Baghdad: An American freelance journalist, Shelly Kittleson, was kidnapped Tuesday in central Baghdad near the Baghdad Hotel, Iraqi officials and Al-Monitor said. Iraqi Interior Ministry confirmed a foreign journalist had been abducted and security forces launched a pursuit and recovery operation immediately. Iraqi forces intercepted a vehicle and arrested one suspect...
Washington — TMZ published photos and videos this week showing multiple lawmakers traveling or vacationing while a partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown entered its 45th day, including a photo of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at Fort Lauderdale airport and reports that Rep. Seth Magaziner plans a watch party on...
San Francisco. Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry completed a full practice Tuesday and participated in a five-on-five scrimmage as part of his rehab from a right knee injury that forced him to leave the Jan. 30 game against Detroit and sidelined him for weeks. Coach Steve Kerr said Curry will...
Washington — Vice President J.D. Vance announced on March 31 that he will publish Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, a memoir exploring his conversion to Catholicism and religious journey. Publisher HarperCollins confirmed the book, reportedly about 304 pages, is scheduled for release on June 16. The announcement this week...
Merritt Island, Fla. — On April 1, 2026, NASA launched Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center, sending four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—on a 10-day crewed lunar flyby to test Orion and deep-space systems and validate mission operations beyond low Earth orbit. The mission will provide system...
Gainesville, Fla. — Florida center Olivier Rioux announced Tuesday he is entering the NCAA transfer portal, which officially opens April 7. The 7-foot-9 Canadian from Terrebonne, Quebec, made his collegiate debut last November and later confirmed the decision in an Instagram post. Rioux played sparingly at Florida, totaling 15 minutes this...
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-1 in favor of a Colorado counselor challenging the state's law banning conversion therapy for minors, finding the statute, as applied, regulated speech based on viewpoint and sending the case back to a lower court for stricter First Amendment review. The decision, written...
Denver: A cold front moved into Colorado and adjacent Wyoming this week, bringing cooler air, gusty north–northwest winds and precipitation from Tuesday into Friday. National Weather Service offices issued winter-weather advisories for high country starting Tuesday evening and reported gusts potentially reaching about 45–50 mph with mountain snow developing Tuesday...
United States officials said Tuesday that Operation Epic Fury is ongoing, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Dan Caine briefing reporters at the Pentagon and confirming sustained U.S. strikes and increased troop deployments in the Middle East. The announcements prompted President Trump this week to urge other...
Washington: The United States struck a military facility in Isfahan, Iran, on April 1, 2026, using a 2,000-pound bunker-buster, U.S. officials said; President Donald Trump shared video of the overnight attack and said the conflict could end within two to three weeks. Iran responded with strikes including an attack on a...
