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WASHINGTON / TEHRAN — June 18, 2025 — Former President Donald Trump declined to confirm whether the U.S. would launch strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities,
Joel GunterReporting from KyivBBCOleksandr Bondarchuk was unable to make it to a shelter when the strikes hit Kyiv. “”It was terrible,” he said. “Everything was destroyed.”Evhen Povarenkov was standing at a line of police tape that separated the public from the intensive search and rescue operation around his building.He stared up at what was left of his apartment, in a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. His windows had disappeared, his balcony was on the verge of collapse.Below, personal belongings were strewn across the pathways. Bedsheets and towels hung from the branches of trees.A cruise missile slammed into this ordinary…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to elaborate on potential U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, telling a Senate panel Wednesday his job is to ensure President Trump “has options and is informed of what those options might be.”Hegseth and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine testified Wednesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, as the president mulls joining Israel’s offensive against Iran. “My job, our job, Chairman and I, at all times is to make sure we, the president, has options and is informed of what those options might be and what the ramifications of what those options…
Four Democratic members of Congress tried in vain to enter an immigration processing facility near Chicago. Source link
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Europe on the weekend to attend summits on NATO and Canada-EU relations. The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed Carney’s travel plans today, after he wrapped up the G7 leaders’ summit in Alberta.Carney will head to Brussels on Sunday to meet with European leaders.The Prime Minister’s Office said the leaders will work to “deepen the Canada-EU relationship across all sectors,” including trade and defence.Carney will then head to The Hague in the Netherlands for the NATO summit on Tuesday and Wednesday.The Prime Minister’s Office said Carney will engage…
President Trump decided to check the immigration status of a work crew installing a new flagpole at the White House. Source link
Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in on RFK Jr.’s efforts to make America healthier as he targets sugar and food dyes and his potential decision to drop COVID vaccines for kids. General Mills is the latest U.S. food giant pledging to remove FD&C artificial dyes from its portfolio of products within the next two years amid calls from the Trump administration to eliminate artificial colors from the nation’s food supply. For its part, the Minnesota-based food giant said it plans to remove artificial colors from all its U.S. cereals and all K-12 school foods by the…
Entrepreneur and polo player Sunjay Kapur, who is best known in Bollywood circles for being Karisma Kapoor’s ex-husband, passed away on June 12, in London. The 53-year-old was reportedly playing polo when he accidentally swallowed a bee. The incident triggered a severe allergic reaction, which led to a heart attack and ultimately his untimely demise.Due to legal complications related to his US citizenship, Sunjay’s body could not be immediately repatriated. His funeral is now scheduled to take place on June 19 at 5 PM at Lodhi Road Cremation Ground in New Delhi. A prayer meet will follow on June 22…
Alison Holt & James MelleyBBC NewsBBCCarole Charles’s husband Winbourne’s death is one of 20 involving the same NHS hospital trust where coroners have raised serious concernsAn NHS mental health trust, recently found guilty of serious failings in the care of a young patient who took her own life, has had serious concerns raised over the deaths of 20 other patients over the last 10 years, the BBC has found.Coroners have repeatedly highlighted issues about the North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT), including about the quality of risk assessments and record-keeping.In two cases patient notes were found to have been…
Brydon Carse of England during a nets session at Headingley. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England pacer Brydon Carse believes India will remain a strong threat in the upcoming five-match Test series despite the retirement of two modern greats – Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. While acknowledging the impact of their absence, Carse stressed that India’s bench strength will ensure the visitors remain highly competitive.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“Obviously, Virat and Sharma are massive losses. They’ve been experienced players for years and world-class batters,” Carse said in Leeds on Wednesday, ahead of the first Test…
Gov Walz Announces Boelter’s Arrest After NFL Star Slams ‘Chaos’ In MinnesotaA massive manhunt ended Sunday night when Vance Boelter was captured hiding in a Minnesota field after allegedly carrying out a brutal double attack on state lawmakers. Boelter is accused of killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and critically injuring Senator John Hoffman and his wife in two separate home shootings. Just hours before the arrest, former NFL star Jack Brewer publicly slammed Governor Tim Walz for allowing Minnesota to spiral into what he called “a capital of chaos.” Brewer, a former Vikings safety, blamed state…
A measured Steve Bannon told a group of reporters Wednesday that he thinks it’s a mistake for the United States to get involved in direct military action against Iran — urging President Donald Trump to question Israeli intelligence and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s warnings.”This entire military effort that they’ve done — now it’s left to the United States to have to come in and finish it? The Israelis have to finish what they started,” Bannon, a former top Trump strategist who is still close to the president, told reporters at a breakfast in Washington sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor.…
