Democrat George Whitesides is set to win the House Seat for California’s heavily Democratic Congressional District 27, as incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Garcia conceded in the race on Monday night. In a post to X at 7 p.m. local time, Garcia said he had spoken with Whitesides to congratulate him on his win. “I will […]
Hamas and another terrorist group that call themselves the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said on Monday that their respective leaders in Lebanon were targeted and killed in separate Israeli air strikes. Hamas released a statement on the death of the Islamist group’s leader in Lebanon, Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin (also Fateh […]
The suspected would-be assassin of former President Donald Trump has been identified by officials as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58. Few details have been verified about Routh, including a motive. According to the official account so far, Routh allegedly took a position along the perimeter fence at the Trump International Golf Course at West Palm Beach, […]
The history-making crew of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn has landed safely back on Earth. Completing a successful five-day mission and reaching the furthest orbit since Apollo 17’s moon flight in 1972, the four-member crew splashed down early Sunday morning off the Florida Coast, as planned. The Crew Dragon capsule landed in the Gulf of Mexico off […]
The vice president of Venezuela said on Saturday that opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia has left the country for political asylum in Spain. González went into hiding days after the contested results of Venezuela’s July election were announced by the government-controlled National Electoral Council (NEC) on July 28, which declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner […]
A manhunt for a shooter is underway in Laurel County, Kentucky, after reports that multiple people were shot in traffic near Interstate 75, about nine miles north of London. The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office said in a 2 a.m. update on Sunday morning that the first officers to arrive […]
Israel is mourning the deaths of six hostages at the hands of Hamas, officials said on Saturday. The hostages had been “brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists shortly before we reached them,” IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in an update on Sunday morning of initial assessments. “During this painful and difficult time, my thoughts […]
49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot during an attempted robbery in central San Francisco on Saturday, officials said. The 49ers confirmed in a statement that the player, 23, had been shot in the chest. “We ask that you please respect his privacy at this time,” the team said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with […]
Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was taken hostage by Hamas from a music concert in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, has been killed in the Gaza Strip, his family says. In a statement early Sunday morning, the family issued a statement confirming the loss of their 23-year-old son 330 days after he was taken from southern […]
The Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel’s military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a larger attack. Footage posted to social media showed Iron Dome missiles intercepting targets coming from Lebanon in Israel’s north. Local media reported rocket sirens across northern […]
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to another prisoner swap deal, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement released on Saturday, the ministry said its efforts to meditate between the Russian Federation and Ukraine had resulted in another successful agreement to facilitate the exchange of prisoners between the two waring […]
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed while in Tehran, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said early July 31. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the killings, but Hamas blamed Israel for the attack, saying Haniyeh was killed during an airstrike on his residence in Tehran. Iran’s state media also blamed […]
President Joe Biden called for reforms to the Supreme Court in a speech at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in Austin, Texas, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. “We need a mandatory code of ethics for the Supreme Court, and we need it now,” he told the audience on […]
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Sunday that she is “eager to cooperate with the independent security review” of the agency’s failure in preventing the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13. In a statement, Ms. Cheatle expressed her full support for an independent review conducted by a “Blue Ribbon Panel” […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has received an outpouring of support from leaders across the political spectrum around the world condemning the assassination attempt against him while he was speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Former President Trump’s right ear was pierced by one of the bullets, while a rally attendant […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him to remain on temporarily as the head of the government after the July 7 runoff legislative election delivered France a hung parliament. Mr. Macron requested that Prime Minister Gabriel Attal stay in office “to ensure the stability of the country,” […]
Iran’s electoral authority announced on July 6 that Masoud Pezeshkian of the regime’s “moderate” faction has won the presidential election in the Islamic Republic. The election comes 50 days after the late President Ebrahim Raisi of the hardline Islamic conservative faction, accompanied by numerous officials, died in a helicopter crash, leaving his first vice president […]
The Israeli government has voted to close Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, citing the risk the Qatari network poses to national security. The decision was passed in a unanimous vote by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet. The cabinet vote came after Israel’s parliament passed a law allowing the temporary closure in Israel of foreign broadcasters […]
A number of law enforcement officers have been shot in North Carolina, with four suffering fatal wounds while serving a state fugitive arrest warrant, according to police there. “Numerous law enforcement officers struck by gunfire” in a situation off Galway Drive, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement at 2:16 p.m. ET. The area […]
The U.S. military has said that it has no reason to believe that U.S. forces were responsible for a huge blast reported at a military base in Iraq that killed a member of Iraq’s Iran-backed paramilitary forces on Friday. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in an X, formerly Twitter, post late on Friday, “We are […]
