Brazilian police launch investigation into Bolsonaro's 2-night sleepover at Hungarian embassy
Brazilโs Federal Police on Monday launched an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaroโs two-night stay at the Hungarian embassy in Brasilia, amid widespread speculation from his opponents that he may have been attempting to evade arrest.
Donald Trump ordered to pay The New York Times and its reporters nearly $400,000 in legal fees
Former President Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters he sued over a Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 story about his familyโs wealth and tax practices.
ChatGPT-maker braces for fight with New York Times and authors on 'fair use' of copyrighted works
A barrage of high-profile lawsuits in a New York federal court will test the future of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products that wouldnโt be so eloquent had they not ingested huge troves of copyrighted human works.
These Texas eateries are on the 2023 New York Times favorite restaurants list
The fifty picks, which comprise the โplaces in the United States that weโre most excited about right now,โ include four Texas businesses that showcase the diversity of the Lone Star Stateโs gastronomy. Among them are two Mexican restaurants, a Malaysian food stall, and a Southern eatery.
Children's advocates ask FTC to investigate Google for targeting ads to kids
Children's advocacy groups including Fairplay and Common Sense Media are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, saying the tech giant serves personalized ads to kids on YouTube despite federal law prohibiting the practice.
Texas A&M President Katherine Banks resigns amid fallout from failed hiring of journalism professor
โThe recent challenges regarding Dr. McElroy have made it clear to me that I must retire immediately,โ Banks wrote in her resignation letter. โThe negative press is a distraction from the wonderful work being done here.โ
Report: Racist text helped spur Fox to oust Tucker Carlson
A published report says a racist text message from Tucker Carlson helped drive the commentator's ouster from Fox News' The New York Times says that in a text uncovered as part of a recent defamation lawsuit, the former Fox host lamented how supporters of former President Donald Trump ganged up to beat a protester.
Celebrate your ancestry in the new year and take 29% off this complete DNA kit
Everyone has a unique story. If youโve been curious to find out your ancestry breakdown but have been weary of high-price tagged DNA kits, this may be the sign youโve been looking for to finally pull the plug and find out where your family came from. For a limited time, this Full Ancestry DNA Kit has been price-dropped to only $69.99 for the Same You, New Hobby event.
Uvalde school police chief defends Texas shooting response
The Texas school police chief criticized for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history says in his first extensive published comments that he didn't consider himself the incident commander as the massacre unfolded.
Haunting Canada boarding school shot wins World Press Photo
A haunting image of red dresses hung on crosses along a roadside, with a rainbow in the background, commemorating children who died at a residential school created to assimilate Indigenous children in Canada has won the prestigious World Press Photo award.
Trump sues niece, NY Times over records behind '18 tax story
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued his estranged niece and The New York Times over a bombshell 2018 story about his familyโs wealth and tax practices that was based on confidential documents she provided to the newspaperโs reporters.
Trump sues niece, NY Times over records behind โ18 tax story
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued his estranged niece and The New York Times over a bombshell 2018 story about his familyโs wealth and tax practices that was based on confidential documents she provided to the newspaperโs reporters.
State museum canceled book event examining slaveryโs role in Battle of the Alamo after Texas GOP leaders complained, authors say
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick confirmed on Twitter that he called for the event to be canceled. Abbott, Patrick and other GOP leaders are board members of the State Preservation Board, which oversees the Bullock museum.
Impeachment probe to examine COVID tests for Cuomo relatives
Andrew Cuomo is expanding to examine whether the governor unlawfully used his office to provide his family members with special access to scarce coronavirus tests a year ago, a state lawmaker said Thursday. The testing of people closely tied to the governor was carried out by high-ranking state health officials, The New York Times reported. Troopers picked up samples from doctorโs offices, state testing sites, nursing homes and other locations at the state health agencyโs direction. Cuomo often suggested the primary purpose of limited COVID-19 tests was to isolate people who are likely exposed and sick. โThe truth is we donโt have the testing capacity,โ Cuomo told reporters March 9, 2020.
