British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a crucial test in Parliament on Monday as he battles a growing crisis over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to Washington. Starmer is facing intense scrutiny for giving the top diplomatic post to a highly controversial figure with deep ties to Jeffrey Epstein after background […]
President Donald Trump threatens to strike Iran’s infrastructure after a U.S. naval clash at sea. Now, Tehran is warning of retaliation as talks hang in the balance. Plus, a Louisiana father kills eight children, including seven of his own, before police shot him. Investigators point to a domestic breakdown, but key questions remain. And a […]
A high-stakes redistricting fight in Virginia heads to voters Tuesday, with potential national consequences for control of Congress. At issue: whether to approve new congressional maps that could dramatically shift the balance of power in the state — and potentially the U.S. House. What could change As Straight Arrow News reported, Democrats are backing a […]
FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic for $250 million Monday, three days after the magazine published a story portraying him as erratic, frequently absent from work and at times visibly intoxicated. The article examined the conduct of the nation’s top FBI official during a period of heightened national-security pressure. The Atlantic also reported the White […]
Federal immigration crackdowns, and the fear that results from them, have farmers worried they might not have enough workers this harvest season. This comes at a time when more and more farms have been closing nationwide. “It just causes a lot of stress, a lot of anxiety, a lot of fear, in a community and […]
The Israeli military on Sunday published a map of where its forces are operating in southern Lebanon. The map shows where Israel has taken control amid a ceasefire agreement between the two countries. Reuters reported that Israeli troops destroyed abandoned Lebanese villages in this area. Israel says this is being done to protect “direct threats […]
A new national study is pointing to education level as a growing divide in colorectal cancer deaths among younger Americans. It found that rising death rates are becoming more and more concentrated among people with less education. The study, published online this week in JAMA Oncology, examined nearly three decades of U.S. data and found that […]
For centuries, the Vatican has maintained a complicated, often controversial role in political life, a history that continues to shape modern debates as Pope Leo XIV weighs in on war, power and nuclear weapons. While critics periodically argue that popes should “stay out of politics,” historians and theologians say such a claim runs counter to […]
U.S. representatives are going to Pakistan on Monday for negotiations with Iran, President Donald Trump said on Truth Social. If a deal isn’t reached, the United States is going to knock out “every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,” he said. Military and international law experts have said striking power plants and […]
Iowa City police are investigating a shooting that injured multiple people early Sunday near the University of Iowa campus after officers responded to reports of a large fight downtown. Police were called at 1:46 a.m. to the 100 block of East College Street, where officers arriving on scene heard gunfire, according to the Iowa City Police Department. “At this time, […]
