A man has died after setting himself on fire in a park close to the White House. Arnav Gupta, 33, was engulfed in flames on Wednesday in the Ellipse, which is between the White House and the Washington Monument. Secret Service agents responded and extinguished the flames. Mr Gupta was taken to hospital and died […]
US President Donald Trump has launched a fierce personal attack on former special counsel Robert Mueller, describing him as “totally conflicted”. He said the man who led the inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election had “wanted to be the FBI director, and I said ‘no’”. The president also also claimed the […]
WASHINGTON — Thomas B. Hofeller achieved near-mythic status in the Republican Party as the Michelangelo of gerrymandering, the architect of partisan political maps that cemented the party’s dominance across the country. But after he died last summer, his estranged daughter discovered hard drives in her father’s home that revealed something else: Mr. Hofeller had played […]
WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – Twitter, used by 126 million people daily and now ubiquitous in some industries, has vowed to reform itself after being enlisted as a tool of misinformation and hate. But new evidence shows that the platform may be inflicting harm at an even more basic level. It could be making its users, […]
SAN SALVADOR (AFP) – A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador on Thursday (May 30) near the capital San Salvador but the authorities said there were no initial reports of casualties or damage. The quake was so strong it was likely felt throughout Central America, officials said. The quake struck in the […]
The Toronto Raptors are set to make history Thursday when they tip off against the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, marking the first time the team has advanced this far. Game 1 is set to begin at 9 p.m. ET at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, giving the Raptors home court advantage […]
The heartbroken wife of an optometrist who died after he was attacked by a shark in Hawaii watched helplessly as he was eaten in front of her. Dr Thomas Smiley as on holiday with his wife Gale at their summer home in Maui and had been swimming about 60 yards from the shore when he […]
On Saturday night prominent figures across the political spectrum offered messages honouring the life and legacy of John McCain. They noted his heroism, his sense of duty and patriotism, his friendships with those of differing viewpoints and his willingness on occasion to reach across the political aisle to find common cause with ideological rivals. In […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] They are the most visible sign of New York’s homelessness crisis: A man covered in dirt sits outside a subway station in Jamaica, Queens. Another man, cross-legged and ragged on a Midtown sidewalk, begs for money. A dozen people […]
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – The White House asked the Navy to hide a destroyer named after Senator John McCain in order to avoid having the ship appear in photographs taken while US President Donald Trump was visiting Japan this week, White House and military officials said on Wednesday (May 29). Although Navy officials insisted they did […]