U.S. Moves to Crack Down on Money Behind Fentanyl Trade
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 4:20pm
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen will travel to Mexico this week for talks on countering illicit finance and fentanyl....
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Mariah Carey Dethroned: Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ From 1958 Tops Hot 100 For First Time, Breaking Records
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 4:03pm
Lee is the oldest artist to top the Hot 100, and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” released in 1958, is the oldest song to reach the chart’s summit....
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Evan Gershkovich Is Still Awaiting Trial in Russia, 250 Days Later
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 3:43pm
Evan Gershkovich, a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, is being held on a spying charge that he, his newspaper and the U.S. government deny....
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Tyler Goodson of ‘S-Town’ Podcast Is Shot Dead in Police Standoff
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 2:48pm
Mr. Goodson, who had been featured in the investigative podcast set in the town of Woodstock, Ala., “brandished a gun at officers” before he was fatally shot, the authorities said....
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U2 Keeps Extending Their Concert Residency
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 2:40pm
U2 has extended their highly-successful Las Vegas residency U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere once again, likely for the last time....
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Retired U.S. Diplomat Manuel Rocha Accused of Spying for Cuba
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 2:39pm
Manuel Rocha, a former ambassador to Bolivia, secretly aided Cuba’s “clandestine intelligence-gathering mission,” U.S. authorities said....
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Trump Blames DeSantis After Florida State Snubbed By College Football Playoffs
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 2:20pm
The College Football Playoff Committee selected Alabama as the fourth team in the championship over undefeated Florida State. ...
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Oxford’s 2023 Word of the Year Is … ‘Rizz’
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 2:09pm
Sorry, Swifties. The Gen Z slang term — derived from “charisma” — went viral this year after the actor Tom Holland claimed to have none....
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What We Know About Sexual Violence During the Oct. 7 Attacks on Israel
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 1:45pm
Israel has accused Hamas of committing abuses against large numbers of women. Hamas denies the allegations....
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Jonathan Majors Assault Trial Begins With Opening Statements
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 1:40pm
Prosecutors said a March altercation culminated years of bad behavior by the actor. His lawyer said he had been bloodied by the woman he is accused of assaulting....
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Talk About Abortion, Don’t Talk About Trump: Governors Give Biden Advice
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 1:12pm
At an annual gathering in Arizona, Democratic governors offered a series of explanations for the president’s political struggles and suggested ideas for selling voters on his re-election....
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Supreme Court Appears Split Over Opioid Settlement for Purdue Pharma
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 12:55pm
The justices’ questions reflected the tension between the practical effect of unraveling the settlement and broader concerns about whether the Sacklers should be granted such wide-ranging immunity....
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Militant Rocket Hit Base Linked to Israeli Nuclear Missile Program
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 12:25pm
A Times visual analysis found that a rocket launched from Gaza on Oct. 7 hit an Israeli military base believed to house nuclear-capable missiles, although it’s likely they were not in danger....
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Brain Implants Helped 5 People Recover From Traumatic Injuries
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 11:50am
People with chronic problems after falls and car crashes scored better on cognition tests after getting a brain implant, a new study found....
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The NFL Should Adopt The Brock Purdy Rule
Post Date: Monday - December 4, 2023 - 11:35am
Brock Purdy is the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers making less than million per year, $870,000 to be exact....
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