas Markle Sr. until divorcing him in 1975, ...Read more

In a rare Sunday hearing, a federal appeals court judge appointed by President Trump questioned how the Trump administration's request to intervene in California's ongoing midterm election in order to force state officials to set aside 20,000 ballots from voters whose citizenship it questions squares with the U.S. Constitution.

Judge Mark J. ...Read more

Mayor Michelle Wu’s planning chief said the city knows it’s hard for developers to build in Boston and plans to keep it that way.

Chief of Planning Kairos Shen said the city won’t lower the costly affordability requirements that critics say have stalled housing production, when battling with developers at a forum hosted by the MIT Center ...Read more

Sunday morning brought a reaction to Saturday night’s mass shooting in Tallahassee from Florida major political office candidates.

Around 8 p.m., Tallahassee Police Department said, a fight escalated to gunfire and 11 people were shot near the intersection of Perry Street and Manatee Street. Perry Street borders the west side of Bragg ...Read more

Some South Florida streets and parks likely will be submerged at some point in the next few days, as another — stronger — round of king tides strike the region.

These higher-than-usual high tides are supercharged by winds blowing onshore, pushing more seawater on land. Couple that with the 1 to 2 inches of rain expected along the coast over...Read more

President Donald Trump said it’s “getting to be decision time” on whether he will make a deal with Tehran or resume attacks as Iranian and Houthi threats against Americans in the Middle East continue to grow.

“I have a decision to make: Do I finish it off, which would be very easy to do, or do I make a deal? That’s all,” Trump said ...Read more

Proponents and opponents of the ballot proposition that would rewrite the state’s environmental law to expedite the review of so-called essential housing and infrastructure projects agree on one thing: The future of California is on the line.

The existential nature of Proposition 45, the camps say, is either a rare opportunity to make blanket...Read more

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to her homeland Sunday after more than 10 months abroad and repeated unsuccessful efforts to reenter the country, making a surprise appearance at a Catholic church in western Venezuela as questions persisted about her safety and her role in the country’s political transition.

Machado...Read more

A Republican lawmaker questioned Elon Musk’s argument for throttling Ukraine’s access to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite terminals, arguing that Ukrainian forces use the system defensively in the war with Russia.

Representative Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican who sits on the House Intelligence Committee, said Musk’s explanation in a ...Read more

A woman was sexually assaulted at knifepoint in Central Park, police said Sunday, the latest high-profile disturbing crime in Manhattan’s iconic green space.

The 39-year-old victim was was walking just outside the park when the attacker confronted her near E. 66th St. and Fifth Ave. about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, police sources said.

The creep ...Read more

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Caracas in a surprise move that could pose the biggest test yet to acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s political opening and the Trump administration’s strategy for post-Maduro Venezuela.

“I’m here, with you,” Machado posted on X on Sunday, confirming her return after ...Read more

President Donald Trump said it’s “getting to be decision time” on whether he will make a deal with Tehran or resume attacks as Iranian and Houthi threats against Americans in the Middle East continue to grow.

“I have a decision to make: Do I finish it off, which would be very easy to do, or do I make a deal? That’s all,” Trump said ...Read more

In September, just weeks before Americans were set to vote in this year's midterm elections, a sudden panic over the dangers posed by artificial intelligence caught the White House off guard. A whistleblower had gained viral attention warning the technology could soon pose an existential threat.

President Trump was quick to dismiss concerns, ...Read more

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wasn’t going down without a fight. And his fans weren’t ready to give up on him. Here, marching down Sao Paulo’s most iconic avenue, they were bearing witness to what may turn out to be the last rally by the most defining figure of Latin America’s left.

On Saturday, hours before Brazilians headed to the polls ...Read more

Israel’s election campaign has been consumed by Iran, national security and the impact of three years of war, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger, Gadi Eisenkot, rarely straying from the theme.

Those fixations belie a sobering reality for Israeli households: overshadowing Tuesday’s ballot is an economic ...Read more

A Middle East war that U.S. President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its ninth month.

Trump has repeatedly hinted that his forces in the Mideast would resume strikes on Iran after the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3. The president has already sent a third aircraft carrier strike ...Read more

Most hospitals offer financial assistance to patients who struggle to afford their bills, often referred to as charity care. But many people are stymied by cumbersome aid applications. Others don’t even know help exists.

Hospitals have the ability to proactively screen patients to see if they’re eligible for aid and, if so, automatically ...Read more

The River Spey in northeastern Scotland is one of the world’s most pristine bodies of water. Stretching across 107 miles, it teems with salmon and trout, supporting communities built on tourism along its shores. Earlier this year, a toxic chemical spill into a critical spawning tributary killed thousands of fish and other wildlife, blighting ...Read more

Aimee Carlock needed surgery in August 2025 to treat severe pain and bleeding from her uterus. But first, she needed to come up with $5,500.

Texas Health Resources, one of the state’s largest nonprofit hospital systems, told her it wouldn’t schedule the procedure unless she paid up front, Carlock said. The self-employed house cleaner didn�...Read more

Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva were statistically tied in a poll released on the eve of Brazil’s runoff election.

Bolsonaro had 50.5% support to Lula’s 49.5%, according to the BTG Pactual/Nexus poll, a gap within the 2 percentage-point margin of error and little changed from Monday when the right-wing challenger ...Read more