news2shortsOscar, Ana and their children fled violence for safety in the US. Now Oscar, afraid and alone, is back in Honduras – ‘at the mercy of God and his will’ As soon as Oscar’s deportation flight landed at the La Lima airport in Honduras, he put on his baseball cap. On the airport shuttle toward … Read more
Why would Trump launch a foreign war when he is so domestically weak? Precisely because he is weak In the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, members of the George W Bush administration presented the case for war exhaustively, repeatedly, and in public. The then national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, who played a major … Read more
Rent strikes have become more common in recent years with all-time high increases and more corporate investing Nadia Langley had been organizing tenants in and around her south Minneapolis neighborhood since 2024, when, two months ago, the fledgling union saw a sudden explosion in interest. The jump was prompted not by a downturn in housing … Read more
Experts warn of ‘attack on Americans’ lungs’ from cuts to health programs, environmental rollbacks and other plans Donald Trump’s policies are likely to drive soaring rates of lung disease and premature death, according to a wide-ranging new study by pulmonary specialists and public health experts. The analysis, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and … Read more
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama declared “the enemy is inside the gates” when sharing a post on X that juxtaposed a photo of the September 11, 2001, terror attack on the Twin Towers with an image of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The post Tuberville shared was from an account called “End Wokeness,” … Read more
A pair of shootings on Thursday, one involving a suspect linked to ISIS, has Republicans sounding the alarm to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), while Democrats dig further into their position. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus again blocked a full-year funding bill for the agency, as well as multiple … Read more
Fake pictures look authentic – and authentic ones get mistaken for fake. Here are three rules for navigating the war coverage The videos look authentic – and they are spreading like wildfire on social media. One, for example, shows Iranian missiles exploding upon the airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Another shows US soldiers being held … Read more
President posts on Truth Social to ‘watch what happens today’ and says it is an ‘honor’ to be killing regime’s leaders Sign up for the Breaking News US email for newsletter alerts in your inbox Middle East liveblog – latest updates Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the US is … Read more
At least four United States crew members are dead after a military refueling plane crashed in Iraq. U.S. Central Command says it was not the result of hostile or friendly fire and that a rescue operation was launched immediately. NBC’s Richard Engel reports and “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY with analysis.
Top House Republicans are eyeing a surge in military funding as the U.S. continues its joint operation with Israel against Iran, and some are arguing that a second “big, beautiful bill” is the vehicle to get it done. Republicans are discussing the possibility of supplemental funding to aid the U.S. effort as Iran continues to … Read more
