Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire efforts AP News

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors. The administration is threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting…

The defense has begun calling witnesses in the emotionally charged trial of Lindsay Clancy. The prosecution rested its case Monday after three weeks of testimony in the trial of the…

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could try to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil chokepoint. The strait is between Oman…