A look at Cuomo aidesโ sexual harassment allegations
Andrew Cuomo is facing allegations that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward women who worked with him โ now including two current staffers in his office. One of them, Alyssa McGrath, came forward Friday in a report in The New York Times. The newspaper didnโt name the woman, who said that she told Cuomo to stop groping her and that he had touched and flirted with her previously. AdMcGrath didnโt say the governor made sexual contact with her but thought his behavior was sexual harassment. Cuomo lawyer Rita Glavin responded by reiterating his denials of inappropriate advances and touching.
Carlson, Times tussle over online harassment of journalist
FILE - Tucker Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio on March 2, 2017, in New York. Lorenz, a technology reporter who covers internet culture for the Times, on Tuesday had tweeted her followers to consider supporting women who were enduring online harassment. Lorenz has visibility online since she reports on the rough-and-tumble world of social media for the nation's leading newspaper. She noted, in an interview for The.Ink newsletter last summer with journalist Anand Giridharadas, that leaders in that industry don't take online harassment seriously. โThat's been really, really, really horrible,โ she said.
A year into pandemic, some in media tell individual stories
This image provided by MSNBC shows Nicolle Wallace on the set of "Deadline: White House." The New York Times usually does one obituary a day of a virus victim under the โThose We've Lostโ banner. Several CNN shows make it a point to tell individual stories. AdThe Times tells longer stories for COVID-19 victims, generally 400 to 500 words but occasionally stretching beyond. CNN is airing a national memorial service for pandemic victims, hosted by Jake Tapper, at 11 p.m. Eastern.
NYT editor Bill Hamilton joining publisher Celadon Books
New York Times editor Bill Hamilton appears in this April 18, 2012 photo. Hamilton is joining Celadon Books as executive editor. Bill Hamilton will begin his new job April 5 and will focus on acquiring books about politics and history. (Earl Wilson/The New York Times via AP)NEW YORK โ The Washington editor for The New York Times is joining Celadon Books as executive editor. Bill Hamilton will begin his new job April 5 and focus on acquiring books about politics and history.
NY Times says it needs culture change, better inclusion
FILE - This June 22, 2019, file photo shows the exterior of the New York Times building in New York. In a report to its employees in February 2021, The New York Times says it needs a culture change to become a better place to work, particularly for people of color. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)NEW YORK โ The New York Times says it needs a culture change to become a better place to work, particularly for people of color. A survey of employees didn't just uncover bad news; 95% of Times employees said they felt pride in working at the paper, and most have had positive experiences. โWe also believe it will make The Times a better place to work, for all of us.โ
New COVID-19 cases see decline nationally, but not in Houston area
HOUSTON โ There is encouraging news regarding a sharp decline across the country in the number of new COVID-19 cases. Iโm glad to get it, but Iโm still scratching my head,โ said Dr. David Persse of the Houston Health Authority. And until I have a good answer to that, Iโm hesitant to speculate.โPersse said while the latest stats nationally are certainly a good thing, they are not indicative of the trend in the COVID-19 cases across the Houston area. โHere in Houston, Harris County, weโre not seeing a decline,โ he said. While there is promise in the latest numbers regarding COVID-19 cases and more people continue to get vaccinated, Persse said now is not the time to be complacent.
Biden revokes Trump report promoting โpatriotic educationโ
(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)President Joe Biden revoked a recent Trump administration report that aimed to promote โpatriotic educationโ in schools but that historians mocked and rejected as political propaganda. In an executive order signed on Wednesday in his first day in office, Biden disbanded Donald Trumpโs presidential 1776 Commission and withdrew a report it released Monday. โMany Americans labor under the illusion that slavery was somehow a uniquely American evil,โ the panel wrote in the 20-page report. He worries that, even after Biden dissolved the commission, its report could end up in some classrooms. But others said they needed to push the report to state and local education officials.
