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FBI investigating whether departed counterterrorism official Joe Kent leaked classified info

The FBI is investigating whether Joe Kent, who resigned his position as a counterterrorism official in protest of the Iran war, shared classified information.
5 months ago

Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says

The suspect in an attack on a synagogue in Michigan is dead, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
5 months ago

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.
5 months ago

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.
5 months ago

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?
5 months ago

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.
5 months ago

Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, stocks drop after data shows a weaker US job market

Oil prices touched their highest levels since 2023 after surging again on Friday because of the Iran war.
5 months ago

Israeli warplanes pound Iran and Lebanon as US warns attacks will intensify

Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut and Tehran on Friday as Iran launched another wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries that host U.S. forces.
5 months ago

Trump says he’s replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin

President Donald Trump said he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.
5 months ago

Iran is pummeled by airstrikes as it launches a new wave of attacks against Israel and US bases

Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases, and countries around the region Thursday, calling for “Trump’s blood.”
5 months ago

Hegseth says more forces arriving in Middle East, US will take all the time it needs against Iran

Defense Secretary Pete Hegesth said Wednesday that the U.S. is winning its military operation against Iran “decisively, devastatingly and without mercy.”
5 months ago

Country by country, here’s how the unfolding war is affecting the Middle East

The unfolding war in the Middle East has ricocheted across the region, with nearly every country sustaining damage from missile hits or shrapnel, many reporting casualties.
5 months ago

Dow drops 1,200 as stocks sell off around the world, oil prices leap even higher on war worries

A sell-off for stocks wrapped around the world and is slamming into Wall Street on Tuesday, as oil prices leap even higher on worries of the war with Iran.
5 months ago

Trump pushes back on mounting criticism about his Iran war battle plan as conflict spreads

Trump pushed back against mounting criticism that he hasn’t done enough to explain why it was necessary to start a war with Iran now or to articulate his vision for an endgame to the escalating conflict.
5 months ago

Iran strikes the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia as war expands yet again

Iran expanded its targets Tuesday, striking the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as Washington began to pull many staff out of the Middle East.
5 months ago

Oil prices surge as Strait of Hormuz tanker disruptions rattle global supply

Oil prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions to tanker traffic raised uncertainty about how U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran would affect supply to the world economy.
5 months ago

War widens as Israeli and US planes pound Iran and Tehran and its proxies hit back

Iran and allied armed groups fired missiles at Israel, Arab states and U.S. military targets around the region on Monday as the war expanded to several fronts.
5 months ago

What to know about the boat shooting in Cuban waters that killed 4

Cuban soldiers confronted a speedboat carrying 10 people as the vessel approached the island and opened fire on the troops, who fired back, killing four and wounding six.
5 months ago

DOJ says it’s reviewing whether any Epstein-related records were mistakenly withheld

The DOJ is looking into whether it had withheld documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files after reports claimed some records involving Trump were not released.
5 months ago

Trump uses longest-ever State of the Union to try to convince voters that US is ‘winning so much’

President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday’s marathon State of the Union that "we’re winning so much."
5 months ago

Savannah Guthrie says her family is offering a $1 million reward for her mother’s return

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie said her family is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of her mother, Nancy, who went missing from her Arizona home more than three weeks ago.
5 months ago

25 Mexican National Guard troops left dead during an operation that killed cartel leader ‘El Mencho’

Twenty-five members of the National Guard were left dead in Jalisco after the killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
5 months ago

Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says

An armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
5 months ago

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of his economic agenda

The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda.
6 months ago