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Updated 19 hours, 57 minutes ago

Military: An F-16 crashes during training in Michigan; pilot ejects safely

Another pilot told air traffic controllers that he believes his wingman hit a bird and crashed, according to audio…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Trump says US and Iranian officials will talk next week as ceasefire holds

Iran has not acknowledged any talks taking place next week, though U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff has said there has been direct and indirect communication b…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
US stocks approach their all-time high as oil prices tumble

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 507 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.4%. The strongest action was again in the oil market, where a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude fell 6% to settle at $…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Trump announces ceasefire between Iran, Israel

The Israeli military declined to comment on Trump’s statement and the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not immediately respond to a mess…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Iran launches missile attacks on US base in Qatar

Qatar condemned the attack on Al Udeid Air Base attack, but said it successfully intercepted the missiles and no casualties were reported. It said its airspace…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
How the US bombarded Iranian nuclear sites without detection

Taking off from the U.S. heartland, B-2 stealth bombers delivered a total of 420,000 pounds of explosives, aided by an armada of refueling tankers and fighter …

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Americans react to US strikes on Iran with worry as well as support for Israel

Across the U.S. on Sunday, Americans expressed a mixture of support, apprehension and anxiety over the bombings, which officials said caused severe damage to I…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Democrats are at odds over the Israel-Iran war as Trump considers intervening

After nearly two years of stark divisions over the war in Gaza and support for Israel, Democrats are now finding themselves at odds over U.S. policy toward Ira…

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will come

Humans are on track to release so much greenhouse gas in less than three years that a key threshold for limiting global warming will be nearly unavoidable, acc…

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under Ame…

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Juneteenth celebrations across the US commemorate the end of slavery

On the East Coast, the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire orchestrated a weekslong celebration that will culminate with a community dance and rededication o…

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Karen Read found not guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of drunken driving in boyfriend's death

A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, a case …

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Los Angeles mayor lifts downtown curfew she imposed during protests against immigration raids

Bass faulted a relatively small group of “bad actors who do not care about the immigrant community,” a nod to thousands of protesters who exercised their right…

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Wall Street recovers from Friday's shock as US stocks rise and oil prices ease

The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% to reclaim most of its drop from Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 317 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1.5%. They joined a worldwide climb for stock prices, str…

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is in custody after surrendering to police

Authorities on Sunday located a vehicle Boelter was using abandoned in rural Sibley County, where he lived, and a police officer reported that he believed he s…

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Military parade rolls through DC

Early in the evening's pageantry, the Army’s Golden Knights parachute team descended from overcast skies toward the reviewing stand. The team had been schedule…