In the city of Isfahan, Israeli airstrikes have damaged several of Iran’s most cherished cultural jewels, Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Heritage said. The Ali Qapu Palace and the Chehel Sotoun palace and garden, dating to the 17th-century Safavid dynasty, sustained serious harm, photos and videos released by the ministry...
Voter ID Appears Headed to California Ballot. Opponents Plan to Make It About Trump
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Not long after Steve Clarke found out there was a push to require voter ID at the polls, he began canvassing for signatures in Sacramento. Many of the residents he encountered were angry, Clarke said. He began volunteering...
Bombing Iran to Rubble Won’t Give It Life
In September 1996, I visited Tehran, Iran, for the first time. I stayed at the Homa Hotel, formerly a Sheraton. I wrote at the time that fixed above the door in the lobby was a sign that read, in English, “Down with U.S.A.” As I pondered that sign, I remember...
Israeli Settler Violence Rises in West Bank Under Iran War Curbs
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank are taking advantage of curbs on movement imposed during the war on Iran to attack Palestinians, with military roadblocks preventing ambulances reaching victims quickly, rights groups and medics say. Settlers have killed at least five Palestinians in the West Bank since the United...
US Restarts Global Entry Program Amid Industry Pressure
The Trump administration on Wednesday reinstated the Global Entry program that expedites U.S. customs and immigration clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers entering the United States, the government said. The Department of Homeland Security on February 22 suspended the program but reversed course on its initial plan to also suspend the...
Iran Tells World to Get Ready for Oil to Hit $200 a Barrel
Iran's military command said on Wednesday the world should be prepared for oil to hit $200 a barrel, as three more ships came under attack in the blockaded Gulf. Iran fired at Israel and targets across the Middle East on Wednesday, demonstrating it can still fight back and disrupt energy supplies despite what the...
2 Former New York Police Officers Conspired to Steal From Prostitute, US Says
NEW YORK — In July 2024, two young police officers arrived at a brick town house in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, responding to a complaint about a brothel operating out of the building. The officers, Justin Colon and Justin McMillan, shut off their body-worn cameras and approached a woman...
Trump-Backed Candidate Forced Into Runoff in Georgia Race to Replace Greene, US Media Reports
The election in Georgia to choose the successor to Republican firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene in the U.S. House of Representatives will go to a runoff next month after no candidate, including one backed by President Donald Trump, received a majority of the votes, AP News and NBC News projected on...
Joe Rogan: Trump’s War in Iran ‘Doesn’t Make Any Sense’
Count influential conservative broadcaster Joe Rogan among the many Americans who can't figure out why President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to team with Israel for a war on Iran. During his podcast Tuesday, Rogan said that massive aerial attack on Iran seems "so insane based on what (Trump) ran...
League of Legends Down for Thousands, Downdetector Shows
League of Legends is down for thousands of users on Tuesday, according to Downdetector.com. There were more than 7,000 reports of issues with the platform as of 4:38 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages from a number of sources. Most users reported an issue with server connection. Update...