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The unusual move comes nearly two weeks into the government shutdown.
Israeli soccer officials expected the demonstrations to persist even after a cease-fire took hold in Gaza.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The woman long blamed for her role in the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521 is getting a modern makeover. The Spanish called her Marina, pre-Hispanic peoples knew her as Malintzin an...
A mass shooting at a crowded bar on the idyllic South Carolina island of St. Helena left four people dead and at least 20 injured. Officials from the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office say the shooting occurred early Sunday at Willie’s...
Officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan say Afghan security forces attacked Pakistani border posts overnight
The NBA brought star-studded lineups to Macau this week for the league’s return to China after six years but many of the biggest wins happened off the basketball court, industry insiders and experts told AFP. Thousands of fans cheered Friday as the Phoenix Suns — led by four-time NBA All-Star Devin Booker — beat the [...]The post Treading fine line, NBA money machine kicks into gear on China return appeared first on Digital Journal.
China’s newly announced raft of restrictions on the export of batteries could have major effects on U.S. companies, analysts say.
Freshman Caden Pinnick threw three of his season-high five touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and UC Davis pulled away for a 45-24 victory over Northern Arizona. Hunter Ridley kicked a 42-yard field goal midway through the first quarter to...
A helicopter that was coasting above a Southern California beach suddenly lost control and began spiraling, eventually losing altitude and slamming into a row of palms as sunbathers and beachgoers looked on.
Firefights broke out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border late on Saturday, with the Afghan Taliban attacking Pakistani posts, according to security officials from both countries, following a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul this week.
Seth Jarvis scored with 16.7 seconds left in overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Jarvis also scored the go-ahead...
Israelis credit President Trump with ceasefire deal, hostage release; Creative musicians turn trash to instruments and a landfill to theater.
Lionel Messi scored twice to spark Inter Miami to a 4-0 victory over Atlanta United, seizing the lead in Major League Soccer's scoring table in a key victory for the Florida club.
Adam Fox scored twice and added an assist as the New York Rangers beat the Penguins 6-1 to give new coach Mike Sullivan a victory in his return to Pittsburgh. Sullivan, who coached the Penguins to consecutive Stanley Cup titles...
Kaiden Guhle scored with 15.7 seconds left, and the Montreal Canadiens spoiled Chicago’s home opener with a 3-2 victory over the Blackhawks. Cole Caufield and Zach Bolduc each had a goal and an assist for Montreal in its second straight...
Connor Brown scored twice, Nico Hischier and Timo Meier each had a goal and two an assist, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 for their first win of the season. Jesper Bratt also scored, and...
HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — Police in a small Mississippi town are investigating a shooting during the school’s homecoming weekend that left two people dead. Both were killed on the school campus Friday...
LELAND, Miss. (AP) — Police in a small Mississippi town are investigating a shooting during the school’s homecoming weekend that left two people dead.
In Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, Donald Trump reigns supreme. Banners proclaiming “We love Trump” offer effusive thanks to the US president. For the families of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas in Gaza, and the crowds who supported their struggle over two years, the narrative is clear: with the imminent return of the hostages, Trump delivered what Benjamin Netanyahu wouldn’t.
“The entire nation holds its breath,” said the organizers of a weekly protest in Tel Aviv, as the cease-fire paved the way for the release of the remaining hostages.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marc Maron drops the 1,686th and final episode of his “WTF” podcast Monday. The show began with the comic and actor mainly interviewing stand-up comedians. Maron would go on to talk...
CAIRO (AP) — At least 53 people, including 14 children and 15 women, were killed in an attack by Sudanese paramilitaries that hit a shelter in a besieged Darfur city, a doctors’ group said Saturday.
Seychelles is holding a runoff between President Wavel Ramkalawan and opposition challenger Patrick Herminie, whose party seeks a return to power after previously ruling the country for four decades. There was no outright winner in elections held two weeks ago,...
CAIRO (AP) — As the Middle East broadly welcomes a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, Iran finds itself at one of its weakest moments since its 1979 Islamic Revolution. Tehran has operated its self-described “Axis of Resistance” over several decades, supporting militant groups and nations allied with it against Israel and the United States. But [...]
CAIRO (AP) — As the Middle East broadly welcomes a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Iran finds itself at one of its weakest moments since its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
CAIRO (AP) — As the Middle East broadly welcomes a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Iran finds itself at one of its weakest moments since its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The Las Vegas Aces, powered by 31 points from A'ja Wilson, captured their third title in four seasons on Friday, beating Phoenix 97-86 to complete a sweep of the WNBA Finals.
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese police on Saturday offered rewards of $1,400 for information about 18 people it said were Taiwanese military...
