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Pentagon chief confirms US has paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion

May 8, 2024, 9:12am Latest News Updated 5 mins ago

The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that the country was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city… Read story

Boy Scouts of America is rebranding. Here’s why they’re now named Scouting America

May 8, 2024, 8:56am Latest News

After more than a century, Boy Scouts of America is rebranding as Scouting America, another major shakeup for an organization that once proudly resisted change. Read story

Iran and the UN nuclear agency are still discussing how to implement a 2023 deal on inspections

May 8, 2024, 8:39am Nation & World

Iran and the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog are still negotiating over how to implement a deal struck last year to expand inspections of the Islamic Republic’s rapidly advancing atomic program, officials said Tuesday. Read story

In this image taken from video, Australia&rsquo;s Debra Robinson stands with her husband Martin, following a media conference on the beach in San Diego, Tuesday, May 7, 2024 following the deaths in Mexico of their two sons during a surfing trip. The sons, Callum and Jake, and U.S. friend Jack Carter Rhoad, were allegedly killed by car thieves in Baja California, across the border from San Diego, somewhere around April 28 or 29.

Mother of Australian surfers killed in Mexico gives moving tribute to sons at a beach in San Diego

In this image taken from video, Australia&rsquo;s Debra Robinson stands with her husband Martin, following a media conference on the beach in San Diego, Tuesday, May 7, 2024 following the deaths in Mexico of their two sons during a surfing trip. The sons, Callum and Jake, and U.S. friend Jack Carter Rhoad, were allegedly killed by car thieves in Baja California, across the border from San Diego, somewhere around April 28 or 29.

May 8, 2024, 8:33am Nation & World

The mother of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico delivered a moving tribute to her sons Tuesday at a beach in San Diego. Read story

FILE - Houston Police Chief Troy Finner speaks, Feb. 18, 2024, in Houston. Houston police said Thursday, April 11, 2024, they were still reviewing if DNA testing done in connection with thousands of sexual assault and sex crime cases that were dropped over manpower issues could have led officers to potential suspects and possible arrests. (AP Photo/David J.

Houston mayor says police chief is out amid probe into thousands of dropped cases

FILE - Houston Police Chief Troy Finner speaks, Feb. 18, 2024, in Houston. Houston police said Thursday, April 11, 2024, they were still reviewing if DNA testing done in connection with thousands of sexual assault and sex crime cases that were dropped over manpower issues could have led officers to potential suspects and possible arrests. (AP Photo/David J.

May 8, 2024, 8:17am Nation & World

The mayor of Houston has accepted the retirement of the city’s police chief as the department investigates why thousands of cases including sexual assault crimes were dropped, a city spokesperson said Wednesday. Read story

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) and sailors attached to the MV Roy P. Benavidez assemble the Roll-On, Roll-Off Distribution Facility (RRDF), or floating pier, off the shore of Gaza on April 26, 2024. The U.S. expects to have on-the-ground arrangements in Gaza ready for humanitarian workers to start delivering aid this month via a new U.S.-backed sea route for Gaza aid. An official with the U.S. Agency for International Development tells the AP that humanitarian groups expect to have their part of preparations complete by early to mid-month. (U.S.

Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) and sailors attached to the MV Roy P. Benavidez assemble the Roll-On, Roll-Off Distribution Facility (RRDF), or floating pier, off the shore of Gaza on April 26, 2024. The U.S. expects to have on-the-ground arrangements in Gaza ready for humanitarian workers to start delivering aid this month via a new U.S.-backed sea route for Gaza aid. An official with the U.S. Agency for International Development tells the AP that humanitarian groups expect to have their part of preparations complete by early to mid-month. (U.S.

May 8, 2024, 8:15am Latest News Updated 1 hour ago

The Israeli military said Wednesday that it has reopened its Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza after days of closure, but the U.N. said no humanitarian aid has yet entered and there is no one to receive it on the Palestinian side after workers fled during Israel’s military incursion in the… Read story

FILE - A memorial for University of Arizona professor Thomas Meixner is seen outside the school&rsquo;s Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences building in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 14, 2022. A jury was seated Tuesday, May 7, 2024, for the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of fatally shooting Meixner in 2022 after he was banned from campus because of harassment complaints.

Trial begins for ex-University of Arizona grad student accused of fatally shooting professor in 2022

FILE - A memorial for University of Arizona professor Thomas Meixner is seen outside the school&rsquo;s Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences building in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 14, 2022. A jury was seated Tuesday, May 7, 2024, for the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of fatally shooting Meixner in 2022 after he was banned from campus because of harassment complaints.

May 8, 2024, 8:14am Nation & World

A jury has been seated for the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of fatally shooting a professor in 2022 after he was banned from campus because of harassment complaints. Read story

U.S. troopers walk during a joint military exercise on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, northern Philippines. American, Australian and Filipino forces launched a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes to sink a ship Wednesday as part of largescale war drills in waters facing the disputed South China Sea that has antagonized Beijing.

US and Philippine forces sink a ship during largescale drills in the disputed South China Sea

U.S. troopers walk during a joint military exercise on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, northern Philippines. American, Australian and Filipino forces launched a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes to sink a ship Wednesday as part of largescale war drills in waters facing the disputed South China Sea that has antagonized Beijing.

May 8, 2024, 8:12am Nation & World

U.S. and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes Wednesday and sank a mock enemy ship as part of largescale war drills in and near the disputed South China Sea that have antagonized Beijing. Read story

Ukrainian servicemen turn over a damaged car at the scene of a Russian missile attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with a ‘massive’ attack on a day marking the WWII defeat of Nazism

Ukrainian servicemen turn over a damaged car at the scene of a Russian missile attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

May 8, 2024, 8:10am Nation & World

Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive drones at Ukraine’s power grid Wednesday, targeting a wide area in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called a “massive” attack on the day the country celebrates the defeat of Nazism in World War II. Read story

Emergency vehicles respond after a tornado damaged a FedEx facility in Portage, Mich., Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

Severe storms batter the Midwest, including reported tornadoes that shredded a FedEx facility

Emergency vehicles respond after a tornado damaged a FedEx facility in Portage, Mich., Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

May 8, 2024, 8:09am Nation & World Updated 6 mins ago

Severe storms barreled through the Midwest early Wednesday, a day after two reported tornadoes struck one Michigan city and destroyed homes and commercial buildings, including a FedEx facility. Read story