
Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, is being held in connection with the death of Elisabeth Jane Ross from Edinburgh.

At Camp David, President Donald Trump signaled that Washington is entering a more dangerous phase in its confrontation with Iran. The objective is seemingly no longer limited to dismantling Iran’s nuclear infrastructure; it is now to weaken the Islamic Republic’s ability to govern, sustain itself, and ultimately survive. America’s strategy toward Iran is undergoing its most significant shift in decades. The objective is apparently no longer simply to destroy Tehran’s nuclear program, but to syst

After an explosive series of congressional hearings on alleged woke "ideological capture" at the Smithsonian, a resurfaced video of a presentation by National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig shows her calling "history as a practice" a "prime tool of social justice." In a series of July hearings on Capitol Hill , Hartig defended the Smithsonian’s record of objectivity and nonpartisanship. However, in a resurfaced presentation to University of California, Los Angeles students in

After an explosive series of congressional hearings on alleged woke "ideological capture" at the Smithsonian, a resurfaced video of a presentation by National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig shows her calling "history as a practice" a "prime tool of social justice." In a series of July hearings on Capitol Hill , Hartig defended the Smithsonian’s record of objectivity and nonpartisanship. However, in a resurfaced presentation to University of California, Los Angeles students in

Dr. Anthony Fauci , the point man for America’s pandemic response who was once the doyen of Hollywood (see here and here ), turned in a less-than-stellar performance before the Senate Homeland Security Committee. After giving a short, entirely self-serving opening statement during which he accused Committee Chair Sen. Rand Paul of having an "unhinged obsession" with him, Fauci invoked the 5th Amendment Self-Incrimination Clause, which allows a witness to refuse to answer questions if doing so mi

Fox News · 13h ago
Every few years, Americans ask the same question: Why do we send billions of dollars to Israel? Given a national debt approaching $40 trillion and an annual defense budget of roughly $1 trillion, it is a fair question. Every dollar spent overseas deserves scrutiny. But the debate almost always focuses on one side of the ledger—what America gives Israel—while largely ignoring the other: what America receives in return. That is the wrong way to evaluate any investment. THE US-ISRAEL STRATEGIC ALLI

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National Autonomous University of Mexico says applicants must take test in person after online debacle Mexico’s largest and most prestigious university has announced that about 58,000 students will have to resit their entrance exam after abnormally high test results raised suspicions of widespread cheating. The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Unam) said the exam would take place in person after its first attempt at a fully remote online version led to a debacle and thousands of annulle

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The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may become addicted. (Image credit: Michael M. Santiago)
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The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into Rep. Max Miller, after the Ohio Republican asked for a probe of the domestic abuse allegations that have swirled around his reelection bid.