Israeli strikes kill at least 14 in major Lebanon city ahead of Washington talks
The Israeli military early Thursday pounded Lebanon’s fourth largest city, killing at least 14 people across the south of the country in its ongoing military escalation against the Hezbollah group ahead of crucial talks in Washington
Australia sues 3M for $1.4B over ‘forever chemicals’ at defense bases
Australia has sued 3M over contamination from firefighting foam that contained PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” seeking $1.4 billion in damages.
U.S. dismisses report of Kyiv embassy drawdown after Russia warning; Zelenskyy pens Trump letter asking for air defense
The United States on Thursday reiterated that its diplomats remained in Kyiv despite Russia’s escalating threats, dismissing a suggestion from the European Union’s top diplomat that Washington had evacuated the Ukrainian capital
Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, U.N. says
In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections
Baby gorilla delivered via rare C-section at Seattle zoo
A baby gorilla born over the weekend at the Seattle zoo was delivered via a rare cesarean section, officials said
Coast Guard plans new search in Bahamas for missing Michigan woman
The U.S. Coast Guard will reopen the search for Lynette Hooker, the Michigan woman who has been missing since April after she fell overboard in the Bahamas, according to a U.S. official familiar with the investigation
Iran claims attack on American air base after U.S. military strikes, further clouding peace deal prospects
Iran said Thursday that it had targeted a U.S. air base in response to U.S. military attacks in the south of the country, Iranian state media reported, hours after President Donald Trump raised new doubts about progress toward a deal to end the conflict
How to protect your screens in a world where anyone can spy on you
Visual hackers. Shoulder surfers. They’re out there and spying on your phones and laptops. The good news? Screen protection tech is improving.
Republicans brace for money problems in Texas after Ken Paxton’s win
Ken Paxton has trailed Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in fundraising. Some Republicans say the party will have to spend millions to win the Senate race.
Man charged in murder of Arizona dancer is found guilty of robbing her 3 years before she was killed
A jury convicted an Arizona man Wednesday in the gunpoint robbery of an exotic dancer who was killed three years later in a murder plot that officials say he carried out with two other people.