Folarin Balogun scores in the 71st minute, helping the United States secure a 1-1 tie against Ecuador in a friendly. Enner Valencia scored in the first half for Ecuador. Balogun's goal is his seventh in 20 international appearances. The 16th-ranked...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un showcases his military's most powerful weapons at a massive parade attended by foreign leaders. The event, marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party, highlights Kim’s growing diplomatic presence and his drive to...
Liam O’Brien threw two touchdown passes to Jared Richardson and also ran for a score to lead Pennsylvania to a 28-9 victory over Marist. Samer Layous kicked a career-long 43-yard field goal at the end of Marist’s first possession for...
Argentina shrugged off the absence of Lionel Messi to ease to 1-0 victory over Venezuela in a friendly international in Miami on Friday.
SYDNEY (Reuters) -A light plane crashed at an airport in Australia's New South Wales state on Saturday morning, killing three people on board,...
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has turned in a dominant performance in Game 5 of the team’s AL Division Series against the Seattle Mariners
A’ja Wilson scored 31 points, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young both added 18 and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, sweeping their way to a third championship in four seasons
EXCLUSIVE: Daily Express US was present alongside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the Project Healthy Mind's World Mental Health Day Festival.
Officials say an explosion at a Tennessee explosives plant has left 18 people missing and feared dead. The blast occurred Friday at Accurate Energetic Systems, about 60 miles southwest of Nashville. The cause of the explosion is not yet known....
PHOENIX (AP) — Las Vegas Aces win their third WNBA title in four seasons, beating Phoenix Mercury 97-86 for 4-game sweep.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Thursday that will make it illegal to declaw a cat in California, a practice that lawmakers and animal advocates argued is outdated and inhumane.
Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal that will see Hamas free all remaining hostages held in Gaza in exchange for around 2,000 prisoners, a major step toward ending a two-year war that’s killed tens of thousands of people and destabilized the...
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, who became a national sports icon, died at 106 Thursday.
A remote farming community’s sheep population vanishes in the film starring Kenton Lloyd-Morgan, Eiry Thomas, and 'The Crown's' Fflyn Edwards, one of four Film4 shorts at the London Film Festival.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appears poised to recognize President Trump’s authority to send soldiers to Portland, Oregon, with members of the court signaling receptiveness to an expansive new read of the president’s power to put boots on the ground in American cities.
JERUSALEM/CAIRO — Thousands of displaced Palestinians streamed back towards their abandoned homes on Friday after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect and Israeli troops began pulling back from parts of Gaza. A huge column of displaced Gazans filed north through the dust and rubble towards Gaza City, the enclave’s biggest urban area, [...]The post Gazans Stream Towards Wrecked Homes as Israeli Forces Pull Back Under Ceasefire appeared first on GV Wire.
There’s a tug-of-war happening in the government shutdown, with Democrats seeking protections against impoundments and rescissions. An impoundment is when the president delays or refuses to spend funds allocated by Congress. A rescission is when previously approved funds are legally clawed back by Congress, often at the request of the president.
Facial hair is making a comeback for the New York Islanders after Lou Lamoriello's departure
PARIS — Political players aren’t the only ones jockeying to shape the shifting balance of power in a turbulent France.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year, according to two people familiar with Mil...
MIAMI (AP) — A storm without a name and unusual king tides were causing some flooding on the Carolina coast Friday as tropical storms churned in the Atlantic and along Mexico’s Pacific coast.
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of gridlock, President Donald Trump finally landed a long-sought Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza — an agreement that only came together after a weekslong diplomacy blitz and a whole lot of help from some Arab and Muslim allies.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year, two people familiar with Mills’ plans said on Friday.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile strikes wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, damaged residential buildings and caused blackouts across swathes of Ukraine early Friday, authorities said. A child was also killed in separate attacks in the southeast of the country.
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in a mortgage fraud case that President Donald Trump urged his Justice Department to bring after vowing retribution against some of his biggest political enemies.
San Diego County has seen a rise in fatal DUI cases involving nitrous oxide, prompting District Attorney Summer Stephan to issue a public safety warning and urge greater awareness and action.
Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Eli B.:
National Guard troops won’t be allowed to patrol the streets of Chicago for two weeks. A judge blocked their deployment, citing no significant evidence of a “danger of rebellion.” The ruling Thursday was a temporary win for the state and...
The Ukrainian capital was plunged into darkness early Friday by what the air force called a “massive attack”, as Russia pummeled Kyiv’s infrastructure, cutting off water and energy supplies. The Kremlin has escalated aerial attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities and rail systems over recent weeks, mirroring similar campaigns launched over the previous three winters that [...]The post ‘Massive attack’ cuts power in Ukrainian capital appeared first on Digital Journal.
