Midafternoon in late June 2019, Steve Bannon sent Jeffrey Epstein an excited series of texts. “Dude!!!!!” he wrote. “Is this real Tell me this is real.” Epstein had just texted him a headline from The Miami Herald. It reported that victims of Epstein’s sexual abuse had lost a court battle...
Madera County Crash Leaves Four Dead, One Critically Injured After Fleeing Vehicle Wrecks
Four people were killed and one was critically injured early Sunday after a vehicle fleeing deputies crashed in Madera County, authorities said. At approximately 1:10 a.m., the Madera County Sheriff's Office received multiple calls reporting subjects breaking into vehicles in the area of El Vado Drive and Avenue 18 1/2....
Oil Prices Edge Higher Ahead of US–Iran Nuclear Talks
Oil prices rose slightly on Monday, with investors weighing the market implications of upcoming U.S.-Iran talks aimed at de-escalating tensions against a backdrop of expected OPEC+ supply increases. Brent crude futures gained 41 cents, or 0.6%, to $68.16 a barrel by 1508 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at...
Netanyahu: Deal With Iran Must Dismantle Nuclear Infrastructure, Not Just Stop Enrichment Process
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he told U.S. President Donald Trump last week that any deal with Iran must include the dismantling of Iran's nuclear infrastructure, not just stopping the enrichment process. Speaking at the annual Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Netanyahu also said...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill 11 in Gaza, Palestinians Say. Israel Says Hamas Violated Truce
Israel fired airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 11 Palestinians, Palestinian officials said, in what the military called a response to ceasefire violations by Palestinian militant group Hamas. Gaza medics said an Israeli airstrike on a tent encampment housing displaced families killed at least four people,...
Macron Urges Calm After Activist’s Death Sparks Political Clash
French President Emmanuel Macron urged calm and restraint at the weekend after an activist died from injuries sustained during a beating, an incident that has become a political flashpoint. The 23-year-old died on Saturday, having fallen into a coma after being violently beaten on Thursday outside a conference given by...
US Says It Interdicted and Boarded Vessel Defying Trump’s Quarantine
The U.S. Department of Defense conducted a maritime interdiction and boarding of the vessel Veronica III, which tried to defy President Donald Trump’s quarantine, the department said on Sunday. "Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the Veronica III without incident in the INDOPACOM area of...
Shivering Americans Snap Up Firewood as Winter Grinds On
In Nashville, Tennessee, which is still recovering from an ice storm last month that caused widespread power outages, business has been booming for Bradley Hite, a firewood supplier who said there was a wait of up to two weeks for delivery. And in North Carolina, Jason Loflin had to recruit...
Israeli Cabinet Approves West Bank Land Registration, Palestinians Condemn ‘De-Facto Annexation’
Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved further measures to tighten Israel's control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to buy land, in a move Palestinians called "a de-facto annexation". The West Bank is among the territories that the Palestinians seek for a future independent state. Much...
US Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to the African nation of Cameroon in January. None of them are from Cameroon, according to government documents obtained by The...