By David Shepardson FARNBOROUGH, England, July 20 (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of nine U.S. senators on Monday sought to reassure defense contractors from American allies that growing demand for their products is real and urged the Trump administration not to impose tariffs on aerospace products.
NEW YORK (AP) — An incendiary device was deployed Monday morning outside a New York federal building and officials have taken a person into custody, the FBI said. The FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force was investigating the deployment that happened outside of 26 Federal Plaza, the FBI said in a
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of American oystercatcher chicks. But just as they move in to capture them, one of the football-size birds, with bright-orange bills and long legs, scam
Video circulating online appears to show the moment Iranian missiles hit an air base in Jordan, killing two American service members. Another remains missing after the Friday attack. And another U.S. service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday, reflecting how troops face lethal risks without being
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. soldiers killed in Jordan by Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks were identified on Monday, the first troop deaths from direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war. The Defense Department said in a statement that 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Bea
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers for Pamela Smart, who’s serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, hope that a New Hampshire judge will allow her latest petition for a new trial to move forward. The judge took the matter under advisement Monday af
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Massachusetts mother who strangled her three children while undergoing medical treatment for psychiatric problems that developed after she gave birth. The trial of Lindsay Clancy, which could take several weeks, is expected to explore the complicated and
By Diana Novak Jones July 20 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms faces trial in Tennessee on Monday over the state’s claims that Instagram’s design is to blame for a youth mental-health crisis, one of several trials in the coming weeks testing allegations that the company’s social media platforms were intent
Infants, toddlers and young children need outdoor activity to build strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in the heat. In the summer months, those twin imperatives can make parents anxious. How long should kids be out? How do I know they’re OK? What should I avoid? Human-caused c
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. gas prices jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched more attacks. According to motor club federation AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4. The average price a year ago was $3.14 a gallon. The price is
HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Three new women’s world records have been set at the Lumberjack World Championships competition held in a small Wisconsin community, full of high-powered sawing, chopping, log-rolling, speed climbing and cheers of “Yo-Ho!” This year, 66 men and 40 women attended the three-day co
Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after taking a July 4 boat trip with friends to a Gulf Coast island, will be remembered Monday by his family and civil rights leaders at a church in his hometown of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The funeral will be officiated by the Rev. Al Sharpton, with
MIAMI (AP) — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate are scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate in Miami on Monday after they were arrested to face rape and sex trafficking charges in the United Kingdom. The Tates are being held in federal detention following their arrest on Saturday. I
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada is set to be sentenced in a U.S. court Monday to life in prison, a punishment guaranteed by his guilty plea last year to drug trafficking charges. Zambada’s sentencing in Brooklyn federal court is the culmination of the U.S. govern
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, July 19 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for a review related to the Federal Judicial Center’s scientific reference manual in cases involving climate change, writing in a Truth Social post on Sunday that the work contains “discredited” infor
Mamdani Consults City Lawyers on Possible Netanyahu Arrest During UN Visit By The Media Line Staff New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his administration is examining whether the city has the legal authority to detain Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he travels to New York for the Un
July 19 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, welcomed their fourth child, a boy, on Sunday. Vance said the baby, Alec Neel Vance, was born on Sunday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland. “Usha and the baby are happy and healthy and our kids a
By Steve Gorman July 19 (Reuters) – Ten people, including a suspect, were wounded in a mass shooting that erupted early on Sunday in a busy commercial district near downtown Tucson, Arizona, police said. Police officers on routine foot patrol rushed toward the sound of gunfire at about 2 a.m. local
BICKNELL, Utah (AP) — Five family members who had set out for a day of hiking were killed after a flash flood swept through canyons of southern Utah on Friday, law enforcement officials said. The victims were a captain in the Provo, Utah, fire department, his wife and their sons, according to fire o
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to consider government requests to deport so-called “alien terrorists” from the United States. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was established in 1996 but had never rece
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The eerie glow of an orange sun through thick wildfire smoke might be unnerving, but the biggest risk from the haze is something much harder to see. Tiny particles in the air can cause a range of short-term and chronic health issues, experts say. Wildfire smoke can settle over citie
July 19 (Reuters) – An area of low pressure over the Gulf of Mexico and near Florida continues to be better defined and has an 80% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory on Sunday. Continued gradual development of this system is expe
July 19 (Reuters) – American boxer Hannah Rapp, who challenged Tiara Brown for the WBC featherweight championship last month, died on Saturday after being hit by a car while cycling, the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office in Texas said in a statement. • The 26-year-old had won eight and drawn one of her
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to present the World Cup trophy to the winner of Sunday’s final between Argentina and Spain. But to him, the real victor of soccer’s premier tournament just might be the United States. “It turned out we were a soccer country, and I think it’
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, July 18 (Reuters) – Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in the United States after British authorities issued 38 new charges against the brothers, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking. Britain is seeking to extradite
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, whose social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny has made them among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities, were arrested Saturday in Miami as British authorities sought their extradition on rape and sex trafficking cha
MIAMI (AP) — A famous Cuban dissident artist and musician, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being released from a five-year prison sentence on the condition that he leave his country. Alcántara, 38, was greeted at the airport by a crowd that was cheering, singing and h
US Says 2 Soldiers Killed, One Missing in Iranian Attack on Jordan By The Media Line Staff The US military said Saturday that two American soldiers were killed and another remains missing following Iranian missile and drone attacks on Jordan, marking the latest US casualties as fighting between Wash
BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey (AP) — The U.S. military said on Saturday that two additional service members were killed as part of the war with Iran, bringing the total number of deaths to 16. The deaths reflect the complicated reality that American boots don’t need to be on the ground for there to be let
July 18 (Reuters) – The Food and Drug Administration said on Saturday a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms has tested positive for a parasitic illness that has sickened thousands of people in the U.S. Taylor Farms has confirmed that this product is not part of its current re
