WASHINGTON – Days after the US and Israel launched an air war against Iran, the State Department issued new advice warning Americans to reconsider travel to several countries in the region. By then, the situation had already escalated. Thousands of Americans are now stranded in the Middle East. Iran retaliated with drone attacks on US…
BEIJING – China on Thursday announced its lowest growth target in 35 years, as the world’s second-largest economy grapples with domestic challenges and rising uncertainty around the world. This year, China will aim for 4.5% to 5% growth in gross domestic product “while striving for improvement in behaviour”, China’s No. 2 official, Premier Li Qiang,…
Rep. Julie Johnson and former Rep. Colin Allred will face each other again in the Democratic primary runoff, NBC News projects, after Allred dropped out of the Texas Senate race last year and ran for the House seat redefined by redistricting. No candidate won a majority in Tuesday’s first round of primary elections. The primary…
Trader Joe’s items were recalled. Tuesday, Officials said the recall involved more than 36 million pounds of product after glass was found in rice. The U.S. The Department of Agriculture said in a news release that 36,987,575 pounds of various ready-to-eat and frozen chicken, pork, fried rice, ramen, and shu mai dumpling products are being…
The GOP-led Senate on Wednesday rejected a war powers resolution aimed at restricting President Donald Trump’s ability to take further military action against Iran. The vote was 47–53, short of the simple majority needed to take the proposal to the Senate. Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the only Democrat to vote with the Republicans….
TEL AVIV—The main nerve center for Israel’s primary emergency service might resemble any dispatch center in any American city— a hive of uniformed first responders surrounded by expanses of ceiling-height monitors and computers. But Magen David Adom’s dispatch unit in Ramla, about 12 miles southeast of Tel Aviv, lies more than 100 feet underground, protected…
Tuesday’s primaries in three states saw incumbents wobble; general election results were revealed; and runoffs escalated intra-party fighting. They also highlighted broader lessons about the state of national politics, from President Donald Trump’s enduring power over the GOP to the disagreements over ideology, generation and strategy that continue to divide Democrats. In Texas, as four-term…
