Canadian police say the traveling religious figure used claims about evil spirits and a private cleansing ritual to isolate a woman from her family, and investigators are seeking information about possible additional victims.
A New York City Department of Sanitation summons accusing a residential property owner of failing to separate food scraps from ordinary garbage is drawing attention after a video posted alongside the violation appears to show sanitation workers themselves combining regular trash with material in a composting bin before emptying everything into a collection truck.
Independent journalist Ethan Levins said federal border agents detained him for three hours at the Atlanta airport and interrogated him over social media posts criticizing Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, an allegation that has intensified questions about whether American border authorities are scrutinizing citizens because of their political speech about Israel.
A Brooklyn driveway dispute that began as an argument among neighbors has become an unlikely social media attraction, with strangers traveling to a Bensonhurst home to block the entrance, provoke 65-year-old homeowner Frank Chen and record his reaction for millions of online viewers.
A routine appearance in Clark County Family Court became the center of a sprawling scandal after a mother was sexually assaulted by a court marshal, arrested when she tried to report what had happened and left without help from the judicial officer presiding over her case, according to an investigation that later exposed years of institutional failures.
Brad Lander has largely disappeared from public view on social media for more than a week, an unusual absence for a politician whose public profile has long included frequent photographs, appearances and commentary on political events.
Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has accused the Trump administration of discussing the possible use of nuclear weapons against Iran, an extraordinary allegation that the White House has forcefully denied and that Greene has not supported with documents, named officials or other publicly available evidence.
The Brooklyn rezoning was celebrated as an “ironclad” deal for 250 apartments with 40 percent affordability. A successor developer has now filed plans for 396 units, reviving warnings residents raised before the City Council approved the zoning change.
A New York-based Jewish YouTuber entered a Manhattan mosque before dawn, questioned Muslim worshipers and immigrants about Sharia law and whether they wanted to turn the United States into an Islamic country, and later returned to the site after being told to leave, producing a video that portrayed the growth of Islam and Muslim immigration as threats to American society.
A Queens civic organization that helped coordinate the funeral of Staff Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad is publicly disputing claims that her family prevented Mayor Zohran Mamdani from speaking, saying instead that an NYPD captain overseeing the event made the decision without reflecting the family’s wishes.
A Bronx man with three prior robbery arrests and a history of mental health issues was charged with hate crimes after police said he forced his way into Central Synagogue during Friday night Shabbat services, assaulted worshipers and shouted an antisemitic slur after being taken into custody.
The Islamic Center of Mastic-Shirley, a Long Island mosque intended as a gathering place for faith, peace and community, was defaced with hateful anti-Islam graffiti, prompting outrage, condemnation and a police investigation.
President Donald Trump moved Friday to bring cheaper foreign beef into the United States in an attempt to bring down record grocery prices, a dramatic intervention that could provide relief to consumers while placing new pressure on American cattle ranchers already struggling to rebuild the nation's depleted herds.
Edward Jacob “Jake” Lang once stood as a young boy at Jerusalem’s Western Wall holding his Bar Mitzvah certificate, an image connecting him unmistakably to his Jewish family history. Years later, the pardoned Jan. 6 rioter has renounced Judaism, declared himself a Christian nationalist and built a political identity around demonstrations marked by attacks on Muslims, antisemitic imagery, racial grievance and deliberate confrontation.
Mike Huckabee, the United States ambassador to Israel and one of the most prominent American advocates of biblical claims to Israeli territory, has called a group of settlers “Israeli terrorists,” an extraordinary description from a diplomat who has long rejected the language of occupation and recently said it would be “fine” if Israel controlled territory stretching from the Nile River to the Euphrates.
The sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have spent more than 200 consecutive days at sea without a port call, an extraordinary stretch that has placed growing scrutiny on the military’s treatment of service members as families and lawmakers raise alarms about deteriorating morale, difficult living conditions and reports of sailors attempting to go overboard.
Karoline Leavitt, the combative young spokesperson who became one of the most recognizable public faces of President Donald Trump’s second administration, will leave her position as White House press secretary at the end of August, saying the demands of the job had become increasingly difficult to reconcile with raising her two young children.
The chant, performed during the Israeli prime minister’s visit to a religious seminary in Sderot, altered a biblical call for vengeance to explicitly invoke Palestine.
A growing dispute over Chabad Houses serving Jewish and Israeli travelers in Sri Lanka has moved from questions about permits and commercial licensing into a broader confrontation over religious freedom, tourism and local control, culminating this month in an aggressive protest outside a newly opened center in the southern coastal town of Hiriketiya.
A stray mother dog known simply as Wang Wang has become the unlikely face of a national reckoning over animal cruelty in China after five boys tortured and killed her in a village in Guangdong Province, filmed the attack and circulated the footage online.
The British government has begun distributing an unusually explicit guide to asylum seekers explaining that they must not rape, sexually harass, threaten or abuse women, part of a broader effort to spell out the laws and social expectations facing people newly arriving in the country.
An early-morning knife attack inside a Sikh temple in northeast Edmonton left two priests injured after they intervened to protect Sikhism’s sacred scripture from an intruder who was allegedly attempting to desecrate it, according to police and Sikh community representatives. An adult male suspect was arrested inside the temple shortly after officers arrived.
Lander was invited to the demonstration against Hindu nationalist leader Mohan Bhagwat by Sikh community leader Japneet Singh, but some protesters challenged whether a self-described Zionist belongs in a progressive coalition for human rights.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the deportation of a Brazilian immigrant from Southern California to Guyana on Saturday, halting an effort by the Trump administration to send him to a country he has never visited and where his lawyers contend he could face serious risks as a gay man.
