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(John Weeks, Antiwar.com) Writing in POLITICO on Tuesday, Dasha Burns and Nahal Toosi reported that in recent months the US intelligence community has “sent spies and assets” to Cuba. Specifically, they reported the CIA has increased its presence on the island, which sits approximately 90 miles south of Florida.    Burns...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Four people died over the New Mexico desert this spring, seemingly because of a military electronic warfare drill, and specialists in the field expect more accidents to follow, according to a report by Jeff Wise of Wired. A Beechcraft King Air lifted off from Roswell Air...

(Headline USA) A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday after drifting off course for the past year, scientists reported. Although no one observed the actual 5,400-mph (8,700-kph) collision, a telescope in Chile spotted what astronomers have identified as the...

(Headline USA) The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why a plane was allowed to take off as President Donald Trump's helicopter was approaching Reagan National Airport Tuesday afternoon in what appears to be a violation of safety procedures put in place after last year's midair collision near that busy...

(Headline USA) The State Department on Wednesday offered a $25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos González, or "Pelón,” scaling up pressure on a U.S. citizen who has emerged as the figurehead of Mexico's most powerful cartel. The reward was bumped up from $5 million....

(Headline USA) The state of New Mexico sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday, saying the federal government blocked the state's ability to investigate the sex crimes of financier Jeffrey Epstein at a ranch there. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C.,...

(David Beasley, The Center Square) A Northeast Ohio Republican congressman continues standing firm amid calls for his resignation over allegations he abused his ex-wife and a former girlfriend. U.S. Rep. Max Miller plans to ask for a congressional ethics investigation on himself, he said Tuesday on social media. “In light of...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  U.S. House candidates in Michigan celebrated wins on a night where progressive candidates pushed back against establishment Democrats. Results from Tuesday’s elections paint a picture of how the makeup of Congress will shake out in November as Democrats seek to take back the legislative chamber. District...

(José Niño, Headline USA) The U.S. government has handed out citizenship faster than it handed out deportation orders over the past year, according to publicly available statistics. The Twitter/X account AF Post drew a comparison between two immigration statistics this week that circulated widely, and federal records back up each...

(Headline USA) One of the three people killed when a gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger had traveled to Idaho to help expand the restaurant chain. Ashley Garibay was on a team tapped to train new employees, away from where she lived in Stockton, California. Her family said she...

(Headline USA) A man charged with intentionally setting a wildfire that’s destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Washington state's second-largest city was contacted by law enforcement about two fires last year, though he wasn't charged in either, court documents show. Aaron F. Farinacci, of Spokane, was arrested Monday and...

(Randy Diamond, The Center Square) Although former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes served only 18 months in office, he’s taking away a lucrative severance package worth around $700,000 as questions remain about his departure. The package is well in excess of his $370,000 yearly salary. While the package was first disclosed...