JERUSALEM – As President Donald Trump focuses on cutting new deals during his first major foreign trip to Arab Gulf states this week, questions still linger over the long-term impact of the termination of hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid supporting the Palestinians.

“What we are seeing now is a slow, brutal process of mass ...Read more

A mother is accused of supporting her son’s plot to carry out a mass shooting at a middle school and buying him ammo and gear to do so, Texas officials say.

Ashley Rosalinda Pardo, 33, was arrested Monday, May 12, on a charge of aiding in commission of terrorism, Bexar County court records show.

Pardo’s son was detained the same day on a ...Read more

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Syria’s new leader, praising him as a “young, attractive guy” and urging him to rid his country of “Palestinian terrorists.”

Trump also urged Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa to sign onto the historic Abraham Accords brokered during Trump’s first term.

The ...Read more

DENVER — The Littleton man arrested Monday on charges of child sex assault groomed his students on social media to gain their trust and “ultimately committed unspeakable acts for his own benefit,” Douglas County investigators stated in his arrest affidavit.

David Feil, 49, faces two felony charges of sexual assault on a child by one in a ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento’s 28th & B Skate Park and vacant positions within the police department headlined Tuesday night’s budget discussion.

The City Council meeting marked the first time elected leaders and residents could publicly voice their concerns with the proposed $1.65 billion budget unveiled last month by Interim City ...Read more

Two Las Vegas teens are lobbying Nevada lawmakers to add a definition of antisemitism to state law — all before the pair is eligible to vote.

Ethan Cohen, 15, a sophomore at Meadows School, and Meyer DeLee, 14, a freshman at Las Vegas Academy, said in an interview they were inspired to bring up what became Senate Bill 179 after seeing local ...Read more

SpaceX has lined up another Starlink launch from Space Coast for early Wednesday afternoon.

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 of the company’s internet satellites is targeting a 12:38 p.m. liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 with backups available until 2:47 p.m. as well as on Thursday beginning at 11:17 a....Read more

French President Emmanuel Macron accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “shameful” behavior in blocking aid to Gaza, and called on the European Union to toughen its stance against the country.

The decision — which Israel says is aimed at gaining a decisive breakthrough in the war with Hamas — is “unacceptable,” Macron...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2025-26 revised budget proposal reneges on his signature policy to provide free healthcare coverage to all low-income undocumented immigrants as costs exceed expectations and the state anticipates challenging economic times ahead.

Newsom's office said the governor's spending plan, which will be released late ...Read more

A Wisconsin judge who was arrested last month for allegedly helping an undocumented migrant man escape arrest and evade federal immigration enforcement officers was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, 66, was charged with concealing an individual to prevent arrest and obstruction. She is accused of ...Read more

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said he hopes the U.S. will show a “more realistic approach” at the next round of talks between the two countries.

“There’s now a better understanding on the other side of Iran’s fundamental principles and positions,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told state TV after a Cabinet meeting in Tehran on ...Read more

French President Emmanuel Macron accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “shameful” behavior in blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza, and called on the European Union to toughen its stance against the country.

The decision — which Israel says is aimed at pressurizing Hamas as part of its campaign to destroy the Iran-backed ...Read more

The recent conflict between India and Pakistan is prompting a reassessment of Chinese weapons, challenging long-held perceptions of their inferiority to Western arms and sparking concern in places wary of Beijing.

Pakistan hailed the use of its Chinese J-10Cs to shoot down five Indian fighters, including French-made Rafale aircraft, last week ...Read more

The U.S. needs global trade. However, the country needs to be smart about the policies around it, including tariffs, one local expert says.

Scott Martens — who cut his supply-chain chops in the military, worked for Twin Cities companies and now is a University of St. Thomas professor — says the discussion around supply chains and tariffs ...Read more

For years, outdoors enthusiasts in New Mexico have pushed to overhaul the state Department of Game & Fish — an agency plagued by leadership turnover, funding woes and the scorn of hunters and tree-huggers alike.

Now, state lawmakers have given the agency a new name, a new mission, new leadership and a boost in funding to expand its role. The ...Read more

PHOENIX — As an Arizona bill to block people from using government aid to buy soda headed to the governor’s desk in April, the nation’s top health official joined Arizona lawmakers in the state Capitol to celebrate its passage.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said to applause that the legislation was just the ...Read more

WYANDOTTE COUNTY, Kan. — Although Wyandotte County has yet to see a reported measles outbreak, public health officials are readying public guidance and offering vaccine services as the disease inches north from southwest Kansas.

As of May 7, Kansas’s 48 reported measles cases remained among eight counties in the state’s southwest corner, ...Read more