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Matt Murphy & Joshua CheethamBBC Verify Donald Trump/Truth SocialUS officials say they have carried out a number of strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea, killing multiple drug traffickers. Announcing the first of these in September, President Donald Trump said his forces had destroyed a vessel that had departed from Venezuela. He said the boat was operated by the Tren de Aragua cartel and was carrying drugs bound for the US.Similar announcements have followed in recent weeks, accompanied with grainy footage but no evidence of the alleged drug trafficking and few details about who or what was on board each…
The Supreme Court on Monday morning added another dispute over the scope of the Second Amendment right to bear arms to its docket for the 2025-26 term. As part of a list of orders from the justices’ private conference on Friday, the court granted review in United States v. Hemani, involving the federal government’s efforts to prosecute a Texas man for violating a federal statute that prohibits gun possession by users of illegal drugs. The dispute began after FBI agents searched the home of Ali Danial Hemani. They found a Glock 9 mm pistol, 60 grams of marijuana, and 4.7…
Home Daily News Most federal judges responding to survey… Judiciary Most federal judges responding to survey express dissatisfaction with SCOTUS emergency docket decisions By Debra Cassens Weiss October 14, 2025, 9:01 am CDT Dozens of federal judges responding to a survey by the New York Times are expressing concern about the U.S. Supreme Court’s emergency docket decisions in cases related to President Donald Trump since his second term in office. (Photo by Rob Crandall/Shutterstock) Dozens of federal judges responding to a survey by the New York Times are expressing concern about the U.S. Supreme Court’s emergency docket decisions in cases…
The EDM legend DJ that is Tiesto is coming back to DubaiIf you like EDM music, you’ll be very familiar with the name Tiesto and if you are, we have great news for you, he’s coming back to Dubai and it’s soon. Surf Club Dubai is hosting the DJ for an iconic set on December 20 and you’ll be silly to miss it. The party kicks off at 6pm.The Dutch DJ was one of the main headliners at UNTOLD Dubai last year in 2024 and now he’s back to perform at a more intimate gig on the shores of West…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Join us Nov. 5 for a virtual discussion about our yearlong investigation into Russell Vought. Register now. On the second day of the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video set to the classic song “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” by Blue Öyster Cult. The star of that video, which quickly went viral, was Russell Vought, the president’s top budget adviser. More than that, Vought is the architect of Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would be ready to join Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at a proposed summit in Hungary if he were invited.The US and Russian presidents announced on Thursday they planned to hold talks on the war in Ukraine in Budapest, possibly in the coming weeks.In comments released on Monday, Zelensky told reporters: “If it is an invitation in a format where we meet as three or, as it’s called, shuttle diplomacy… then in one format or another, we will agree.”Meanwhile, media reports have suggested his White House meeting with Trump on Friday descended into…
Home Daily News Donna Adelson showed ‘utter lack of remorse’… Criminal Justice Donna Adelson showed ‘utter lack of remorse’ for law prof’s murder, judge says before sentencing By Debra Cassens Weiss October 14, 2025, 10:19 am CDT Donna Adelson listens to statements on Oct. 13 made on her behalf by family friends during her sentencing for her role in the 2014 murder of Dan Markel, a professor at the Florida State University College of Law. (Photo by Alicia Devine/The Tallahassee Democrat via the Associated Press) A Florida woman convicted last month in the murder of a Florida State University law…
Multi-Grammy rockers bring the hits to Dubai on Thursday February 12; tickets go on sale at 12pm this Friday October 24Get ready for a big singalong. Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning rock band Train are heading to the Coca-Cola Arena on Thursday, February 12, 2026, and the setlist reads like a time capsule you still know by heart. Expect the roof to lift for Hey, Soul Sister, Drops of Jupiter, Drive By, and the kind of feel-good choruses that turn an arena into a choir.The show lands at the sweet spot in the winter calendar, when evenings feel made for concerts and the…
Ana Faguy andChristal HayesLos AngelesCalifornia Highway PatrolOfficers took photos of the damage from shrapnel that they said rained down like pebbles from the skyShrapnel from artillery that was detonated during celebrations for the US Marine Corps hit at least two vehicles on a California highway on Saturday, officials have said. The event, celebrating the Marines’ 250th birthday, was attended by Vice President JD Vance, and included live munitions being fired. The California Highway Patrol said one “detonated overhead prematurely” and struck two vehicles that were part of Vance’s protective detail.It came as state officials and the White House fought over…
Home Daily News Judge tosses Drake’s suit over Kendrick Lamar’s… Law in Popular Culture Judge tosses Drake’s suit over Kendrick Lamar’s rap song calling him ‘certified pedophile’ By Debra Cassens Weiss October 14, 2025, 11:19 am CDT Rapper and singer Drake, left, attends an NBA basketball game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Houston Rockets on March 16, 2024, in Houston. (Photo by David J. Phillip/The Associated Press) A reasonable listener would conclude that rapper Kendrick Lamar was “rapping hyperbolic vituperations” when he called rapper and singer Drake a “certified pedophile” in his 2024 song “Not Like Us,” a federal…