Direct Israel-Lebanon Talks Open In Rome Under U.S. Auspices

Direct Israel-Lebanon Talks Open In Rome Under U.S. Auspices

Direct talks between Israel and Lebanon began in Rome on Tuesday in a new round of U.S.-brokered negotiations aimed at advancing an agreed framework and addressing disputed security and withdrawal arrangements, according to multiple reports. The discussions bring together Israeli and Lebanese delegations in the Italian capital, with U.S. officials involved in mediating the process….

Darline Graham Nordone Enters Race With Sparse Political Record

Darline Graham Nordone Enters Race With Sparse Political Record

Darline Graham Nordone, a little-known figure in South Carolina politics, has been selected to fill the remainder of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Senate term, elevating a private citizen with limited public political history into one of the country’s most visible legislative roles. Nordone is Graham’s sister. Recent coverage has noted that her political footprint…

Oil Rallies To One-Month High As US-Iran Strikes Raise Risks

Oil Rallies To One-Month High As US-Iran Strikes Raise Risks

Oil prices climbed to a one-month high as escalating U.S.-Iran attacks raised new uncertainty over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global crude exports. The move came as the conflict between Washington and Tehran sharpened around the narrow waterway linking the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. Recent reports described…

After Microsoft Rift, OpenAI And Altman Distance From Apple

After Microsoft Rift, OpenAI And Altman Distance From Apple

OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, are again at the center of a high-profile rupture with a major Silicon Valley partner, following new litigation involving Apple and OpenAI. Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and two former Apple employees, alleging theft of trade secrets, according to a headline report published by AOL.com. The suit…

U.S. Destroys Iranian Drones Near Strait Of Hormuz

U.S. Destroys Iranian Drones Near Strait Of Hormuz

The United States and Iran have exchanged attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, escalating a confrontation in one of the world’s most strategically important maritime corridors. The renewed fighting has unfolded alongside public warnings and threats from both sides about access to the strait. U.S. military action has included a new round of…

Trump Again Shrinks Two Utah National Monuments

Trump Again Shrinks Two Utah National Monuments

President Donald Trump has signed an order shrinking the boundaries of two national monuments in Utah, again reducing the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. The move targets two federally protected landscapes in southern Utah that have been at the center of a yearslong political and legal fight over conservation, energy development, and public…

Judge Calls Trump I.R.S. Lawsuit Improper Self-Dealing

Judge Calls Trump I.R.S. Lawsuit Improper Self-Dealing

A federal judge has denounced former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service as an improper exercise in self-dealing, voiding a $1.8 billion settlement that would have granted him immunity from tax audits. The ruling centered on Trump’s case against the I.R.S. and a proposed agreement that, according to related coverage, would have…

U.S. Hits Iran For Third Night As Tehran Strikes Gulf Sites

U.S. Hits Iran For Third Night As Tehran Strikes Gulf Sites

The United States launched strikes against Iran for a third consecutive night as Tehran targeted neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf, widening a confrontation that is increasingly centered on regional security and critical shipping routes. Recent reports described the latest U.S. operation as a broad set of attacks on Iranian positions, with one headline stating…

ICE Agent Shoots And Kills Driver In Maine, Officials Say

ICE Agent Shoots And Kills Driver In Maine, Officials Say

A person was shot and killed inside a vehicle in Biddeford, Maine, during an encounter involving a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, state officials said. ICE has confirmed its officers were conducting what the agency described as “targeted surveillance” at the time of the deadly shooting. The shooting happened in Biddeford, a city in…

Senate Returns After Graham Death Amid Unsettled Fall Agenda

Senate Returns After Graham Death Amid Unsettled Fall Agenda

The Senate returned to Washington on Monday after the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, reopening with an uncertain agenda as leaders weigh how to proceed without the South Carolina Republican and as the chamber prepares to seat his successor. Graham’s death created an immediate vacancy in the 100-member Senate and removed a longtime fixture…