Trump to attend correspondents’ dinner for first time as president, while some newsrooms ‘wrestle’ with whether to go The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) is surely hoping that Donald Trump will take a more diplomatic tone later this month when he makes his first appearance as president at the organization’s glitzy dinner in Washington DC, an annual event meant to honor and celebrate journalists and press freedom. On Monday, Trump threatened to imprison a journalist if they refused
The restructuring will close all regional offices, which manages 193m acres of land, roughly the size of Texas Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox US public lands will “pay the price” of a drive by Donald Trump ’s officials to restructure the agency that oversees them, union leaders have warned, accusing the administration of forcing workers to decide whether to relocate or resign. All regional offices of the US Forest Service, which manages 78m hectares
Democratic representative Yassamin Ansari says the war has only more deeply entrenched the Iranian regime Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Donald Trump is an “evil human being” who “wants to be an emperor” and should be removed from office over the war in Iran, Yassamin Ansari , an Iranian American member of the US Congress , has told the Guardian. Ansari, the daughter of Iranian immigrants who decades ago fled the regime, spoke out after the presiden
Designer said to be considering options for his 40% stake in fashion house ahead of negotiations with bank lenders Stefano Gabbana left his post as chair of Dolce & Gabbana at the start of this year, the design house he co-founded with his then partner, Domenico Dolce, in 1985 has said. The Italian luxury fashion house said Gabbana had tendered his resignation, effective as of 1 January, “as part of a natural evolution of its organisational structure and governance”. Continue reading...
The Michigan Union building at the school's campus in Ann Arbor in 2025.
NBC News · Oct 8
Japan's superfan Prime Minister meets Deep Purple
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Woman tells court ‘I lost my teenage self’ from abuse by teacher William ‘Rob’ Gilfillan, already in prison for offences against daughter Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A woman who was repeatedly sexually assaulted in the 1980s by her high school PE teacher has told a court how the man’s actions resulted in her life being changed “negatively for decades”. In December, William “Rob” Gilfillan was found guilty of indecent assault of a person under 16 and sexual penetr
NPR News · Oct 8
States say disaster funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a trickle under the Trump administration. That's delaying projects to protect communities from wildfires and hurricanes. (Image credit: JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Powerful storm brings destruction, while temperatures soar in Vietnam and torrential rain lashes South Korea Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila, currently in the Solomon Sea, is expected to continue moving south-westwards over the coming days. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Maila had peak sustained winds of 115mph (185k/ph), with gusts up to 160mph on Thursday, making it the strongest cyclone recorded this far north in the Solomon Sea. The storm has caused widespread damage across
