Valentino, founder of Italian luxury empire, dies at 93

ROME — Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died, his foundation said Monday. Usually known only by his first name, Valentino was 93, and had retired in 2008. Founder of the eponymous brand, Valentino scaled the heights of haute couture, created a business empire and introduced a new color to the fashion world, the ‘Valentino […]Read More

Trump admin sought redactions on key China war game report

The Trump administration asked for redactions to a sweeping new Heritage Foundation report modeling a potential U.S.–China war over Taiwan, even though the analysis relied entirely on publicly available, unclassified data, according to the report’s authors. The redacted report, TIDALWAVE, warns that the United States could reach a breaking point within weeks of a high‑intensity […]Read More

Second lady Usha Vance, vice president expecting their fourth child:

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance announced on Tuesday they are expecting their fourth child. The couple said the baby is a boy.  ‘Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July,’ the Vances wrote in a statement shared on social media. […]Read More

Trump says ‘you’ll see’ when asked how far he’ll go

President Donald Trump fueled fresh uncertainty Tuesday, offering a terse ‘you’ll see’ when asked at the White House how far he would go to get Greenland. Trump dismissed concerns that Greenlanders do not want to join the U.S. and that a move to seize the island would undermine the NATO alliance. In recent weeks, Trump […]Read More

Trump told to ‘f— off’ by Danish lawmaker during European

A Danish lawmaker told President Donald Trump to ‘f— off’ during a recent heated debate at the European Parliament over the future of Greenland. Footage shows European Parliament member Anders Vistisen unleashing the rebuke during a session focused on U.S. interest in Greenland and amid Trump’s drive to acquire the Arctic territory, according to reports. […]Read More

Supreme Court keeps nation waiting on Trump tariff decision, releases

The U.S. Supreme Court left unresolved Tuesday a high-stakes challenge to President Donald Trump’s use of an emergency law to impose sweeping tariffs, prolonging uncertainty over a case closely watched by the White House and global markets. The high court released three lower-profile opinions: Berk v. Choy, Ellingburg v. United States and Coney Island Auto […]Read More

Democrat senator accuses Trump of ‘declaring war’ on Minnesota with

Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., warned that President Donald Trump’s growing threats against her home state, including possibly invoking a rarely used, centuries-old executive authority, were tantamount to a declaration of war. Last week, Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents continue to clash with agitators in […]Read More

Top EU official warns Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland pushback

The European Union’s top official did not hold back in her warnings about President Donald Trump’s threat to impose fresh tariffs on countries opposing his push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Trump’s threats ‘a mistake’ and questioned U.S. trustworthiness, saying that the […]Read More

Trump appears at White House briefing one year after inauguration

President Donald Trump made a special appearance Tuesday at the White House press briefing on the one-year anniversary of his second term’s start. The president highlighted crime and fraud in Minnesota at the top of his remarks. Trump was inaugurated one year ago today for his second term as president. The last time he appeared […]Read More

Washington Eyes Brazil’s Rare Earths in Early Trade Talks

Brazil’s vast but underdeveloped rare earth resources are emerging as a focal point in renewed talks with the US, as both governments explore ways to bolster ex-China supply chains. Washington has been quietly sounding out Brasília on a potential rare earths partnership following a tentative diplomatic thaw between President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz […]Read More