Two U.S. Air Force cargo planes with deportees prompted a brief crisis Sunday between Colombia and the U.S. Leer en español Colombian President Gustavo Petro took to X and President Donald Trump to Truth Social. After hours of threats, there was a deal. Colombia agreed to receive the deportees. “It is not about whether Trump or Petro won, here both countries won and diplomacy won,” Daniel García Peña, the Colombian ambassador to the U.S., told Colombian Radio W on Monday morning in Spanish. As part of the new agreement, a Colombian plane was flying Monday afternoon to San Diego, California…
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A Nigerian man has been extradited to the U.S. and charged with causing the death of a South Carolina teen who took his own life after the suspect posed as a woman and tried to extort the teen after he sent nude photos, prosecutors say. The teenager was the son of South Carolina Rep. Brandon Guffey, who pushed through a state law making sextortion a felony and has been a vocal critic of how social media companies fail to protect minors from sexual exploitation and attacks online. In a courtroom in Columbia on Monday, Guffey got to face 24-year-old Hassanbunhussein…
Visa appointments at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia were canceled Monday following a dispute over deportation flights from the U.S. that nearly turned into a costly trade war between the two countries. Dozens of Colombians arrived at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota and were handed letters by local staff that said their appointments had been canceled “due to the Colombian government’s refusal to accept repatriation flights of Colombian nationals.” Colombians, like most non-U.S. citizens, require a visa to travel to the United States for tourism, business or other purposes. In Colombia it can take up to two years to get…
President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25% tax on imports from Colombia comes at a most inauspicious time: The wrangling over the South American country’s willingness to accept flights carrying deported immigrants is flaring up just three weeks before Valentine’s Day, and Colombia is America’s No. 1 foreign source of cut flowers. But romantics may spared from becoming victims of a trade dispute. The White House declared victory on Sunday, saying that Colombia had reversed itself and agreed to allow the flights to land, backing down just hours after Trump threatened to impose visa restrictions in addition to the…
Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub. Pockets of chaos and gunfire had some people hunkering down as the rebels marched into the city with a population of about 2 million. Others hurried to safer areas of the province; some applauded and cheered on the rebels from the roadside, even shaking hands with them. Many, however, tried to flee into neighboring Rwanda, marching in the heat and through the night along roads with heavy traffic, clinging to…
The 2026 Francisco R. Walker Miami-Dade County Teacher of the Year will soon be announced. The winner will be recognized during a ceremony at the DoubleTree by Hilton Miami Airport & Convention Center on Tuesday night. The four finalists, the regions they represent, and their schools are as follows: North – Shannon Grant, Alonzo & Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Campus Central – Daniel Vinat, J.C. Bermudez Doral Senior High School South – Vivian Ventura, Southwood Middle School Postsecondary Career and Technical Education – Leroy Douglas, Robert Morgan Educational Center & Technical College The district will also recognize the 2025…
Thomas J. Mascia scattered casings around and then shot himself in the leg in a bid for attention, prosecutors said. Thomas J. Mascia scattered casings around and then shot himself in the leg in a bid for attention, prosecutors said. Thomas J. Mascia scattered casings around and then shot himself in the leg in a bid for attention, prosecutors said. A Long Island state trooper hailed as a hero last fall was charged on Monday with staging a shooting that set off a manhunt for a nonexistent suspect, according to Nassau County prosecutors. Thomas J. Mascia, 27, had told authorities…
Buckley Carlson, the son of conservative media personality Tucker Carlson, is set to join Vice President JD Vance’s press office, sources tell ABC News.
Three of President Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet picks will face Senate committees this week — Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Kash Patel.
The official portrait of first lady Melania Trump was released by the White House on Monday.
