Washington — On Tuesday U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States had concluded the Epic Fury phase of its military campaign against Iran and announced a shift to 'Project Freedom' aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and guiding commercial vessels through the waterway. This week Rubio and...
United States: This week Nasdaq-listed firms issued corporate announcements signaling product advancement, shareholder returns and leadership change. On May 5, AIxCrypto reported Agentir in final testing and engagement at Bitcoin 2026; MarketWise declared a $0.25 regular and $0.20 special dividend. On May 6, PDS Biotech scheduled a May 13 investor...
CARROLLTON, Texas: A 69-year-old man shot five people Tuesday at a shopping center and later at an apartment complex in Carrollton, police said. Officers found four people shot at K Towne Plaza and later discovered a dead man at an apartment roughly four miles away; the suspect was arrested after...
Cleveland — Ohio held its May 5 primary elections across all 15 U.S. House districts, a special Senate primary for the open seat, and gubernatorial primaries, with county-by-county returns posted and updated in real time by the Associated Press. Officials reported polling closures at 7:30 p.m., and outlets provided interactive...
Shreveport, Louisiana — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana's congressional map in Callais v. Louisiana, ruling the state's second Black-majority district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, and Governor Jeff Landry issued an emergency order postponing the May 16 party primaries for Louisiana's six U.S. House seats. Baton Rouge...
Washington. Senate Republicans on Monday released a funding package that includes roughly $70 billion to keep immigration agencies operating and a $1 billion earmark for Secret Service security upgrades tied to the White House East Wing "ballroom" project, which President Trump had said would be privately funded. The bill was...
CONCORD, N.H. Dean DelleChiaie, 35, of Nashua, a contractor working for the Federal Aviation Administration, is accused of using a government-issued work computer to research assassination attempts and related topics and of sending an email on April 21 to a White House public account in which he identified himself and...
Washington: On May 5 the United States launched a naval and air operation called 'Project Freedom' to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz after accusing Iran of blocking and harassing shipping; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the mission as defensive, temporary and limited, and said US forces would...
Atlanta — Delta Air Lines said it will discontinue complimentary snacks and beverages on flights under 350 miles beginning May 19, affecting Main Cabin and Delta Comfort+ customers. First-class passengers will continue to receive full snack and drink service on all routes. The carrier said the change will touch roughly...
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania. State officials filed a lawsuit Friday against Character Technologies Inc., the maker of Character.AI, alleging its chatbots illegally held themselves out as licensed doctors and deceived users seeking medical advice after an investigator found characters labeled 'doctor of psychiatry' during searches. The complaint asks the Commonwealth Court to bar...
