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(WASHINGTON) –The Pentagon will send an additional fighter squadron and more warships to the Middle East to help defend Israel should Iran react militarily to this week’s assassination of Hamas’ top political leader in Tehran that Iran has blamed on Israel. The United States will also maintain an aircraft carrier presence in the Middle East […]
(NEW YORK) — Tropical Depression Four is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Debby later on Saturday – and could reach near hurricane strength as it heads north over the weekend. Hurricane Watches and Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect for the west coast of Florida as this system makes its way into the region […]
(WASHINGTON) — In a stunning development, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked the controversial plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accomplices announced on Wednesday, and said he was taking oversight of the military tribunal at Guantanamo. The move, once again, places the death penalty on the table for three of […]
Getty Images – STOCK/Peter Unger (PHOENIX) — A man died after attempting an illegal BASE jump in the Grand Canyon in Arizona, officials said Friday. The Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report around 7:30 a.m. local time Thursday of a visitor who had attempted a base jump from Yavapai Point on the south […]
(WAHSINGTON) — Four years ago, he was the millennial mayor of one of the smallest cities in America, and now Pete Buttigieg is being eyed as a possible running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris. Buttigieg, Biden’s transportation secretary, has been coy about his potential for the role but has not ruled it out. “I’m […]
(NEW YORK) — A tropical disturbance near Cuba is taking aim at Florida and could strengthen into a tropical depression or tropical storm this weekend. It has an 80% chance of developing into a tropical depression over the weekend and a 90% chance of developing into a tropical depression over the next seven days. If […]
(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, accusing the social media giant of unlawfully collecting and retaining data from children in violation of United States privacy laws. The civil consumer protection complaint filed Friday in federal court in California accuses TikTok of collecting a “wide variety” […]
Durham Police Department (DURHAM, N.C.) — A North Carolina man has been arrested after he allegedly struck a Lowe’s store employee with a sledgehammer and stole a drill set, police said. Aaron Deshown Willams, 25, has been arrested on warrants for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury and robbery […]
(NEW YORK) — The major stock indexes dropped significantly on Friday after a weaker-than-expected jobs report stoked worries of a possible recession. In early trading, the S&P 500 was on pace for its worst trading day in about two years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen nearly 800 points, or about 2%. The tech-heavy […]
(WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris has enough Democratic Party delegate votes in a virtual roll call to officially earn the party’s nomination when the roll call ends Monday, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison announced Friday. “I am so proud to confirm that Vice President Harris has earned more than a majority of votes […]
