Trump arrives at G7 summit to face alienated European leaders

GENEVA — In a now-famous “Saturday Night Live” skit from December 2019, President Trump (Alec Baldwin) was excluded from the lunch table of “cool” world leaders, who banished him to sit with Latvia. What was farce six-and-a-half years ago may be close to real life at this week’s G7 summit on the shores of Lake Geneva. Of the six national heads of government who make up the core of the forum, Trump has crossed rhetorical swords with five of them in recent months. Only French President Emmanuel Macron, the summit host, will get a one-on-one meeting with the commander in…

Somali World Cup referee blocked from US to receive full pay from FIFA

The Somali World Cup referee who had been blocked from entering the United States will receive his full pay for the matches he would have officiated.  Multiple reports on Sunday indicated that Omar Artan will be paid despite not being able to enter the United States over what U.S. Border…

Blue Moon 2026: An extremely rare micromoon rises tonight

Skywatchers will be treated to a rare sight this month: a Blue Moon that is also a “micromoon.” It marks the first time since August 2023 that there have been two full moons in the same calendar month. Rising in the early morning hours of May 31, 29.5 days after…

Yankees give Jose Caballero start at shortstop in win over A’s

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Yankees spun their daily shortstop roulette wheel Friday and for the first time since Sunday, it came up on José Caballero. After Anthony Volpe started at shortstop for all three games of the Yankees’ series against the Royals in Kansas City — with Caballero starting…

Karl-Anthony Towns credits Jeremy Lin for making him a Knicks fan

As Linsanity took over the NBA, Karl-Anthony Towns was as big a fan as anyone.  When asked Friday about his Knicks fandom growing up, Towns gushed about Jeremy Lin.  “I truly want to give a shoutout to Jeremy Lin because he really made me a Knicks fan and had me…

Anti-ICE agitator charged with allegedly biting officers during Delaney Hall protest

The anti-ICE rioter who allegedly sank his teeth into federal law enforcement officers during a violent protest at Delaney Hall Thursday has been charged. Brendan John Geier, 26, was charged Friday for allegedly “kicking and biting” ICE officers outside the Newark detention center, leaving “horrific wounds,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche…

The Jay Wright-ism Jalen Brunson has carried with him through Knicks success

All these years later, one lesson from Jay Wright has stayed with Jalen Brunson.  “One thing he always said, it’s plastered on every wall, every shirt, the inside of our jerseys — everything — was attitude,” the Knicks’ superstar guard recalled, referring to the former Villanova coach. “Controlling your attitude.…

Fajitas, stir-fry, BBQ chicken –  see the food options provided to Delaney Hall ICE detainees: ‘Higher standards than most US prisons’ 

Criminal illegal migrants held at New Jersey’s Delaney Hall ICE facility are served everything from fajitas to barbecue chicken, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed Friday amid raucous protests outside the detention center over the alleged poor treatment of detainees  Demonstrators and top Garden State Democrats have demanded that…

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