Author: Justin M. Larson

Critics question what a risky advance can achieve that nearly two years of war have failed to accomplish. Source link

Almond butter is delicious on toast, in smoothies, and paired with fruit for a nutrient-dense snack. It’s also packed with nutrients, such as healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals, but is it actually healthy to eat it every day?  We asked nutrition experts to tell us all about almond butter, including its nutritional perks and potential downsides to eating it daily.  Here’s what happens to your body when you eat almond butter every day.  “A daily dose of almond butter can help ensure you get a consistent source of heart-healthy fats,” Parker Lane, MS, RDN, a plant-forward nutrition expert and owner of…

Israel has accused the militant group of using the vital port to transfer Iranian weaponry used in recent attacks amid the wider regional war. Source link

Most people are using ChatGPT to ask questions and get advice, new data from its developer OpenAI has revealed.Although AI bots can do anything from coding to drafting emails or even helping users to imagine and play, around 49% of the requests sent to ChatGPT since November 2022 were people asking the bot questions and looking for information. The report by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and OpenAI is the biggest study of its kind and draws from the huge amount of data collected by OpenAI – around 10% of the world’s population is now thought to use…

Some of Israel’s oldest allies criticized its latest military assault in Gaza and warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis. Source link

The United States has officially named Colombia as a country which has “demonstrably failed” to uphold its obligations to control drug trafficking.Each year, the US government formally certifies whether several countries are fully co-operating with US-led counternarcotic efforts, and those which are found to be wanting risk having their US funding cut. On Monday, the Trump administration said that cocaine production in Colombia had surged to all-time high records under its left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, which the Colombian leader denied. However, the US said it would not cut off the flow of aid to the country, citing “US national interests”…

Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school purchases, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs are starting to hurt the job market and lead to price hikesNEW YORK — Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school purchases, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs are starting to hurt the job market and lead to price hikes.Retail sales rose 0.6% last month from July, when sales were up a revised 0.6%, according to the Commerce Department’s report. The performance, announced Tuesday, was also likely helped by the…

There are few places for people in Gaza City to flee to, even as Israel launches its ground offensive. Source link

FBI Director Kash Patel kicked off two days of questioning on Tuesday from congressional committees about his tenure leading the Federal Bureau of Investigation so far. He’s also sure to get questions about the assassination of conservative activist and influencer Charlie Kirk last week.Patel will first be in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in its oversight role of the agency before he faces its House counterpart on Wednesday.Patel has been criticized for his handling of the Kirk investigation — sharing on social media at one point that a suspect was in custody, but having to backtrack an hour and…

In the coming days, additional troops are expected to gradually advance into the city. Source link

Claudia Sheinbaum, the country’s president, was the first woman to give the country’s annual Grito de Dolores, a tradition dating to a priest’s call to arms against Spain more than two centuries ago. Source link

Robert Redford, the actor and Oscar-winning filmmaker who at his peak was simultaneously one of Hollywood’s most critically lauded directors and bankable leading men, has died at age 89.”Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved. He will be missed greatly,” his representative confirmed to ABC News. “The family requests privacy.”In a career that spanned more than six decades, Redford was known as much for his memorable performances in movie classics including “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “Jeremiah Johnson,”…

The drama, which has had two runs in Britain, won London’s Olivier Award for best new play earlier this year. Source link

“I scream all the time,” said one Palestinian living in the city in northern Gaza. Others said they felt terrified as tanks and ground troops rolled in. Source link

Ukraine released footage showing buildings and vehicles burning after what they said was an attack by Russia. Source link

Israel launched its ground offensive on Gaza City after months of preparation. Source link

In recent weeks, widespread flooding has engulfed large parts of Jonglei, Upper Nile and Unity states in the north of the country.The agency’s representative in South Sudan, Marie-Helene Verney, said that “if the flooding continues, up to 400,000 people are likely to be displaced by the end of the year, exceeding flood displacement levels seen in 2024.”The situation is expected to be at its worst between September and October and threatens to “cut off entire communities, exacerbate hunger and heighten protection risks, particularly for women and girls,” Ms. Verney added.For several years, South Sudan has faced an ongoing humanitarian crisis due…

Sarah RainsfordSouthern and eastern Europe correspondent, Kyiv regionFrancesco Tosto/BBCDmytro Khyliuk spent three and a half years in Russian captivitySince his release from a Russian prison, Dmytro Khyliuk has barely been off the phone.The Ukrainian journalist was detained by Russian forces in the first days of their full-scale invasion. Three and a half years later he’s been released in a prisoner swap, one of eight civilians freed in a surprise move. While Russia and Ukraine have swapped military prisoners of war before, it is very rare for Russia to release Ukrainian civilians.Dmytro has been catching up frantically on all he’s missed.…

Formal charges are expected to be announced on Tuesday against Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin accused of shooting Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray is set to hold a news conference to announce the charges against Robinson after they are filed in the late morning and will be made available to the public immediately after that, according to Utah County officials.Robinson is also scheduled to make his first court appearance later on Tuesday and Utah County officials will be providing more information during the press conference announcing the formal charges.Robinson…

According to local reports, heavy shelling and assaults late last week in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, killed at least six civilians and injured scores more, triggering fresh displacement from the already besieged city.Sudan has been embroiled in a brutal civil war between rival militaries – the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and affiliated militias. Thousands of civilians have been killed, villages and farmlands destroyed, and nearly 12 million people driven from their homes – over four million as refugees into neighbouring countries.The country also risks becoming the world’s largest hunger…

Greece has announced the recovery of artefacts from the wreck of HMHS Britannic, more than a century after the Titanic’s sister ship was sunk in wartime in the Aegean Sea by a German mine.The operation was carried out in May but only made public on Monday, when the culture ministry released details of the finds.An 11-member team of professional deep-sea divers with closed-circuit equipment conducted the recovery, organised by British historian Simon Mills, founder of the Britannic Foundation.Among items retrieved and lifted with air bags were the ship’s lookout bell, a portside navigation lamp, binoculars, ceramic tiles from Turkish baths,…

“Gaza is burning,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a post to X on Tuesday as the Israel Defense Forces began its offensive on the largest city in the Gaza Strip.This picture taken from a position at Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing amid Israeli bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory on Sept. 16, 2025.Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images”The IDF strikes with an iron fist at the terrorist infrastructure and IDF soldiers are fighting bravely to create the conditions for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas,” Katz wrote.”We will not relent and…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke about Gaza ahead of a short Tuesday visit to Qatar, which is angry over an Israeli strike against Hamas leaders on its territory. Source link

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists on Monday, according to court documents.The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Florida names several articles and one book written by two of the publication’s journalists and published in the lead up to the 2024 election, saying they are “part of a decades-long pattern by the New York Times of intentional and malicious defamation against President Trump.”“Defendants published such statements negligently, with knowledge of the falsity of the statements, and/or with reckless disregard of their truth or…