As the Mideast unites around the Gaza ceasefire, Iran is at one of its weakest moments since the 1979 revolution
How Tehran’s theocracy responds in the weeks and months ahead, whether that means lashing out or trying to rebuild its hobbled economy at home, will be crucial.“Undoubtedly this is a…
A factory that makes munitions for the military exploded, killing 16 people and leaving no survivors
A blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around killed 16 people and left no survivors, authorities said.The cause of the blast is…
‘You feel kind of forgotten’: Meet a California pipe fitter who got to $118k earnings after a decade but doesn’t know what’s next after the refinery shuts down
Thirty years ago, Willie Cruz was shocked when he learned the Southern California oil refinery where he worked was shutting down.Cruz, now a 61-year-old living in Arizona, had spent five…
North Korea unveils new intercontinental ballistic missile that may be tested in coming weeks
The parade, which began in the rain Friday night at Pyongyang’s main square and marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party, highlighted Kim’s growing diplomatic…
Trump keeps saying he’s ‘defeated’ inflation but coffee is 21% more expensive and groceries just had their largest non-pandemic jump in a decade
Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago, when it helped sink then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.…
‘It’s sort of like a divorce’: Top analyst sees trade war with China as ugly, complex: ‘This kind of story doesn’t have a good guy’
For months, bubbling trade tensions between China and the U.S. seemed to calm to a simmer, with words like “thaw” and “truce” swapped in for warnings of economic “war.”Now, hostilities…
China’s rare earth controls can ‘forbid any country on Earth from participating in the modern economy,’ former White House advisor warns
Beijing’s new export controls on rare earths go well beyond restricting access to a critical technology input, according to a former White House advisor.On Thursday, China’s commerce ministry said that…
‘Too old to govern, and it’s boring knowing only him as president’: Cameroon’s millennials and Gen Z face eighth term for their 92-year-old leader
Nghobo blames his woes on what he calls a corrupt education system which favors children of the elites. As the central African country prepares for Sunday’s presidential election, he said…
Meet a 62-year-old Washington state farmworker who chose self-deportation to Mexico after raising 4 children and 10 grandchildren in the U.S.
Ramón Rodriguez Vazquez was a farmworker for 16 years in southeast Washington state, where he and his wife of 40 years raised four children and 10 grandchildren. The 62-year-old was…
New Jersey declares state of emergency as October Nor’easter threatens to drench east coast shoreline
A nor’easter churned its way up the East Coast on Sunday, with New Jersey declaring a state of emergency and some airports posting delays and cancellations in advance of anticipated…
