WASHINGTON — Two television networks on Thursday announced they would hold separate Republican presidential debates at the same location in New Hampshire just ahead of that state's GOP primary next month, but officials at Saint Anselm College said they were only aware of one of the events. CNN said earlier in...
Rocket Attack Targets the US Embassy in Baghdad. Iran-Backed Militia Suspected
BAGHDAD — A rocket attack on the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad caused minor damage but no casualties Friday morning, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. The attack is the first on the embassy located in the heavily fortified Green Zone of Iraq's capital to be confirmed since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas...
Asteroid Will Pass in Front of Bright Star Betelgeuse to Produce a Rare Eclipse Visible to Millions
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of-a-kind eclipse. The rare and fleeting spectacle, late Monday into early Tuesday, should be visible to millions of people along a...
Hunter Biden Indicted on Nine Tax Charges, Adding to Gun Charges in Special Counsel Probe
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of the president's son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election. The New Charges The new charges — three felonies and six misdemeanors — come...
House Votes to Censure Democratic Rep. Bowman for Pulling a Fire Alarm in a Capitol Office Building
WASHINGTON — House members voted again Thursday to punish one of their own, targeting Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman for triggering a fire alarm in a U.S. Capitol office building when the chamber was in session. The Censure Resolution The Republican censure resolution passed with a few Democratic votes, but most...
What to Know About the Hall & Oates Legal Fight, and the Business at Stake Behind All That Music
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After more than a half-century of making music together, Daryl Hall is suing John Oates and arguing in arbitration that he can't sell his share of a Hall & Oates business partnership without Hall's permission. Public court filings have revealed just how wide the rift has grown...
Juan Soto Traded to New York Yankees from San Diego Padres in 7-Player Blockbuster
NEW YORK — Juan Soto is headed to the New York Yankees in their first big move following the team's worst season in three decades. They hope at least one more will follow. New York acquired Soto and Gold Glove center fielder Trent Grisham in a blockbuster trade with the...
Texas Judge Grants Pregnant Woman Permission to Get an Abortion Despite State’s Ban
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas judge on Thursday gave a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis permission to get an abortion in an unprecedented challenge over bans that more than a dozen states have enacted since Roe v. Wade was overturned. The lawsuit by Kate Cox, a 31-year-old...
Strikes on Gaza’s Southern Edge Sow Fear in One of the Last Areas to Which People Can Flee
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces struck the southern Gaza town of Rafah twice overnight, residents said Thursday, sowing fear in one of the last places where civilians could seek refuge after Israel widened its offensive against Hamas to areas already packed with displaced people. United Nations officials say there are...
UN: Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine’s Energy Facilities, Worsening Humanitarian Conditions
UNITED NATIONS — Intensifying Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities are worsening humanitarian conditions across the war-torn country, where heavy snow and freezing temperatures have already arrived, U.N. officials said Wednesday. Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca told the U.N. Security Council that Russia’s continuing daily attacks on Ukraine’s critical civilian infrastructure...