Pentagon announces 7th U.S. death in war with Iran
Another U.S. service member has died in the war with Iran, the Pentagon said Sunday, bringing the number of U.S. troops killed in the conflict to seven. The service member, who was not publicly identified while the military notifies relatives, was seriously injured March 1 when Iran struck a Saudi...
U.S. considers idea of special operation to seize Iran’s uranium
President Donald Trump is weighing the option of deploying special forces on the ground to seize Iran’s near-bomb-grade uranium, as officials grow increasingly concerned the stockpile may have been moved, according to three diplomatic officials briefed on the matter. The U.S. and Israel struck key nuclear facilities during last June’s...
Country Joe McDonald, whose anti-war song became an anthem, dies at 84
Country Joe McDonald, whose performance at Woodstock — in which he led a crowd of 400,000 through a subversive cheer before starting his satirical anti-war song “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag” — struck a chord so deep, it often obscured the variety and scope of his career, died on Saturday. He was 84....
Carney calls special elections for 3 Canadian districts, which could lead to majority government
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called special elections for three districts that, if his party wins, would give the Liberals a majority government. The prime minister announced that votes will be cast on April 13 in the Toronto-area districts of Scarborough Southwest and University-Rosedale and in...
International Women’s Day is a celebration and a call to action. Here are things to know
Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs and celebrate progress toward female empowerment during events and demonstrations marking International Women’s Day on Sunday. Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, International Women’s Day is commemorated in different ways and to...
Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War could threaten both
As missiles and drones curtail energy production across the Persian Gulf, analysts warn that water, not oil, may be the resource most at risk in the energy-rich but arid region. On Sunday, Bahrain accused Iran of damaging one of its desalination plants. Earlier, Iran said a U.S. airstrike had damaged...
Democrat Roy Cooper needs to defy North Carolina history to keep winning streak alive in Senate race
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina does not mind electing Democrats as governor, but it is a different matter when it comes to sending them to the U.S. Senate. Roy Cooper, who led the state for two terms, is trying to change that with a campaign that could reshape power in...
Russia sits back as the Iran war escalates, expecting long-term gains
MOSCOW— As U.S. and Israeli missiles and bombs rain on Iran, Russia has responded with words of indignation but no visible action to support its Middle Eastern ally. That cautious stance is driven by President Vladimir Putin’s focus on Ukraine and his apparent hope that the Iran war will play...
Police in Norway investigate an explosion outside U.S. Embassy in Oslo
OSLO — Police in Norway were investigating an explosion early Sunday outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, the capital of the Scandinavian country, officials said. No injuries were reported. Police received reports of a “loud bang” or explosion around 1 a.m., Oslo police said in a news release. The explosion...
Iran names Khamenei’s son to succeed him, signaling no letup in war as oil prices surge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran named the hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday, signaling no letup in the war launched by the United States and Israel. Oil prices surged as Iran attacked regional energy infrastructure and the U.S. and Israel bombed...
Spacecraft’s impact changed asteroid’s orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun, findings that could help divert a future incoming killer space rock, scientists reported Friday. It’s the first time that a celestial body’s orbit around...
Congress’ updated NASA directive seeks to extend space station life to 2032
A revamped version of a congressional NASA authorization act moving through the U.S. Senate would add two more years of life to the International Space Station among a slew of new directives for the nation’s space agency. The NASA Authorization Act of 2026 passed the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation...
Hungary’s top diplomat stokes anger at anti-Ukraine protest with allegation of election meddling
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary ‘s pro-Russian foreign minister Friday accused neighboring Ukraine of seeking to interfere in upcoming Hungarian elections in which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces an unprecedented challenge. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó made the accusation in a speech to several hundred protesters outside Ukraine’s embassy in Budapest. The...
How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health
WASHINGTON — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time. Losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day; it also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light knock your body clock out of whack — which...
Trump rules out talks absent Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel strikes Lebanon
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to rule out talks with Iran absent its “unconditional surrender.” Israeli warplanes bombed Beirut and Tehran as Iran launched more retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries on the seventh day of the war. The strikes in Lebanon were...
Panel reviewing Trump’s White House ballroom project gets an earful from the public opposed to it
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s proposed White House ballroom is “ugly,” “grossly out of scale” and a “gold gilded edifice to one man’s ego,” according to members of the public who oppose the project and got a chance to speak their minds Thursday to a federal panel that’s reviewing it....
How to set and invest your emergency fund
Emergency funds need a PR makeover. Who wants to think about broken-down cars, sick dogs, or job loss? We should call them “cushion funds.” Then there’s the frequently cited ideal amount: three to six months of expenses. That’s a decent starting point, but it sounds off-putting to people just starting...
People love to hate changing clocks twice a year, but can’t agree how to fix it
Clocks will skip ahead an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday for daylight saving time in most of the U.S., creating a 23-hour day that throws off sleep schedules, plunges early-morning dog walks into darkness and inspires millions of complaints. Even though polls show most people dislike the system that has...
Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility
EL PASO, Texas — The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana in Texas, the nation’s largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, at a rate of nearly one a day for five months, each its own tale of pain and despair. A man sobs...
Greensburg Salem aims to open latest comprehensive plan for public review next week
Early-level literacy, student engagement, work-based learning experiences and student mental health could be Greensburg Salem’s primary focuses for the next three years. The school board will vote next week on whether to release a proposed comprehensive plan — a guide for district operations — for a monthlong review by parents...
Drug plan middlemen face new oversight push as Pa. pharmacies close
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Some Pennsylvania lawmakers want to give the state’s top prosecutor more power to take on pharmacy benefit...
Analysis suggests school was hit amid U.S. strikes on Iranian naval base
The strike that hit an elementary school in the southern Iranian town of Minab is the deadliest known episode of civilian casualties since the United States and Israel attacked Iran — and no side has yet taken responsibility. But a body of evidence assembled by The New York Times —...
U.S., Venezuela agree to restore diplomatic ties, 7 years after they were cut off
The United States and Venezuela have agreed to restore diplomatic and consular relations, reopening a formal channel between Washington and Caracas for the first time since ties were severed in 2019. The decision marks a significant step in the cooperation framework that has emerged between the two governments following the...
Iowa man charged with aggravated murder in the deaths of 3 women found in Utah
TORREY, Utah — An Iowa man faces three counts of aggravated murder in southern Utah where authorities said Thursday that he killed a woman, stole her vehicle and drove it to a nearby trailhead where he killed two more women before fleeing in one of their vehicles. The series of...
Mother of 2 girls found in shallow graves in Cleveland charged with murder
CLEVELAND — The mother of two young girls found buried inside suitcases in Cleveland was charged Thursday with two counts of aggravated murder, police said. Aliyah Henderson, 28, is accused of killing Mila Chatman and Amor Wilson, whose remains were recovered after a dog walker led authorities to the suitcases...
