TEL AVIV, Israel — The U.S.-Israeli strikes have significantly weakened Iran and its clerical leadership but cannot guarantee a regime change in the country without an internal uprising, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in his first press briefing since the start of the war.

“We are creating the optimal conditions for a toppling of ...Read more

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Leaders of Temple Israel said all children, staff and congregants said they were safe Thursday after a gunman rammed a truck into the synagogue and opened fire before being killed in a violent exchange with security personnel.

In a message to members, temple officials said all 140 students in the Susan and ...Read more

DETROIT — The man who rammed a truck into the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township and started shooting appears to have acted alone, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Thursday evening.

Police had been actively searching for a possible second suspect linked to the attack on Temple Israel. At Shenandoah Country Club, ...Read more

TOKYO — When the United States pulled its only aircraft carrier based in Asia to support the military surge in Afghanistan back in 2010, allies in the region had little concern that China or North Korea might look to take advantage. Today things are different.

As the U.S. continues to pour weapons into the Middle East for military operations...Read more

West Bloomfield residents who live within walking distance of Temple Israel were shocked Thursday at the violence against their neighbor, but were relieved the damage wasn't worse, though it reflects "the world we live in."

Lanai Thomas, a mom of two kids, ages 7 and 4, lives in a subdivision just east of the synagogue on Walnut Lake Road. Her ...Read more

A KC-135 refueling plane that was part of the American military campaign against Iran crashed over western Iraq after an incident involving another plane, U.S. Central Command said Thursday night.

“This was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire,” Centcom said in a statement, adding that rescue efforts were underway and that the episode ...Read more

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A gunman rammed his truck into a West Bloomfield Township synagogue Thursday afternoon and then opened fire on the temple, exchanging gunfire with security guards before he was killed.

The shooting happened before 1 p.m. at Temple Israel at 5725 Walnut Lake Road, west of Orchard Lake Road and east of Drake. ...Read more

The Trump administration filed a new lawsuit on Thursday aiming to block California’s ability to set stricter-than-federal emissions standards for cars.

It targets current and future clean car rules in the state, including some that have been in place since 2012 that set declining limits on smog-causing pollutants and required automakers to ...Read more

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate Republican Caucus is calling on Senate President Karen Spilka, a Democrat, to formally request the Supreme Judicial Court to issue an advisory opinion “to effectively resolve any remaining issues” regarding the voter-approved Legislative audit.

The Caucus sent a letter to Spilka on Thursday, referencing �...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 crucial oil route, as the war strained global energy markets and deepened the humanitarian crisis across the region.

In his first public remarks ...Read more

NASA plans to roll back to the pad as early as next week for the Artemis II mission to fly crew around the moon, which could set up a shot to launch as soon as April 1.

“All the teams polled ‘Go’ to launch and fly Artemis II around the moon, pending completion of some of the work before we roll out to the launch pad,” said NASA’s Lori...Read more

DENVER — People who visited an Arvada sports bar on Tuesday night should watch for measles symptoms and get the vaccine immediately if they haven’t already received it, Colorado public health officials said Thursday.

Someone who lives in the same household as one of the people sickened in the Broomfield schools outbreak — which has grown ...Read more

More than 100 people stood outside the State House on Thursday, faced with sleet in March, and heard testimonies from people with developmental disabilities who said they are worried about losing their support services under Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed state budget.

A Maryland State Senate committee is slated to finalize its version of the ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — State lawmakers approved giving Gov. Ron DeSantis broad new powers to name “terrorist” organizations, despite concerns from Democrats that he would abuse it to go after left-leaning college students and Islamic schools that receive public voucher money.

House lawmakers on Thursday passed HB 1471 along party lines, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Since taking office, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has treated her 2023 campaign slogan — to make Philadelphia the “safest, cleanest, and greenest big city in the nation with access the economic opportunity for all” — as a to-do list for her administration.

With the homicide rate down and high-profile efforts to improve ...Read more

NEW YORK — A German tourist sued New York City’s famous taqueria Los Tacos No. 1 over salsa he said was so spicy he was left suffering “nonstop pain.”

Faycal Manz was visiting NYC in August 2024 when he stopped in at the taco joint in Times Square, opting to top his trio of tacos with Los Tacos’ green salsa. According to his lawsuit, ...Read more

School officials in New Richmond, Wisconsin, say they are cooperating with a federal investigation into their bathroom protocol, while maintaining that they are in compliance with Title IX policies.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced last week it was investigating the New Richmond School District for allegedly...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — One person has died and two others were injured in a shooting Thursday morning inside a classroom at Old Dominion University.

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

Two sources close to the investigation said the shooter was Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guardsman who was sentenced...Read more