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Iran resumes commercial flights from Tehran's international airport
U.S. envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan on Saturday in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran, even as Iran ruled out direct negotiations with U.S. representatives as its top diplomat…
Source: Washington Times
Philadelphia museum brings Rocky statue inside after decades of tension
Every day, visitors from around the world make their way to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art - not necessarily for the galleries inside, but for a statue of a fictional boxer from South…
Source: Washington Times
EU considers helping with Mideast energy infrastructure to bypass conflict zones
A painful fuel crunch and soaring oil and gas prices triggered by the Iran war have nudged the European Union to look hard into funding alternative energy routes in the Middle East to circumvent hot…
Source: Washington Times
Despite Iran tensions, King Charles III will follow his mother's lead in celebrating U.S.-U.K. bonds
The challenge for King Charles III as he embarks on this week's state visit to the U.S. is, as always, to live up to his mother's example.
Source: Washington Times
Trump DOJ adds firing squads and gas chambers to federal execution methods -- here's why
The Justice Department has approved firing squads for federal executions -- a method used only four times since the 1970s. Here's what the expansion means for the 40 inmates on federal death row.
Source: Washington Times
Screenwriters overwhelmingly approve a 4-year contract with Hollywood studios
Members of the screenwriters union overwhelmingly ratified a four-year agreement with Hollywood studios and streamers on Friday, bringing an end to a surprisingly smooth and quick process that brought…
Source: Washington Times
Wounded Lebanese journalist recounts hours of agony when Israeli strike killed colleague
A Lebanese journalist who was wounded in an Israeli airstrike that killed her colleague this week described hours of agony as they waited for help to arrive, in an interview with The Associated Press…
Source: Washington Times
Texas law cracking down on illegal immigrant 'invasion' prevails in court challenge
A federal appeals court allowed to stand Texas' law giving the state independent power to arrest and deport illegal immigrants, with the judges saying the groups who challenged it lacked legal…
Source: Washington Times
U.S. won't renew Iranian and Russian oil waivers, Bessent says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that the U.S. does not plan to renew a waiver allowing the purchase of Russian oil and petroleum products that are currently at sea. And, he said, a…
Source: Washington Times
Jake Reiner describes the 'living nightmare' of losing his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner
Jake Reiner, the older son of Rob and Michele Reiner, says learning his parents were killed and living in the aftermath has been "too devastating to comprehend."
Source: Washington Times
Altman apologizes after OpenAI failed to alert police before Tumbler Ridge killings
The head of OpenAI has written a letter apologizing that his company didn't alert law enforcement about the online behavior of a person who shot and killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, British…
Source: Washington Times
Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes
A volunteer firefighter died battling a wildfire in northern Florida while more than 120 homes have been destroyed in southeast Georgia and thousands more remain threatened by two large blazes, one of…
Source: Washington Times
Authorities arrest one person and search for another, following deadly shooting at mall in Louisiana
Louisiana authorities have charged a 17-year-old with murder, and they are searching for another suspect after bystanders were caught in the crossfire of a shooting at a mall in Baton Rouge on…
Source: Washington Times
Memphis police investigating human remains believed to be of three young children
Three sets of human remains believed to be children ages 3 to 7 have been found, the Memphis Police Department said.
Source: Washington Times
What to know about the fight over whether New York should lose $74M for not revoking immigrant CDLs
New York filed a lawsuit Friday to challenge the federal Transportation Department's decision to withhold nearly $74 million in highway money because the state refused to revoke nearly 33,000…
Source: Washington Times
Police identify the body of 1 missing USF student, second still missing as roommate is charged
The body of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who went missing with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, and his roommate has been taken into custody,…
Source: Washington Times
U.S. still delivering weapons to Ukraine, Zelenskyy says, as Prince Harry visits Kyiv
U.S. weapons deliveries to Ukraine haven't stopped despite the Iran war, and Ukrainian long-range strikes continue to hammer Russian oil production and manufacturing plants, Ukrainian President…
Source: Washington Times
Syrian authorities arrest ex-intelligence officer tied to a leaked video of a massacre
Syrian authorities said Friday they have arrested a former intelligence officer who appeared in a video leaked four years ago that purportedly showed him and his comrades fatally shooting dozens of…
Source: Washington Times
What's all the buzz about? Melania Trump is growing the White House honey program with a new beehive
What's all the buzz about?
Source: Washington Times
Corpse abuse cases force changes on Colorado's scandal-plagued funeral industry
A former funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies faces sentencing Friday for corpse abuse in a case that prompted Colorado officials to clamp down on an…
Source: Washington Times
