Some U.S. politicians on opposite ends of the political spectrum this week denounced the killing last week of a Palestinian-American man from Florida in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Family members and Palestinian officials said 20-year-old Sayfollah Musallet was beaten to death by illegal Israeli settlers. The U.S. ambassador to Israel, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, demanded…
The city has not yet finalized its plan for complying with a statewide cellphone ban in classrooms, but Gov. Kathy Hochul and Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos say schools will be ready by September. “This is starting this fall. I’m impatient,” Hochul said. “Habits are built on day one, so we are going to be ready…
Next June, Delta will enter the competitive Los Angeles-Chicago market and begin flying to Hong Kong from LAX. Delta will operate LAX-O’Hare three times daily beginning June 7 using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The route is currently served by United, American, Frontier and Spirit. United and American each have hubs at O’Hare and LAX and dominate…
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainians welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge of more U.S.-made weapons in their three-year fight against Russia’s invasion, though it is unclear what exactly they will get and how quickly. What You Need To Know Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed gratitude for U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to send more weapons…
KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday, as anticipation grew over a possible shift in the Trump administration’s policy on the three-year war. What You Need To Know U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia has…
LONDON — Iga Swiatek won her first Wimbledon championship with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova on Saturday in the first women’s final at the tournament in 114 years in which one player failed to claim a single game. What You Need To Know Iga Swiatek has won her first Wimbledon championship with a…
July 10 (UPI) — A third of all U.S. counties do not have full-time journalists, according to a new report by the non-profit Rebuild Local News and journalism aggregator Muck Rack. The United States averaged 40 full-time journalists for every 100,000 residents in 2002, but that average has dropped to 8.2 in 2025, according to…
WASHINGTON — Israel believes deeply buried stocks of enriched uranium at one Iranian nuclear facility hit by the U.S. military are potentially retrievable, a senior Israeli official said. And the agency that built the U.S. “bunker buster” bombs dropped on two other nuclear sites said Thursday that it is still waiting for data to be able to determine if…
LONDON — Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades, and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world’s most vulnerable. What You Need To Know A new U.N. AIDS agency report says the sudden withdrawal…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia Thursday. What You Need To Know U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas…