In today’s newsletter: Iran and Israel exchange attacks for the first time since the April ceasefire. Nithya Raman takes a narrow lead for second place over Spencer Pratt in the L.A. mayoral race. And in a Southeast Asia fraud network, enslaved workers are forced to target Americans. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited…
A lawsuit filed Saturday against the federal government asks a judge to stop an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House lawn scheduled this week. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The suit, which the Public Integrity Project, a watchdog group, filed on behalf of…
President Donald Trump did not rule out the government’s paying people who were charged with assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” and he also contended without evidence that recent California elections were “rigged.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free…
Leo, who arrived in Spain on Saturday at the start of his weeklong visit, has been keen to highlight the long tradition of Catholic devotion here to encourage especially young generations to find their faith in a once-staunchly Catholic country where religious observance has largely been on the wane. In his homily Sunday, Leo honored…
The United States spent more than half a century and hundreds of millions of dollars driving the flesh-eating New World screwworm as far from its borders as possible. Now, it’s back. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The species can eat the tissue of any warm-blooded…
At least 12 people were shot Saturday when gunmen, possibly aiming for each other, opened fire near a summer festival in Toledo, Ohio, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Gunfire erupted just after 5:30 p.m. near the Old West End Festival in Toledo by…
Terry Bollea — known professionally as Hulk Hogan — died of natural causes, according to a report released Friday by the Clearwater Police Department, concluding its investigation into the July 2025 death of the legendary pro wrestler. He was 71. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content….
The ad jingle you just can’t get out of your head — no matter how hard you may try — is staying on the air for now in California. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. An appeals court ruled Thursday the “1 877 Kars for Kids,…
The House issues a rare rebuke of the president, FIFA imposes a ban, and a flesh-eating parasite returns. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about Israel ramping up its spying on the U.S., recently raising the counterintelligence threat level from America’s top ally in the Middle East to the highest level, according to two U.S. officials and one former U.S. official. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free…
