President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years. Read More. |
Israel approved plans Monday to seize the Gaza Strip and to stay in the Palestinian territory for an unspecified amount of time, two Israeli officials said. If implemented, the move would vastly expand Israel's operations there and likely draw fierce international opposition. Read More. |
Pushing forward with its mass deportation agenda, President Donald Trump's administration said Monday that it would pay $1,000 to immigrants who are in the United States illegally and return to their home country voluntarily. Read More. |
OpenAI said Monday its nonprofit will continue to control the business that makes ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products. Read More. |
Central Berlin was in ruins after the Red Army completed the Allied victory over the Nazis in an intense fight for the German capital in May 1945. After decades of division, the city is now transformed, blending painstakingly restored buildings with modern architecture. But the scars of the past remain visible in many places. Read More. |
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy says he will send two customers to tour a former Nazi concentration camp after they allegedly engaged in antisemitic behavior at a Barstool pub in Philadelphia. Read More. |
The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and the New Yorker three on Monday for journalism in 2024 that touched on topics like the fentanyl crisis, the U.S. military and last summer's assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. Read More. |
The deadline to get a REAL ID is fast approaching after years of postponements and delays. Starting May 7, your license or identification card will need to be REAL ID-compliant to fly domestically in the U.S. Read More. |
Sculptures of two giant eagles from the "Lord of the Rings" films will be removed from New Zealand's Wellington Airport this month after looming over travelers for 12 years. Read More. |
Watch live as celebrities arrive at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for this year's Met Gala, which has a "Superfine" theme -- the first to focus exclusively on Black designers. Read More. |