By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he believes Iran will eventually return to negotiations, after Iranian officials said they would not participate in talks due to the U.S. naval blockade
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer A class of Alzheimer’s drugs that have only been available for several years did not appear to have any “clinically meaningful effects,” according to a new
By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer The United States has rejected 27 vessels around the Strait of Hormuz since beginning its blockade in the Gulf of Oman in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Iran signaled fresh uncertainty around U.S.-backed peace efforts on Monday, saying it has yet to decide whether it will attend a new round of talks in Pakistan,
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer People who face loneliness are at a higher risk of degenerative valvular heart disease, an illness in which the heart’s valves, which direct blood flow within the organ,
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Nearly half of Americans do not support requiring vaccines, according to a new poll. Some 46% of respondents to the poll — conducted in March by a company called Public
By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer The Justice Department is petitioning an appeals court to throw out the convictions of unpardoned defendants who were charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol breach
By Jackson Richman and Joseph Lord Contributing Writers Despite the midterm season underway, the lines of congressional maps have not been finalized as redistricting battles continue nationwide. Since Texas’ opening salvo, lawmakers in both parties
Trump says US will ‘get all nuclear dust’ from Iran By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Araghchi has announced that, for the duration of the 10-day ceasefire between Israel and
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The United States has significantly expanded the scope of its naval blockade on Iran, signaling that vessels linked to Tehran can now be boarded, searched and
Hegseth: US ‘locked and loaded’ to strike Iran’s power plants if no deal reached By Jack Phillips and Ryan Morgan Contributing Writers A second round of peace talks between the United States and Iran could take place this weekend, President Donald Trump told
By Owen Evans Contributing Writer U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire. In a Thursday post on Truth Social, Trump said he had “excellent conversations” with
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. economy could grow more than 3% this year despite disruptions from the Iran war, while President Donald Trump said energy prices would soon
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Israel and the United States are discussing the possibility of a short ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli officials said, even as fighting continued on Wednesday and Israeli leaders
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States will not agree to any deal with Iran unless Tehran abandons its nuclear ambitions, laying down a
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Germany and Ukraine upgraded their bilateral relationship to a strategic partnership on Tuesday and signed a defense cooperation agreement during meetings in Berlin, as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
By Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writer A Beverly Hills woman alleged Tuesday that Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell sexually assaulted her at a hotel room in 2018, saying she believed she was drugged.
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was minimal in the hours after the U.S. Navy began blockading the crucial waterway to ships coming to or from
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer A prominent seniors’ advocacy group has predicted that next year’s Social Security payments will likely increase by 2.8% under the annual cost-of-living adjustment, as the inflation metric rose 0.9% month over month. In a
By Aldgra Fredly, Joseph Lord Contributing Writers Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., suspended his bid for California governor on Sunday after reports emerged accusing the Democrat of sexual assault — and he announced the following day he