Wildlife officials launch investigation after discovering manatee with โTrumpโ etched on its back
FILE: Manatee resting at Three Sisters Springs (Crystal River NWR) while shading over a school of mangrove snappers. The discovery of a Florida manatee with โTrumpโ written on its back has prompted an investigation by state and federal wildlife authorities, The New York Times reports. Fish and Wildlife Service said according to The New York Times. โItโs a crime to interfere with these creatures, which are protected under multiple federal laws.โState and federal wildlife authorities were investigating after a manatee with โTrumpโ etched on its back was spotted in Florida on Sunday. Manatees, which are the unofficial mascot of Florida, are also protected by the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978, which states that โit is unlawful for any person, at any time, intentionally or negligently, to annoy, molest, harass, or disturb any manatee,โ according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Neil Sheehan, Pentagon Papers reporter, Vietnam author, dies
His account of the Vietnam War, โA Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam,โ took him 15 years to write. Sheehan served as a war correspondent for United Press International and then the Times in the early days of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War in the 1960s. Soon, The Washington Post also began publishing stories about the Pentagon Papers. When Sheehan and Ellsberg bumped into each other in Manhattan in 1971, Ellsberg accused Sheehan of stealing the papers, just as he had. Neil and Susan Sheehan had two daughters, Catherine Bruno, and Maria Gregory Sheehan, both of Washington and two grandsons, Nicholas Sheehan Bruno, 13, and Andrew Phillip Bruno, 11.
NYT's 'Caliphate' podcast withdrawn as Pulitzer finalist
FILE - This June 22, 2019 file photo shows the exterior of the New York Times building in New York. The 12-part series won a Peabody Award and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. The Times said its journalists should have done a better job vetting him, and not included his story as part of the podcast. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)NEW YORK โ A high-profile podcast on terrorism from The New York Times that had been a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize was withdrawn as a contest entry in the wake of the newspaper saying the claims of a man central to โCaliphate" could not be verified. โWe volunteered to return the citation and the Pulitzer Prize Board accepted the offer," The Times said in an email to The Associated Press.
New York Times: โCaliphateโ podcast didnโt meet standards
FILE - This June 22, 2019 file photo shows the exterior of the New York Times building in New York. The New York Times says it was wrong to trust the story of a Canadian man whose claims of witnessing and participating in atrocities as a member of the Islamic State was a central part of its award-winning 2018 podcast Caliphate. The Times said its journalists should have done a better job vetting him, and not included his story as part of the podcast. He told the Times that as an Islamic State soldier, he had shot one man in the head and stabbed another in the heart. Investigators concluded they couldn't be sure he'd ever been in Syria and almost certainly didn't commit the atrocities he'd claimed.
Report: Cleveland Indians changing name after 105 years
FILE - In this July 10, 2020, file photo, Cleveland Indians' Francisco Lindor runs the bases after hitting a home run during a simulated game at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The Indians are changing their name after 105 years, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)CLEVELAND โ The Cleveland Indians are changing their name after 105 years. Cleveland's move away from Indians follows a similar decision earlier this year by the NFL's Washington Football Team, which was previously known as the Redskins. A few days after Dolan's statement, Indians manager Terry Francona said it was time to "move forwardโ with the name change.
Analysis: COVID-19 vaccines are coming to Texas, along with a ranking of whoโs most essential
By mid-month, Texas will get up to 1.4 million first doses of the two-dose coronavirus vaccine candidates from Pfizer and Moderna, Gov. But it will continue while the Texas Legislature convenes to talk about COVID-19 responses and everything else. Health workers already have the best spot in line โ an easily defended decision to protect the people whose exposure is greatest. You can make a list of your own for the people who ought to be early vaccine recipients, and some are already there. Too many will see โfairโ as getting an early vaccine shot, and โunfairโ as someone else getting one.
