Washington — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS’s 60 Minutes on Sunday, May 11, that Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium must be removed and enrichment sites dismantled before the conflict can be considered over. He said forces must 'go in and take it out' and reported President Trump privately...
Washington, DC. A bipartisan group of lawmakers said they will introduce legislation to block Chinese-linked vehicles and components from the U.S. market, citing national security and data surveillance concerns. Republican Representative John Moolenaar, chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Democratic Representative Debbie Dingell jointly...
Portland, Ore. Democrats raised the state gas tax and fees last fall to fund road improvements and close a gap in the transportation budget, and Republicans collected signatures to force a repeal referendum that will appear on Oregon's May 19 primary ballot. The vote occurs as national gasoline prices surge. Portland...
Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court this month in Callais v. Louisiana ruled Louisiana's 2024 congressional map unconstitutional, prompting rapid redrawing of districts across several Southern states this week. The decision, which affected two majority-Black districts that elected Black Democrats, has triggered coordinated state-level map changes while primaries and early...
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the state will provide 400 free diapers to every newborn at about 65 to 75 participating hospitals through the 'Golden State Start' program, partnering with Los Angeles nonprofit Baby2Baby to manufacture and distribute the supplies. The rollout follows a $7.4 million...
The United States military has carried out a kinetic strike on a civilian cargo vessel operating near the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, according to Iranian state media reports. The vessel reportedly caught fire after impact, with five sailors missing and ten injured. The incident occurs amid...
Sunrise and Fort Lauderdale, Florida — Fire rescue crews responded to multiple incidents Saturday and overnight, extinguishing apartment fires in Sunrise and Fort Lauderdale and responding to a separate fatal crash in Sunrise. Crews from Sunrise Fire Rescue and Lauderhill Fire Rescue found heavy smoke and flames at a Sunrise...
Washington — President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s written response to a US peace proposal on May 11, while US forces this week reported neutralising two Iranian oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The developments follow hostilities that began on February 28 and continued maritime disruptions that have constrained shipping...
Washington — The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Friday that its Office of Foreign Assets Control designated ten individuals and companies operating across China, Hong Kong, West Asia and Eastern Europe for allegedly providing components, raw materials and procurement services used in Iran’s Shahed-series unmanned aerial vehicles and ballistic missile...
Washington: On Friday, U.S. Southern Command said U.S. forces struck and sank an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor. The command said intelligence had confirmed the vessel was transiting known narco-trafficking routes and was operated by designated terrorist organizations, and it described...
