Washington — U.S. forces boarded the Panama-flagged tanker Veronica III in the Indian Ocean on Sunday after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean, the Pentagon said. The department described the action as a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding conducted without incident under INDOPACOM authority. Officials said the ship was linked...
Washington: Former US president Barack Obama addressed a video posted on President Donald Trump's Truth Social account that briefly depicted him and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. The clip, posted on Feb 5 and later removed, accompanied a longer video promoting disputed claims about the 2020 election. White...
Munich — California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized President Donald Trump while speaking at the Munich Security Conference this week. He labeled Trump "un-American" and called administration environmental rollbacks harmful. Newsom met with international officials after attending Davos last month and plans a memorandum with Ukraine, according to his office. He...
Washington — The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Feb. 13. The Pentagon has ordered an additional aircraft carrier and moved thousands of troops, fighter jets, guided‑missile destroyers and surveillance...
Washington — President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to visit Venezuela and praised interim leader Delcy Rodriguez, while his administration moved to relax restrictions on oil investment. The Treasury's OFAC issued general licences allowing BP, Chevron, Eni, Repsol and Shell to carry out authorised transactions under US-based payment oversight....
RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday allowed a Democratic-backed referendum on mid‑decade congressional redistricting to proceed on April 21, 2026, while it considers appeals of a lower court ruling that had previously blocked the measure. The court denied a pause request, setting a schedule for briefs and potential...
Washington DC: President Donald Trump announced on February 13 that he will visit China in April to meet President Xi Jinping, and said Xi will visit the United States later this year. Trump spoke to reporters at the White House and reiterated in a taped NBC News interview from February...
Minneapolis. Federal prosecutors moved on Thursday to dismiss felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men after court filings said newly discovered evidence contradicted earlier allegations, and generated public scrutiny. The case stemmed from a January traffic stop during Operation Metro Surge that included the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. Department...
Munich, Germany — Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed world leaders Friday at the Munich Security Conference, criticizing federal rollbacks on climate rules and warning of economic harms, while in California he signed $90 million in emergency funds for abortion providers; the South Carolina Democratic Party announced a Feb. 23 visit. Based...
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily barred the Pentagon from enforcing disciplinary action against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his participation in a November video urging service members to resist unlawful orders. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon held that Pentagon officials violated Kelly’s First Amendment free speech rights...
