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Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war
Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire two months ago, threatening to drag the Middle East back into a full-scale war.
Source: Washington Times
At least 4 dead after earthquake in the Philippines sets off tsunami
An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines early Monday, damaging buildings and a key access bridge in a large southern city and setting off a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami that…
Source: Washington Times
'Schmigadoon!' wins the Tony Award for best new music
Schmigadoon!," an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, won the best new musical Tony Award on a night when actor John Lithgow and playwright Bess Wohl made…
Source: Washington Times
Nithya Raman overtakes Spencer Pratt in L.A. mayoral race
Nithya Raman, a progressive member of the Los Angeles City Council, surpassed reality-TV star Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayoral primary Sunday, after a surge in her vote count put her in second…
Source: Washington Times
Israel launches airstrikes on Iran after taking missile fire
Israel launched airstrikes early Monday targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire from Tehran, attacks that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war.
Source: Washington Times
GOP's $70 billion immigration package remove Democrats' leverage to reform enforcement
Democrats are set to lose their leverage for reining in President Trump's deportation force as Republicans prepare to send him a bill this week funding immigration enforcement agencies through the…
Source: Washington Times
Democrats deflect on Platner accusations despite 'believe all women' past
Democratic lawmakers deflected Sunday when asked about misconduct allegations against Graham Platner, refusing to condemn the Senate candidate despite previously championing the Democrats' "Believe…
Source: Washington Times
South Africa's president acknowledges rising tensions over migration
South Africa's president promised Sunday to act on what he called concerns over illegal migration following a rise in anti-immigrant protests and sentiment in Africa's most advanced economy, with…
Source: Washington Times
Maverick Republican Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon, who resigned after sexual harassment scandal, dies
Former Sen. Bob Packwood, a moderate Oregon Republican whose reputation as a champion of abortion and women's rights was spoiled at the end of his career by allegations of sexual harassment, has died.…
Source: Washington Times
Lawsuit seeks to stop the UFC fight on the White House South Lawn for Trump's birthday
A federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump's 80th birthday and part of the celebration of…
Source: Washington Times
GOP senators push new legislation to incentivize states to clean up voter rolls
Republican Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Lindsey Graham are pushing a bill that would incentivize states to cross-check voter rolls quarterly against a Department of Homeland Security non-citizen…
Source: Washington Times
Pastor's open letter to Senate candidate James Talarico says it all
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico's list of biblical absurdities continues to grow.
Source: Washington Times
Iran accuses U.S. of 'discriminatory treatment' over World Cup visa denials
Iran's national soccer team arrived in North America under a cloud of diplomatic tension after U.S. officials denied visas to two senior Iranian Football Federation leaders ahead of this month's World…
Source: Washington Times
'Scary Movie' tops box office, slaying 'Masters of the Universe' and adding to low-budget streak
The summer box office is booming - but not because of the usual suspects.
Source: Washington Times
Jeffries evades talk about N.J. Democratic candidate's link to 1993 WTC bombing mastermind
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday declined to condemn New Jersey Democratic congressional nominee Adam Hamawy, despite being shown trial transcripts showing Mr. Hamawy testified as a…
Source: Washington Times
Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message
President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of "No new wars" that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for the White House.
Source: Washington Times
Chernobyl storage facility hit by Russia in exchange of attacks after proposed ceasefire is rejected
A Russian drone hit a nuclear storage facility near Chernobyl on Sunday, after Ukraine conducted strikes on Russian President Vladimir Putin's hometown.
Source: Washington Times
CIA official arrested in Va. with gold bars started fake spy program to pad his pockets: reports
The CIA official accused of hoarding more than $40 million in gold bars in his Ashburn, Virginia, home created a phony spy program to enrich himself, according to several reports.
Source: Washington Times
Trump lashes out at 'Meet the Press,' calls NBC 'crooked' over California's vote-counting process
President Trump lashed out Sunday at NBC's 'Meet the Press," calling the news talk show "crooked" and ending an interview early over questions about recent elections in California.
Source: Washington Times
Health workers at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak labor with little pay or rest
Dr. Richard Lokudu, the medical director of Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital, has received barely any compensation for his work on the front line of one of Congo's deadliest Ebola virus outbreaks.
Source: Washington Times