NY probes Trump consulting payments that reduced his taxes
FILE- In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Ivanka Trump joins her father, President Donald Trump, as they walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. If true, that wouldnโt necessarily pose a problem for Ivanka Trump herself, as long as she paid income tax on the consulting payments, which she reported publicly. The Times wrote that there was no indication Ivanka Trump is a target of either the state's or the city's investigation. James and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., both Democrats, are both conducting wide-ranging inquiries into Trump's business affairs. Vance has been involved in a long court battle seeking access to Trump's tax filings as part of the investigation.
Fox News anchors quarantine after virus exposure on flight
FILE- People pass the News Corporation headquarters building and Fox News studios in New York on Aug. 1, 2017. Several Fox News Channel executives and on-air personalities were exposed last week to a person on a private plane who later tested positive for COVID-19. Fox cited privacy concerns in not identifying who had tested positive or was exposed. Fox News Media President Jay Wallace was also on the flight, the Times said. Only people critical to the broadcast will be allowed in at Fox headquarters on election night, the memo said.
Beyond the Needle: Probability experts assess 2020 race
A graphic on The New York Times' website, the Needle measured in real time the probability of victory for Trump or Hillary Clinton as votes were counted. Thereโs no sign that the Needle will be making a reappearance on Nov. 3, which would be one change in the world of election probability gurus following the unexpected 2016 result. Nate Silver's influential FiveThirtyEight blog used a number, not a needle, for the same task four years ago but won't on election night 2020. Cohn went into election night saying Clinton had an 85% chance of winning, and that served as the Needle's baseline. At 8:02 p.m. Eastern time on election night, the Needle pointed sharply to the left, and a โlikelyโ Clinton win.
Report: Tax records show Trump tried to land China projects
China is one of only three foreign nations โ the others are Britain and Ireland โ where Trump maintains a bank account, according to a Times analysis of the presidentโs tax records. The Chinese account is controlled by Trump International Hotels Management LLC, which the tax records show paid $188,561 in taxes in China while pursuing licensing deals there from 2013 to 2015. His campaign has tried to portray former Vice President Joe Biden as misreading the dangers posed by Chinaโs growing power. As with Russia, where he explored hotel and tower projects in Moscow without success, Trump has long sought a licensing deal in China. The Times said Trump's tax records show that he has invested at least $192,000 in five small companies created specifically to pursue projects in China over the years.
'Jurassic World' shoot suspended after COVID-19 positives
Filming on the new โJurassic Worldโ movie at Pinewood Studios in the U.K. has been suspended for two weeks because of COVID-19 cases on set. Director Colin Trevorrow tweeted Wednesday that there were โa fewโ positive tests for the virus. A spokesperson for Universal Pictures said they were informed of the positive tests last night and that all tested negative this morning. โThose who initially tested positive are currently self-isolating, as are those who they have come into contact with.โOn Tuesday, Universal said that the release of โJurassic World: Dominionโ was being delayed a year to June 2022. Last month the U.K. shoot on โ The Batman,โ a Warner Bros. film, also halted production because of a positive case.
Audit likely gave congressional staff glimpse of Trump taxes
When JCT staffers disagree with the IRS on a decision, the review is typically kept open until the matter is resolved. Even acknowledging that Trump's taxes were before the panel is verboten. Representatives for the Trump Organization did not respond to messages for comment and confirmation that the Joint Tax Committee had reviewed Trump's taxes. Former JCT staffers would not comment on whether they remembered the dispute with Trump, citing confidentiality rules. Neal, the lead force behind a Democratic lawsuit to expose Trumpโs taxes, said the Timesโ reporting is proof that the documents should be given to Congress.
Trump business deductions: sketchy, normal or in-between?
A key question is whether those deductions reported by The New York Times were excessive and possibly illegal; they enabled Trump to avoid millions of dollars in taxes. It would be up to the IRS, which is auditing some of Trumpโs returns, to decide whether the deductions are legitimate. The agency defines an ordinary expense as one thatโs common and accepted in a companyโs trade or type of business. According to the Times, Trump has treated some of his residences as businesses, in the process deducting millions of dollars. Moreover, under the tax legislation Trump signed into law in 2017, he would have been limited to $10,000 a year in property tax deductions for 2018.
