(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee claimed in an interview on Thursday that Israeli settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank were not illegal under international law, comments that came after Israel approved a major expansion of settlements.
Huckabee told Al-Arabiya that “it is not a violation of international...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The Trump administration is cracking down on noncitizens receiving Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The center launched an oversight program, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to provide states with reports...
(Zachery Schmidt, The Center Square) President Donald Trump has signed into law the Aviator Cancer Examination Study Act, which seeks to address cancer rates among former and current military aircrew members.
According to a US Air Force study, these individuals experienced higher rates of melanoma, thyroid cancer and prostate cancer.
Building...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Hamas said on Monday that it had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal presented by mediators Qatar and Egypt, which comes as Israel is planning a massive escalation that involves forcibly displacing more than one million Palestinians from Gaza City and sending them south.
“Hamas, along with the Palestinian...
(Headline USA) As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine.
Instead of normal programing, Ukrainian viewers saw parade footage beamed in from Moscow: waves of tanks, soldiers and weaponry. The message was meant to intimidate...
(Headline USA) Smash-and-grab thieves in Seattle made off with an estimated $2 million in diamonds, luxury watches, gold and other items in a daring midday jewelry store robbery that took just about 90 seconds, police said Friday.
Video from the West Seattle store's surveillance cameras shows four masked suspects shattering the...
(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) The man accused of killing Minnesota’s former House speaker and her husband faces state charges of first-degree murder.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said Thursday a state grand jury indictment of Vance Luther Boelter includes two first-degree premeditated murder charges for the killing of House...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Wednesday that the Israeli military has approved plans for the “conquest” of Gaza as Israel is planning a significant escalation of its genocidal war.
“This morning, we approved plans for the conquest of Gaza, and now we are...
(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) Plans for a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility are moving forward after officials in a Tennessee community voted to approve contracts with the agency and a private prison company.
The Tuesday evening meeting of the Mason Board of Aldermen was marked by...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The deadline to enact further reciprocal tariffs against China will be extended by 90 days, President Donald Trump announced Monday night.
“ continues to take significant steps toward remedying non-reciprocal trade arrangements and addressing the concerns of the United States relating to economic and national...
(Orphe Divounguy, The Center Square) The economy was already slowing, and that was before higher tariffs kicked in last week, raising import taxes to the highest level since the Great Depression.
The latest jobs report showed only 73,000 jobs added in July, falling well short of expectations. But the bigger...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) The first U.S. Attorney officially cleared by the Senate in President Donald Trump's second term could offer a major clue as to what the Republican administration is planning to prioritize---and, more importantly, where.
Despite the frustrating foot-dragging from Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., who adjourned...