Former President Trump said Sunday that his weeks-long criminal hush money trial in New York City and conviction Thursday have been “very hard” on his wife, Melania, amid testimony recounting his alleged infidelity. Trump was convicted Thursday of 34 felony counts of falsifying business documents, the first time a former president was ever convicted of...

A Massachusetts elementary school teacher was placed on paid administrative leave after two incidents the district described as “disproportionately traumatic for students of color,” including a “mock slave auction.” Gregory Martineau, superintendent of the Southborough school district, wrote to parents last week that the incidents occurred in a fifth-grade class in January and April. During...

Philadelphia’s University of the Arts will close its doors at the end of the week, the school announced, abruptly ending programs for its about 1,100 students and 700 faculty and staff amid financial trouble. Many students and faculty first got word of the closure via the Philadelphia Inquirer on Friday, with an official explanation from...

Sally Buzzbee has stepped down as Executive Editor of The Washington Post, the newspaper announced Sunday night. Buzzbee, who has led the Post since 2021, will be immediately replaced by Matt Murray, the former Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal, until the 2024 election. After the election, Robert Winnett, Deputy Editor of The Telegraph...

A Chinese spacecraft successfully landed on the far side of the moon on Sunday, marking a major achievement for the country and a growing 21st century space race with the U.S. The Chang’e-6 lunar probe — named after the Chinese mythical moon goddess — landed at about 6:30 a.m. Beijing time in the South Pole-Aitken...

House Speaker Mike Johnson said "It's too little too late" for President Biden to get credit for the administration's expected executive order on immigration.