Military Escalation in Iran Raises Gasoline Prices in the U.S.
UNITED STATES - Gas prices across the United States have climbed past $4 dollars a gallon for the first time in more than 3 years, as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran continues to shake global energy markets.
NASA Readies First Crewed Mission to the Moon in More Than 50 Years
UNITED STATES - NASA said that it is ready to launch the Artemis Two mission, a multi-billion-dollar program to return astronauts to the moon.
Israel Passes Death Penalty Law for Palestinians Convicted of Lethal Attacks
ISRAEL - Israel's Parliament has passed a controversial law that will make the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks.
Trump Issues New Threat to Iran if Ceasefire Isn’t Reached Soon
UNITED STATES- U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran that America could target its energy facilities, oil export terminals, and even desalination plants that supply drinking water, if a deal to end the war is not reached soon.
U.N. To Create New Mechanism For Strait Of Hormuz Trade
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations is moving to protect global food supplies by setting up a new task force to keep fertilizer shipments flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, as the Iran war threatens major trade disruptions.
IOC: Only Biological Females Will Be Allowed At Olympic Games Female Events
WORLDWIDE - The International Olympic Committee has announced a major policy shift, saying only athletes without the S-R-Y gene, associated with male sex development, will be eligible to compete in women's events at future olympic games.
Passengers Crowd New York’s JFK Airport, Trump Signs Executive Order To Pay TSA
UNITED STATES - President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration workers after congress failed to pass funding for parts of the Homeland Security department.
G7 Ministers In Roundtable Talks About Peace And Security
FRANCE - G7 foreign ministers are meeting in France to address escalating global security threats., including the wars in Iran and Ukraine and disruptions to energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
Jury Finds Meta And Google Liable In Social Media Addiction Trial
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES - A Los Angeles jury has found tech giants Google and Meta liable in a landmark social media addiction case, rrdering them to pay a combined six million dollars in damages.
U.N. Report Details Deadly Escalation Of Haiti Gang Violence
UNITED NATIONS - A new United Nations Human Rights report says more than five-thousand people were killed in Haiti between mid-January and March this year, as gang violence continues to tighten its grip on the country.