Trump says Putin agrees on talks to end Ukraine war

Trump says Putin agrees on talks to end Ukraine war

President Trump Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to begin talks to end the war in Ukraine during a “lengthy and highly productive” phone call. Framing Putin as a potential partner on the world stage, Trump said they would “work together, very closely” toward winding down the Ukraine conflict, which started when Putin invaded … Read more

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show features Drake diss track, Samuel L. Jackson cameo

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show features Drake diss track, Samuel L. Jackson cameo

There was never a question what Kendrick Lamar’s era-hopping Super Bowl LIX halftime show was building up to. For the past nine months, Lamar’s “Not Like Us” has been the pop-culture anthem, the gem of the rapper’s decade-long feud with Drake, which reached a fever pitch with the song’s release last spring. It was a … Read more

Brooklyn mom charged in death of 6-year-old, says she was baptizing girl before bathtub drowning

Brooklyn mom charged in death of 6-year-old, says she was baptizing girl before bathtub drowning

The mother of a 6-year-old girl whose body was found in the bathtub of their Brooklyn apartment told police she was baptizing her daughter when the child tragically drowned, prosecutors revealed on Sunday. Mother Karla Espinal, 26, faces charges of felony assault, child endangerment and reckless endangerment after her daughter Madelyne Tavarez’s death at the … Read more

Taylor Swift attends Super Bowl LIX in ‘T’ necklace

Taylor Swift attends Super Bowl LIX in ‘T’ necklace

Taylor Swift was ready for it. The pop superstar attended Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans with rapper Ice Spice, who also sat with Swift at the NFL title game last year. Swift wore a “T” necklace around her neck, perhaps in support of her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. The necklace … Read more

Democrats push back against data-grab by Elon Musk

Democrats push back against data-grab by Elon Musk

Democratic congressional leaders Thursday unveiled a bill aimed at pushing back against what they called improper snooping by aides to billionaire Elon Musk, who’s been enlisted by President Trump to slash the federal budget. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the new Taxpayer Data Protection Act would bar Musk’s team at the Department of Government … Read more

Here’s hoping Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl is a heavyweight classic

Here’s hoping Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl is a heavyweight classic

Sometimes the old reference points still work in sports, and so it is with this Super Bowl game between the Chiefs and the Eagles. This one is like a great heavyweight fight out of the past, when styles made fights like that great, and when you were lucky enough to have the No. 1 contender … Read more

7-year-old drag racer dies after crash on Florida racetrack

7-year-old drag racer dies after crash on Florida racetrack

A 7-year-old junior drag racer suffered fatal injuries in a crash on an Orlando racetrack, just days after getting a new car for her birthday. The family of Elienisse Zoe Diaz announced the little girl died Tuesday after “fighting for her life” following the tragic accident on Sunday at Orlando Speed World Dragway. “It is … Read more

Bigot punches woman on NYC train in anti-Asian attack

Bigot punches woman on NYC train in anti-Asian attack

A surly bigot harassed an Asian woman on a midtown Manhattan train during a hate-fueled tirade before punching her in the head, police said Thursday. The 54-year-old victim was on a downtown-bound No. 1 train approaching the 59th Street–Columbus Circle station on Jan. 16 when her attacker randomly approached her around 8 p.m., cops said. … Read more