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Saks Global to shutter 15 more department stores in bankruptcy restructuring

The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus is closing more department stores as it focuses on its most profitable businesses and trims debt during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring. Saks Global Inc. said Friday it will close 12 more Saks Fifth Avenue stores and three more Neiman Marcus stores. The shuttered Saks stores include sites in Chevy, Chase, Maryland, Chicago and San Antonio, Texas. The stores will remain open until the end of May, a company spokesperson said. The closures come on top of the eight Saks Fifth Avenue stores and one Neima

Man convicted in political assassination plot he tied to Iranian paramilitary

Plan emerges for $166 billion in tariff refunds. But don’t hold your breath

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A $220 million ad blitz and a public split with Trump mark the end of Kristi Noem’s DHS tenure

In a one-minute video, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, decked out in Western riding gear and a cowboy hat, rides a horse through a pine forest near Mount Rushmore. She trumpets her department’s hard-line message: “You cross the border illegally, we’ll find you.” The ad was one of the many times the outgoing secretary made herself the public face of her department. In the end, that approach led to her undoing. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he was firing Noem, a decision that came on the heels of back-to-back hearings in Congress this

Andris Nelsons out as music director of Boston Symphony at end of 2026-27 season

Gonzales' departure clears path for Republican gun rights 'absolutist' in Texas congressional race

Justice Department official eyes cases against Cuba leaders as Trump floats 'friendly takeover'

The top Justice Department prosecutor in Miami is considering criminal investigations of Cuban government officials, according to people familiar with the matter. The inquiry comes as President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover" of the communist-run island. Jason Reding Quiñones, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, has created a “working group” that includes federal prosecutors and officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies to try to build cases against people connected to the Cuban government a

Kennedy Center exodus continues as National Symphony director Jean Davidson heads to the Wallis

Two charged for hazmat explosion at waste facility

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Justice Department publishes missing Epstein files involving uncorroborated claim about Trump

The Justice Department on Thursday released additional Jeffrey Epstein files involving uncorroborated accusations made by a woman against President Donald Trump that the department said had been mistakenly withheld during an earlier review. The department said last week that it was working to determine if any records were improperly withheld after several news organizations reported that the massive tranche of records that had been made public didn’t include some files documenting a series of interviews conducted in 2019 with a woman who made an allegation against Trump.

Arike Ogunbowale arrested after police say she punched man at club while celebrating Unrivaled title

Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery after police say she punched a man in the face at a Miami nightclub. A four-time WNBA All-Star, Ogunbowale was celebrating early Thursday at the club E11EVEN after winning the Unrivaled championship with the Mist that night. According to Miami-Dade County police records, Ogunbowale punched the man in the face, knocking him to the ground, and security cameras captured the act. The county corrections department said Ogunbowale has been released from custody. “The leag

Trump tells CNN he’s not worried whether Iran becomes a democratic state

Dana Bash interviews President Trump about the war with Iran

Trump tells CNN Cuba is soon going to fall: ‘I’m going to put Marco over there’

President Donald Trump told CNN Friday morning that Cuba “is going to fall pretty soon.”“Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon, by the way, unrelated, but Cuba is gonna fall too. They want to make a deal so badly,” he told CNN’s Dana Bash in a phone interview when touting US military success in his second term.“They want to make a deal, and so I’m going to put Marco (Rubio) over there and we’ll see how that works out. We’re really focused on this one right now. We’ve got plenty of time, but Cuba’s ready — after 50 years,” he added, explaining that Iran is the current priorit

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Jobs are falling. Spending is, too. That’s a problem

One of the main pillars propping up the US economy — consumer spending — may be starting to crack.For years, a resilient job market has kept Americans from pulling back on their spending, despite persistent fears about where the economy is heading. People’s dollars contribute to two-thirds of economic growth. A buoyant US stock market has also helped drive spending, particularly among wealthier households that are more likely to have financial investments.That sturdy foundation that supported spending is now under pressure.On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employers

Exclusive: GOP lawmakers push for charges against former White House aide for Jan. 6 testimony

Damaging tornado hits Michigan as dangerous storms fire up across the Central US

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Florida Bar walks back statement on investigation into Halligan, now says there is none

The Florida Bar backtracked Friday on what it said was an erroneous earlier statement its representatives had made indicating that it had an open investigation into Lindsey Halligan, a former top federal prosecutor in Virginia who was named to the job by President Donald Trump but was later found to have been unlawfully appointed. A letter last month from a bar association representative to a nonpartisan watchdog group that had requested an ethics inquiry into Halligan over her conduct at the Justice Department said there was an “investigation pending.” Jennifer Krell Davis,

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Analysis suggests US was responsible for deadly strike on Iranian elementary school

The United States military was likely responsible for the strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that killed scores of children, the deadliest incident of civilian casualties in the US and Israel’s almost week-long war with Iran, according to CNN and expert analysis of evidence.Satellite imagery, geolocated videos, public statements from US officials and the assessment of munitions experts suggest that the Shajare Tayyiba elementary school in Minab was hit on February 28 at around the same time as an attack that American forces likely carried out on a neighboring Islamic Revolutiona

New imagery suggests U.S. responsible for Iran school strike

Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say

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GPS jamming is emerging as an increasingly prevalent — and troubling — weapon of war

Within 24 hours of the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, ships in the region’s waters found their navigation systems had gone haywire, erroneously indicating that the vessels were at airports, a nuclear power plant and on Iranian land.The location confusion was a result of widespread jamming and spoofing of signals from global positioning satellite systems. Used by all sides in conflict zones to disrupt the paths of drones and missiles, the process involves militaries and affiliated groups intentionally broadcasting high-intensity radio signals in the same frequency bands used by navigation

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Dow suffers worst week since April as oil hits $90 and weak jobs data adds to market anxiety

The Iran war sent oil futures surging to historic gains this week, while stocks fell sharply in a worldwide selloff.US stocks closed lower Friday as surging oil prices and weaker-than-expected jobs data added to concerns coursing through markets. The Dow fell 453 points, or 0.95%, recouping some losses after dropping nearly 950 points after the opening bell. The S&P 500 fell 1.33% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sank 1.59%.The Dow finished the week lower by 3%, its worst week since April. The S&P 500 sank 2% across the week, its worst since October. Stocks in Europe and Asia suffered steeper losses: