Category: World

President Donald Trump has said the Iran nuclear program sites targeted by American B-2 stealth bombers were “obliterated.” The tense situation in Iran unfolded the same day former MLB manager Buck Showalter was traveling through New York City. Showalter, named the majors’ Manager of the Year four times during his lengthy managerial career, recalled his…

An Illinois man died after falling while hiking at a state park in New York. The 70-year-old tourist, Jack Wersching, was hiking in the Kaaterskill Wild Forest in the Catskills on the evening of Friday, June 20, when he fell from a rock ledge onto stone steps below, according to a statement from New York…

Vice President JD Vance could deliver the tie-breaking vote in the U.S. Senate for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful, bill” should it fail to receive enough support from Republican lawmakers.  Republicans are scrambling to reform and pass the measure ahead of Trump’s July 4 deadline after Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough’s determination Thursday that several Medicaid…

Summer heat has swept the U.S., with warnings issued across the East Coast and Midwest. In addition to putting stress on the body, hot weather can also take a toll on the brain and mental health. Dr. Jace Reed, director of emergency psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, emphasized in an interview with Fox…

Tensions boiled over during the seventh inning of the Miami Marlins’ 12-5 win over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on Thursday.  Giants first baseman Wilmer Flores struck out in the bottom of the seventh inning and was frustrated with the first base umpire for calling him out on the check swing.  As Flores…

The Pentagon unveiled details of its $961 billion budget request on Thursday, a budget roadmap that may deprioritize new F-35 fighter jets in favor of next-generation aircraft and drones.  The budget would reach that figure through $848.3 billion in its discretionary defense budget and an additional $113 billion through reconciliation, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” the…

The Supreme Court‘s decision on Friday supporting Maryland parents who fought to withdraw their children from LGBTQ storybook lessons in elementary school classrooms was hailed as a victory for parents’ rights and religious liberty. “Today’s victory sent a resounding message to activist school board members and educators nationwide: parental rights are not optional, and our…

For Republicans, the reaction to democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s stunning victory this week in New York City’s Democratic Party primary for mayor was simple. They attacked the Ugandan-born 33-year-old state assemblyman from Queens, who took a major step toward becoming the first Muslim mayor of the nation’s most populous city, as an extremist and anchored…

EXCLUSIVE: When Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s plane ride home encountered issues back from Guatemala on Thursday, she hitched a ride from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE had just conducted a deportation flight from the United States to the Central American country, as the administration ramps up its efforts to remove those in…

A vaccine ingredient is in the spotlight this week, as a preservative called thimerosal was included on the agenda for a meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). “Presentation regarding thimerosal in vaccines” was listed as an agenda item for Thursday, June 26, followed by “Proposed recommendations regarding thimerosal-containing influenza vaccine.” Thimerosal…