U.S. ‘immediately destroyed’ Iranian drone: Trump
President Donald Trump said the USS Boxer destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the aircraft threatened the ship by...
Two horses killed in training collision at Del Mar
Two horses died when they collided at California’s Del Mar racetrack on Thursday....
Senate expected to confirm Trump’s second Secretary of Defense next week
The U.S. Senate is due to vote next week to confirm Mark Esper as President Donald Trump’s second Secretary of Defense, ending the longest period...
Trump disavows ‘send her back’ rally chant, many Republicans alarmed
President Donald Trump tried to distance himself on Thursday from supporters’ chants of “send her back” at a rally where he blasted Somalia-born U.S. Representative...
Trump’s rally ‘was despicable’: Biden
At a campaign stop in Los Angeles, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, vying for the White House in 2020, condemned Wednesday night’s North Carolina...
AOC grills acting DHS chief over offensive Facebook group
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grilled acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan about his knowledge and subsequent handling of a private Facebook group where border agents posted...
Court rejects bid to suspend part of Canadian province’s religious symbols ban
A court in the Canadian province of Quebec on Thursday rejected a bid to suspend parts of a new provincial law that bans public sector...
U.S. military says it took defensive action against drone in Strait of Hormuz
The Pentagon said on Thursday that the USS Boxer took defensive action against a drone after it came within a “threatening range” in the Strait...
Trump says U.S. Navy ‘destroyed’ Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a U.S. Navy ship had “destroyed” an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the aircraft threatened...
House passes bill to raise federal minimum wage to $15 an hour
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by October 2025, a big win...