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The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks. Though last week's ceasefire appeared to hold, the showdown over the Strait of Hormuz risked reigniting hostilities and deepening the region-wide war's economic fallout. Talks aimed at permanently ending the conflict — which began Feb. 28 with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran — failed to produce an agreement last week

Efforts underway for second round of US-Iran talks as Strait of Hormuz showdown endures

The Latest: Pakistan proposes new US-Iran talks as Vance and Trump hint at progress

Race for California governor moves on after dramatic downfall of Rep. Eric Swalwell

War in Iran intensifies a time of uncertainty for makers of the ultimate in bling, luxury watches

The bling is back, but the war in the Persian Gulf has tarnished the outlook for the luxury watch industry — the ultimate in bling. Starting Tuesday, Geneva hosts the annual “Watches and Wonders” fair, a premiere gathering in an industry eager for a rebound after two years of market contraction, hopefully including sales in oil-rich Gulf Arab countries. The U.S. and Israeli war against Iran that began Feb. 28, however, has had a sweeping impact on the global economy: Driving up energy prices, stalling shipments of fertilizer, disrupting air travel, among oth

Asian stocks gain and oil falls on hopes of renewed US-Iran talks

Gov. Wes Moore falls short in push to redraw Maryland's congressional map to boost Democrats

Aviation safety bill based on deadly midair collision near Washington faces a House vote

An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year's midair collision of a jet with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital is up for a vote Tuesday evening in the House, but key senators and the families of the 67 victims think the bill needs to be strengthened. The House bill, called the Alert Act, has the backing of key industry groups. The National Transportation Safety Board said recently that the legislation, since amended, now addresses its recommendation to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator syst

China’s exports grew 2.5% in March in a sharp slowdown as Iran war raises uncertainty

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas says he will retire after bipartisan calls for expulsion

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Camp Mystic official says he didn't see flood warnings issued the day before storm hit

The director of the Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed by a devastating flood in 2025 testified Monday he did not see official warnings issued the day before the storm hit, that staff had no meetings about the pending danger and that they did not make the call to evacuate until it was too late. Over several hours of sometimes emotional testimony at a court hearing packed with families of campers who were killed, Edward Eastland provided the most detailed description yet of how camp staff did or didn't respond as floodwaters along the Guadalupe River qu

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Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says he will resign after sexual misconduct allegations

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California announced Monday he will resign from Congress following sexual assault and misconduct allegations that prompted loud bipartisan calls for him to step down. The decision caps a swift political fall for the seven-term lawmaker, who had been seen as one of the leading candidates in California’s gubernatorial race before dropping out Sunday after the allegations surfaced, claims he has continued to deny. The San Francisco Chronicle, followed by CNN, first reported allegations that Swalwell had sexually assaulted a woman tw

Swalwell's exit shakes up a chaotic California governor's race

Minnesota authorities investigate arrest by ICE of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping

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Florida teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing stepsister Anna Kepner on cruise ship

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday. Timothy Hudson was initially charged in February and subsequently indicted on March 10. But the breadth of the case was not known until a seal was lifted Friday, weeks after U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom in Miami said he would be prosecuted as an adult at the request of the government. Anna Kepner had been traveling on the Carnival Horizon ship in November

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House Ethics Committee announces investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell

The House Ethics Committee announced on Monday that it has opened an investigation into misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell.The news comes as the California Democrat is under increasing scrutiny after CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a former staffer accused him sexual assault, describing a night of drinking that ended with Swalwell having sex with her when she could not consent. Swalwell, who suspended his campaign for California governor this weekend, faces calls for expulsion from Congress.The committee said in a statement that it has opened an investigation i

1 person dead, 6 others injured after shooting at Chick-fil-A in New Jersey

US intel officials scramble to keep surveillance law running amid Iran war tensions

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Trump administration agrees to keep Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument

The Trump administration agreed in a court settlement on Monday to keep the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument.The administration removed the rainbow LGBTQ flag from the monument in New York City in February due to a government directive that determined what kinds of flags can be flown at national park sites.The move drew intense backlash from the LGBTQ community and local officials in New York who viewed it as an attack on LGBTQ history.The Stonewall Inn, an iconic bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, is considered the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement in the US. It

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Fugitive former Brazilian intelligence chief detained by ICE

Brazil’s fugitive former intelligence chief and lawmaker Alexandre Ramagem has been taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Ramagem, who faces a 16-year prison sentence in Brazil for his alleged involvement in a coup plot with far-right ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, has been living in exile in Florida in recent months.Brazil’s federal police appeared to reference Ramagem’s detention in a statement published Monday. It said a Brazilian fugitive convicted by the Brazilian Supreme Court had been “arrested” in Florida, claiming it was the result of “international po

Man accused in Molotov cocktail attack of OpenAI CEO's home charged with attempted murder

Pope Leo reacts to Trump comments

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Tornadoes and giant hail kick off weeklong severe storm threat across Central US

A full week of dangerous weather in the Central US started with multiple tornadoes and huge hail battering parts of four states Monday. Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms will threaten the region through Friday.Tornado activity picked up early Monday evening with confirmed twisters in eastern Kansas, northern Iowa, southern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin.Nearly softball-sized hail fell south of Minneapolis and damaging winds toppled power lines and trees in northeast Illinois as severe storms took shape Monday afternoon.About a dozen states from Texas to the Upper Midwest and Great Lake

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After three years as Iran’s hostage, the taxman came knocking

There’s no escape from the tax collector. At least that’s what Benjamin Brière must have felt after his return from three and half years as a hostage in Iran when he got that message that we all dread: he hadn’t filed his taxes.The return of two French detainees from Iran this month has highlighted Brière’s run-in with French bureaucracy upon his own return to France in 2023, sparking a public apology this weekend from the French tax authority.During his imprisonment, he did not complete his annual tax declarations for four years running, he said in an interview with French outlet Le