Staff Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad survived neither the Iranian missile and drone attack that struck the American air base where she was serving nor, weeks later, a bureaucratic decision that removed her name from the Pentagon's official count of Americans killed in the Iran conflict.
Five Republican members of the New York City Council are asking a judge to overturn one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first acts in office, seeking to restore policies involving the city’s definition of antisemitism and its opposition to boycotts and divestment targeting Israel, even as several members of the group face their own controversies over rhetoric concerning Muslims, immigrants and pro-Palestinian activism.
Jyotsnara Begum, the wife of Muhammad Fakrul Islam, a newly elected Bangladeshi member of Parliament, has been admitted to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital after becoming ill during a family trip to the United States, according to updates from the lawmaker’s office.
For centuries, marriage did not provide women with equal partnership. It often stripped them of their legal identity, financial independence and ability to protect themselves from abuse.
Andrew and Tristan Tate face an extraordinary range of criminal allegations across multiple countries, including rape, human trafficking, physical assault, child exploitation, money laundering, and witness intimidation.
For decades, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee has described itself as an American, bipartisan advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening the relationship between the United States and Israel. AIPAC says it is funded by American citizens, represents millions of members and operates as a tax-exempt nonprofit focused on legislation, political engagement and national security.
The fatal stabbing of a 24 year old Sikh mother from India in west London has sparked grief across Sikh communities in Britain and India, while also prompting renewed debate over whether violence against minority victims receives the same public and political attention as attacks on white victims.
As another flood season approaches, New York City officials are once again assuring residents that they are "doing everything in our power" to keep neighborhoods safe. Press events are being held, flood kits are being distributed, and town halls are scheduled to teach residents how to prepare for the next major storm.
Two of the most consequential genocide cases of the modern era are unfolding thousands of miles apart, involving different peoples, histories and military conflicts, but raising a common question before the international community: when does mass violence against civilians cross the legal threshold from the horrors of war and persecution into genocide?
Roberto Mosquera del Peral had already served the punishment imposed for the most serious crime of his life when, nearly three decades later, the United States placed him aboard a military cargo plane and sent him to a maximum-security prison in a country where he had never lived, committed no crime and faced no local criminal charge.
A low-income worker who gets a raise would ordinarily expect to become better off. But under parts of the American safety net, earning more can produce the opposite result.
Harmeet Kaur Dhillon, a Sikh immigrant from India who once worked with the American Civil Liberties Union to combat discrimination against South Asian Americans, now occupies one of the most powerful civil rights posts in the federal government, where she is helping remake the Justice Department’s approach to disability protections, election law, diversity initiatives and the reach of administrative agencies.
An encounter that began with the alleged catcalling of transgender women and ended with stones being hurled at Filipinos has become another flash point in Siargao’s growing crisis over Israeli tourism, adding allegations of anti-LGBTQ+ harassment to a series of confrontations that have fueled anger across the island.
A new generation of horror fans is preparing to meet one of the genre's most recognizable villains as A Nightmare on Elm Street officially returns to development.
Pop superstar Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce were married Friday evening, July 3, in a lavish ceremony at Madison Square Garden that transformed one of the world's most recognizable sports arenas into an elaborate botanical paradise. The highly anticipated wedding brought together approximately 1,000 guests from across the entertainment, music, sports, and business worlds, making it one of the most high-profile celebrity events in recent years. Reports from multiple news organizations described the celebration as a carefully orchestrated blend of elegance, music, and spectacle.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup concluded with Spain defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time at MetLife Stadium, bringing an end to a tournament defined by dramatic matches, packed stadiums and the ability of international soccer to unite millions of people across national borders.
FIFA has opened an official investigation after internet personality Darren Jason Watkins Jr., better known as IShowSpeed, was allegedly subjected to racist abuse from a spectator while attending a 2026 FIFA World Cup match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The incident, which unfolded during the Round of 32 match between Argentina and Cape Verde on Friday, July 3, has drawn widespread condemnation and renewed concerns about racism in international football. Video from IShowSpeed's livestream captured portions of the confrontation, rapidly spreading across social media and prompting calls for accountability. According to reports, Watkins, 21, attended the match wearing a Cape Verde national team jersey and openly supported the underdog side against Argentina. While passionate rivalries and fan banter are common at major sporting events, the exchange reportedly escalated beyond competitive taunting into racial abuse.
The controversy surrounding President Donald Trump's successful effort to persuade FIFA to suspend United States striker Folarin Balogun's automatic World Cup suspension has escalated into one of the most contentious moments in modern international soccer. What began as a disputed red card during the FIFA World Cup has evolved into an international debate over political influence, the rule of law in sports, and the future independence of FIFA. Trump publicly confirmed that he personally contacted FIFA President Gianni Infantino to request a review of Balogun's red card, arguing that the referee had made an unfair decision. Shortly afterward, FIFA's Disciplinary Committee invoked Article 27 of its disciplinary code to suspend Balogun's mandatory one-match ban and instead place him on probation, allowing the U.S. Men's National Team's leading scorer to remain eligible for its knockout-stage match. The decision immediately triggered fierce criticism from governments, soccer official
The Trump administration is dismantling a decades-old federal approach intended to keep people with disabilities out of institutions, narrowing the Justice Department's enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act while pursuing broader policies that could make institutional care a more common destination for people who lose access to community-based services.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became the center of a political controversy after encouraging Americans facing rising grocery costs to consider purchasing inexpensive cuts of beef, including liver.
Millions of older Americans could face higher prescription drug premiums beginning in January 2027 after the federal government ends a temporary program that has helped stabilize the cost of Medicare Part D coverage.
When Idaho lawmakers approved a series of laws they said were designed to protect children, they fundamentally reshaped the lives of transgender young people in the state.
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