The U.S. Supreme Court said Tennessee did not violate the constitution by banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. Source link
Karen Read jury deliberations continue; Boulder attack suspect in court – CBS News Watch CBS News Deliberations in the Karen Read retrial continued on Wednesday in Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the suspected Boulder protest attacker heads to court. CBS News’ Shanelle Kaul breaks down key court cases around the U.S. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link
Tyler Perry has been accused in a civil lawsuit of repeatedly sexually assaulting and harassing an actor on “The Oval,” a TV drama that Perry created, according to a new lawsuit. The suit, filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court by the actor Derek Dixon, alleges Perry used his influence in the entertainment industry to prevent Dixon from speaking out until now. Matthew Boyd, an attorney representing Perry, denied the allegations in a statement obtained by CBS News on Tuesday.”This is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing more than setting up a…
A sprawling Maya city with palaces and pyramids was discovered in a dense Mexican jungle by a doctoral student who unknowingly drove past the site years ago on a visit to Mexico. Tulane University archeology doctoral student Luke Auld-Thomas was in Mexico about a decade ago traveling between the town of Xpujil, an archaeology site, and coastal cities, when he drove past the unexplored settlements burrowed deep in the landscape. But combing through those dense jungles needed the assistance of Lidar, a remote sensing technology that uses lasers to measure the distances of objects on the Earth’s surface.And this can be very…
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attend a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission event, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 22, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersA key, revamped government panel of vaccine advisors appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will soon vote on a shot preservative that contains mercury, which is safely used in some flu jabs but has been incorrectly linked to autism in the past. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, will hear…
Fans are eagerly awaiting the release of superstar Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ in theatres on August 14, and the latest reports show that the film has struck a massive deal for its international distribution.Coolie’s overseas distributionAccording to Pinkvilla, the overseas theatrical rights of Coolie have been acquired for a staggering Rs 68 crore. One of the leading distribution companies is said to have secured the rights to this highly anticipated Tamil action film. “The international rights for Coolie have been bought for Rs 68 crore,” the source noted.The report also highlights that the film might have fetched an even larger sum had…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights.The justices’ 6-3 decision in a case from Tennessee effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Donald Trump’s Republican administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people. Another 26 states have laws similar to Tennessee’s.Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for a conservative majority that the law does not violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause, which requires the government to treat similarly situated people the same.“This case carries with it the weight of fierce…
Some MAGA Republicans disagree on Israel-Iran conflict US policyThe Israel-Iran conflict is dividing Republicans on whether the U.S. should get involved.One’s a president, the other’s a supreme leader. One’s demanding “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER,” the other says “those with wisdom who know Iran” − its people and its history − “never speak to this nation in the language of threats, because the Iranian nation will not surrender.”Both are real estate guys − the one who got his start in Queens, N.Y., perhaps a little more than the other.As Israel and Iran traded attacks for a sixth day, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…
Police in Slovakia have tried to arrest ex-defence minister Jaroslav Nad over aid donations to Ukraine, in a case he has condemned as politically motivated.Slovak media said police had gone to his home on Wednesday morning but the former minister was not there. He later said he was on holiday abroad and proud of his actions.Police said the case had been initiated by the EU’s European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Bratislava which said eight people had been detained on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged misuse of €7.4m (£6.3m) in funds.However, it also exposes the political rift in…
“Inside Edition” correspondent Alison Hall says actress Olivia Munn saved her life by sharing her breast cancer story publicly, leading Hall to seek testing that detected her own early-stage cancer.Hall was diagnosed with stage zero breast cancer after taking a breast cancer risk assessment test following Munn’s advocacy for early detection. The diagnosis came during Hall’s first MRI screening.”I had no idea that this story would truly save my life,” Hall said. “To get this early diagnosis, she really gave me the gift of early detection by sharing her story.”The two women met for the first time Saturday at Leon’s…
The Twin Cities home where Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday was broken into overnight Wednesday, police say.Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed in their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz called a “political assassination.”Brooklyn Park police say the home had been boarded up early Sunday after investigators processed all of the evidence at the scene, and family members had removed “items of value” from the residence on Tuesday.”It was discovered that the plywood covering the rear window of the home had…
