COLUMBIA, S.C. — State officials and family received the casket of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. as he lay in state at the South Carolina State House Monday, following his Feb. 17 death at age 84. Flags across the state were lowered from sunrise to sunset in his honor. Jackson, a...
Washington, Markets reacted to joint U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran this week, driving crude futures higher when trading resumed Sunday evening. Traders and analysts reported disruptions to shipments and attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, raising insurance costs and supply-risk premiums. Benchmark Brent and WTI climbed into...
Washington. Congress will vote this week after the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran, killing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of senior officials. Lawmakers from both parties are divided, with Democrats demanding the president seek congressional authorization and some Republicans defending the...
United States — A total lunar eclipse reddened the Moon early Tuesday, March 3, 2026, with totality beginning in Eastern time zones at about 6:04 a.m. local time. Observers across North and Central America saw varying visibility: western U.S. experienced the full eclipse, while eastern regions faced moonset and sunrise...
Washington, D.C. — Rep. Jim Baird’s office announced Sunday that his wife, Danise Baird, died from complications related to injuries sustained in a Jan. 5 car crash in Washington that hospitalized both. The statement said the couple, married 59 years with three children, built a life centered on faith, family...
Washington — President Donald Trump said Sunday that U.S. forces destroyed and sank nine Iranian naval ships and damaged Iran’s naval headquarters after joint strikes with Israel. U.S. Central Command reported overnight air operations involving B-2 bombers and said an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette was struck at the start of Operation...
Washington — U.S. Central Command said on Sunday that three U.S. service members were killed and five were seriously wounded in Operation Epic Fury, the campaign of coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes, supported by international partners, against Iran that began Saturday. CENTCOM posted at 9:30 a.m. ET that several others...
Washington, U.S. and Israeli forces launched strikes on Iran this weekend, killing Iran's Supreme Leader and prompting sustained counterattacks, officials said. On Sunday, U.S. Central Command reported three American service members killed and five seriously wounded during operations. Iran launched ballistic missiles and drones at neighboring countries and struck Gulf...
Washington — U.S. and Israeli forces struck targets in Iran on Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, officials said. Across the United States and worldwide, Iranian diaspora communities reported celebrations, cautious hope, and concern for relatives still in Iran. Exiled claimant Reza Pahlavi called for nightly protests, urged regime...
Austin, Texas, authorities say a gunman opened fire early Sunday at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden on Sixth Street, killing three people and wounding 14. Police and EMS arrived within about a minute of a 1:59 a.m. call; officers exchanged fire with the suspect and fatally shot him. Three victims were...
