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Kings set to hire Peter Laviolette as their next head coach
Peter Laviolette will be the next head coach of the Kings, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told the Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Kings hadn’t yet announced the results of their lengthy search for a permanent replacement for interim coach D.J. Smith, who replaced Jim…
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Trump-appointed judge under investigation after being charged with battery in Idaho
A judge appointed to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by President Donald Trump is under a misconduct investigation after reporting that he was charged with misdemeanor battery over an incident in a parking lot in Idaho Falls. According to Reuters Legal, “Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Mary Murguia of the 9th U.S. Circuit…
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Federal judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
BOSTON — A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, contradicting an earlier federal court ruling upholding the fee hike. The administration announced the much-higher fee as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking American jobs. But U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston sided with 20 states…
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Trump Pentagon secretly deployed paratroopers to Israel: report
President Donald Trump’s Pentagon has quietly deployed paratroopers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne in Israel, the latest sign of escalating tensions in the war in Iran, according to a new report. Journalist Ken Klippenstein reported on his Substack on Monday, citing a military source involved in war planning, that the deployment is part of a…
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Casinos in Primm won’t go ‘dark,’ could have buyer as planned closing date looms
A dusty casino outpost that many Southern Californians know as the final pit stop before Las Vegas may have just scored a dramatic reprieve. Primm Valley Resorts — the last full-time casino still operating in Primm, Nevada, the tiny gambling outpost formerly known as State Line along Interstate 15 — will not go completely dark on…
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Wall Street holds steadier as AI stocks recover some of their sell-off
Wall Street held steadier Monday and recovered some of its sell-off from last week, as stocks swept up in the artificial-intelligence boom bounced back. Oil prices, meanwhile, rose following fighting between Israel and Iran, but they pared their biggest gains. The S&P 500 added 0.3%, coming off a drop of 2.6% from Friday that was…
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Instant mockery as RFK Jr dodges reporter’s question on flesh-eating parasite
The internet mocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and officials after they dodged a reporter’s question during a press conference on Monday, refusing to discuss screwworms. Kennedy and other officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education announced that 19 medical schools in the United States…
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Inside the Tony Awards hottest party with Daniel Radcliffe and Megan Thee Stallion
Broadway’s best partied until 4 am at the storied Tonys after party hosted every year at the Caryle. Its hosts — PR guru Rick Miramontez, and producers John Gore and Jamie DuMont’s — toasted the winners at the Upper East Side haunt, while the losers drowned their sorrows. Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch performed standards…
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Skip Jill Biden’s Book and Read Hunter Biden’s Social-Media Posts Instead
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. For some time, the Biden family standings were clear. Hunter, the ne’er-do-well son, resided in the basement. Joe, occasionally…
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Musicians shortchanged by AI deals with labels, lawsuit alleges
Musicians have been left out of settlements between major record labels and AI companies, a new lawsuit alleges. The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM), which has 70,000 members, said Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group “received significant compensation” from the AI companies for past copyright violations and licensed…