U.S. judge rules against Pentagon restrictions on press coverage

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026 in Arlington, Va. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has blocked a Pentagon policy that sought to limit what journalists are able to report about the U.S. military

Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase

Elon Musk attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption toggle caption Markus Schreiber/AP SAN FRANCISCO — A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition

Thousands Evacuate in Hawaii as Dam Threatens to Fail

Streets are flooded from severe rains Friday in Haleiwa, Hawaii. Mengshin Lin/AP hide caption toggle caption Mengshin Lin/AP HONOLULU — Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu on Friday as officials warned of the possible

CBS News Ends Nearly Century-Old Radio Service

Network microphones on the desk as President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation from the White House in Washington on April 28, 1942. GRS/AP hide caption toggle caption GRS/AP NEW YORK — CBS News said Friday it will shut down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation, ending an era and

Federal prosecutors ask to dismiss charges against officers in Breonna Taylor raid

Protesters participate in the Good Trouble Tuesday march for Breonna Taylor, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Amy Harris/Invision/AP/Invision hide caption toggle caption Amy Harris/Invision/AP/Invision LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Federal prosecutors asked a judge Friday to dismiss the charges against two Louisville officers accused of falsifying the warrant that led police to raid Breonna

How the Iranian Diaspora Observed Nowruz Amid War

Nozlee Samadzadeh's haft sin — a traditional table set for Nowruz featuring symbolic objects. Sarah Ventre/NPR hide caption toggle caption Sarah Ventre/NPR Nowruz — the Iranian New Year — is one of the biggest holidays of the year for Iranians, and is usually celebrated with large parties and get-togethers. It's an ancient holiday, with pre-Islamic

How the Iran war threatens global food supply

A farmer sprinkles fertilizer over crops at a rice field on the outskirts of Amritsar on July 23, 2024. Narinder Nanu/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Narinder Nanu/AFP/via Getty Images About a third of all fertilizer shipped globally goes through the Strait of Hormuz , the narrow passage between the Persian Gulf and the

The second death of Cesar Chavez and his legacy

Cesar Chavez attends a Labour Party press conference in the United Kingdon on September 17, 1974. Les Lee/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption toggle caption Les Lee/Getty Images/Hulton Archive A version of this essay first appeared in the Up First newsletter.  Subscribe here  so you don't miss the next one. You'll get the news you need

Iran war: What’s happening on day 22 of US-Israel attacks?

EXPLAINER As the war enters its fourth week, here’s a look at the latest on the US-Israel attack on Iran and across the Middle East. The war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran has entered its fourth week, with more than 1,400 people reported killed in Iran. Iran has attacked Israel and

Israel Strikes Tehran Amid Iran Attacks on Gulf Energy

Two women and a child holding an Iranian flag walk toward the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque to attend Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, on Friday. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Israel launched more strikes in and around Tehran early Friday as Iranians marked Nowruz, the Persian New Year, as the war with
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