Israeli officials will head to Qatar on Sunday for ceasefire talks with Hamas despite the “unacceptable” changes the terrorist group made to the U.S.-arranged Gaza ceasefire proposal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office announced. Israel had been weighing whether to proceed with the indirect talks earlier on Saturday after Hamas gave a “positive” response to the […]
The European Union is trying to unify behind a trade deal with the United States as President Donald Trump’s July 9 tariff pause expiration looms. The U.S. is set to levy a 50% tariff on most EU exports, but the EU is hoping to bring that tax down to 10%, with the European Commission saying […]
Elon Musk announced that the “America Party,” his proposed third party that will break up what he calls a “uniparty” system in the United States, will be formed following the conclusion of an X poll showing a majority of respondents were in favor of it. Musk, a onetime Trump adviser who has since trashed his […]
People were spotted firing off fireworks at buildings and around people in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C., Friday night, after the Fourth of July fireworks display at the National Mall concluded. Most fireworks, including the ones seen in Navy Yard, are illegal in the district. A video posted by anti-crime activist and Navy […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo are calling for an investigation into Democratic nominee for mayor Zohran Mamdani for identifying as racially “Black or African American” on a leaked college application despite being South Asian. Mamdani identified as “Black or African American” as well as “Asian” in his 2009 application […]
(The Center Square) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is honoring the state’s agricultural history as part of a celebration leading up to America’s 250th birthday. The governor is visiting the state’s 95 counties before July 1, 2026. Lee began his tour this week in Greene, Williamson and Tipton counties, where he held ceremonial signings of Senate […]
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep Mark Green, R-Tenn., announced his official resignation on Friday, July 4, a date he said he selected on purpose. Green, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, said in June he was stepping down from Congress for an opportunity in the private sector. He said in a video published Friday […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Hurricane season can be stressful for millions of Americans living in coastal areas, as powerful winds and heavy rain can cause widespread damage, cut power for days or weeks and otherwise upend people’s lives. Forecasters are expecting another unusually busy season for the Atlantic, with predictions calling for six to 10 hurricanes, with […]
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France’s Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Saturday. Verny, 59, replaces American Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the retired archbishop of Boston. O’Malley was the founding president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, […]
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that his administration is working with Texas officials to support victims of a flash flood that has killed at least 27 people, including several children. Around two dozen children who were attending summer camp at Camp Mystic are still missing after the floods, which began on Friday morning. “The […]
