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  • Russia fires 400 drones at Ukraine, signaling its spring offensive has started

    Russia fires 400 drones at Ukraine, signaling its spring offensive has started

    Mar 24, 2026 06:29 PM EDT

    Ukrainian soldier says front line situation is ‘tense but not critical’ A Ukrainian soldier fighting near the city of Lyman in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, whose complete capture is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s main invasion goals, said Russian forces have intensified assaults in recent days but ...

  • Amid Iran war and airport turmoil, Trump makes a detour to Elvis Presley's Graceland

    Amid Iran war and airport turmoil, Trump makes a detour to Elvis Presley's Graceland

    Mar 23, 2026 08:45 PM EDT

    ... not actually played the guitar he’d signed, Trump grew reflective. “Could I have taken him in a fight?” he asked of Elvis, whom he lamented having never met. “Who else would be more famous than Elvis?” he offered with a grin, when it was suggested that visitors could one ...

  • Pete Hegseth's Christian rhetoric reignites scrutiny after the U.S. goes to war with Iran

    Pete Hegseth's Christian rhetoric reignites scrutiny after the U.S. goes to war with Iran

    Mar 20, 2026 03:16 PM EDT

    ... questioned Muslim immigration to the United States. Wilson argues the country should restrict Muslim immigration in order to remain predominantly Christian. In "American Crusade," Hegseth lamented growing Muslim birth rates and that Muhammad was a popular boys' name in the U.S. WATCH: 'It takes money to kill bad guys ...

  • EPA proposes weaker pollution limits for chemical used to sterilize medical devices

    EPA proposes weaker pollution limits for chemical used to sterilize medical devices

    Mar 13, 2026 09:05 PM EDT

    ... syringes, pacemakers and plastic surgical gowns. Brief exposure isn’t considered a danger, but breathing it long term elevates the risk of breast cancer and lymphoma, the EPA said. The EPA first classified ethylene oxide as a human carcinogen in 2016. In 2022, the EPA laid out the risks faced ...

  • Colombians headed to the polls to elect a new Congress and choose presidential candidates

    Colombians headed to the polls to elect a new Congress and choose presidential candidates

    Mar 08, 2026 07:59 PM EDT

    ... elections, will go on to compete in the presidential election, whose first round is set for May 31. Lorena Balcazar, a 32-year-old voter, lamented that polarization could influence Sunday's elections: “Many people are dissatisfied with this government; they want to vote for the same people as before ...

  • For U.S. Muslims, immigration crackdowns, new war and anti-Muslim rhetoric cloud Ramadan

    For U.S. Muslims, immigration crackdowns, new war and anti-Muslim rhetoric cloud Ramadan

    Mar 06, 2026 07:23 PM EDT

    ... on a recent evening. Some rushed to pastry shops, others headed to the Palestine Hair Salon. Raed Odeh, the salon’s owner and top barber, lamented how the Middle East's tumult and the U.S. immigration crackdown were dampening what should be a joyful month. “This is not only ...

  • Congress hasn't officially declared war since WWII. Here's how presidential war powers have played out since then

    Congress hasn't officially declared war since WWII. Here's how presidential war powers have played out since then

    Mar 05, 2026 04:05 PM EDT

    ... government,” said military historian Peter Mansoor, an Ohio State University professor and retired U.S. Army colonel. “The pendulum has swung towards the executive,” he lamented, arguing that “the framers meant for Congress to be the most powerful branch.” WATCH: Limiting Trump's authority with war powers act is 'dangerous ...

  • U.S. and Israel launch a major attack on Iran, Trump says Supreme Leader Khamenei killed

    U.S. and Israel launch a major attack on Iran, Trump says Supreme Leader Khamenei killed

    Feb 28, 2026 11:43 AM EDT

    ... officials were looking into them. Iran’s state news agency IRNA said at least 15 people were killed in the southwest, quoting the governor of Lamerd, Ali Alizadeh, as saying a sports hall, two residential areas and a hall near a school were hit. Flights across the Middle East were ...

  • Cuba says 4 killed in speedboat shooting were were attempting to infiltrate the country

    Cuba says 4 killed in speedboat shooting were were attempting to infiltrate the country

    Feb 26, 2026 06:43 PM EDT

    ... a statement. Misael Ortega Casanova, brother of Michel Ortega Casanova, told The Associated Press late Wednesday that he was mourning his brother’s death but lamented that he fell into what he called an “obsessive and diabolical” quest for Cuba’s freedom. “Only us Cubans who have lived over there ...

  • 8 takeaways from Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

    8 takeaways from Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

    Feb 25, 2026 04:59 AM EDT

    ... appreciated completely in real time, it can have an afterlife in the days following speech, especially on social media. Yet in one revealing moment, Trump lamented why he couldn't give a congressional medal to himself. Taking aim at Democrats Tributes to the Olympic hockey team and a World War ...

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