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Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution of Fort Hood

President Donald Trump has approved a firing‑squad execution for Major Nidal Hasan, the Army physician who carried out a deadly shooting at Fort Hood in Texas. Hasan was convicted in two thousand thirteen by a military j…

US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dead at 86

American televangelist Jim Bakker, who rose to immense prominence alongside his former wife Tammy Faye as co-hosts of The PTL Club and founders of the Heritage USA theme park before a massive financial and sex scandal le…

Cuba and US maintain 'channels of communication' but no negotiations, diplomat says

Cuban Ambassador to the United States Lianys Torres Rivera clarified that Washington and Havana maintain active communication channels through phone calls, messages, and diplomatic meetings, though these exchanges do not…

Hundreds of French schools shut as students revolt against poor conditions

Hundreds of high schools across France faced total or partial closures as nationwide student protests erupted over poor infrastructure and systemic underfunding. The movement began at a Paris school on September 17 and r…

Barack Obama to campaign with El-Sayed in Michigan race’s final stretch

Former President Barack Obama plans to campaign alongside Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit during the final stretch of the midterm elections. The visit aims to shore up crucial progressive and…

Fewer than half of young Americans are ‘thriving,’ poll shows

Recent polling data from Gallup reveals a striking generational divide in life evaluation and personal well-being across the United States. Only forty-four percent of adults aged eighteen to twenty-nine currently conside…

Republican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the ‘biggest regret of my career’ in a new book

Outgoing Republican Senator Thom Tillis writes in a new memoir that his deciding vote confirming Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is his career's biggest regret. In "How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presi…

Democratic lawmakers urge FAA not to drop rule requiring epinephrine on all flights

Democratic lawmakers urged the Federal Aviation Administration not to relax regulations requiring United States airlines to stock epinephrine on flights for medical emergencies. Led by Senators Tammy Duckworth and Chuck …

US advances first government-funded trials of psychedelic drug ibogaine

The United States Food and Drug Administration is advancing government-funded clinical trials investigating the psychedelic drug ibogaine to treat opioid addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder. Health officials ope…

Cornell University protests escalate with spray paint and broken glass

Protests escalated at Cornell University following a student demonstration targeting Day Hall over a 2024 fraternity gang rape lawsuit. Activists smashed a glass door, spray-painted red messages across exterior walls, an…

Rachel Jupp Named BBC News and Current Affairs Director

Rachel Jupp has been appointed as the new Director of BBC News and Current Affairs, succeeding Deborah Turness. A veteran investigative journalist who previously edited Panorama and led BBC News Documentaries, Jupp overs…

Dennis Hastert, ex-House speaker whose sex abuse admission upended legacy, dies at 84

Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives whose political career was overshadowed by a federal conviction and sexual abuse disclosures, died over the weekend at age 84. T…

Trump Truth Social Post Mistakes Brazil for India

President Donald Trump mistakenly confused Brazil with India in a late-night Truth Social post, attributing Brazil's first-round presidential election statistics and voter turnout to India. Trump praised the supposed Ind…

Democrats say they’ll lower costs. Can they cut deals with Trump?

Congressional Democrats and the administration of President Donald Trump are exploring limited common ground on specific affordability measures despite extreme partisan tensions. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries con…

Spain’s Pedro Sánchez, main critic of Trump in Europe, calls snap elections

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez dissolved parliament and called a snap general election for November 29, 2026, following a parliamentary defeat on housing legislation. Congress rejected two emergency housing decrees…

Sen. Kennedy says he’s weighing White House run: ‘Why not me on a rainy day?’

Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana disclosed on NBC News that he is actively considering a campaign for the presidency in the year 2028, though his immediate priority remains seeking Senate re-election. Speaking during a …

This nurse was assaulted by ICE – and it was caught on video. Now she wants her day in court

Registered nurse and professor Norma Bowe filed a federal tort claim seeking five hundred thousand dollars after sustaining severe injuries during an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The inciden…

Christa Pike’s lawyers had warned execution would be ‘difficult and perhaps cruel’ due to her veins

Tennessee authorities halted the execution of Christa Pike on September 30, 2026, after medical personnel failed to establish intravenous lines following two doses of pentobarbital. Executioners spent over an hour utiliz…

Senate-approved bills aim to ease burden on pilots amid mental health ‘stigma’

The United States Senate has approved two bipartisan bills intended to reduce barriers to mental health care for pilots and air traffic controllers. The John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act directs the Federal Av…

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes police to court over search warrants

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has initiated legal action against Thames Valley Police to challenge search warrants executed before his February arrest. Arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, he is accused of …

Tour guides lose business as D.C.’s reputation and landscape change under Trump

Washington, D.C. tour operators report a steep decline in bookings throughout 2026, driven by ongoing infrastructure renovations, landmark closures, and a charged political climate under the Trump administration. Operato…

What Bessent is now saying after bond yields didn’t stop rising on ‘I am the house’ remark

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent adopted a more subdued tone regarding the U.S. bond market after benchmark 10-year Treasury yields remained stubbornly elevated near 5.279 percent. Last month, Bessent famously declared t…

U S Bombers Withdraw from U K Base

A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed that all U.S. bombers stationed at RAF Fairford have been returned to their home bases in the United States following a security incident that raised concerns about potential threats. Th…

Trump heads to Nebraska on Monday, where his plan to import more beef has angered ranchers

President Donald Trump is campaigning in Grand Island, Nebraska, alongside Republican Senator Pete Ricketts as part of a nationwide rally blitz ahead of the November elections. However, the administration's recent policy…

A timeline of US strikes on boats that have killed at least 238

Since September 2025, the United States military has conducted an ongoing campaign of lethal and non-lethal strikes against vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean under operations aimed at disrupting alle…

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