Israel received a coffin transferred by Hamas via the Red Cross, the IDF said, with the body to be taken from Gaza and received in a military ceremony with a military rabbi, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Forensic authorities will identify the remains before the family is notified....
A divided Ninth Circuit lifted a Portland judge’s restraining order, clearing the way for the Trump administration to send federalized National Guard troops to Portland. The majority said it is likely the president lawfully acted under 10 U.S.C. §12406(3) and faulted the district court for discounting violence outside a local...
Dr. Jane Goodall, the pioneering primatologist and chimpanzee advocate, died at 91 while on a speaking tour in California, The Jane Goodall Institute announced Oct. 1. TMZ, citing a Los Angeles County death certificate, reported cardiac arrest; the institute said natural causes. Born in London in 1934, Goodall launched more...
President Donald Trump’s working lunch with Volodymyr Zelensky turned acrimonious, European officials said, as Trump pressed Ukraine to accept territorial concessions and later backed a ceasefire freezing current battle lines. The shift followed a call in which Vladimir Putin floated Ukraine surrendering Donbas for parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Trump,...
Two Falcon 9 rockets lifted off from Florida and California on Sunday, adding 56 Starlink satellites and pushing SpaceX past 10,000 mass-produced spacecraft delivered to low-Earth orbit—10,006 by one expert’s count. “From Tintin to 10,000,” a launch director said as the California mission deployed 28 satellites that will climb from...
A divided 9th Circuit panel lifted a lower court order and said President Donald Trump could federalize 200 Oregon National Guard members to protect an ICE facility in Portland. The 2-1 majority, Judges Ryan Nelson and Bridget Bade, found it likely the president acted within statutory authority, citing disruptions by...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described his reportedly tense meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump as “positive,” despite failing to secure Tomahawk missiles after Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy said Trump favors a freeze along the current front line and wants upcoming talks with Putin in Hungary to open a...
The US and Australia signed a pact to expand supplies of rare earths and other critical minerals, aiming to blunt China’s market dominance. A framework outlines $1bn for projects in both countries over the next six months and supports an $8.5bn pipeline of "ready-to-go" ventures to boost mining and processing,...
Washington’s surprise sequel is wobbling as Jayden Daniels misses time with knee and hamstring injuries, pushing Marcus Mariota into streaming range for a bye-heavy Week 8. Around the league: Jacoby Brissett has outplayed Kyler Murray; Minnesota is trapped between Carson Wentz and J.J. McCarthy; Rashee Rice dominated targets on limited...
In its fifth year, the Academy Museum Gala returned with a blue carpet and a sharpened couture focus, earning its “Met Gala of the West” nickname. Artful statements ranged from Kim Kardashian’s masked Maison Margiela gown to Rebecca Hall’s intarsia tulle and Jenna Ortega’s custom breastplate. Ayo Edebiri debuted as...
