• The Latest: US and Iran assert control over Strait of Hormuz after latest attacks
    It’s been 135 days since the start of the Iran War, and a diplomatic solution seems shakier than ever. President Donald Trump said Monday that “we’re taking over the Strait of Hormuz,” a day after announcing that “we bombed the hell out of them.” Iran also asserted control of the formerly freely navigable waterway after […]
  • Person killed in ICE-involved shooting in Maine, media reports
    July 13 (Reuters) – A person was killed on Monday in a shooting involving U.S. immigration agents in Maine, media outlets reported, days after a man was killed by a U.S. agent during a traffic stop in Texas. Media reports of the shooting in Biddeford, Maine, cited a post by Ryan Fecteau, Maine’s speaker of the […]
  • The next big races between moderates and progressives are in pivotal Midwestern states
    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesotans are known for their niceness, but pleasantries are rare in the state’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary. The two leading candidates, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, have clashed over electability, their ties to corporate interests and willingness to fight Republican President Donald Trump’s administration in Washington. […]
  • Crash of an aircraft helping to fight a Colorado wildfire leaves the pilot dead
    GUNNISON, Colo. (AP) — An aircraft helping to fight a Colorado wildfire has crashed into a reservoir, killing the pilot, authorities said. The aircraft was reported down Sunday in the Silver Jack Reservoir and the pilot’s body was recovered by divers, the Gunnison County sheriff’s office posted online. The pilot, believed to be the only […]
  • Trump invested crypto gains in stocks and bonds, filings show
    By Tom Bergin July 13 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s financial disclosures show that even as he and his two eldest sons were encouraging investors to plow their money into crypto projects — which resulted in steep losses for retail buyers — his money managers were investing a significant portion of the proceeds into safer harbors.  Trump received more […]