‘Massacre’ feared in Iran as security forces seek to crush protests
ISTANBUL — Reports of a dramatic escalation in the use of deadly force by Iranian security forces have begun to...
Unexploded missiles, witnesses undercut Trump account of Nigeria strike
OFFA, Nigeria — When President Donald Trump announced U.S. airstrikes in Nigeria on Christmas night, he declared that his newly...
Berlin power outage exposes vulnerabilities in German infrastructure
BERLIN — A seemingly routine disruption of city life — large swaths of southwest Berlin plunged into icy darkness by...
Trump officials consider military options as Iranian protests spread
The Trump administration is considering military options in response to unrest in Iran, U.S. officials said late Saturday, as protests...
Trump’s Venezuela plan lures investors with oil, minerals — and risk
Politically connected U.S. business interests are searching for the fastest route to Caracas to start vetting investment opportunities in oil-...
The new vs. used car debate is dead. They’re both expensive debt traps.
The affordability crisis in America is not a hoax. Just ask anyone in the market for a car. Whether it’s...
Trump’s 2026 affordability message competes with foreign policy push
In the closing weeks of 2025, President Donald Trump gave a prime-time speech on affordability and launched a swing-state rally...
California is adding a supplement to tortillas. RFK Jr. calls it ‘insanity.’
For years, California health officials have been frustrated by the disproportionately high rates of birth defects among Latino children. Tortillas,...
A majority in name only? House Republicans are barely hanging on.
On Thursday, neither party really had the majority in the House. Over the course of seven roll-call votes, the final...
Banks criticize Trump’s push for 10 percent credit card interest rate cap
President Donald Trump has called on credit card companies to cap interest rates at 10 percent for a year, effective...
Why people see what they want in protests and police shootings
“Who, whom?” It’s a famous formulation, originally attributed to Vladimir Lenin. It is a formula that abjures any principle in...
ICE tactics and training under scrutiny after Minneapolis shooting
The fatal shooting of Renée Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday has prompted new scrutiny of the tactics and training for...
U.S. says it hit Islamic State in Syria in response to attack on troops
The United States military said Saturday that it hit multiple Islamic State targets across Syria in another retaliatory strike in...
Former D.C. officer sentenced to 27 years in sex trafficking of teen girls
A former D.C. police officer was sentenced to 27 years in prison Friday for prostituting teenage girls, marking the second...
Her marriage ended. Instead of crying, she threw a divorce party.
Nilufar Sizdahkhani once fantasized about an extravagant wedding, with hordes of adoring spectators and a white ball gown that would...
