The suspect in an episode of gun violence on Thursday at a Detroit-area synagogue was shot dead, according to a law enforcement official, with no other casualties from the incident immediately reported. Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at about 12:30 p.m. local time (1730 GMT) at Temple...
US and Allies Clash With Russia and China Over Iran Nuclear Program
The U.S. and Western allies clashed with Russia and China on Thursday over Iran's nuclear intentions, as Washington sought at the United Nations to further justify the war it launched on Iran two weeks ago. At a meeting of the 15-member U.N. Security Council, which is chaired this month by...
Pardoning Netanyahu Now Would Be Improper, Key Israeli Office Says
JERUSALEM — A key Israeli judicial office has declined to recommend that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be granted a pardon in his long-running criminal trial on corruption charges, rebuffing Netanyahu’s entreaties — and heavy pressure from President Donald Trump — to set aside the charges. As long as Netanyahu maintained...
Ron DeSantis Wants Speedy Executions, and Lots of Them
The machinery of death is humming in Florida. Officials there executed 19 inmates last year, the most of any state and the most by far in Florida’s modern history. Only Texas has executed more people in a single year since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976. (Decades...
Israeli Military Says It Struck Basij Checkpoints in Tehran
The Israeli military struck checkpoints in Tehran operated by the Basij, it said on Thursday, as part of an effort to weaken the rule of Iran's clerical leaders. The Basij militia is a part-time paramilitary force under the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that is often used...
US Senate Fails to End Standoff Over Funding Homeland Security, Airport Screening
Senate Democrats failed in a bid on Thursday to fund the Transportation Security Administration as Republicans demand lawmakers approve funding for the entire Homeland Security Department. The Senate later on Thursday is set to take a procedural vote on a Republican proposal to fund all of Homeland Security that is...
Suspected Gunman Involved in Michigan Synagogue Shooting Is Dead, Media Reports
Update: The suspected gunman involved in a shooting at Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, is dead, according to media reports. Original Story The Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident on Thursday at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and law enforcement authorities rushed to...
A Statue of Trump and Epstein in ‘Titanic’ Pose Appears on National Mall
A gold-colored statue inspired by the “Titanic” pose has appeared on the National Mall — but instead of portraying Jack supporting Rose from behind as she pretends to fly, it depicts President Donald Trump and the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A plaque at the statue’s base read: “The tragic...
Trump Administration Considers Loosening US Shipping Rules to Combat Fuel Price Spike
The Trump administration is considering waiving the century-old Jones Act for a limited period to ensure energy and agricultural shipments can move freely between U.S. ports, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday, in a bid to combat Iran-related supply disruptions. "In the interest of national defense, the White House...
US Senate Passes Housing Affordability, House Consideration Next
The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved legislation aimed at boosting affordable housing construction nationwide, giving lawmakers the opportunity to campaign for re-election this year by highlighting efforts to ease the burden of high living costs. The legislation, spearheaded by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott of South Carolina, a...