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(AP) — The United States has gradually expanded the scope of its attacks against Iran over the course of two weeks of punishing airstrikes that increasingly resemble the war’s opening salvos. After a brief ceasefire in June following the signing of an interim deal to end the conflict, a battle for control over the Strait of Hormuz erupted, shattering the truce and pushing the countries back to the precipice of an all-out war across the Middle East. The U.S. started off with intense waves of strikes on Iran’s navy and coastal defenses earlier this month, aiming to blunt Tehran’s ability…

A family of eight was found deceased in a Grand Haven Township, Michigan, house fire, and some of the dead had been shot. WWMT reported that Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office deputies were alerted to a possible fire between 8:30 and 930 a.m., when people reported smelling smoke. However, the actual blaze was not found until shortly before noon. Upon arriving, deputies discovered the bodies of “six children, aged five to 15, and two adults in their 40s.” The Associated Press noted that some of the deceased had “gunshot wounds.” Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Jacob Sparks spoke to reporters but did not detail…

A car ploughed into a crowd during a gay pride parade in Berlin on Saturday night, killing one person and injuring 15 others, some critically, the Fire Department said.The incident took place on Christopher Street Day, the German capital’s annual pride event, on Lennestrasse near the Tiergarten park in central Berlin.Firefighters and paramedics are treating victims as a manhunt for the suspect continues.Police said the driver had fled the scene after the vehicle hit a tree and that helicopters had been deployed in the search. According to the Berliner Morgenpost, witnesses said the suspect was driving a white minivan, possibly…

Michigan State Legislature via www.crcmich.org Employees and senior officials at the Citizens Research Council of Michigan have a documented history of supporting Democratic candidates, participating in Democratic primaries, and criticizing Republican political figures, raising questions about the organization’s frequent portrayal in the media as a neutral, nonpartisan authority. A research memo based on federal campaign finance records found that all identified political donations made by CRC employees went to Democratic candidates or progressive political organizations. The contributions totaled approximately $1,285 and benefited candidates including Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Warren, Rashida Tlaib, Elissa Slotkin, and Kristen McDonald Rivet. Donations also…

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” Fox News Senior Strategic Analyst Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.) stated that Iran used “whatever money they got back from the deal” to things like replenishing their weapons and “moving nuclear materials to Pickaxe Mountain, where it’s deeply buried and likely beyond the capability of our bombs.” Keane said, “[T]his is a major industrial power, Iran. This is a country of 94 million people, a huge country in itself, a huge labor force, a well-educated population base. It’s not surprising that whatever money they got back from the deal —…

The interim CEO of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has asked state lawmakers to ban the carrying of guns on the transit system. 11 Alive reported that the interim CEO, Jonathan Hunt, wrote to lawmakers, saying, “MARTA respectfully requests that the General Assembly consider legislation to prohibit weapons on the MARTA transit system for non-law enforcement personnel, similar to the exemptions that already exist for certain public buildings and government facilities.” He added, “Prohibiting weapons on MARTA trains, buses, and in our stations would provide law enforcement with a clearer legal framework to address threatening situations and enhance…

Jack Smith’s lawyers responded to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan’s criminal referral. On Wednesday evening House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) criminally referred former special counsel Jack Smith to the Justice Department for prosecution. In a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Chairman Jordan said Jack Smith’s testimony included “intentionally false statements designed to obstruct the Committee’s oversight.” “All individuals have an obligation to comply with a duly authorized congressional inquiry. Mr. Smith, a former public servant, is no different,” Jordan wrote in a letter to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday. “Yet his testimony included intentionally false…

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” host Stuart Varney responded to satellite imagery from Iran and Israeli intelligence reports on their movements by saying that it appears “the Iranians are proving to be more resilient than we thought.” While speaking to Fox News Senior Strategic Analyst Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.), Varney said, “Gen., we’ve got new satellite images that show Iran is quickly rebuilding a damaged missile base. Israeli intelligence believes Iran has moved its nuclear material underground, they’re rebuilding the missile base, they’re changing where they’ve got the nuclear material.” Varney added, “It seems…

Paramount has agreed to pause its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until several big lawsuits come to a resolution, a report says. On Monday, a federal judge suggested that the $81 billion merger be temporarily halted for at least two weeks as activist lawsuits continue to plague the deal. Now, Paramount has agreed to put the deal on ice until at least June 1, 2027, or until the lawsuits are concluded, according to Deadline. The biggest issue is the lawsuit spearheaded by California’s Democrat Attorney General Rob Bonta, who is leading a 12-state coalition in a lawsuit aimed at squashing…

Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) thanked WNBA star Sophie Cunningham for speaking out about how she opposes biological men competing in women’s sports, stating that it “took a lot of guts.” In a post on X, Chad Pergram, who serves as the Chief Congressional Correspondent for Fox News, shared a statement from Graham in which she shared how she was “a volleyball mom who has traveled” with her daughter’s team and knows “how dangerous it is to have boys playing in girls’ sports.” “I want to thank Sophie Cunningham for speaking out and make it clear that I could not…