Israeli forces detained more than 70 people across the occupied West Bank overnight Friday and into Saturday after violence in a northern Palestinian village killed two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians. According to The Associated Press, the Israeli military said in a statement that troops searched more than 300 locations and arrested people it described...
Dangerously hot temperatures spanned across much of the central U.S. on Saturday as a sprawling heat dome, in which a high-pressure atmospheric system traps hot air over a large area keeping temperatures high, settled over the region that could persist into next week. Heat advisories went out for roughly 80 million people after the National...
South Carolina is expected to be the first state in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary contest after the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) rules and bylaws committee voted Friday to approve it as the initial battleground. The committee's recommendation will now go to the entire Democratic National Committee, which will consider the matter in Austin, Texas,...
President Trump on Friday slammed the European Union for fining Google over allegedly violating its digital competition law, stating the "illegal and highly discriminatory practice" will be probed in a trade investigation. "The European Union is at it again and, as usual, taking direct aim at GREAT American Companies!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "This...
President Trump said Friday it was “fine” that Canada excluded the U.S. from its ceremony marking the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge after the Trump administration threatened a 50 percent tariff on certain Canadian imports. “Canada disinvited the United States of America to the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, which is fine,...
I know the phrase "kill switch" immediately raises eyebrows. It sounds dystopian. It sounds like government overreach. But I think that framing misses the more important question. Why are lawmakers from both parties suddenly agreeing that something like this might be necessary?
Healey has moved from defense minister seeking an increase in his agency's budget to leading the ministry that traditionally pushes for reductions in defense spending.
Tech mogul Elon Musk reflected on his brief venture into politics in a new interview released Thursday, suggesting he "got carried away." "I think I got a little too involved in politics," the Tesla and SpaceX CEO told The Economist. "I got carried away frankly." Musk took an increased interest in politics amid the 2024...
Far-right influencer Laura Loomer met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday after publicly reversing her long-held and outspoken opposition to backing Ukraine in its war with Russia, expressing support for the country in a visit to Kyiv. Loomer, who is a loyal ally of President Trump, has frequently criticized U.S. military aid to Ukraine...
The Trump administration sued Milwaukee on Thursday over the city’s ban on law enforcement wearing face coverings while on duty. The Department of Justice (DOJ) argued the measure is unconstitutional when used against federal agents, pointing to the administration’s recent wins in similar legal challenges it launched against California, Virginia and Philadelphia. “This Court should join the growing number of...
