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US Iran talks Strait of Hormuz...
MUNIR AHMED AND SAM METZ, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Efforts underway for second round of US-Iran talks as ships reported transiting Strait of Hormuz

The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran’s ports.
5 months ago
US Iran Pakistan ceasefire talks...
MUNIR AHMED, SAM METZ, E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, AND SAMY MAGDY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

US-Iran talks begin in Pakistan as war’s fragile ceasefire holds

The United States and Iran began negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced
5 months ago
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Associated Press

Artemis II astronauts return from moon with a splashdown to close out a record-breaking lunar voyage

Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century.
5 months ago
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JON GAMBRELL AND ELENA BECATOROS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ceasefire in the Iran war teeters in the face of disagreements over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz

A tentative ceasefire in the Iran war staggered Thursday due to uncertainty over whether negotiators can find common ground on a range of differences.
5 months ago
In this image provided by Sepahnews, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s official website, wreckage...
Frank Sumrall

Boeing device helped rescue downed US airmen in Iran, report says

Each airman stranded in Iran was carrying a standard-issue Boeing communication device, known as the Boeing Combat Survivor Evader Locator.
5 months ago
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Associated Press

Trump warns a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if a deal with Iran isn’t reached

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight,” but said Iran still has time to capitulate ahead of a deadline set for 8 p.m. EDT.
5 months ago
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Associated Press

Iran rejects latest ceasefire proposal, calling instead for permanent end to the war

Iran on Monday rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the war. 
5 months ago
Iran’s state TV aired a video showing what it claimed were parts of American aircraft that were p...
Matthew Lee, Konstantin Toropin, Sam Metz & Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of US aviator’s rescue emerge

American forces rescued an aviator whose Iran-downed plane fell behind enemy lines.
5 months ago
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Associated Press

US launches rescue operation after Iranian media says US pilot ejected in Iran

One crew member has been rescued after an American aircraft went down in Iran, according to one U.S. and one Israeli official.
5 months ago
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LISA MASCARO AND KEVIN FREKING, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs

President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades.
5 months ago
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ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO, AND MICHELLE L. PRICE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trump says Pam Bondi, a loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as attorney general

Pam Bondi is out as attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House.
5 months ago
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Trump says US forces will ‘finish the job’ soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war

President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon.
5 months ago
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New DNA testing links unsolved death of Utah teen in 1974 to serial killer Ted Bundy

New DNA testing has linked the unsolved death of a Utah teen to serial killer Ted Bundy.
5 months ago
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Associated Press

Nestlé says 413,793 KitKat candy bars stolen en route from Italy to Poland

Swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy.
5 months ago
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JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, AND MIKE CORDER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trump issues new threat to Iran’s civilian infrastructure if a ceasefire isn’t reached ‘shortly’

Trump threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached “shortly.”
5 months ago
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Associated Press

Trump raises hopes for war to wind down as Iran denies negotiations

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that Iran wants “to make a deal” to end the war, claiming U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner had held talks Sunday with an Iranian leader.
6 months ago
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Frank Sumrall

Will ICE agents be at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport?

A spokesperson said the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is operating normally, and that security wait times are fine, as of this reporting.
6 months ago
LaGuardia Airport collision pilot killed...
JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
6 months ago
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JONATHAN MATTISE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86

Chuck Norris, the action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy has died at 86.
6 months ago
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STAN CHOE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oil jumps to $100 per barrel, stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war

With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran is sending oil prices back to $100 per barrel and stocks sinking worldwide on Thursday.
6 months ago
BP oil...

Oil shock from Iran war prompts countries to open strategic reserves

The Iran conflict disrupts oil supply, prompting nations to activate reserves amid rising energy prices and investor concerns.
6 months ago
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Associated Press

Iran’s sports minister says the country can’t take part in the World Cup because of US attacks

Iran’s sports and youth minister said it’s “not possible” for the country to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader.
6 months ago
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JON GAMBRELL, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Analysis: Iran war becomes a contest of who can take the most pain

The war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest?
6 months ago
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Associated Press

Hegseth says Tuesday will be the ‘most intense day of strikes’ inside Iran

Iran fired drones towards Saudi Arabia and Kuwait early Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump sent contradictory signals about how long the war could last.
6 months ago