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20 storiesPentagon withdraws all bombers from UK's RAF Fairford after suspected terror plot
The Pentagon said all U.S. bombers deployed to Royal Air Force Fairford in England have returned to their home stations in the United States, after a suspected terror plot against the base; the New York Times reported the withdrawal followe…
School bus rollover in Florida kills 2, including a 10th grade student
A school bus carrying 39 people flipped onto its roof in a multivehicle crash in Winter Haven, Florida, on Monday morning, killing a 10th grade girl and the driver of a Jeep, authorities said. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said an oncoming…
Drone strikes sink and damage commercial ships in western Black Sea
Drone strikes hit commercial shipping in the western Black Sea over two days, with two general cargo ships struck by air and naval drones in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. Off Romania's coast,…
Supreme Court hears Boulder climate suit as justices question both sides
The Supreme Court heard nearly two hours of arguments Monday on whether the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, can sue Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy in state court to recover costs tied to climate change. Conservative justices questioned…
Gulf tropical depression forecast to become Atlantic season’s first hurricane
A tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday afternoon and is forecast to become the Atlantic season’s first hurricane later this week, with a possible US landfall early Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.…
UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attempted terrorist act as probe widens
UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said the co-pilot of Flydubai flight FZ1073 attacked the captain with a crash axe and tried to take control of the aircraft in an attempted terrorist act on the Sept. 30 Dubai–Tel Aviv flight. The p…
Bermuda mother and son identified in air ambulance crash off Nantucket
Bermuda police identified Marilyn Lavonne Bean, 66, and her son Sergio Wayne Lottimore, 41, both Bermudian nationals, as the two passengers on a Gulfstream G100 air ambulance that went missing off Nantucket, Massachusetts, around 1 a.m. Sat…
Most families of six US troops killed in Kuwait drone strike to skip White House event
Most families of the six U.S. soldiers killed in the deadliest attack of the Iran war will not attend a White House reception for Gold Star families hosted by President Donald Trump, according to an Associated Press account carried by sever…
FlyDubai co-pilot intended to crash jet into Ben Gurion, investigators say
Investigators believe the FlyDubai co-pilot who attacked his captain aboard a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight intended to crash the plane into Ben Gurion International Airport, according to NPR, Fox News and ABC News. The attacker was subdued by crew…
UAE shared crew and passenger lists with Israel before FlyDubai flight, officials say
Regional officials said the United Arab Emirates shared a list of passengers and crew, including their nationalities, with Israel ahead of the FlyDubai flight on which a co-pilot tried to seize control and crash the Israel-bound aircraft on…
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces launch offensive to retake Bab al-Mandeb from Houthis
Yemen's internationally recognized government, backed by Saudi Arabia, launched a military operation to retake Houthi-held territory, with the stated aim of controlling the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea coast. A Yemeni military spoke…
Saudi Arabia says 2 airports hit in renewed fighting with Houthis
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said airports in Najran and Jizan were hit Monday, damaging both facilities and leaving three people lightly injured; the statement did not say who was responsible. A Houthi brigadier gener…
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces retake areas around Bab el-Mandeb Strait, officials say
Forces of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen recaptured several areas around Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Houthi rebels, Yemeni officials said Monday, including the town of Dhubab just north of the strait and the towns of Bab and Hadeid. The pus…
Coast Guard suspends search for 6 missing after air ambulance crash off Nantucket
The U.S. Coast Guard said it suspended its search Sunday evening for six people who were aboard a Gulfstream G100 air ambulance that went missing early Saturday on a flight from Bermuda to Boston. A debris field found off Nantucket was conf…
Florida school bus rollover crash kills 10th grader and one other
Two people died, including a 10th-grade girl at Winter Haven High School, when a school bus flipped onto its roof in Winter Haven, Florida, on Monday morning, the Polk County sheriff said. The bus was carrying 39 people — 37 students, the d…
Ukraine says strikes disabled 51% of Russia's oil refining capacity
Ukraine's Defense Ministry said late Sunday that long-range strikes had disabled 51% of Russia's oil refining capacity, listing refineries in cities including Moscow, Yaroslavl, Ust-Luga, Perm, Saratov and Syzran. The claim could not be ind…
U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean kills four, military says
The U.S. military said it struck a go-fast vessel in the Caribbean on Sunday, killing four people it called narco-terrorists. U.S. Southern Command said confirmed intelligence showed the boat was involved in narco-trafficking, but released …
Russian drone strikes hit Kyiv's Northern Bridge; five of six shut
Russian drone strikes hit Kyiv's Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge over the Dnipro River on Saturday morning, injuring two people and damaging the road surface and overhead trolley wires, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said. Kyiv authorities closed fiv…
Debris field found off Nantucket in search for missing air ambulance with 6 aboard
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching off the Massachusetts coast for an air ambulance carrying six people that disappeared on a nighttime flight from Bermuda to Boston, and planned to send sonar across the seabed. The FAA told the Coast Guard …
Nolo strengthens to Category 3 hurricane in remote Pacific, away from populated islands
Hurricane Nolo strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the remote Pacific Ocean, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph), the National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm warning was issued for part of the Papahanaumokuakea Ma…