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Trump announces ceasefire between Iran and Israel after Iran’s missile attack on US base in Qatar

President Trump announces a total ceasefire following Iran's missile strike on a US base in Qatar, easing regional tensions.
1 year ago

Iran says it launched attack on US forces at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base

Iran launched a missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites.
1 year ago

US has struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program.
1 year ago

Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids

 The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights.
1 year ago

Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests

President Donald Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities, a move that comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
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Israeli strikes kill Iran’s top military leaders and prompt retaliation

Israel launched a wave of strikes across Iran on Friday that targeted its nuclear program and military sites, killing at least two top military officers and raising the prospect of an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries.
1 year ago

London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India

An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, and there were no known survivors, officials said.
1 year ago

Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops

Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard.
1 year ago

2 staff members of Israeli Embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC

Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said.
1 year ago

WA resident convicted of gun charges after his 2023 arrest near Obama’s home

A military veteran whose Capitol riot case was erased by a presidential proclamation was convicted Tuesday of charges that he illegally possessed guns and ammunition in his van when he was arrested near President Barack Obama’s home in the nation’s capital.
1 year ago

Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday
1 year ago

Family of Boeing whistleblower settles lawsuit with aircraft maker over his death

A former Boeing manager's tragic story sheds light on serious safety concerns and the impact of whistleblowing in the aviation industry.
1 year ago

Trump national security adviser Waltz is out in a major staff shake-up after his Signal chat blunder

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is leaving the administration just weeks after it was revealed he added a journalist to a Signal chat being used to discuss military plans.
1 year ago

Federal judge expresses deep skepticism over Trump law firm executive order

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge expressed deep skepticism Wednesday over a President Donald Trump executive order targeting a prominent law firm, signaling that she was inclined to grant a request to permanently block its enforcement. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell grilled a Justice Department lawyer over the government’s plans to suspend security clearances from […]
1 year ago

Indian police say gunmen kill at least 26 tourists at a resort in disputed Kashmir

Gunmen shot dead at least 26 tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Tuesday, in what appeared to be a major shift in the regional conflict in which tourists have largely been spared.
1 year ago

Pope Francis dies: Vatican releases cause of death

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, has died, as announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo. He was 88.
1 year ago

Fear and panic at Florida State as deadly shooting sends students fleeing

When a 20-year-old opened fire at Florida State University, terrified students barricaded doors and fled across campus, abandoning chemistry notes and even shoes, in a shooting that investigators said killed two men and wounded at least six others.
1 year ago

Suspect in shooting at Dallas high school is in custody, officials say

A suspect in a shooting at a Dallas high school that wounded four students and drew a heavy police response to the campus has been taken into custody, school district officials announced Tuesday night.
1 year ago

6 dead as New York City sightseeing helicopter breaks apart midair and crashes into the Hudson River

A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River.
1 year ago

‘This is criminal’: Gee Scott slams Trump, stock market amid 90-day tariff pause

Gee Scott expresses outrage over the stock market and tariff pause, highlighting the criminal implications and impact on citizens.
1 year ago

Appeals court clears the way for the Trump administration to fire thousands of probationary workers

A federal appeals court cleared the way Wednesday for President Donald Trump’s administration to fire thousands of probationary workers, halting a judge’s order requiring them to be reinstated in a legal win for Trump’s effort to downsize the federal workforce.
1 year ago

Hearing could set rules for evidence and other details in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder trial

Prosecutors and attorneys for a man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students in 2022 will argue some of the final ground rules they want for Bryan Kohberger’s trial in a two-day hearing set to begin Wednesday morning.
1 year ago

Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging

President Donald Trump’s administration acted to roll back environmental safeguards around future logging projects.
1 year ago

Global markets sink as Trump’s tariffs roil trading system

Global stock markets extended a severe plunge Monday, fueled by fears that U.S. tariffs would lead to a global economic slowdown. European and Asian shares saw dramatic losses, the leading U.S. index flirted with bear market territory in pre-market trading, and oil prices sagged.
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