Washington — The White House announced on Wednesday that President Trump is dispatching a negotiating team led by Vice President JD Vance to Islamabad, with the first round of in-person talks with Iran scheduled for Saturday morning local time following a tentative cease-fire agreed on Tuesday. The delegation includes Special Envoy...
Truckee, California — The Truckee Town Council on Tuesday approved Development Code amendments creating a local workforce and affordable housing density bonus program that offers developers increased building capacity and incentives in exchange for deed-restricted units, aligning with the Truckee 2040 General Plan. This week, Douglas County schools declared surplus land...
Washington — Gen. Dan Caine said Wednesday that U.S. forces struck more than 13,000 targets in Iran during nearly six weeks of fighting and that logistics for Operation Epic Fury included about six million meals, roughly 950,000 gallons of coffee, and two million energy drinks amid a fragile pause in...
Washington — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on April 8 that Operation Epic Fury, launched Feb. 28, delivered a decisive battlefield outcome against Iran and forced Tehran to accept a two-week ceasefire, announcing the claims during a Pentagon briefing alongside Joint Chiefs leadership. The Pentagon official outlined extensive strikes and...
Washington: On April 8, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States will engage with Iran after what he called a 'very productive Regime Change,' stating there will be no uranium enrichment and pledging U.S. cooperation to dig up and remove buried nuclear material. The statement also...
United States municipalities advanced budget proposals this month: Newtown's Legislative Council moved a $147.4 million 2026–27 plan to an April 28 referendum after March 30 deliberations, Ansonia's tax board debated a $68.1 million proposal April 8, and the CCSD board approved a tentative nearly $4 billion budget for 2026–27. Voters in...
Manila — Vice President Sara Duterte filed a petition with the Supreme Court on April 1 seeking to halt the House Committee on Justice's "hearing proper" on impeachment complaints against her; the court on April 8 did not grant a temporary restraining order, allowing committee proceedings to continue. The decision leaves...
Sacramento — Rep. Eric Swalwell pledged at a Tuesday town hall to restrict federal immigration officers’ roles in California if elected governor, saying he would bar them from state jobs and revoke driver’s licenses for agents who refuse to unmask, though he did not specify legal implementation details. San Francisco reporting...
Washington, DC. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrived in Washington late on Tuesday for a three-day visit to review the full spectrum of India–US relations and to advance cooperation across trade, defence and technology, officials and Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra wrote on X on April 8. The visit will include meetings with...
Washington — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte met President Donald Trump in Washington on April 8, one day after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Rutte sought to address alliance tensions and to discuss the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following the truce late Tuesday. The closed-door...
