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Tulsi Gabbard says Iran's government still intact but refuses to discuss talks with Trump about war
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government's top intelligence official told lawmakers Wednesday that Iran's government "appears to be intact but largely degraded” yet repeatedly dodged questions about whether President Donald Trump had been warned about the fallout from the weeks-old war, including Iran's attacks on Gulf nations and its effective closure of the vital Strait of Hormuz.Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, also stated in prepared remarks to the Senate Intelligence Committee that U.S. attacks on Iran last year had “obliterated” Iran's nuclear... Read More
A baseball title unleashes the happiness Venezuelans kept bottled up for years
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — There’s happiness, and then there’s Venezuelan happiness. It feels sweeter. Louder. Deeper.Maybe because it doesn't arrive as often. Or because it has been repressed by security forces and self-censored to avoid jail. Or because it seems collectively and individually unattainable.
But the nation felt it Wednesday. Its people cried, yelled, danced, hugged and drank after Venezuela’s 3-2 victory over the United States in the World Baseball Classic final the previous night brought out the emotion.
“We hadn’t expressed this... Read More
Joe Kent's resignation over Iran war reignites antisemitism fears and debate over Israeli influence
It was no surprise when Joe Kent showed up on Tucker Carlson’s podcast a day after quitting his counterterrorism job in President Donald Trump’s administration. Here was a top official who resigned to protest the war with Iran turning to right-wing media’s leading critic of the conflict.“The Israelis drove the decision to take this action,” Kent said in Wednesday's interview.
But before long, the conversation moved in a different direction as Kent nodded to conspiracy theories that pro-Israel forces were behind the assassination of conservative activist... Read More
Many work to reconcile César Chavez's labor rights activist legacy with sexual abuse allegations
PHOENIX (AP) — Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband marched and fasted alongside César Chavez. They helped him open a radio station in Phoenix and plastered their Mexican restaurant with photos and a mural of the widely admired Latino icon.So when Wilcox's daughter called this week to inform them of sexual abuse allegations that were leveled against Chavez, she said it felt like a punch to the gut.
By Wednesday morning, the couple had taken down Chavez's photos from their restaurant walls and plan to cover the mural.
“We love César Chavez. But we cannot... Read More
Iranian Americans mark Persian New Year with a mix of sadness and joy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After thousands of Iranian demonstrators were killed in a January crackdown, Shima Razavi Gacek wanted to keep alive her family's favorite springtime holiday traditions but didn’t feel like throwing her annual house party with a roaring bonfire ahead of Nowruz — the Persian New Year.Instead, the 46-year-old Los Angeles resident organized a vigil Tuesday night at a local park, where the photos of slain protesters were displayed and dozens of Iranian Americans lit candles and took turns hopping over tea lights in a version of a fire-jumping tradition known... Read More
Top Stories in US News
- Tulsi Gabbard says Iran's government still intact but refuses to discuss talks with Trump about war
- A baseball title unleashes the happiness Venezuelans kept bottled up for years
- Joe Kent's resignation over Iran war reignites antisemitism fears and debate over Israeli influence
- Many work to reconcile César Chavez's labor rights activist legacy with sexual abuse allegations
- Iranian Americans mark Persian New Year with a mix of sadness and joy
- César Chavez Day events renamed, postponed or canceled after sexual abuse allegations
- California community ties all-time March temperature record in the US
- Gov. JB Pritzker criticizes AIPAC after pro-Israel group spent heavily in Illinois primary
- Nebraska wildfire fight drags into day 7 as winds ease, but danger still looms
- Newly discovered Whitey Bulger writings show former FBI agent was framed, lawyers allege
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