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U.S. Marine is detained after TSA finds a live 25 mm explosive round in his checked bag
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — A U.S. Marine was detained at a California airport after Transportation Security Administration personnel found a live 25 mm explosive round in his checked baggage, police said. The round was found during the screening process of checked luggage at Palm Springs International Airport on Monday, the...
Trump says nations upset by high fuel prices should ‘go get your own oil’ amid strait closure
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. strikes hit a city Tuesday that is home to one of Iran’s main nuclear sites, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran attacked a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The attacks were testament to the intensity of the...
Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the U.S., the highest since 2022
NEW YORK — U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday as the Iran war pushed fuel prices to soar worldwide. According to motor club AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now $4.02 —...
Lawyers for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk ask to delay preliminary hearing
PROVO, Utah — Lawyers for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk have asked to delay a preliminary hearing scheduled in May, saying they need time to review an enormous amount of material and a bullet analysis that could contribute to his defense. Tyler Robinson’s defense team said...
Airport cleared to be renamed for Trump as he unveils design for skyscraper library
WASHINGTON — A Florida airport was cleared to be renamed after President Donald Trump on Monday, hours before the president separately revealed plans for a Miami skyscraper planned to house his presidential library. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill allowing Palm Beach International Airport to be renamed the President...
Thieves stole 12 tons of KitKat bars in a massive heist. It could ruin Easter
Just in time for Easter. A 12-ton shipment of Nestle’s crunchy KitKat bars was stolen in one big heist. The act has the potential to cause a shortage in European stores, right before the Easter holiday. The swipe of the 413,793 candy bars happened last week after a stolen truck...
Thieves steal paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse from Italian private museum
ROME — Thieves made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros from a museum near the city of Parma in northern Italy, police said Monday. The heist took place on the night of March 22-23, with thieves forcing open the entrance door, police said....
Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell demand that FBI director halt any plan to release old investigative file
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell demanded Monday that FBI Director Kash Patel immediately end any effort to release records from a decade-old investigation involving the California Democrat and a suspected Chinese operative that resulted in no criminal charges. The cease-and-desist letter from the attorneys advises Patel that he...
Trump says secret military project being built under White House ballroom
President Donald Trump says the military is building a secret, secure project under his controversial $400 million White House ballroom. Defending the opulent project against persistent criticism, Trump suggested the Pentagon was a driving force behind plans to construct an underground bunker of sorts beneath his sprawling new East Wing...
Student shoots a teacher at Texas high school before fatally shooting self, authorities say
A 15-year-old student shot a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself Monday, according to authorities, who were still investigating what led to the early morning attack. No other injuries were reported at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, a small but growing city...
NASA begins countdown for humanity’s 1st launch to the moon in 53 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years. The 32-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast off Wednesday evening with four astronauts. After a day in orbit around Earth, their Orion capsule will propel them to the...
Army investigating after helicopters hovered alongside Kid Rock’s swimming pool as he salutedVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Army has launched an administrative review after two AH-64 Apache helicopters on a training run hovered near the hillside home of Kid Rock as the outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump saluted their crews. Kid Rock posted two videos on social media on Saturday. Each shows...
Catholic churches see a surge of new converts
People are joining the Catholic Church in surprising numbers. This Easter, the Archdiocese of Detroit will receive 1,428 new Catholics into the church, its highest number in 21 years. The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will have its most in 15 years. In the Diocese of Des Moines, the count is jumping...
Scientific review finds e-cigarettes likely cause lung, oral cancer
E-cigarettes are likely to cause cancer, including in the lungs and mouth, according to a sweeping review of scientific evidence that challenges their positioning as a safer alternative to smoking. Published on Monday in the journal Carcinogenesis, the review concludes that nicotine-based vapes are “likely to be carcinogenic to humans,”...
Israeli parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. The bill’s passage marked the culmination of a yearslong push by Israel’s far-right to escalate punishment for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic offenses against Israelis. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to the...
FBI says man who crashed his pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Hezbollah
DETROIT — A man who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was carrying out an attack inspired by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, the FBI said Monday. Ayman Ghazali made a video before the attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, saying he wanted...
Powell says Fed is monitoring energy price spikes, but that it’s limited in what it can do
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that it is important to closely monitor inflation amid a spike in energy prices from the Iran war. Powell, who spoke before nearly 400 students at Harvard University as gas prices inched toward an average of $4 per gallon in...
U.S. reopens embassy in Venezuela months after military operation to remove Maduro
WASHINGTON — The United States has formally reopened its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, after the restoration of full diplomatic relations with the South American country following the Trump administration’s ouster of then-President Nicolas Maduro in early January. The State Department announced Monday that it had resumed normal operations at the...
25-year-old Noelia Castillo dies by legal euthanasia in case that drew national spotlight in Spain
MADRID — Noelia Castillo, a Spanish woman who sought euthanasia and fought a protracted legal battle with her family over her right to do so, received life-ending medicine on Thursday in Barcelona. She was 25. EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know...
Airport bottlenecks ease as TSA workers get paid, but shutdown continues
Frustrating security lines dwindled at U.S. airports Monday, clearing the worst bottlenecks as Transportation Safety Administration officers began receiving backpay for working during the government shutdown. Checkpoint lines that at times stretched to four hours at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport shrank to waits of 10 minutes or less on...
Iran’s Kharg Island is key to its oil exports. Targeting it carries major risks
Iran’s Kharg Island, home to a terminal through which the country exports most of its oil, has emerged as a focus of the month-old war launched by the United States and Israel. Strikes on oil infrastructure on Kharg — or a ground invasion — would severely curb Iran’s oil exports,...
France probes possible Iran link after bomb attack foiled outside Bank of America
PARIS — French authorities are investigating a suspected link to Iran after thwarting a bomb attack outside a Bank of American building in Paris on the weekend, the interior minister said Monday. The authorities suspect there could be a link to Iran due to similarities to other recent attempted attacks...
The birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court hits close to home for this immigrant mother
WASHINGTON — One of the first things an Argentine emigre did after her son was born in Florida last year was get him a U.S. passport. She saw the passport as tangible evidence that he’s an American. But now people like her are in a legal fight over President Donald...
Unknown gunmen kill more than 70 in South Sudan after a dispute at a gold mine
JUBA, South Sudan — Gunmen killed more than 70 people in South Sudan over a gold mining row on the outskirts of the capital over the weekend, a police spokesperson confirmed on Monday. A video of dozens of bodies lying on open ground was shared online, and a local journalist...
Trump again threatens widespread destruction in Iran if a deal is not reached ‘shortly’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, potentially including desalination plants that supply drinking water, if a deal to end the war is not reached “shortly.” Iran, meanwhile, struck a key water and electrical plant in...
