US

Mother arrested for ‘using electric shock dog collar on child’

Kimberly Cruz-Feliciano is also accused of threatening her child with more violence if they told anyone about her abuse.

Explainer
Explainer
‘This is when the bombs will drop’: What was said in Trump officials’ group chat

The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic was an accidental fly on the wall in a group chat where senior US officials discussed airstrike plans and what they thought about “free-loading” Europe – with a healthy sprinkling of emojis. Here’s what was said.
Image:
Pic: The Atlantic

Podcast
Podcast
Day 65: How was a journalist sent the US’s private war plans?

Eyewitness
Eyewitness
Why artists are boycotting Kennedy Center over changes made by Trump

The Kennedy Center stage is seen as a showcase for the best of American performance art – but many artists are now boycotting it after Donald Trump got rid of 18 board members and installed himself as chairman.
Image:
The Kennedy Center in Washington DC

Image:
Inside the Kennedy Center, where Trump has installed himself as chairman

Image:
Hit Broadway show Hamilton, pictured here in 2021, is among the productions to cancel dates at the Kennedy Center. Pic: Reuters

Image:
Low Cut Connie performed at a different venue in Washington DC

Image:
Robin Givhan, a senior critic-at-large at The Washington Post

DOGE staff getting daily death threats, says Elon Musk

There have been angry protests against Elon Musk’s federal cutbacks, which have included axing tens of thousands of public sector jobs. Meanwhile, the director of the FBI has described recent attacks on Tesla showrooms as “domestic terrorism”.
Image:
Elon Musk wore a ‘Trump Was Right About Everything’ hat at a cabinet meeting on Monday. Pic: Reuters

Image:
Mr Musk (far left) listening to Donald Trump at a White House cabinet meeting on Monday. Pic: AP

Image:
Anti-Musk protestors in New York outside a Telsa dealership on Saturday. Pic: Andrea Renault/STAR MAX/IPx/AP

Image:
Demonstrators also held up signs and chanted slogans in Franklin, Tennessee on Saturday. Pic: AP

Analysis
Analysis
Trump officials discussing war plans on messaging app lambasted as ‘amateur hour’

Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, reports he was accidentally added to an encrypted messaging group. The conversation appeared to include vice president JD Vance, defence secretary Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Mike Waltz.
Image:
(L-R) US vice president JD Vance, defence secretary Pete Hegseth, and national security adviser Mike Waltz on 13 March. Pic: Reuters

Image:
A fighter plane takes off for an operation against the Houthis. Pic: US Centcom/Reuters

Man drives car into anti-Tesla protesters

No one was injured after the car was driven “at slow speed” into demonstrators on Saturday, in the latest attack on Tesla since the electric car company’s founder, Elon Musk, took a leading role in Donald Trump’s government.
Image:
An anti-Tesla protest in New York on Saturday. Pic: Andrea Renault/STAR MAX/IPx 2025

Ukraine war ceasefire talks begin in Saudi Arabia as Russia continues attacks

The US says a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea will be the primary aim of the talks in Riyadh.

Explainer
Explainer
Why does Trump want to take over Greenland – and could he actually do it?

Mr Trump’s aims to take control of Greenland coincides with his repeated claims that Canada should become the 51st state of the US – and him directing the US military to draw up options to achieve his goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal.
Image:
The village of Kangaamiut in Greenland. Pic: AP

Image:
Pic: Emil Stach/Ritzau Scanpix/Reuters

Image:
A glacier in Greenland. Pic: AP

Image:
Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said ‘Greenland is not for sale’. Pic: AP

Image:
A cargo ship on the Panama Canal. Pic: AP

Donald Trump portrait he branded ‘purposely distorted’ to be taken down

The painting by British artist Sarah Boardman has been hanging in Colorado’s State Capitol. Mr Trump said a portrait by the same artist of former US president Barack Obama was “wonderful” but “the one on me is truly the worst”.
Image:
Sarah Boardman. Pic: AP