WASHINGTON (AP) — Aside from a post by President Donald Trump on social media, the White House has said little about what he calls “THE LARGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY” in Venezuela. Trump said the deal announced Friday night would give the United States a stake in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, a step toward … Read more
Treating the Federal Communications Commission as his personal enforcer, President Donald Trump said on social media Sunday that NBC’s Kristen Welker would be “reported to the FCC to be reprimanded or punished” for a television segment he didn’t like. In a separate post, Trump complained in all caps about “fake polls” and said “something needs … Read more
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police are investigating another armed robbery in Center City that involved a suspect carrying what appeared to be an AR-15-style rifle. The latest incident occurred around 2:15 a.m. Friday in the 1500 block of Sansom Street. Police said a 23-year-old man and two friends were returning home when two masked men … Read more
The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln passed through Singapore early Sunday as it headed home after a grueling deployment to the Middle East. It is expected to stop in Thailand to visit the port. Associated Press journalists on the Indonesian island of Batam, across the Singapore Strait, spotted the massive ship as it transited … Read more
Timber Fire Nears 25,000 Acres, Remains 21% Contained in Big Sur The Timber Fire has grown to 24,601 acres in Monterey County and remains 21% contained, according to a Saturday afternoon update from CAL FIRE. That’s an increase of 1,258 acres, or about 5.4%, from the 23,343 acres reported Friday morning. The fire has grown … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) – Portland police officers responded to a shooting in Portland’s Buckman neighborhood early Saturday morning. Officers found a dead person at the scene. At around 2:34 a.m., Portland Police Bureau officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 700 block of Southeast 12th Avenue and found a person dead on … Read more
This story was last updated at 12:15 a.m. on August 30, 2026. CPS Energy crews continued working through the night to restore power after severe storms knocked out power in the San Antonio area Friday night. As of 12:15 a.m. Sunday, 47,276 customers remained without power, down from 112,000 at the height of the storm. … Read more
Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a California federal judge says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel’s war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration’s quest to deport noncitizens who he says disrupted college campuses while expressing their opinions. Judge Noël Wise, in a ruling Friday, handed a … Read more
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized Saturday to the state’s Democratic Jewish Caucus for comments he made after an attack on a synagogue in March, which he linked to Israel’s actions in the Middle East. “My comments may have been misinterpreted to justify something I was not intended to … Read more
3 hours agoPinnedUS economic offensive zeroes in on Dubai as Iran’s critical financial lifeline: reportThe Trump administration’s expanding economic campaign against Iran is increasingly targeting financial and trade channels through Dubai, Istanbul and Baghdad rather than focusing first on Beijing, according to an analysis by Iran International English.The outlet reported that Tehran needs hard currency … Read more