The Ukrainian capital was plunged into darkness early Friday by what the air force called a "massive attack", as Russia pummeled Kyiv's infrastructure, cutting off water and energy supplies.
Ryan Hartman scored twice, Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves for his 12th NHL shutout and the Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 5-0 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams. Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek and Marco...
The Mindanao region is under a tsunami warning after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake rocked the Philippines on Thursday night
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress voted early Friday to remove deeply unpopular President Dina Boluarte from office as a crime wave grips the South American nation and quickly replaced her with 38-year-old lawyer José Jerí, the legislative body's leader.
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A shooting at a concert in Peru’s capital may prove to be the undoing of Dina Boluarte’s presidency as it laid bare the steep rise in crime that her country has experienced in recent years.
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A shooting at a concert in Peru’s capital may prove to be the undoing of Dina Boluarte’s presidency as it laid bare the steep rise in crime that her country has experienced in recent years. Lawmakers on Thursday, just hours after the shooting, submitted to Parliament five requests for a vote [...]
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck offshore in the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least two people.
NEW YORK (AP) — The day she was elected New York's attorney general, Letitia James blasted President Donald Trump as a “con man” and “carnival barker" and pledged to scrutinize his public policies and personal business dealings. As James mounted...
NEW YORK (AP) — The day she was elected New York’s attorney general, Letitia James blasted President Donald Trump as a “con man” and “carnival barker” and pledged to scrutinize his public...
CAIRO (AP) — A breakthrough deal pausing the war in Gaza has been reached. But will it lead, as U.S. President Donald Trump proclaimed, to “a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace”?
The Army's governance model for managing the organic industrial base is in need of reform in order to reduce inefficiencies and put the United States on the path to better solving its munitions shortfall, says Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR).When the Army Transformation Initiative was rolled out May 1 at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, multiple members of Congress raised questions during a series of hearings over the summer about whether a proposal to “review and consolidate operations” at depots and arsenals would result in massive cuts to sites in Kentucky, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas.While the ATI is unspecific in terms of the plans for consolidation, House and Senate authorizers responded by including provisions in their respective draft versions of the fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill requiring the defense secretary to explain the reasoning behind a downsizing of an OIB facility. The Army secretary would also need to submit an annual report to the congressional defense committees on the state of the OIB.Cotton, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee who represents the state that houses Pine Bluff Arsenal, told Inside Defense this week that he, along with fellow Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) and Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) have had communication with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, and that so far, they have “reached some positive outcomes.”“I can’t say that we’ve worked through every single issue in the Army Transformation Initiative, but we’re all working in the same direction to help posture the Army for the threats our nation faces in the future, and I look forward to continuing to work with them in a constructive fashion on all fronts,” Cotton said.The senator said he expects that the final version of the bill will ultimately include those provisions that relate to protecting OIB facilities.“I do think the committee’s version of the [defense policy bill] along with the manager’s amendments that had already been adopted into a substitute amendment will form the baseline of conversations with the House on whether we can have a vote on the committee-passed version of the bill or not. So, I do think those will probably be in there,” he said.Cotton is also hopeful the final version of the legislation will include language that facilitates changes to the Army’s governance model for the OIB. Among the issues with the current model, he said, is the way the working capital fund is structured, along with other inefficiencies that can “artificially drive up the appearance of prices at arsenals and ammunition plants and depots.”“It doesn't necessarily mean that that reflects reality. It's always a little bit harder to account for that reality in a government agency than it is in a private-sector company. But I think the secretary and the chief understand the points we've been making, that the Army has been under investing in these facilities going back years, decades, really. And that, in part, is what creates the artificial appearance of inefficiencies in price,” he said.One issue Cotton pointed to is the fact that Army Materiel Command oversees the OIB, but the service acquisition chief oversees the OIB requirements, which “creates a disconnect between requirements and funding.”“We’ve raised that with the secretary and the chief. I think it will be in the final version of this year’s [defense bill], but even if it’s not, the issue has been fully aired,” he said.The reconciliation bill passed by Congress this summer, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” gives the Pentagon $150 billion in addition to what is in the annual base budget. While the Defense Department has not yet provided a detailed spending plan for this money, programmatic “guidance tables” sent by the chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services committees show an intent to spend $1.5 billion of the reconciliation funds on “Army depot modernization and capacity enhancement.”Cotton says the reconciliation money will be key when it comes to bolstering the Army’s long-term capital investments. But he urged Democrats in Congress to end the current government shutdown and enable work on the FY-26 defense policy bill to move forward.“We need to get out of the shutdown. We need the Democrats to come to their senses, and we need to take up the annual Department of Defense funding bill. But the Big Beautiful Bill is a significant down payment for the Army’s organic industrial base, as well as all the other services’ long-term capital needs,” he said.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a delegation of top Ukrainian officials will visit the U.S. early next week to discuss Russian frozen assets, air defense and sanctions against Moscow as prospects for peace fade.
