A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid by a group of unions to block the Trump administration government downsizing team known as the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data on Americans. The Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision said the unions...
The Trump Administration Tried to Silence Mahmoud Khalil, So I Asked Him to Talk
Across the 2024 election, Donald Trump and the people behind him said again and again that they were here to restore free speech to this country. Then they got power. And his administration came after speech in a way that the left never dared to do — never wanted to...
Iran Says It Arrested 21,000 ‘Suspects’ During 12-Day War With Israel
Iranian police arrested as many as 21,000 "suspects" during the country's 12-day war with Israel in June, a law enforcement spokesperson said on Tuesday, according to state media. Following Israeli air strikes that began on June 13, Iranian security forces began a campaign of widespread arrests accompanied by an intensified...
Iran Says Direct Nuclear Talks With US Possible Under Suitable Conditions
DUBAI — Iran could hold direct nuclear talks with the United States if conditions are suitable, first Vice President Mohammadreza Aref said on Tuesday, according to state media. But he said U.S. demands for Tehran to drop uranium enrichment entirely were "a joke". A sixth round of talks between Tehran...
How to Watch the Strongest Meteor Shower of the Summer
Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with your naked eye. Meteor showers, natural fireworks that streak brightly across the night sky, are one of them. The latest shower, the Perseids, is a favorite among skywatchers. It is one...
Wall Street Edges Higher After Inflation Rises Moderately in July
Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Tuesday after data showed inflation rose broadly in line with expectations in July, putting the Federal Reserve on track to lower interest rates next month. A Labor Department report showed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by an expected 0.2% on a...
Gaza Suffering Has Reached ‘Unimaginable’ Levels, Say 24 Foreign Ministers
LONDON/BRUSSELS — The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached "unimaginable levels", Britain, Canada, Australia and several of their European allies said on Tuesday, calling on Israel to allow unrestricted aid into the war-torn Palestinian enclave. "Famine is unfolding before our eyes. Urgent action is needed now to halt and reverse...
Fight Over Fresno Mobile Home Park Ends As Self-Help Enterprises Takes Over
After more than four years of turmoil, the legal fight over a mobile home park in north Fresno appears to be over as a Visalia affordable housing developer officially took ownership last week. Self-Help Enterprises closed escrow Aug. 4 on La Hacienda Mobile Home Park, said Betsy McGovern-Garcia, vice president...
Explosions at US Steel Plant Leave One Dead, 10 Injured
Multiple explosions at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh killed at least one person and injured 10 others, authorities said on Monday, and emergency crews were searching through the rubble for an employee believed to be missing. The blasts at the Clairton Coke Works — part of a sprawling industrial...
Israel Steps up Gaza City Bombing After Netanyahu’s Vow To Expand Offensive
CAIRO (Reuters) -Palestinians reported the heaviest bombardments in weeks on Monday in areas east of Gaza City, just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected to complete a new expanded offensive against Hamas "fairly quickly". An airstrike also killed six journalists including prominent Al Jazeera correspondent Anas...