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Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States urged President Donald Trump to help work out an agreement with India, according to a Fox News Digital report Friday, May 2.  In an exclusive interview with the news outlet, Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh called what’s happening a “nuclear flashpoint.” “It could be an important part of President Trump’s legacy to attend to this situation — not with a Band-Aid solution, but by addressing the core issue: the Kashmir dispute,” he said to Fox.  Disputed territory India and Pakistan both claim the entire territory of Kashmir while controlling different parts of it. The two…

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Thursday imposed economic sanctions on three Mexican nationals and two Mexico-based entities involved in a drug trafficking and fuel theft network linked to Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel. It is one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says it has some 19,000 members in its ranks. The cartel developed rapidly into an extremely violent force after it split from the Sinaloa cartel after the 2010 killing of Sinaloa cartel capo Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel Villarreal by the military.The new sanctions against Jalisco New Generation, including top members Cesar Morfin Morfin…

LOS ANGELES – Diego Boneta had grown tired of Hollywood’s obsession with narco storylines for Latinos. The actor decided he would provide some new source material with his debut novel, out Thursday, a self-described “murder mystery, sexual thriller” set around a fictional business dynasty.“As someone who’s from Mexico City, seeing all these stories that are Mexican stories, most of them have been about narcos or border crossing. And that is part of our culture. But that’s only this,” the actor said, gesturing to indicate it only makes up a small portion of Mexico. “So why don’t we show the other…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus is turning up the volume in May as the weather warms up in central Ohio.The schedule is headed up by the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival at Historic Crew Stadium, which features two nights of Metallica concerts.The month ends with the traditional Memorial Tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf ClubHere are our picks for events you should check out in May.Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival The rock festival will be held all day May 8-11 at Historic Crew Stadium. More information2025 National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship The event will be held throughout the…

Seattle Storm’s Katie Lou Samuelson out for 2025 season with torn ACL, team confirmsSEATTLE — Seattle Storm forward Katie Lou Samuelson will miss the entire 2025 WNBA season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee during practice on Thursday, May 1, the team announced today.The injury is a major setback for both Samuelson and the Storm, who brought her back to the roster this year with high expectations. She rejoined the team by signing a one-year deal on February 20, 2025, marking her second debut in Seattle. Samuelson previously played for the Storm during the…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Hours before traveling to heavily Republican Alabama on Thursday to speak to graduating students at the University of Alabama, President Donald Trump took part in a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden of the White House.The National Day of Prayer, which is observed on the first Thursday in May each year, is an annual day of observance designated by the United States Congress when people are asked “to turn to God in prayer and meditation.” The president is required by law to sign a proclamation each year, encouraging all Americans to pray on this…

Temu, the e-commerce platform known for doling out bargain-busting deals, officially stopped fulfilling American consumers’ orders from its warehouses in China. Instead, the company said it will rely on warehouses and sellers based in the U.S. following the Trump administration’s decision to scrap the de minimis tax loophole. The tax exemption, which expired at 12:01 a.m. EST Friday, May 2, previously enabled countries like China to import packages priced under $800 duty-free. Temu ‘actively recruiting’ U.S. businesses Whereas U.S. customers used to have access to a dizzying array of goods at dirt-cheap prices on Temu, Stateside shoppers are now relegated…

A staff member at Emmanuel College was arrested and charged Friday evening after being accused of soliciting an underage college applicant for commercial sex, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley’s office. Jacob Henrique, 29, of Boston who served as an assistant admissions director at the school, was charged in a criminal complaint with one count of attempted sex trafficking of a minor, the release states. Henrique will appear in U.S. District Court in Boston on May 5.Henrique is accused of using his position to gain access to personal information of prospective and admitted students and then…

Warren Buffett, the CEO of investment company Berkshire Hathaway, said Saturday, May 3 that he intends to retire at the end of the year. The announcement was made during the company’s annual meeting. Shortly after the 94-year-old publicly expressed his most blunt opinions of the Trump administration’s tariffs to date. Buffett, recognized as the world’s fourth-richest person as of April, said Greg Abel, who currently serves as the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Energy and vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway’s non-insurance operations, should assume his position. “I think the time has arrived where Greg should become the chief executive officer of…

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Thursday imposed economic sanctions on three Mexican nationals and two Mexico-based entities involved in a drug trafficking and fuel theft network linked to Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel. It is one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says it has some 19,000 members in its ranks. The cartel developed rapidly into an extremely violent force after it split from the Sinaloa cartel after the 2010 killing of Sinaloa cartel capo Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel Villarreal by the military.The new sanctions against Jalisco New Generation, including top members Cesar Morfin Morfin…