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
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer A scheduled U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and nearby waters started at 10 a.m. ET on Monday amid a tenuous ceasefire between the United States and
By T.J. Muscaro Contributing Writer HOUSTON — Humanity’s first adventure to the moon in more than 50 years is complete. Artemis II, NASA’s 10-day test flight around the moon, concluded just after 5 p.m. Pacific on Friday when the
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer British Defense Secretary John Healey said on Thursday that the militaries of the UK and Norway had deterred “nefarious activity” by Russian spy submarines over undersea cables in
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer Vice President JD Vance departed for peace talks with Iran in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Friday, saying he thinks the outcome is “going to be positive.” Vance added that
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer American Airlines has joined a growing list of major carriers raising baggage fees as the industry looks for ways to offset jet fuel costs driven up
Compiled from news service reports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon to take place “as soon as possible.” This came in response to
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday disputed allegations that were made about her and Jeffrey Epstein, vowed legal response against individuals who made those claims, and
Compiled from news services White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the Trump administration is sending a negotiating team, led by Vice President JD Vance, to Islamabad, Pakistan, for
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States will work closely with Iran’s new leadership to eliminate Tehran’s nuclear capabilities, including extracting and removing what he described
By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer Two recent major court verdicts finding social media giants Meta and YouTube liable for harm to users could send shock waves through the tech industry. In a first-of-its-kind
By Sam Dorman & Troy Myers Contributing Writers President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would suspend pending attacks on Iran. “Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday accused Iran’s regime of committing acts of terrorism by attacking commercial shipping vessels in the Hormuz Strait. “The whole world
Compiled from news service reports Top House Democrats requesting that Congress immediately come back into session for a vote to end the war in Iran on Wednesday as President Donald Trump’s ultimatum calling for Iran to
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer According to Social Security Administration Commissioner and IRS CEO Frank Bisignano, the agency under President Donald Trump is taking major steps to modernize its systems and
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer The federal government will increase payments to private Medicare insurers by 2.48% in 2027, far more than it initially proposed. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services