Analysts said Tuesday that Israel's overnight attack on Gaza stopped a direct ground invasion, suggesting its leaders may be waiting for Hamas' reaction before returning to a full-scale ground war. Health officials said the Israeli strike killed hundreds of people and followed weeks of fruitless negotiations to expand to the country's truce with Hamas. Negotiations…
More importantly, though, war has become the ultimate tool for Mr. Putin to control the country and ensure that no one is off the line. It was brutally swung to dispel opposition from the country, turning a generation of opponents into exiles. This war can also serve as a perfect command of war in the…
A police spokesman said Monday that the missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki family has asked police in the Dominican Republic to declare dead. The Dominican Republic National Police spokesman Diego Pesqueira said Konanki's family had sent a letter to the agency asking for the pronouncement of death. When he disappeared earlier on March…
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, an earthquake reported a magnitude of 3.9 in Northern California less than a mile from Dublin on Monday. The earthquake occurred one mile from Pleasanton, San Ramon and Castro Valley and two miles from Hayward. According to the USGS, moderate shaking was reported near Dublin and Concord, which could…
Officials said Israeli forces launched a massive strike in Gaza earlier on Tuesday, which appeared to be the first major attack on the territory, as it began about two months ago in the ceasefire with Hamas. The IDF said in a telegram before 2:30 a.m. that IT and Israel Security Agency “had extensive strikes on…
A 29-year-old man was sentenced to 400 years in prison for sexual assault on a minor girl. Brandon Xiong was found guilty of sexual assault by four girls between the ages of 5 and 10, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office. The victims were invited to spend the night at Xiong's home and…
Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Monday it plans to permanently allow our poultry and pork processing plants to operate faster, raising concerns among advocacy groups on workers’ health and food safety. The USDA’s decision was a victory for meat companies and industry associations such as the National…
Los Angeles leaders are touting the latest batch of crime data to prove that the city is safer and safer — at least on paper. Homicides fell about 14% in the city last year, while 225 people in the 2023 homicides were shot during the same period were hit by the city, according to figures…
Firefly's Blue Ghost Moon Rand. Courteous Firefly Aerospace Firefly Aerospace and intuitive machines belong to a group of more than a dozen private companies, competing for profitable NASA contracts to send small spacecraft to the moon. But, according to Trina Patterson, Firefly’s vice president of marketing and communications, the two managed to stay friendly in…
People involved in fatal drug overdoses now face criminal charges