The operator of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty, killing a woman and her infant daughter, has been charged with reckless endangerment while federal authorities investigate whether the vessel was operating as an illegal charter. The 22-foot Bayliner speedboat overturned around 10:30 p.m. Saturday near Liberty Island, sending […]
Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission approved outlines for a draft bill to manage the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported Sunday. IRNA wrote the proposed legislation includes a ban on vessels owned or flagged by the U.S., Israel or other countries and entities Iran considers hostile. Expediency Discernment Council Chairman Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli […]
It was a project President Donald Trump touted when it first started — and now it’s reportedly put Washington’s top prosecutor’s job in question. President Donald Trump said earlier this week he hasn’t decided whether Jeanine Pirro will remain the United States attorney for the District of Columbia after she moved to dismiss a felony charge against […]
Federal food safety officials issued a public health alert Saturday for multiple meat and poultry products made with recalled jalapeños that may be contaminated with salmonella. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said the alert covers FSIS-regulated products containing Food and Drug Administration-regulated jalapeños that were recalled as part of an […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he rejects President Donald Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, stating that the Israeli military will not withdraw from the enclave until Hamas is disarmed. “And when I say the disarming of Hamas, it means heavy weaponry, lighter weaponry, all weaponry. And we are talking about genuine disarmament, not fictitious […]
Utility companies have a new message to pitch residents on data centers moving in: The new neighbors will keep electric bills from rising. That’s the opposite of what many opponents to large-scale data center development and some electricity market analysts say. “As new large-load customers come online, they help spread fixed costs for the grid […]
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council gave several conditions for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. If these aren’t met, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr said, the waterway which previously had 20% of the world’s water supply go through will stay closed. Semi-official news agency Tasnim reported that these conditions are that […]
Former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, his son Hunter Biden said in an interview broadcast Friday, months after the former president completed a round of radiation therapy for the disease. Hunter Biden grew emotional during the BBC interview while discussing his father’s […]
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said her office issued subpoenas as part of a civil rights investigation into an immigration detention facility in Newark. The investigation is looking into whether any actions by GEO Group, which owns and operates Delaney Hall, violated people’s rights “in the wake of reports of alarming conditions and recent […]
Two former NBA players say they plan to declare for the 2027 WNBA draft. Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White, both former NBA players, announced separately on social media that they intend to seek WNBA eligibility. Their statements came amid a broader national debate over transgender athletes in women’s sports and after public comments from […]
