A deputy U.S. marshal was shot and killed this week while serving an arrest warrant in Alexandria, Louisiana, according to a statement from the U.S. Marshals Service. The deputy was serving the warrant on a fugitive alongside the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office when the shooting occurred around 3 p.m. Monday. “After a lengthy standoff, the […]
American allies Bahrain and Jordan said they were the targets of fresh Iranian attacks early Tuesday, after the U.S. launched the third straight night of U.S. strikes against Iran. President Donald Trump is following through on his threat to hit the country “hard” amid new Iranian attacks against vessels on the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command said the […]
U.S. strikes on Iran enter a third straight night, and Tehran is already firing back. Plus, President Donald Trump is making an even bolder claim about the Strait of Hormuz. Also, another Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation ends in a deadly shooting, but officials now say the man who died wasn’t the person agents […]
President Donald Trump has drastically reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, saying they cover too much land and limit access to critical materials. The president issued two proclamations Monday, shrinking the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by nearly 3 million acres combined. The move falls under the Antiquities […]
U.S. consumers got some welcome inflation relief in June as gasoline and other energy prices fell during a pause in the war with Iran. But the renewed conflict could make the reprieve from months of price increases short-lived. Consumer prices rose 3.5% in June from a year earlier, down sharply from an annual rate of […]
Worried shoppers are trying to give away bagged salads, lettuce and other produce on Facebook, fearing it could be contaminated with cyclosporiasis. Health officials in Michigan — the epicenter of the outbreak — are trying to quell worries with a possible source to the illness. Several months ago, cyclosporiasis wasn’t in anyone’s vocabulary. It’s now […]
Starting Tuesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has become the first governor in the nation to use executive powers to halt permits for large AI data centers by issuing a one-year moratorium. The pause applies to new data centers that use 50 megawatts or more of power while state officials develop regulations to address energy […]
The Los Angeles Police Department has let its contract with Flock Safety expire after an audit found the company’s license plate reader cameras were incorrectly flagging vehicles as stolen. The audit by the department’s inspector general, released last Friday as the contract was expiring, found that 161 vehicles were falsely labeled as stolen in August […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered to immediately halt most vehicle stops nationwide after two fatal shootings within a week, according to multiple reports. CBS News reports that ICE will continue to conduct stops of serious criminal targets but didn’t provide details on what it describes as “serious.” Officials said the suspension is […]
Summer is famous for flings — a few months to have fun with someone without major commitments. Throw in international travelers (and foreign accents), and this year’s round of summer love might actually be able to save America’s struggling dating culture. Young adults in the U.S. have been living in a depressed dating economy, also […]
