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Trump says he wants to be involved in picking Iran's next leader as war ripples across the region

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader as the U.S. and Israel hammered the country for a sixth day. Iran kept up retaliatory attacks on Israel, American bases and countries around the region.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that American firepower over Tehran was “about to surge dramatically.” The Israeli military said strikes have already destroyed most of Iran's air defenses and missile launchers.

Trump ruled out Mojtaba Khamenei, a front-runner to... Read More

The Latest: House joins Senate in rejecting war powers resolution to halt US attacks on Iran

House lawmakers rejected a war powers resolution to halt Trump’s attack on Iran in a 212-219 vote, a day after the Senate voted down a similar measure.

The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait shut down after retaliatory Iranian strikes on the country, becoming the second American diplomatic mission to fully halt work as the war in Iran escalates. Kuwait is also where six American soldiers were killed by an Iranian drone Sunday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he should have a role in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader, raising questions about whether Washington and... Read More

Some Gulf countries frustrated with lack of notice about Iran strikes, defense help, AP sources say

CAIRO (AP) — The Trump administration is confronting mounting discontent from allies in the Persian Gulf who have complained they were not given adequate time to prepare for the torrent of Iranian drones and missiles bombarding their countries in retaliation for strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel.

Officials from two Gulf countries said their governments were disappointed in the way the U.S. has handled the war, particularly the initial attack on Iran last Saturday. They said their countries were not given advance notice of the U.S.-Israeli attack and complained the U.S. had... Read More

Panel reviewing Trump's White House ballroom project gets an earful from the public opposed to it

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's proposed White House ballroom is “ugly,” “grossly out of scale” and a “gold gilded edifice to one man's ego,” according to members of the public who oppose the project and got a chance to speak their minds Thursday to a federal panel that's reviewing it.

Others characterized the project as an “invitation for corruption” because Trump said he'll pay for it with money donated by rich people and corporations, some of which do business with the federal government. And a few people suggested to the National Capital Planning... Read More

Iowa man charged with aggravated murder in the deaths of 3 women found in Utah

TORREY, Utah (AP) — An Iowa man faces three counts of aggravated murder in southern Utah where authorities said Thursday that he killed a woman, stole her vehicle and drove it to a nearby trailhead where he killed two more women before fleeing in one of their vehicles.

The series of events happened late Wednesday afternoon in small ranching and farming communities that bustle with tourists in the summer because of the proximity to national parks.

Ivan Miller, 22, confessed to killing the three women after he was arrested in Colorado, saying he did it to steal their... Read More

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Trump says he wants to be involved in picking Iran's next leader as war ripples across the region

The Latest: House joins Senate in rejecting war powers resolution to halt US attacks on Iran

Some Gulf countries frustrated with lack of notice about Iran strikes, defense help, AP sources say

Panel reviewing Trump's White House ballroom project gets an earful from the public opposed to it

Iowa man charged with aggravated murder in the deaths of 3 women found in Utah

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