Ukraine: at least 15 dead after large-scale Russian strikes – BBC News Africa
Ukraine: at least 15 dead after large-scale Russian strikes BBC Last war in Ukraine: ‘One of the most despicable Russian attacks’ was a ‘gift’ for Putin’s birthday News from the sky Russia hits Ukrainian apartment buildings…
Withdrawal of B-1 bombers shows how an under-armed Iran is keeping the United States in suspense
LONDON — In a speech to U.S. forces last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed President Donald Trump’s triumphant descriptions of Iran as a defeated enemy. The United States “destroyed” Iran’s navy, air force, leadership…
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Michael Hession/NYT Wire Cutter The Best Dry Food Storage Containers We Tested These durable, well-sealed plastic containers fit easily into most cabinets. They come in many sizes, can stack securely, and are easy to scoop or pour. This sturdy container…
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in Chemistry: NPR
Portraits of Henry Kagan and Kenso Soai are displayed on screen as they receive the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, October 7, 2026. Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP hide caption toggle…
ABC and Trump’s FCC battle in federal court over free speech and jurisdictional issues
WASHINGTON (AP) — An ABC lawyer asked a federal judge Tuesday to block the Trump administration from an early and unusual review of its broadcast licenses, likening it to a looming execution by guillotine that was already chilling the network’s…
“Use your majority”: In the unlikely event of a Supreme Court vacancy, Republicans are ready to act
Senate Republicans are unlikely to secure a Supreme Court vacancy this year. They prepare for it in private, just in case. A Democratic triumph in the midterms would have considerable consequences for the final years of the presidential term. that of…
Tropical Storm Isaias is forming in the Gulf and could be the first Atlantic hurricane of the season to make landfall.
Tropical Storm Isaias formed in the southern Gulf and is expected to quickly strengthen into a powerful Category 2 hurricane and track toward the northern Gulf Coast later this week. Isaias is expected to approach the coast Friday and landfall is…
Israel marks three years since Oct. 7, asks if PM ignored warnings: NPR
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lays a wreath during a state memorial ceremony for those killed in the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, October 5. Debbie Hill/Pool UPI via AP hide caption…
Florida poll: Republicans in the lead in the race for governor and Senate
Republican Byron Donalds holds a 7 percentage point advantage over Democrat David Jolly in the race for Florida governor, according to a new NBC South Florida/Telemundo Station Group poll, while Republican Sen. Ashley Moody is up 10 points in her matchup…
More than 1,000 children are buried in juvenile detention centers across the country: NPR
Gravestones for black boys who died while at the Reformatory House in Cheltenham, Maryland, in the wooded area adjacent to the Maryland Veterans Cemetery. Tyrone Turner/WAMU for NPR hide caption toggle caption I Tyrone Turner/WAMU for NPR When Veronica…