Hurricane Vance is rapidly intensifying and could be a Category 3 off the coast of Mexico.
MIAMI (AP) — Vance became a hurricane Friday and the National Hurricane Center said it would strengthen rapidly as it moved closer to Mexico’s Pacific coast. Vance was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) as it…
New York AG James opposes efforts to exclude him from Cornell investigation
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a response Thursday opposing efforts to bar her from acting as a special prosecutor in the Cornell University rape investigation, due to allegations of political bias. James said in a court filing that the…
Melania Trump negotiates truce for Ukrainian city ‘on the brink of disaster,’ White House says – BBC News Africa
Melania Trump negotiates truce for Ukrainian city ‘on the brink of disaster,’ White House says BBC Melania Trump secures ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, White House says Reuters Breaking News: Melania Trump helps broker ceasefire deal…
Netanyahu vows military operation in West Bank after Hamas kills two Israeli soldiers
JERUSALEM — Two Palestinian gunmen attacked a road intersection near Hebron on Friday, killing two Israeli soldiers and prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order what he said would be the most intense military campaign in the…
First briefing: War against Iran; Mid-term early voting; Trump vs. BBC: NPR
Good morning. You are reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to receive it in your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s best stories More intense fighting in Iran could resume in…
Trump border chief defends wall plans at Big Bend, Texas
BLAINE, Wash. (AP) — The Trump administration’s top border official defended construction plans a wall and other infrastructure in the Big Bend region of Texas, despite growing opposition to the project and a court ruling pause in…
Meghan ‘deeply upset’ by allegations her father, Thomas Markle Sr., possessed child sexual abuse images
LONDON — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, said Friday she was “deeply distressed” by a report alleging that her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr., possessed images of child sexual abuse, adding that she was informed by police of…
Iran War Updates: Trump envoy says war could last another year as oil prices continue to rise
Foreign ministers from seven countries from Europe, the Middle East and beyond will hold talks in Istanbul on Friday focusing on the Strait of Hormuz and interrelated crises in the Middle East, as well as the war in Ukraine. Ministers from the E3 group…
Capitol Agenda: Bennie Thompson Warns of Democrats’ Late Gambit – Live Updates
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Russian diesel tanker heads to US, first since Trump-Putin deal
An oil tanker loaded with diesel fuel set sail on Friday from Russia to the United States, it is the first shipment since President Donald Trump reached a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to release more fuel to the global market. Trump eased…