Washington: US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a difficult phone call this week about renewed diplomatic efforts to reach an agreement with Iran, Axios reported, citing multiple sources. The call occurred amid intensified mediation involving Qatar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt and discussion of...
Washington — On Wednesday, the United States removed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, after a federal court issued an injunction earlier this month. The Treasury Department's website listed the designation removal on 21 May 2026, reversing a July 2025 blacklist that had...
Nashville. Tennessee is scheduled to execute Tony Carruthers on Thursday, May 21, after courts denied defense requests for DNA and fingerprint testing and declined to find him mentally incompetent. The ACLU and ACLU of Tennessee filed motions in April seeking new forensic testing and urged courts to review unidentified evidence...
Washington: This week the White House signaled plans for an executive order proposing a voluntary framework to allow U.S. authorities to review advanced 'frontier' AI models before public release, potentially as early as Thursday; draft language referenced a 90-day review window while some industry participants advocated for roughly 14 days. President...
Cleveland activists urged city leaders Wednesday to end the city’s contract with Flock Safety and remove automated license plate readers from public streets, while residents in Chandler and Troy attended city meetings this week to oppose or seek stricter limits on Flock ALPR camera deployments and to demand transparent data...
WASHINGTON. Senate Republican leaders this week moved to drop a proposed $1 billion security allocation for the White House complex and President Trump's planned ballroom after multiple GOP senators questioned the timing, cost and lack of detailed justification; the request had been tied to a roughly $70 billion bill to...
Frankfort, Kentucky — Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has lost his re-election bid to Trump-endorsed challenger Chris Gallrein in Tuesday’s primary, with results confirmed early Wednesday. Massie, who has represented Kentucky in Congress since 2012, built a reputation as a "quirky" conservative willing to defy GOP leaders, frequently voting against party...
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that the United States could resume large-scale military strikes unless Tehran agrees to a new deal, speaking at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement in New London, Connecticut. Behind protective glass, Trump said Iran’s navy and air force were “gone” after Operation Epic...
New London — President Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday, praising the class of 2026 for "unbelievable heroism and exceptional selflessness" and telling cadets they will be "tested" as they begin their military careers. He spoke at Cadet Memorial Field after Air...
Washington — Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a federal lawsuit on May 20 seeking to block payouts from the Justice Department's newly established $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, which the DOJ created as part of a settlement following President Trump's agreement with the...
