US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending additional troops to the Middle East during a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional war, the
Iran’s President accuses Israel of seeking wider Mideast war and laying ‘traps’ to lead Iran into it
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s president accused Israel on Monday of seeking a wider war in the Middle East and laying “traps” to lead his country into a wider conflict. Masoud Pezeshkian told about two dozen media
Eek: Detroit-area library shuts down after a DVD is returned with bugs inside
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Someone at a suburban Detroit library returned more than a movie. The library in Royal Oak was closed Sunday after staff members encountered creepy crawlies — and ones that fly — when
US Labor department reaches out to employer group amid possible port strike
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Labor has reached out to the United States Maritime Alliance ahead of a possible ports strike on the East Coast and Gulf Coast by the International Longshoremen’s Association, the employer group
Trump is set to travel to Pennsylvania stops focused on countering China
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail Monday and expected to travel to the swing state of Pennsylvania to speak about his plans to counter the U.S. reliance on China with a group
FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here’s what to know about the report
WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike. Overall violent crime declined an estimated 3% in 2023 from
Harris reaches agreement on transition planning with Biden administration, no word on Trump yet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ transition team has reached an agreement with the General Services Administration to accept pre-election support from the federal government to prepare for her potential presidency. The agency, which is required
‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
WYOMING, Iowa (AP) — Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls that seem to block out nearly everything other than the sun and an
A new coalition of aid groups supporting Sudan will launch at this year’s Clinton Global Initiative
NEW YORK (AP) — A wide-ranging group of 15 nonprofits, humanitarian aid organizations and other funders plan to open this year’s Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting Monday by announcing new investments to address the humanitarian crisis in
US violent crime decreased in 2023, hate crimes rose, FBI reports
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Incidents of violent crime in the United States fell by 3% last year, while the number of hate crimes rose, the FBI said in an annual report released on Monday.