16+ hour, 23+ min ago   (757+ words) An Iranian commercial ship was struck early Sunday near the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed, Iranian state media say. Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they fired drones and missiles toward southern Saudi Arabia, putting new…...

15+ hour, 34+ min ago   (223+ words) Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence in the Saudi government and aided the hijackers. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudis, but the Saudi government has long denied any involvement…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago   (159+ words) U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner when the light aircraft lost power as it approached Wausau Downtown Airport. The pilot made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau. They both ended up…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (566+ words) State-run IRNA news agency quoted the Qeshm governor as blaming a “terrorist enemy.” He also said the person killed was among the cargo vessel's 10-member crew, and that authorities had not yet identified the projectile. Separately, the United Kingdom Maritime…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (744+ words) Canada plans to produce millions of drones over the next two years and send a third of them to Ukraine, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed allies for more support against Russia’s invasion. Ukraine…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (456+ words) The U.S. will play Spain on Saturday in the medal round. France will face host Germany in the other semifinal matchup. The Americans have now won 34 consecutive games in the tournament dating to a loss to Russia in the 2006 World Cup…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (692+ words) Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., 72, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. after receiving a three-drug lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He had been sentenced to die for the 1996 kidnapping and strangling of Richard Allen Montgomery, whose mutilated body was found…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (783+ words) The sprawling snack-food factory in upstate New York appeared to be closed when a small army of immigration officers arrived after 9 a.m. Following a brief discussion of whether to force their way inside, a manager opened the front door. Over the…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (612+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would most likely…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (408+ words) Missouri’s battle over its congressional districts has spanned more than a year and spawned confusion over which districts will be in place for voters. The state’s top court previously ordered Hoskins not to use a Trump-backed map in the general…...