A former inspector general (IG) who was dismissed on Friday said President Donald Trump’s decision to fire 17 independent watchdogs at various federal agencies constitutes a “threat to democracy” and government transparency. Trump dismissed IGs at agencies within the Defense Department, State Department, Energy Department, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Veterans Affairs, and more, notifying them by email from the White House Presidential Personnel Office, the Washington Post first reported. Mike Ware, who served as the chair of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, told MSNBC’s “Ana Cabrera Reports” that he and other…
After a 5-12, last-place season that included 10 consecutive losses and the in-season firings of coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, the Chicago Bears embarked on a wide-ranging search to hire the franchise’s next head coach. That mission was completed Jan. 21 when the organization hired Ben Johnson, the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator who was highly sought during this hiring cycle. Bears general manager Ryan Poles began the search promising to cast a wide net, hoping to speak with coaches from many backgrounds with varying experience. “We’re turning every stone to make sure we’re doing this the right…
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Visa appointments at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia were canceled Monday following a dispute over deportation flights from the U.S. that nearly turned into a costly trade war between the two countries. Dozens of Colombians showed up outside the U.S. Embassy in Bogota and were handed letters by local staff that said their appointments had been canceled “due to the Colombian government’s refusal to accept repatriation flights of Colombian nationals.” Others with visa appointments for Monday received similar email messages. Obtaining an appointment can take up to two years. Tensions between Colombia and the United States escalated…
Vanderbilt entered the Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 on Monday at No. 23, its first ranking in more than a decade, while Texas returned to the top five and Ohio State and Duke jumped back into the top 10. Shea Ralph’s Vanderbilt team is in the poll for the first time since Feb. 10, 2014, and has two wins over ranked teams for the first time since 2015-16. The Commodores topped then-No. 19 Alabama on Sunday as the Crimson Tide were one of 12 ranked teams to lose last week. The top four remained the same as UCLA, South…
Auburn keeps winning games that come down to the wire. It has kept the Tigers on top of the AP Top 25 too. The Tigers were the unanimous choice atop the men’s college basketball poll for the second consecutive week Monday, getting all 62 votes from the national media panel. Their place at No. 1 was solidified when Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds left Saturday for a 53-51 victory over then-No. 6 Tennessee. “We can play better, and we still were able to beat a great team,” Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said. “We’ve won four of…
Spring rolls and other wrapped dishes make perfect party fare, easily eaten out of hand and filled with bright, vibrant flavors. Ying Chang Compestine, author of “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and Other Curiously Named Classic Chinese Dishes,” worked with illustrator Vivian Truong to create a graphic novel cookbook sharing the stories behind classic Chinese dishes. (Courtesy Greg Compestine) Growing up in Wuhan, China, Lafayette cookbook author Ying Chang Compestine says it was frustrating learning how to use chopsticks as a kid. Watching her son experience the same frustration as a small child, she turned to spring rolls and other…
While the benefits of black rice have been touted in recent years, it was once forbidden to anyone except the Chinese emperor and royal family. Ying Chang Compestine, author of “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and Other Curiously Named Classic Chinese Dishes,” worked with illustrator Vivian Truong to create a graphic novel cookbook sharing the stories behind classic Chinese dishes. (Courtesy Greg Compestine) While the benefits of black rice have been touted in recent years, it used to be forbidden for anyone except for the emperor and royal family to eat, according to the forthcoming graphic novel cookbook, “Buddha Jumps…
Get tickets to see the Katy Perry Lifetimes Tour at Chase Center in San Francisco, Kia Forum in Los Angeles area, Honda Center in Anaheim. Katy Perry performs inside Windsor Castle grounds at the Coronation Concert, in Windsor, west of London on May 7, 2023. – / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Katy Perry is bringing the party stateside. After selling out gigs in other parts of the globe, the pop star has now announced plans to bring The Lifetimes Tour to the U.S. Katy Perry’s extensive trek includes one Bay Area date — July…
Brant Boyer, formerly of the New York Jets, has been hired as the 49ers’ special teams coach. San Francisco 49ers place kicker Jake Moody (4) kicks the game-winning field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) SANTA CLARA — Coach Kyle Shanahan’s hiring spree of coordinators again has led him to a New York Jets castoff. Brant Boyer was announced Monday as the 49ers’ new special teams coordinator, a role he held the past nine season with the Jets, where he overlapped…
Get tickets to see Simple Minds, Soft Cell, Modern English in concert at Toyota Pavilion at Concord, Kia Forum in Los Angeles area. From left, Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill of Simple Minds (Photo Credit: Dean Chalkley ) Simple Minds are embarking on their biggest North American tour in four decades. And they are bringing along some very cool company for the ride. Simple Minds will be accompanied on this road show by fellow ’80s new wave/modern rock champs Soft Cell and Modern English. The trek hits the Bay Area on May 20 for a show at Toyota Pavilion at…