Liliane Landor says World Service journalism must not be ‘linked or subordinated’, as BBC explores new funding sourcesUsing Britain’s defence budget to help fund the BBC World Service risks subordinating its journalism to the government’s national security aims, its former controller has warned.The Guardian revealed last week that senior BBC figures are pushing ministers to increase the service’s funding by using resources beyond the Foreign Office, which has traditionally contributed to its global broadcasting. Continue reading...
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said he’ll name a new prime minister by Friday evening, having for the time being avoided the need to call a snap election that would have deepened the political chaos in France.
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is recovering after he fainted while driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and crashed his SUV into a parked car, authorities said. Simmon...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV criticized how the wealthy live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while poor people suffer on the margins, confirming in his first teaching document that he is in perfect lockstep with his predecessor Pope Francis on matters of social and economic injustice.
Eeyore the dog helps a Florida deputy find a missing 86-year-old woman, video shows
Hostage coordinator Gal Hirsch told The Jerusalem Post he will not step down until every hostage, living or murdered, is brought back from Gaza. Coordinator ...
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose philosophical, bleakly funny novels often unfold in single sentences, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for his “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has for the first time acknowledged that the crash of an Azerbaijani passenger plane last December was caused by Russian air...
An agreement between Israel and the Palestinian militants Hamas on key points of a plan to end the Gaza war has already been signed, Israel says. "The final ...
CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners — a breakthrough greeted with joy and relief Thursday but also caution.
President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first Phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners. “This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon,...
A person familiar with negotiations says Jacksonville and Cleveland have swapped starting cornerbacks, with Tyson Campbell going to the Browns and Greg Newsome heading to the Jaguars
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen faces two confidence votes Thursday in the European Parliament — challenges that pose no serious threat to her leadership but underscore the tensions roiling the assembly. The two motions of censure against von der Leyen were brought by the hard-left and far-right, which accuse her European Commission of a [...]The post EU chief faces confidence votes in fractious parliament appeared first on Digital Journal.
Aaron Judge's impressive season wasn't enough to end the New York Yankees' championship drought
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer each drove in a run, and eight Toronto pitchers shut down the New York Yankees in a 5-2 victory that sent the Blue Jays to the American League Championship Series for the first time in nine years
By David Brunnstrom and Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's...
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia's foreign minister will visit Myanmar on Thursday for talks with the ruling junta on its upcoming election and...
The attacks on Kherson are part of Russia’s growing strategy to terrorize civilians in an effort to sap Ukrainians’ strength to resist in the fourth year of war.
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Two state police officers and a suspect were shot while officers were responding to a call in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, authorities said.
Country singer Zach Bryan, who served in the U.S. Navy, defended his new song in an Instagram story, saying once people hear the whole song, the point of it was to show how divided Americans on both sides of the political aisle are.
Wall Street is getting back to rising. The S&P 500 climbed 0.4% Wednesday and is on track to top its all-time high, a day after breaking a seven-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 79 points, and the...
A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of fuchsia-colored wildflowers
Former FBI Director James Comey has pleaded not guilty to lying to Congress five years ago. Comey is set to make his first court appearance Wednesday in a Justice Department criminal case accusing him of lying to Congress five years...
'If the school boards choose not to represent our national symbols and federal legislation, then I will take action,' says Paul Calandra
The country music star has ended his 2025 arena tour early after having to get emergency surgery.
“Uncertainty is the new normal" warned IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
Passengers on board a Rex Airlines flight from Adelaide have caught the moment flames and smoke started billowing out of the engine just after takeoff was aborted.
The global economy is doing better than expected, even as it faces prolonged uncertainty and underwhelming medium-term growth prospects.The post World economy not doing as badly as feared, IMF chief says appeared first on Digital Journal.
As discovered with attempts to block Trans-Mountain pipeline, Eby's tool box limited when it comes to stopping energy projects
Payne died on Oct. 16, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
About 900 hikers, guides, and staff stranded by a snowstorm on Mount Everest's Chinese side have reached safety. A severe storm hit Saturday night, trapping them at over 16,000 feet in elevation. By Monday noon, 350 hikers had descended, and...