news2shortsIsrael kept up its bombardment of Iran on Sunday, after the U.S.- Israeli strikes targeting Iran’s leaders and military sites this weekend. Iranian State Media confirmed late Saturday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed in a joint U.S. and Israel military operation. Iran’s government is promising revenge. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for Sunday TODAY.
Jackson’s body lay in repose at his Rainbow/Push Coalition headquarters as thousands visited to pay their respects Some were older, some were younger and some were strangers, but many more were friends – they had lined up down the blocks of Chicago in mercifully mild weather for a chance to say goodbye to the civil … Read more
President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran overnight about retaliation while back home he faces mixed reaction from a Congress that was mostly left out of the decision to launch a military attack in the Middle East with Israel. Some lawmakers are vowing to force votes to restrain President Trump from further military … Read more
Police confronted man with gun at popular beer garden and then ‘returned fire, killing the suspect’ Authorities say three people were killed and 14 others were wounded after a shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas. Austin police chief Lisa Davis said at a press conference early Sunday that police received a call for reports … Read more
James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett adopt contrasting strategies as party hopes to tap into Trump backlash in reliably red state At a packed town hall meeting last month in Laredo for James Talarico, the 36-year-old Democrat vying for a US Senate seat in Texas, Cristina Rodriguez took the microphone. Rodriguez, a 16-year Marine Corps veteran, … Read more
Dylan Lopez Contreras, a senior at Ellis Prep academy, was taken by ICE in May. The Guardian invited him and five of his classmates to share their lives and dreams The students at Ellis Prep academy – like most high schoolers – have a lot on their mind right now. Essay deadlines, college applications, younger … Read more
A bill to create a state intelligence operation would allow scrutiny based on ‘opinions’ – and could prompt other states to follow “Florida man seeks to create a state counterintelligence unit and claim sweeping surveillance powers over people whose ‘views’ or ‘opinions’ he dislikes.” It’s not nearly as amusing as the usual “Florida man” headline, … Read more
Aggression feeds a sense that the US is operating outside global norms and helps to fuel a more complex currency outlook What the US-Israeli attacks on Iran mean for oil prices Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, with its puerile Pentagon nametag, Operation Epic Fury, is another show of violent force from a bullish administration. Aside … Read more
The Iranian foreign minister says Donald Trump’s aim of regime change is ‘mission impossible’ after US-Israeli strikes hit multiple sites in Iran. Reports say at least 201 people have been killed and there are growing fears the move could plunge the region into a conflict that could last weeks or months. The Guardian’s Patrick Wintour … Read more
The activist and Oscar-nominated co-writer of “It Was Just an Accident” speaks about the abuses he’s witnessed and endured, war between the U.S. and Iran, and the true stories behind the film.
