Iran’s new ruler is already a marked man.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said Mojtaba Khamenei, who replaced his slain father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s supreme leader, is an unacceptable choice and threatened to assassinate him if he does not agree to U.S. demands.

Although the supreme leader possesses ...Read more

Two months after a so-called Doomsday Plane caused a stir by landing at Los Angeles International Airport, a similar plane sparked fear and speculation when it was spotted performing exercises at Fresno Yosemite International Airport on Sunday.

Both massive aircraft can act as the president's emergency operations hub in times of national ...Read more

DENVER — Denver International Airport officials are appealing to the public to donate grocery store and gas gift cards to help support Transportation Security Administration officers ordered to work without pay during the partial federal government shutdown.

It’s the second time in five months that DIA has campaigned for support to help ...Read more

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — Shots were fired at a West Bloomfield Township synagogue Thursday afternoon after a vehicle rammed into the building's front door, prompting nearby schools to shelter in place and emergency officials to warn residents to avoid the area.

The incident happened before 1 p.m. at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, west ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, vowed retaliation Thursday against the United States and Israel and signaled that Tehran will continue to choke off the world's most critical oil route, as the war strained global energy markets and raised new security concerns in the United States.

In his first public remarks since U....Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — Two people were injured in a shooting Thursday morning at Old Dominion University.

The gunman is dead, according to a news release from the university.

The shooting happened just before 10:49 a.m. in Constant Hall, the center of the university’s college of business.

ODU police, Norfolk police and other emergency personnel ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democrats and voter advocacy groups are increasingly warning that Trump administration policies and actions could curtail voting in the midterm elections when it comes to changes on who can cast ballots and when it will count.

President Donald Trump and federal agencies have taken several steps over the past year they say will ...Read more

DETROIT — Shots were fired at a West Bloomfield synagogue Thursday afternoon, prompting nearby schools to shelter in place and emergency officials to warn residents to avoid the area.

The synagogue is located at 5725 Walnut Lake Road, west of Orchard Lake Road and east of Drake. No injuries had been confirmed as of 1:40 p.m., according to ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — University of Minnesota researchers have made key discoveries about one of the world’s most lethal pathogens, the Marburg virus, including potential weaknesses that could result in vaccines or drug treatments against it.

Marburg is lesser-known than its close cousin, Ebola, and remains confined so far to Africa. But its ...Read more

DENVER — Two students at Adams City High School are accused of calling in a fake bomb threat and a false claim of an active shooter at the Commerce City school on Wednesday, then covering themselves in something meant to look like blood, police said.

The two teens, who were not identified by police because they are juveniles, were arrested on...Read more

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday refused to rule out oil prices skyrocketing to $200 a barrel and admitted the United States is “simply not ready” to escort tankers despite President Donald Trump’s claim that the Persian Gulf is safe for shipping.

In a live interview with CNN outside the White House, Wright struggled to formulate...Read more

Iran’s new supreme leader said the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed and Tehran will look to open other fronts in the war if the U.S. and Israel persist with their attacks.

In his first public comments since succeeding his father four days ago, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said the critical waterway for oil and gas must remain effectively ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Cuba’s top diplomat in Washington says Havana is prepared to enter diplomatic talks with the United States, reiterating the country’s willingness to engage even as tensions escalate with President Trump asserting that the island nation’s government could soon collapse.

“We are ready to engage with the U.S. on the issues ...Read more

MIAMI and PALM BEACH, Fla. — Last December, a large coterie of Silicon Valley billionaires descended upon Miami to attend Art Basel, the ritzy, contemporary art fair that marks the end of the moneyed set’s yearly social calendar.

Much of the buzz surrounded the spectacle of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, among the world’s richest men, ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The family of a Knott County man who was killed by law enforcement in September 2024 is suing the two officers involved for unreasonable seizure and excessive force.

Travis Pratt was 25 when he was shot by Kentucky State Police Trooper Bruce Kelley and Knott County Sheriff’s Deputy Wesley Bolen on Sept. 9, 2024, in Littcarr...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz has flooded state legislators with ambitious proposals to fight fraud in government programs, holding a series of briefings in recent weeks meant to show he’s on top of a problem that has largely defined his last act as governor.

But opposition from Republicans, skepticism from some fellow Democrats and a ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With fewer than 100 days until the FIFA World Cup descends on Kansas City, city leaders could soon ask the tournament’s organizers for money to help KC further address homelessness during the major event this summer and beyond.

The Kansas City Council is expected to consider an action on Thursday that would direct the ...Read more

In the three decades between 1993 and 2024, measles in the U.S. was relatively rare – a few hundred cases each year, at most. But suddenly, the disease has become so entrenched in American life that it sometimes fails to make headlines when a new outbreak erupts.

As of March 2026, measles has been continuously circulating around the...Read more

As the American and Israeli war with Iran unfolds, some American Christians are speaking of the conflict in biblical terms, mapping end-time prophecies on to current events in the Middle East.

In a sermon on March 1, 2026, for example, John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel, described the war as part of a divine plan. “...Read more