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US bombing of Iran expands as Tehran retaliates against the Gulf states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The United States bombarded Iran again on Monday after announcing the death of another American service member, and Iran retaliated by launching attacks on American allies Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, home of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet. Even as the U.S. and Iran inch closer to all-out war again, glimmers […]
Andy Burnham becomes the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade after Starmer resigns
LONDON | Prime Minister Andy Burnham acknowledged his precarious perch Monday as the seventh British leader in just over a decade as he set out an ambitious but vague vision to create a new political and economic establishment. Burnham used his inaugural speech as prime minister to renew his theme of decentralizing power as he […]
Ukraine fires 400 drones toward Moscow as Zelenskyy grapples with protests
Ukraine fired more than 400 drones toward Moscow in its latest major attack on the Russian capital, the city’s mayor said Monday. The blitz came hours after Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles in a relentless cycle of tit-for-tat strikes that make a settlement to end Moscow’s more than 4-year-old all-out […]
Ebola death toll in Congo rises to at least 930, including dozens of health workers
BUNIA, Congo | The death toll in Congo’s Ebola outbreak has risen to at least 930, the country’s Ministry of Health said on Monday, with 37 new deaths reported in a 24-hour span Friday into Saturday, one of the highest totals. The deaths were recorded out of the 2,344 cases confirmed as of Saturday, the […]
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis say they will block Saudi shipping at Red Sea gateway
CAIRO | Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Monday announced they are imposing a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in retaliation for a blockade on Yemen and a recent attack on Sanaa International Airport, threatening another vital waterway for global shipping and raising fears of renewed conflict. A Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said in a […]
Rockies reinstate RHP Tomoyuki Sugano from injured list, earns win over Reds with efficient outing
DENVER | Tomoyuki Sugano needed 77 pitches to get through his first outing since coming off the injured list — and two jersey tops. Because even though the Colorado Rockies right-hander breezed through the Cincinnati lineup, it didn’t mean he wasn’t sweating. Sugano pitched effectively into the seventh inning as the Rockies beat the Reds […]
All-Star Hunter Goodman becomes 1st Rockies player with a pair of 3-homer games in the same season
Hunter Goodman went deep three times Sunday to not only break out of a mini-homer slump but break into an exclusive Colorado Rockies club in which he’s now the founder.
Iran says it is suspending commitments to interim deal with US as they exchange attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as an Iranian negotiator said Tehran had suspended its commitments under the interim deal with the U.S. — snapping another fragile thread as the war shows no end in sight. The battle over the Strait […]
Maine shooting and officer’s background raise new questions about ICE’s rapid hiring
WASHINGTON | Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been rapidly expanding its workforce, hiring thousands of new officers as part of the Trump administration’s attempt to ramp up immigration arrests and deportations. The supersizing of ICE — fueled by an infusion of billions of dollars granted by Congress — has raised concerns about the agency’s hiring […]
Guns shaped America. Dirty Harry’s .44 Magnum is king
There are as many handguns in the U.S. as there are adults. Perhaps none is more iconic than the .44 Magnum revolver. “The most powerful handgun in the world,” Clint Eastwood says with a mix of pleasure and malice as detective “Dirty Harry” takes aim at a bank robber. The 1971 movie made the hefty […]