3+ hour, 53+ min ago  (496+ words) Russia and Ukraine traded fresh threats and long-range attacks Thursday after a large Ukrainian drone operation struck an oil refinery near Moscow, prompting the Kremlin to signal that a new wave of intensified military strikes could follow. Russian Foreign Minister…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (469+ words) Security officials overseeing the 2026 FIFA World Cup are confronting renewed concerns after propaganda linked to the Islamic State group called on supporters to target the tournament, urging lone attackers to exploit the month-long event and carry out acts of violence…...

8+ hour, 15+ min ago  (500+ words) A California ballot measure that would impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires has officially qualified for a statewide vote, setting up a high-stakes battle over wealth, taxation and the future of Silicon Valley as some of the state's richest residents…...

9+ hour, 14+ min ago  (492+ words) President Donald Trump is facing fresh criticism over a series of high-profile projects and policy initiatives after journalist James Ball argued that several of the administration's most ambitious undertakings have become costly political liabilities rather than legacy-defining achievements. At the…...

9+ hour, 14+ min ago  (667+ words) Vice President JD Vance postponed a planned trip to Switzerland for the first round of technical negotiations with Iran, injecting fresh uncertainty into a U. S. -brokered peace framework already facing resistance from Israel and renewed fighting in Lebanon. The White House…...

10+ hour, 14+ min ago  (441+ words) Catherine, Princess of Wales, returned to Royal Ascot this week alongside Prince William, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, marking one of her most prominent public appearances since undergoing cancer treatment and signaling a further expansion of her royal duties…...

14+ hour, 15+ min ago  (577+ words) FBI Director Kash Patel is facing new scrutiny from congressional Democrats after Rep. Jamie Raskin accused him of directing more than $1 million in bonus payments to a select group of FBI personnel, raising questions about whether the awards complied with…...

14+ hour, 15+ min ago  (516+ words) The U. S. Department of Justice has joined a growing legal battle over one of the nation's most closely watched local reparations programs, moving to challenge an Evanston, Illinois initiative that provides up to $25, 000 in housing-related assistance to eligible Black residents and…...

14+ hour, 15+ min ago  (406+ words) The Trump administration is preparing a significant expansion of efforts to revoke U. S. citizenship from naturalized Americans accused of obtaining their status through fraud, deception or other disqualifying conduct, according to reports detailing a renewed Justice Department focus on denaturalization cases....

15+ hour, 14+ min ago  (686+ words) A flu outbreak that has sickened nearly 160 Air Force trainees at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas is drawing renewed scrutiny to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to end the military's long-standing requirement for annual influenza vaccinations, placing questions of…...