Two people were killed and several others critically wounded when gunfire erupted at a large weekend party in a rural area outside Maxton, North Carolina. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office said 13 people were shot and more than 150 attendees fled before deputies arrived. Investigators, including homicide detectives, were at...
In Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, two 10-year-olds — one paralysed after being hit by what his family says was an Israeli drone bullet, another with a brain tumour — embody a wider emergency. The WHO says some 15,000 patients need urgent evacuation. Since a fragile 10 October ceasefire, it has moved...
Donald Trump has privately boasted he can direct House Speaker Mike Johnson—'I’m the speaker and the president,' he quipped—according to the New York Times, which cited two people familiar with his remarks. Johnson’s recent actions during an ongoing shutdown have reinforced that perception: he rallied Republicans behind the White House’s...
Russian missile and drone strikes overnight killed at least four people and wounded 20 in Ukraine, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy renewed pleas for Patriot air defenses. Two died and 13 were hurt in Kyiv during a ballistic barrage that shattered windows and set a non-residential building ablaze; two...
Stephen A. Smith refused to retract comments linking presidential influence to the FBI’s sweeping sports-betting probe that led to the arrests of Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Heat guard Terry Rozier and ex-NBA player Damon Jones, among others. After FBI Director Kash Patel blasted Smith on Fox News, Smith stood...
Kamala Harris signaled she may seek the presidency again, telling the BBC she is “not done” with politics and that public service is “in my bones.” Asked if she could be the first woman to lead the White House, the former U.S. vice president said “possibly,” while stressing she has...
President Donald Trump escalated a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean, ordering the Gerald Ford carrier group to Latin America in what officials call a counter‑narcotics push and a show of force. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the expanded presence will help detect and disrupt illicit actors, though he gave...
Russian missile and drone strikes overnight killed at least four and wounded 17 in Ukraine, officials said. In Kyiv, a ballistic barrage left two dead and 13 injured, igniting a fire in a non-residential building as debris damaged nearby windows. Two more died in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where homes and...
Georgia’s State Security Service said three Chinese citizens were arrested in Tbilisi while attempting to buy 2 kilograms of uranium for $400,000. Authorities allege the group intended to move the nuclear material to China via Russia, and released video of the detention. One suspect already in Georgia, who violated visa...
Kirk Cousins is 'highly likely' to start for the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Starter Michael Penix Jr. suffered a left-knee bone bruise in last week’s loss to the 49ers, was limited in practice, and is listed as questionable. Coach Raheem Morris...
