Cash, diamonds and Viagra: How the CIA recruits foreign spies
Recruiting a foreigner to spy for America is a delicate art. It requires a mixture of empathy, manipulation and usually some kind of compensation — and it isn’t always an envelope stuffed with cash.
‘Why not here?’: Chicago fans lament missing out on hosting the World Cup
Chicago is the country’s largest city not to host World Cup games after potential 2028 hopeful Rahm Emanuel pulled the bid in 2018.
Eight people shot in Coney Island, including four children, NYPD says
At least eight people, including four children, were shot late Saturday night in Brooklyn’s Coney Island, leaving one woman in critical condition.
Trump holds 90-minute call with Putin, also speaks with Zelenskyy ahead of NATO summit
U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone for nearly 90 minutes, offered to help find a solution to the Ukraine war, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said in comments made public early on Sunday.
France records another ho-hum win, as it aims for a third-straight World Cup final
After France lost the 2022 World Cup Final, it would have been understandable if the team was dealing with an emotional hangover even four years later.
Paul Pelosi faces hit-and-run charges after hitting a parked car in California
Paul Pelosi, Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s husband, is facing hit-and-run charges in Napa County, California, in an incident that occurred on Friday, the Napa County Sheriff’s Office said.
Inside the massive mosque in Tehran for the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
TEHRAN — Despite the withering heat, tens of thousands of mourners streamed into Tehran’s sprawling Grand Mosalla mosque and prayer complex on Saturday for the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, openly grieving while also voicing anger toward the U.S.
Morocco beat World Cup co-host Canada 3-0
Azzedine Ounahi scored twice to lead Morocco to a 3-0 win over Canada in the World Cup round of 16 Saturday to make the country the first African nation to reach the quarterfinals more than once.
Beyoncé surprises fans with a Fourth of July gift — and teases countdown to ‘B’Day’ reissue
As if Taylor Swift’s wedding and the nation’s 250th birthday weren’t reason enough to celebrate, Beyoncé is giving fans an excuse to be drunk in love.
Fireworks, heat and politics: America celebrates its 250th birthday
The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions of people across multiple states as celebrations got underway Saturday across the United States.