Iran completely destroys Haifa refinery. Adjacent power station is also inactive. Iran originally built this refinery.

Heavy Shot drones are 100-kg bombers.

Three fired FBI agents took a new approach on Tuesday and sued Kash Patel not just on their own accord, but also on behalf of a proposed class of all FBI employees who have already been dismissed — or could be in the future — for political reasons.

Jon Stewart on Trump “You know, honestly, his leering behavior is less ‘Commander-in-Chief at war,’ and more ‘grandpa who’s lost his filter in public.'"

The women's Final Four is on repeat. "No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are in the Final Four for the second straight season, just the second time the same teams have reached the sport's final weekend in consecutive years."

What could possibly go wrong if Uthmeier gets his way with weapons for felons?

Toothless Spain held to 0-0 draw by Egypt in friendly reut.rs/4c0Z4We

Commentary: The United States is in the position it’s in today because Trump’s predilections on Iran have failed consistently since his first term. Every assumption he’s carried has been dead wrong on every level.

Democrats say frustrations over Operation Metro Surge, rising prices and Amy Klobuchar’s campaign for governor give newcomer Jake Johnson a chance in a southern Minnesota district that’s been trending Republican.

Man found dead inside police SUV after 3 days. 'We want answers,' family says

Latest bad and expensive Trump idea.

Kidney research is promising.

Several high-ranking Trump officials that make up the so-called “God Squad” voted to quash longstanding Endangered Species Act regulations in the Gulf of Mexico, exempting all oil and gas drilling. It’s an outcome environmentalists fear could spell doom for the critically endangered Rice’s whale.

BREAKING: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake, measuring lower 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, struck Ibaraki Prefecture at 10:06 a.m. on Wednesday. There is no threat of a tsunami, and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Yes, Benjamin Netanyahu is a smug prick fascist who thought he could steal Arab land to create a Greater Israel. He has brought ruin to his country. After the US pulls out in two weeks, Israel will be in a world of hurt because of this jackass.

Vote for Ingrid Nurse.

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National debt concerns Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

President Trump told reporters the U.S. will leave Iran “within two weeks.”

Medicaid work requirements from the Trump/Republican One Big Beautiful Bill could cause 356,000 people in Ohio to lose their health care coverage, a new report says, on top of 113,000 who've already lost coverage after tax credits were allowed to expire ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/31/a...

'Wow': Trump stunned as Noem family confirms national security scandal

California considering a first of its kind idea to boost factory-built housing To encourage housing developers to build more homes inside factories, California might get into the construction insurance business.

Democrats are fighting over whether the party's traditional playbook still works in a country that elected Donald Trump for a second time — and whether leaders like Schumer should remain in charge. https://to.pbs.org/4dUVGi7

The Cook County Department of Public Health is warning of a possible measles exposures in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. The possible exposure took place last week.

To the Secretary of Defense, "biblical law—where he and the other adherents to this theology see themselves as superior to other religions, to other forms of Christianity—God is commanding them to take dominion not just over America, but over the world." trib.al/jgbhe39

Gas just hit $6 in Los Angeles. Here's where you can still find it for $5

A play without words, but with a whole lot of emotion. Polish choreographer Piotr Jeznach is reinterpreting Oscar Wilde's classic 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' as primarily a dance performance and it makes you want more.

With Tax Day coming up, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free. (Published 2019)

America wakes up about Republican fascism.

Trump has a lot of explaining to do on the US-Iran war.

Trump is ready to conduct a strategic retreat from the Middle East. Sad, but the lives of many soldiers are no longer in jeopardy.

The judge ruled Trump’s executive order to cease funding is unlawful and unenforceable.

“Art is a way that we get to connect with each other, to witness each other, and to give a little bit of a buoy to keep going,” one protester told Hyperallergic.

President Trump has signed an executive order as part of an effort to end the practice of voting by mail in the U.S., though election law scholars say he doesn't have the authority. n.pr/4bKux03

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Australia has weathered fuel crises before. What can we learn from previous oil price spikes?

Pope Leo has called on Donald Trump to seek an “off-ramp” to end the US-Israel war on Iran. "Hopefully he's looking for a way to decrease the amount of violence, of bombing, which would be a significant contribution to removing the hatred that's being created." jrnl.ie/7000224

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Reality TV star Joseph Duggar posts $600,000 bond in Florida child molestation case

Judge halts construction of WH ballroom.

Iran 'BOMBS US COMMAND CENTER' linked to Fifth fleet.

President Donald Trump erupted at France on Tuesday morning over what he perceived to be a major snub, and vowed that the United States would "remember" its actions going forward.

Police in California say a U.S. Marine has been detained at Palm Springs International Airport after Transportation Security Administration personnel found a live explosive round in his checked bag.

King Al Sabah flee Kuwait after protesters storm Gov't buildings.

Spanish police bust underground hashish route from Morocco reut.rs/3NQIwbu

Since returning to the White House, Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris Treaty, rolled back critical greenhouse gas regulations, and opened up millions of acres of previously protected public land for oil and gas drilling.

Winning in cyberspace has become so critical to shaping perceptions and damaging enemy morale that Iran has invested heavily in efforts to pierce American and Israeli firewalls.

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Wednesday on President Trump’s executive order removing birthright citizenship for children whose parents do not have legal status. The history of public support for birthright citizenship also reflects just how volatile the immigration issue has been.

With Americans beginning to factor $4-per-gallon gas into their summer vacation budgets, 2026 may see a return of the “staycation.”