United Arab Emirates suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates suspended all trade with Iran on Wednesday after the UAE said it had come under renewed fire from the country — a move that will further isolate the Islamic Republic, which is suffering under U.S. sanctions and a blockade.
No, Wattpad isn’t banning ‘smut.’ Yes, fan fiction lovers are still freaking out.
Wattpad users feared their “smut” was getting the boot this week amid speculation that the fan fiction-heavy storytelling platform was going to crack down on sexually explicit content. The company said Tuesday that those concerns, which had spread across X and other social media platforms, were misplaced.
Democrat leads in Pennsylvania legislative district Trump won by more than 18 points in 2024
A Democrat in western Pennsylvania entered Wednesday with a slim lead in a special election for a state legislative seat in a district Trump won by more than 18 points in 2024.
Family of woman missing in Las Vegas says they have received strange Bitcoin demands
The family of a 63-year-old woman who disappeared in Las Vegas earlier this month while visiting a friend says someone posing as the woman has been calling and texting from her phone, demanding payment in Bitcoin.
Sen. Darline Graham faces more questions about her qualifications after debate blunder
Sen. Darline Graham’s debate performance brought a fresh round of questioning in South Carolina when she said she doesn’t know much about national security.
Book him: Prosecutors using James Comey’s novel against him in seashells case
Federal prosecutors want to throw the book at former FBI Director James Comey in their seashells-based case — including his own crime novel.
Hayden Panettiere’s mom says narcotics investigator was called into police probe of her death
A narcotics investigator has joined the South Carolina police investigation into the death of “Heroes” and “Nashville” star Hayden Panettiere, her mother told NBC News on Wednesday.
New maps make Florida a key player in the fight for the House majority
The fate of the House could lie in an unlikely place: Florida.
Trump administration was warned about peeling Reflecting Pool nearly a month before it brought vandalism case
A U.S. National Park Service engineer warned the Trump administration that the Lincoln Reflecting Pool peeling in early June due to the renovation issues.
Trump says he will meet with Kim Jong Un this year
President Donald Trump confirmed to reporters that he plans to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un this year, a highly unusual move for an American president, if not for Trump himself.