Iran will approach peace talks with the U.S. with greater caution than in the past due to a deep lack of trust, and the war will affect the future legal regime of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva said on Wednesday. The United States and...
US Military Says It’s Ready to Resume Fighting if Diplomacy Fails
The top U.S. general said on Wednesday U.S. troops stood ready to resume fighting if Tehran failed to strike a negotiated settlement as the Trump administration sought to portray the war as a decisive victory against Iran. "We hope that Iran chooses a lasting peace," General Dan Caine, chairman of...
Israel Pounds Lebanon With Heaviest Airstrikes of the War as Hezbollah Pauses Attacks
Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, even as the Iran-aligned group paused attacks on northern Israel and Israeli troops in Lebanon under a two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Consecutive explosions shook Beirut, sending smoke billowing across the capital, as Israel's military...
Wall Street Jumps to Near One-Month Highs as US-Iran Ceasefire Improves Sentiment
Wall Street's main indexes climbed to near one-month highs on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, sending crude prices lower on expectations that energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz could resume. The announcement came hours before U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to...
Airline and Travel Industries See No Immediate Relief From Iran Ceasefire
President Donald Trump's two-week ceasefire with Iran is unlikely to provide immediate relief to the global aviation industry as it reels from its worst crisis in years, executives said on Wednesday, even as airline shares rallied after the deal. Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA),...
Lawmakers Greet Iran Ceasefire With Relief and More Questions
Members of Congress in both parties welcomed President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday night of ceasefire between the United States and Iran, but Democrats continued to raise grave questions about the path forward after weeks of war without congressional authorization. “I’m glad Trump backed off his threat to wipe out a...
‘Ketamine Queen’ to Be Sentenced in Death of ‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry
A Los Angeles drug dealer known as the "Ketamine Queen" is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday for illegally supplying the dose of the prescription anesthetic that led to the drowning death of "Friends" actor Matthew Perry. Jasveen Sangha, 42, pleaded guilty in September to five felony counts related to...
Trump-Backed Republican Wins Runoff to Succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia, NBC Projects
Republican Clay Fuller, a former prosecutor endorsed by President Donald Trump, on Tuesday won a runoff election in Georgia to replace conservative firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene in the U.S. House of Representatives, NBC News projected. Fuller, a former district attorney in northwest Georgia, defeated Shawn Harris, a moderate Democrat who...
Sanger Police Arrest Suspected Gang Member in DUI Stop, Recover Loaded Handgun
Sanger police arrested a suspected gang member after a traffic stop Monday evening led to the discovery of a loaded handgun. Officers pulled over a vehicle near Annadale and I streets around 7 p.m. and observed signs of impairment from the driver, prompting a DUI investigation. During the stop, a...
Trump Announces 2-Week Ceasefire, Backs Off Devastation Threats
The United States and Iran reached an eleventh-hour ceasefire deal Tuesday evening, hours after President Donald Trump threatened to start wiping out a “whole civilization” if the Iranians did not allow commercial shipping to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz. The agreement was announced by Trump in a post...