Hamas has agreed to “some elements” of President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, according to a statement from the terror group. The 20-point plan was announced on Monday when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House. While the full details of what the militant group agreed to are not known, the reports did […]
The U.S. is seeing a dramatic rise in incidents involving people allegedly impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers this year, according to an analysis by CNN on Thursday. The investigation revealed at least 24 instances of people impersonating ICE agents in 2025, with cases ranging from accusations of rape, assault, kidnapping and robbery. The assessment […]
California drivers can expect temporarily higher prices at the pump after a fire at a Chevron oil refinery lit up the night skies around Los Angeles. Fire crews in El Segundo, California, contained the fire 10 hours after it was triggered by an explosion shortly after 9:30 p.m. PT Thursday. Capable of processing 285,000 barrels […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the United States military carried out a strike on what he called a “narco-trafficking vessel” just off the coast of Venezuela on Friday morning. Four men on board died in the attack, and no United States forces were injured, Hegseth added. “Our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this […]
Books tell stories, shape ideas and open windows to the world. But in the 2024–2025 school year, nearly 7,000 of those windows were slammed shut. A new PEN America report found that across 23 states, books were removed from school shelves at a pace unprecedented in U.S. history. Florida, Texas and Tennessee face the highest […]
Many musicians describe the recording studio as a creative playground, a place where mistakes turn into melodies and raw emotion shapes into something people can feel. Now, Regent Sounds, the famed London studio used by the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and David Bowie, is preparing to reopen. The studio, which closed in the early 1980s, […]
Screams rang out at midnight, but it’s a bit early for Halloween frights. Instead, fans around the world were celebrating the release of Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” The 12-track record dropped Friday, and fans had been counting down ever since Swift first announced the project in August. Fan parties […]
The Des Moines School Board said Friday it has sued JG Consulting, the firm that helped it hire Ian Roberts as superintendent in the 2022-23 school year. Roberts was taken into custody Sept. 26 by federal immigration agents because he faces a deportation order. As new concerns have surfaced regarding Roberts’ eligibility and qualifications, the school […]
The Nevada Supreme Court said on Thursday that former NFL head coach Jon Gruden’s civil lawsuit against the league can go to trial. The court rejected the NFL’s latest appeal that the suit be settled in arbitration with a 7-0 ruling, opening the potential for league secrets to be aired out in a court of […]
Italy’s Juventus Football Club banned three fans from rival club Parma on Friday for shouting racist comments at United States national team star Weston McKennie after a league match between the teams in August. McKennie, a Texas native who is Black, has played for Juventus in the Italian Serie A League since 2020 and has heard […]
