Australia accuses China of reckless behavior after fighter jet dropped flares in front of helicopter

Australia has protested to Beijing that a Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian navy helicopter with flares in international waters, officials said Monday. The incident occurred on Saturday as the Australian air warfare destroyer HMAS Hobart was enforcing United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea in international waters in …...Read More

New York hotel in iconic Broadway theater district quietly converted into migrant shelter: Report

A hip hotel in New York City's Broadway District has been converted into a temporary migrant shelter as the Big Apple continues to grapple with an influx of migrants traveling to the city after crossing the U.S. southern border. The Square Hotel, a boutique hotel located across from the Broadway …...Read More

Caitlin Clark at center of another awkward question before WNBA preseason debut

Caitlin Clark began her professional basketball career with an awkward exchange at an Indiana Fever press conference, and before her first preseason game, it seemed to have happened again. Clark was talking to reporters before her game against the Dallas Wings when she was asked if "bae" was going to …...Read More

Teens rescued from abandoned Colorado missile silo; 1 injured, another facing charges

One teen was critically hurt and another was charged with trespassing after first responders rescued them and another from an abandoned missile silo in Colorado. Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said an 18-year-old male fell about 30 feet inside the underground silo near the town of Deer Trail around 3:30 a.m. …...Read More

Kyle Larson wins at Kansas in closest NASCAR Cup Series finish in history

Photo finishes appeared to be the theme of the racing weekend as more than 24 hours after Kentucky Derby fans saw one of the closest finishes in recent memory, NASCAR fans got to see something similar play out at Kansas Speedway on Sunday night. Kyle Larson, Chris Buescher, Chase Elliott, …...Read More

Israel blocks Al Jazeera, moves to close down offices in country: 'Hamas' mouthpiece'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that Israel has voted to shut down Qatar-based news station Al Jazeera's operations in the country and confiscate some of the company's equipment. The news comes after Netanyahu said in April that Al Jazeera was the "mouthpiece" of Hamas, the terrorist organization behind the …...Read More

D-Day veteran, 99, spreads message of peace ahead of Normandy anniversary

D-Day veteran Charles Shay is about to take part next month in the 80th celebrations of the landings in Normandy. Then a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic, the Penobscot tribe citizen from Maine says he was ready to give his life. Nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the U.S., Canada and other …...Read More

China and Iran use 'sophisticated' tactics to target political dissidents: FBI

A series of cases brought by the Justice Department shows the consequences that geopolitical tensions can have for ordinary citizens. The practice of governments harassing dissenters is known as transnational repression, and U.S. officials say there's been an alarming rise in cases. China denies that it engages in the practice. …...Read More

Gang-related shooting in Long Beach, California leaves at least 7 wounded, police say

A gang-related shooting wounded at least seven victims in a parking lot in Long Beach, California, on Saturday night, authorities said. Two men are believed to have opened fire on a group of people at around 11:15 p.m. near South Street and Paramount Boulevard, the Long Beach Police Department said. …...Read More

Patriots owner Robert Kraft calls out Vladimir Putin at Tom Brady roast: ‘Give me my f---ing ring back’

All hands were on deck for "The Roast of Tom Brady" on Netflix, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft even had the time to say a few jokes at the Los Angeles Forum on Sunday night during the live event. However, his biggest one-liner was not about his former …...Read More