Biden releases 2019 tax returns before 1st debate with Trump
WASHINGTON โ Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden paid nearly $288,000 in federal income taxes last year, according to returns he released just hours before his Tuesday night debate with President Donald Trump. Biden and his wife, Jill, along with Bidenโs running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, released their 2019 federal and state returns as the president contends with the political fallout from a series of Times reports about Trumpโs long-hidden tax returns. The Times also reported that Trump paid no income tax at all in 10 of the 15 years prior to 2017. The Biden campaign has moved aggressively to capitalize on the Times reports about Trump's tiny tax payments. The campaign released a media ad showing that nurses, firefighters and other working-class Americans pay far more in annual federal taxes than the $750 Trump tax payments described by the Times.
Times' tax story is talker, but perceptions mostly hold
One questioned the report's timing and another wondered why the paper would run The New York Times' account without other sources. It was the most-engaged story that The New York Times has had this year, with 4.2 million reposts or reactions on social media through early Monday afternoon, according to NewsWhip. Seven of the 10 most-engaged stories concerned Trump's taxes, either the Times' pieces or those of other news organizations. The story ran under a large photo of Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort shrouded in palm trees, itself a provocative news decision contrasting Trump's tax records with his wealth. The Orlando Sentinel's story ran under the headline, โReport releases Trump tax info.โ Somewhat bland, the headline could be seen as a way of mollifying both sides.
NY Times: Trump paid $750 in US income taxes in 2016, 2017
President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House, according to a report in The New York Times. The presidentโs financial disclosures indicated he earned at least $434.9 million in 2018, but the tax filings reported a $47.4 million loss. Roughly half of Americans pay no income taxes, primarily because of how low their incomes are. But IRS figures indicate that the average tax filer paid roughly $12,200 in 2017, about 16 times more than what the president paid. The president in 2017 paid $145,400 in taxes in India and $156,824 in the Philippines, compared to just $750 in U.S. income taxes.
Trumpโs tax revelation could tarnish image that fueled rise
โDonald Trump needs this election to be about Joe Biden as a choice," said longtime GOP consultant Alex Conant. Trump's support over the years has remained remarkably consistent, polls over the course of his presidency have found. Even today, when asked to explain their support for Trump, voters often point to his success in business as evidence of his acumen. Roughly half of Americans pay no federal income taxes, but the average income tax paid in 2017 was nearly $12,200, according to the IRS. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer tweeted an emoji calling on followers to raise their hands โif you paid more in federal income tax than President Trump.โโThatโs why he hid his tax returns.
NY Times: Trump paid $750 in US income taxes in 2016, 2017
(AP) โ President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House, according to a report in The New York Times. The presidentโs financial disclosures indicated he earned at least $434.9 million in 2018, but the tax filings reported a $47.4 million loss. Roughly half of Americans pay no income taxes, primarily because of how low their incomes are. But IRS figures indicate that the average tax filer paid roughly $12,200 in 2017, about 16 times more than what the president paid. The president in 2017 paid $145,400 in taxes in India and $156,824 in the Philippines, compared to just $750 in U.S. income taxes.
Trump downplays legacy of slavery in appeal to white voters
WASHINGTON โ President Donald Trump intensified efforts to appeal to his core base of white voters on Thursday by downplaying the historical legacy of slavery in the United States and blasting efforts to address systemic racism as divisive. Nor did the president acknowledge the ongoing fight against racial injustice and police brutality, which has prompted months of protests this year. Trump has long fanned the nation's culture wars, including defending the display of the Confederate battle flag and monuments of Civil War rebels from protesters seeking their removal. The move is a response to The New York Times' โ1619 Project,โ which highlights the long-term consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans. The project began after The New York Times Magazine published a series on the 400th anniversary of slavery in the United States.