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Reporters Return to the White House, but TV Standoff Persists
The reporters are back, but the television coverage isn’t.
Abbas presses case for Palestinian state in taped General Assembly address
UNITED NATIONS — Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas renewed his call for a two-state solution in a videotaped address to the General Assembly on Thursday, as he accused Israel of prosecuting “a genocidal war” against Palestinians “that has created an unprecedented humanitarian…
Mortgage rates hit 7% as Iran war crushes a weak housing market
Mortgage rates jumped to 7% this week for the first time since January 2025, squeezing housing affordability when many Americans are grappling with higher energy costs and economic uncertainty brought on by the war with Iran.
8 Sailors in USS Lincoln strike group attempted suicide, Navy says
WASHINGTON — Eight sailors who were part of the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted to take their lives during its long deployment in support of the war against Iran, according to a letter from the Navy.
The race is on to stop an armored invader on the West Coast
LA CONNER, Wash. — They’re the thugs of the shoreline. European green crabs — aggressive, versatile and voracious — are one of the most destructive invasive species in the oceans. They hitched a ride to the East Coast on ships in the 1800s, and they’ve been devastating fisheries…
At 145 degrees, this amoeba manages to keep its cool
Near the forested trails of Lassen Volcanic National Park in California, green, boiling hot streams flow through the grassy meadows. Inside that shallow, algae-slicked water lives an amoeba with the highest heat tolerance of any complex organism on Earth.
Trump welcomes China’s Xi with fanfare, but no breakthroughs emerge
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a lavish summit that was heavy on symbolism but light on substance, with no sign of breakthroughs on thorny issues such as AI, trade, Taiwan and the war with Iran.
Storms sink economic forecast for Hawaii
Natural disasters in Hawaii this year are contributing to a big drain on the state economy, where growth is now projected to be its weakest since a 2020 contraction due to COVID-19.
Nolo strengthens as it nears Big Island; County to open five more shelters this morning
After a fly-through of the storm by the U.S. Air Force’s Hurricane Hunters, it’s officially Hurricane Nolo.
Senate rejects Democratic-led resolution to curb Trump’s Iran war powers
The US Senate on Thursday narrowly rejected a resolution demanding President Donald Trump end the war in Iran or seek congressional authorization, as Democrats sought to put Republicans on the defensive over the unpopular conflict before November’s midterm elections.
At UN, Netanyahu defends Israel as delegates walk out
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mounted a forceful defense of Israel’s actions in the region at the UN on Thursday, seeking to counter growing international isolation ahead of elections he could lose, as dozens of delegates streamed out.
Trump aides seek to jump-start diplomacy with Iran as crisis widens
NEW YORK — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that U.S. negotiators had tried to jump-start diplomacy with Iran on its nuclear program through talks on the side of a United Nations summit the previous day.