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DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family

The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies in writings sent to family members.
4 months ago

Accused gunman at correspondents’ dinner was believed to be targeting top officials, Blanche says

The accused gunman who tried to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration.
4 months ago

Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents’ dinner, Trump unharmed

President Donald Trump and other top leaders of the U.S. were evacuated from a dinner of White House correspondents Saturday after an unspecified threat.
4 months ago

SNAP benefits don’t pay for rotisserie chicken. A bipartisan bill might change that

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants government food assistance programs to foot the bill for rotisserie chicken from the grocery store.
4 months ago

Millions of Americans may now also be considered Canadian under new law

Potentially millions of Americans suddenly have a much easier path to Canadian citizenship, prompting a rush of people to file paperwork seeking dual citizenship.
4 months ago

Earth Day started as a US ‘teach-in’ 56 years ago. Now it’s a global event

April 22 is Earth Day, an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet that is now home to some 8 billion humans.
4 months ago

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbit

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, blamed a bad engine Monday for a failed weekend launch that left a satellite in the wrong orbit, dooming it.
4 months ago

US seizure of Iranian ship near Strait of Hormuz casts doubt on fresh ceasefire talks

The U.S. attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it said had tried to evade its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
4 months ago

Businesses can claim refunds starting Monday for Trump tariffs declared unconstitutional

A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so is scheduled to launch Monday.
4 months ago

Japan warns of slightly increased risk of mega-quake after a 7.7-magnitude one

An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday prompted a short-lived tsunami alert and the advisory of a possible mega-quake.
4 months ago

Man kills 8 children and shoots his wife and another woman in Shreveport, Louisiana

A Louisiana man fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport, Louisiana.
4 months ago

Iran says it has closed Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade

The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz quickly escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass.
4 months ago

Oil tumbles 10% as Wall Street rallies to another record after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices are falling by more than 10% Friday, and Wall Street is rallying toward another record after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is fully open.
4 months ago

DNA proves remains in a car found in the Columbia River are of an Oregon family missing since 1958

DNA analysis has identified the remains found in a car in the Columbia River as those of an Oregon family that went missing in 1958 while on a trip.
4 months ago

Israel, Lebanon agree to a 10-day ceasefire, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 10-day pause in fighting between Israel and Lebanon starting on Thursday at 5 p.m. ET, following “excellent” conversations he had with each nation’s leader. Earlier in the day, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun refused to speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite Trump saying the two leaders would convene. Israel’s and […]
4 months ago

The Walt Disney Co. begins laying off 1,000 employees

The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday began layoffs expected to lead to 1,000 job cuts across the company.
4 months ago

Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of Trump administration deportation flights

A federal judge must end his "intrusive" contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year.
4 months ago

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.
4 months ago

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

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

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

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

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

A gray whale that swam 20 miles up a WA river is found dead

A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead.
5 months ago