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DHS office that counters nuclear weapons could close if Congress doesn’t act by December
400tmax/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An office at the Department of Homeland Security that helps detect biological and chemical weapons could shutter if Congress doesn’t fund it by December — an increasingly likely possibility as Republicans on [Read More…]
Explaining Nevada’s dueling 2024 primary system and why it matters
Mark Newman/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — In February, Nevada Republican voters are expected to be able to choose from two entirely different ballots for the 2024 presidential nomination. On one — for the caucus held by [Read More…]
US-Russian editor detained and charged as foreign agent in Russia, news outlet says
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (LONDON) — A journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been detained in Russia and charged with failure to register as a foreign agent, the news outlet said Wednesday. Alsu Kurmasheva, who serves [Read More…]
Climate change making Atlantic hurricanes twice as likely to strengthen from weak to major intensity in 24 hours
NOAA via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin may now be more than twice as likely to strengthen from a weak hurricane or tropical storm into a major hurricane in just [Read More…]
Marine killed in shooting at Camp Lejeune, another in custody
Fred Marie/Art In All Of Us/Corbis via Getty Images (CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.) — A U.S. Marine has been taken into custody under suspicion of killing another Marine in a shooting at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, [Read More…]
Woman in critical condition after being shoved into moving NYC subway train: Police
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — A woman is in critical condition after being “forcibly shoved” into a moving subway train in New York City and then falling onto the tracks, police said. The “horrific assault” occurred at [Read More…]
Jewish, Muslim, Arab communities see rise in threats, federal agencies say
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid increased reports of threats against Jewish, Muslim, and Arab communities, federal agencies are reaching out to community leaders to assess their needs regarding safety and [Read More…]
Arraignment delayed again for Tupac Shakur murder suspect Duane Davis
Handout/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept. (LAS VEGAS) — The arraignment for Duane “Keffe D” Davis was delayed for a second time on Thursday as the suspect charged with murder in connection with the 1996 drive-by killing [Read More…]
Biden to make prime-time case for US assistance to Israel and Ukraine
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will address the nation in prime time on Thursday, fresh off a wartime visit to Israel, a high-stakes test of his personal diplomacy and U.S. world [Read More…]
Sen. Laphonza Butler not running in 2024 after filling Dianne Feinstein’s seat
David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — California Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek to be elected to a full term in 2024 after she was recently appointed to succeed the late [Read More…]
Republicans who voted against Jordan for speaker say they’ve been threatened, harassed
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Several House Republicans who have voted against Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker are seething after threats have been made against them, their offices or even their spouses — including one that [Read More…]
House speaker vote live updates: Jordan says there will be a 3rd vote after all
Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jordan is expected to soon tell his GOP colleagues that he won’t hold a third vote for the role of speaker and instead will throw his weight behind [Read More…]
Surging mortgage rates hit 23-year high
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The 30-year fixed mortgage rate this week climbed to 8%, reaching that level for the first time since 2000, according to Mortgage News Daily. The milestone arrives after months of rate [Read More…]
SAG-AFTRA now ruling on what Halloween costumes its striking members can wear
Henry Golding as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell – Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Casamigos By now, most people are aware that Hollywood actors can’t make the rounds to promote a movie or TV show they’ve worked on [Read More…]
‘The Boys” college spinoff, ‘Gen V’, gets renewed for sophomore season
Prime Video On Thursday, Amazon’s Prime Video announced its well-reviewed, college-set spinoff of The Boys is getting a sophomore season. The show that centers on the supes-in-training at Godolkin University — and the dark secrets [Read More…]
‘Argylle’ director Matthew Vaughn on almost directing a Bond movie + rebooting ‘Star Wars’
Samir Hussein/WireImage Director Matthew Vaughn had wanted to direct a James Bond movie but couldn’t get the gig, so he famously created his own spy franchise with the Kingsman movies. His upcoming movie Argylle also sees him playing in the spy [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli military has ‘green light’ to move into Gaza, official says
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In Israel, at least 1,400 people have died and 3,400 others have been injured since the terrorist group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Oct. 7, according to [Read More…]
State Department issues ‘worldwide caution’ alert amid Israel-Hamas war
Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. citizens traveling abroad are urged to “exercise increased caution” in light of the heightened global tensions spurred by Hamas’ terror attack on Israel and the unfolding Israel-Hamas [Read More…]
Russian foreign minister thanks North Korea for ‘unwavering’ support in Ukraine war
SERGEI ILNITSKY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has hailed deepening relations between Russia and North Korea during his two-day diplomatic trip to Pyongyang in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial live updates: Eric Trump sought higher valuation of golf course, appraiser says
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to [Read More…]