• A Houthi missile attack on Israel stokes fears of renewed Red Sea shipping strikes
    CAIRO (AP) — A missile attack on Israel by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday raises concern that Tehran’s proxies may again try to block Red Sea shipping routes, as Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz keeps another key global trade passage virtually closed. The Houthis said they fired a barrage of missiles […]
  • Iranian attack on Saudi base injures US troops. More American forces arrive in the Middle East
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base. Iran fired six ballistic missiles and 29 drones at Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan air base in an attack Friday that injured […]
  • What to know about Trump’s order to pay TSA officers and its impact on airport security lines
    With spring break in full swing, airline passengers continued to wait it out at major U.S. airports after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers aimed at alleviating long security lines. Trump’s executive order on Friday instructed the Department of Homeland Security to pay TSA officers immediately, although it’s […]
  • Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden accidentally shoots himself in leg at airport
    A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to protect former first lady Jill Biden accidentally shot himself in the leg at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, authorities said. Biden was not in the area when the agent was injured during a “negligent discharge” of his firearm Friday morning, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told The Associated […]
  • CPAC activists embrace Paxton as MAGA’s choice for Texas Senate over Cornyn
    GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — It was Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s show at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where hundreds of right-wing activists from around the country hailed him as Republicans’ clear choice for U.S. Senate. After meeting with supporters behind closed doors, Paxton crowned the day by standing before thousands as the keynote speaker […]