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Court deals major blow to Trump DOJ’s Epstein gambit — and puts Todd Blanche on the hook
A federal judge ruled Thursday that courts can force the Justice Department to release Epstein files that the Trump administration has fought to keep hidden. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan issued the ruling in Washington, D.C., siding with independent journalist Katie Phang in the first lawsuit ever brought to enforce the Epstein Files Transparency Act…
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The carriage horse question: Letters to the Editor — June 26, 2026
The Issue: Pressure for New York City to ban horse carriages after the death of a teen tourist. It was sad that a young man died in a horse-carriage accident recently, but that was a freak accident that doesn’t justify a ban (“Rein & suffering,” June 23). By that logic, we should ban bicycles, cars…
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Rihanna’s boyfriend, A$AP Rocky, tells fans he would’ve ‘f–ked the s–t’ out of them if he was single
A$AP Rocky is under fire after he was caught on video at a recent concert in Arizona telling fans he would’ve “f–ked the s–t” out of them if he was single. “Thank God y’all didn’t know me when I was single, ’cause I would’ve f–ked the s–t out of you,” the “Praise the Lord” rapper…
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National Park staff ordered not to reveal deaths as part of new policy, report says
The Trump administration is reportedly ordering staff not to confirm deaths or details about severe injuries at U.S. national parks — but officials are adamant the policy is not meant to conceal information from the public. In a statement to The Times, an Interior Department spokesperson said the “narrative” that the agency is trying to…
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Trump backs down on housing bill holdout after ‘lengthy’ meeting with GOP leader: report
President Donald Trump is backing down on his holdout on signing a popular, bipartisan housing bill that he’s held hostage for the last 24 hours after a “lengthy” meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), according to a new report. Johnson went to the White House on Thursday to talk to Trump about his abrupt decision…
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Snap sued by parents of girl who was raped by man she met on Snapchat
Social media company Snap is being sued by the parents of a girl who was raped when she was 12 years old by a man she met on disappearing messaging app Snapchat. The 111-page lawsuit, filed this week in a Missouri Circuit Court, alleges that Santa Monica-based Snap “enabled and facilitated the grooming, exploitation, and…
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Sharp dissents from Supreme Court Justices read like ‘primal scream’ for help: analyst
MS NOW anchor Nicolle Wallace likened Supreme Court dissents to a “primal scream” after a spate of decisions. Wallace was highlighting parts of Justice Elena Kagan‘s dissenting opinion in immigration cases that end legal protections for recipients of temporary protected status. “The justices to put so much storytelling in a dissent does feel like a…
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‘Mu Yi’ Marks French Animation Studio La Cachette’s Astounding Feature Debut
Studio La Cachette, a small French animation studio “hidden in Paris” (as they say on their website), has built a reputation in recent years as one of the most stylistically audacious and deeply felt animation studios working in the medium. They have contributed to big, commercial titles, segments of the “Star Wars” anthology series “Visions”…
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Meloni allies fail to take over Italian soccer
The most high-profile team to miss out on the 2026 World Cup, Italy, is picking a new crop of officials to revamp its discredited soccer association — as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s allies failed in their bid to take more control over the body. Veteran sports official Giovanni Malagò, a former president of the Italian…
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U.N. agency pauses evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after attack on vessel
DUBAI — A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage of several tankers that used a route backed by the U.N. The head of the International Maritime Organization said…