Karina strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane in the Pacific Ocean far from land, forecasters say
Karina strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane in the Pacific Ocean far from land, forecasters say
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United Arab Emirates says it has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates’ air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters Monday, the Defense Ministry said, an attack that comes after the United States and Iran exchanged fire on the weekend, the first significant military action in a month. During the lull in fighting, the U.S. has…
Asian shares, US futures retreat and oil prices surge after US strike on Iranian rocket launchers
BANGKOK — Shares were mostly lower in Asia and U.S. futures also declined Monday on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates soon. Oil prices surged about 3% after U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz, marking their first military action in a month. The Trump administration just…
Karina has quickly strengthened into a Category 3 major hurricane in the Pacific, forecasters say
Karina has quickly strengthened into a Category 3 major hurricane in the Pacific, forecasters say
Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms
AUSTIN, Texas — A plan in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling locations than in previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections. The proposal, set for a vote Tuesday, would reduce the number of polling locations across booming Tarrant…
US plans to sanction another bank this week in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP
US plans to sanction another bank this week in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP
US plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, AP
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — President Donald Trump’s administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week as it intensified efforts to economically isolate Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told The Associated Press on Sunday. “This is going to be financial violence if we have to,” Bessent said in the interview. “We are showing people…
Volunteers rescue climber stranded on small ledge in California’s Sierra Nevada
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Volunteers carried out a more than 15-hour operation to rescue a man who got off route in the Sierra Nevada and was stranded on a small ledge, the Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue Team said. A four-person team carried out the rescue last weekend near Mammoth Lakes, California, in a…
An officer is dead and a second was injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says
A South Carolina police officer died and a second was injured in a “gunfight” Saturday in a park that followed a call about a domestic dispute, Columbia police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said. The suspect, a 33-year-old man with a lengthy criminal record, also died, Holbrook said at a news conference in the capital city….
Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel’s war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration ‘s quest to deport noncitizens who it says disrupted college campuses while expressing their views. Judge Noël Wise,…