US & World

U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to persuade Americans that the anti-fascist movement dubbed Antifa poses as grave a threat to the country as designated terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah. Secretary of homeland security draws comparisons to ISIS, Hamas, Hezbollah. U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to persuade Americans that …

National Guard troops are positioned outside Chicago and they could be in Memphis by Friday as the Trump administration pushes ahead with an aggressive policy toward big-city crime whether local leaders support it or not.  Lawsuit and appeal still pending as states try to push back against aggressive Trump policy. …

Burbank’s air traffic control tower was temporarily un-staffed Monday, one of many incidents in U.S. airports caused by staffing shortages during the U.S. government’s shutdown.  Incident at Hollywood Burbank Airport one of many caused by staffing shortages. Of all the replies a pilot doesn’t want to hear when they radio …

There is growing tension around political protests after a terror attack at a Manchester synagogue last week, which is part of the reason the U.K. government took issue with planned pro-Palestinian demonstrations on Oct. 7. Rallies held in several cities across U.K. on 2-year anniversary of Hamas-led attacks on Israel. …

About 900 hikers, guides and other staff who were stranded by a snowstorm over the past weekend on the Chinese side of Mount Everest have reached safety, state media said late Tuesday.  Some hikers were treated for hypothermia. About 900 hikers, guides and other staff who were stranded by a …

Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the development of metal-organic frameworks,” the award-giving body said on Wednesday.  Pioneering work being honoured began in 1989, continued with developments over next several years. Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won …

For two years, Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have faced unrelenting bombardment, mass hunger and recurring displacement as Israeli fighting continues in the desolate territory.  Peace plan still being negotiated as Palestinians in Gaza hope for an end to deadly violence. Over the last couple of years, Palestinians across the …

The UN says more than 12 million Sudanese have been displaced since its civil war began in spring 2023, making it the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. Aid agencies, including Medecins Sans Frontieres, warn the situation could become even more dire if the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces overruns the …

As Donald Trump moves to send the military into Portland and Chicago, a flurry of lawsuits have attempted to stop him from doing it. Governors in Oregon and Illinois — and now courts — say Trump has no authority to do so. Here are the facts.  Governors, and now courts, …

Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for “the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantization in an electric circuit,” the award-giving body said on Tuesday. John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis announced as winners by committee in Stockholm. …