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As the USS Abraham Lincoln approaches relief after more than 260 days at sea, commanders praise its resilience while lawmakers, families and veterans question whether low reported mental-health numbers obscure a deeper crisis.
A deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake has exposed the difficulty of rescuing survivors across Indonesia’s remote, damaged terrain. Rising casualty figures, blocked roads and persistent aftershocks are turning a natural disaster into a test of state capacity.
A new salmonella recall has put Taylor Farms under scrutiny again, but food-safety experts distinguish the jalapeño issue from the company’s earlier lettuce-linked outbreak and urge stronger industry-wide coordination.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says a presidential pardon does not block a state investigation into Anthony Fauci, but he acknowledges that criminal wrongdoing has not been established.
Two pilots died when their firefighting helicopter crashed in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, igniting another fire that merged with the original blaze. Officials are urging caution as investigators work to determine what happened.
The deaths of a mother and her five-month-old daughter after a New York Harbor boat capsized have prompted reckless-endangerment charges, while competing coverage differs sharply over whether to stress accountability or tragedy.
Will Scharf will replace David Warrington as White House counsel, combining close ties to Trump with experience at the center of the administration’s disputed ballroom project and looming congressional battles.
Ed Case’s decisive Democratic primary victory over progressive challenger Jarrett Keohokalole preserves a centrist House seat, but competing interpretations reveal a larger fight over the party’s direction.
Don Nelson, a five-time champion as a Celtics player, died at 86, leaving behind a coaching record defined by innovation, controversy and lasting influence on the modern NBA.
Trump is pressing the Justice Department to revive a dismissed vandalism case, citing witness accounts that David Hearn damaged the pool. Prosecutors and Hearn’s lawyers counter that defective installation undermined the indictment.
The Bald Range wildfire forced more than 20,000 people from communities near Okanagan Lake, exposing both the human cost of the disaster and the growing challenge of containing fires that spread faster than emergency systems can respond.
Syria is set to regain control of two strategically important Mediterranean bases while preserving a joint military role with Russia, a compromise that could reshape the balance between sovereignty and security cooperation.
A migration dispute over Ceuta has escalated into reciprocal border checks between Spain and Italy, exposing conflicting approaches to security, migration and Europe’s Schengen rules.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says freezing her eggs will give her greater control over her future and help normalize fertility conversations, while conservatives argue the decision reflects a culture that delays family formation for professional ambition.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the upheaval of the 2020 lockdowns widened the political Overton window and produced rhetoric Democrats would not use today. Critics see the explanation as an effort to soften accountability for unpopular positions.
Daniel Kinahan has been extradited from Dubai to Ireland, where prosecutors accuse him of directing a global drug-smuggling and money-laundering network. The case now shifts from international pursuit to courtroom scrutiny.
The WNBA rescinded Caitlin Clark’s eighth technical foul after Indiana’s win over Chicago, sparing her an automatic suspension while intensifying debate over officiating and the league’s treatment of its biggest star.
The death toll from a shooting at a school outside Bangkok rose after a 12-year-old girl died, but reports still disagree over whether eight or nine people were killed. The conflicting figures add to scrutiny of the tragedy and gun access.
Typhoon Dolphin triggered mass evacuations, record rainfall and sweeping transport disruptions across eastern China. Authorities mounted a major response, but the storm’s scale exposed the region’s growing vulnerability to extreme weather.
Iran is making access through the Strait of Hormuz conditional on sweeping concessions, while Washington insists any agreement guarantee unrestricted navigation. Conflicting public signals are keeping markets and diplomacy on edge.
