Grover Cleveland didn’t lie about his sex scandal
It’s taken a while for people to start comparing Donald Trump to Grover Cleveland. Cleveland, of course, was the only man to achieve Trump’s current political goal — win the presidency, lose the reelection and then win it again the third time around.
Chinese woman jailed for reporting on COVID is set to be freed
BEIJING — Zhang Zhan, thought to be the first person in China imprisoned for documenting the early days of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, was expected to be released Monday, after serving a four-year sentence.
No jurors seated on first day of Menendez corruption trial
NEW YORK — Jury selection began Monday in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who is charged with accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold bars in exchange for political favors at home and abroad.
White House says Israel still has not provided plan for protecting civilians in Rafah
President Joe Biden’s national security adviser said Monday that while the United States was committed to Israel’s defense, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government had still failed to provide the White House with a plan for moving nearly 1 million Palestinians safely out of Rafah before any invasion of the southern Gaza Strip city.
Melinda French Gates to resign from Gates Foundation
Melinda French Gates is leaving the behemoth foundation she and her former husband Bill Gates founded nearly a quarter-century ago to devote herself fully to her work on behalf of women and girls, which has been the focus of much of her recent philanthropy.
High interest rates are hitting poorer Americans the hardest
High interest rates haven’t crashed the financial system, set off a wave of bankruptcies or caused the recession that many economists feared.
Michael Cohen, key to Trump case, tells jurors of seedy hush-money plot
NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, the do-anything fixer who once boasted of burying Donald Trump’s secrets and spreading his lies, took the stand at the former president’s criminal trial Monday and exposed those machinations to the jury and the world.
Apple will revamp Siri to catch up to its chatbot competitors
Apple’s top software executives decided early last year that Siri, the company’s virtual assistant, needed a brain transplant.
Farewell, Chuck E. Cheese animatronic band
For decades, Munch’s Make Believe Band at Chuck E. Cheese has performed for countless birthdays, end-of-season Little League parties and other celebrations. There’s been Chuck E. Cheese and Helen Henny on vocals, Mr. Munch on keys, Jasper T. Jowls on guitar, and Pasqually on drums.
A chaotic night at UCLA raises questions about police response
LOS ANGELES — Nearly two weeks after a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA was attacked by counterprotesters, university officials still have not explained why security officers stood by for hours while the attack was underway, nor have authorities arrested any of those who swarmed in wielding metal rods, water bottles and firecrackers in one of the worst outbreaks of violence in the college protests that have rocked the country.
Fixer of Trump’s problems has become one of them
Donald Trump has always surrounded himself with lawyers — all types of lawyers. There are the television-friendly talking heads. The polished criminal practitioners. The pit-bull litigators, the corporate suits and the legal advisers with their own legal troubles.
For Mormon missionaries, some ‘big, big changes’
Andres Gonzalez, 19, stands on the balcony of his Los Angeles apartment, his hands in his suit pockets. It is his first week as a missionary, but today, instead of approaching people on the street, he is shooting a video that he will later post to social media.
Audit: Trump may owe $100 million from double-dip tax breaks
Former President Donald Trump used a dubious accounting maneuver to claim improper tax breaks from his troubled Chicago tower, according to an IRS inquiry uncovered by The New York Times and ProPublica. Losing a yearslong audit battle over the claim could mean a tax bill of more than $100 million.
As Israel steps up attacks, 300,000 Palestinians are on the move
JERUSALEM — Around 300,000 Palestinians in the southern and northern Gaza Strip are being forced to flee once again, the United Nations says, as Israel issued new and expanded evacuation orders Saturday. But many are unsure where to find secure shelter in a place devastated by war.
At college graduations, UC Berkeley’s protests stand out
At the University of California, Berkeley, hundreds of soon-to-be graduates rose from their seats in protest, chanting and disrupting their commencement. At Virginia Commonwealth University, about 60 graduates in caps and gowns walked out during Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s speech. At the University of Wisconsin, a handful of graduates stood with their backs to their chancellor as she spoke.
Federal appeals court upholds Bannon’s contempt conviction
A federal appeals court Friday upheld the contempt conviction of Steve Bannon, a longtime adviser to former President Donald Trump, for having defied a subpoena from the Jan. 6 House select committee, a ruling that could lead to Bannon serving a four-month term in prison.
US to announce new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
The Biden administration is set to announce new tariffs as high as 100% on Chinese electric vehicles and additional import taxes on other Chinese goods, including semiconductors, as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter.
Russia mounting new border assaults in north, Ukraine says
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine rushed reinforcements to its northern border Friday after Russian forces attempted to break through Ukrainian lines along several sections, applying new pressure on forces already stretched thin along a 600-mile front.
Trump trial judge cracks down on Cohen’s taunting of ex-president
NEW YORK — In a startling precursor to what could be the most explosive testimony in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, the judge Friday told prosecutors that he was personally asking that a key witness stop speaking out against the former president.
US criticizes Israel for failure to protect civilians in conflict
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration believes that Israel has most likely violated international standards in failing to protect civilians in the Gaza Strip but has not found specific instances that would justify the withholding of military aid, the State Department told Congress on Friday.
