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U.S. officials say Hezbollah degraded, preparing for Iranian retaliation

U.S. officials on Saturday were preparing for a range of potential retaliatory actions by Iran for an Israeli strike that ...

Trump falsely calls Harris ‘mentally impaired,’ prompting criticism

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump criticized Vice President Kamala Harris’s mental capacity Saturday, falsely claiming she was born “mentally impaired” ...

On private call, Arizona’s top Democrats debated a ‘dire’ ballot dilemma

PHOENIX — Arizona’s Democratic leaders knew they had no good options when they jumped on a phone call this month. ...

At one cat cafe, Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ remark prompts derision

The cat owners and cat lovers at Mount Purrnon Cat Cafe and Wine Bar in Northern Virginia think vice-presidential candidate ...

Harris team quietly courts big-name GOP endorsements

As former congresswoman Liz Cheney repeatedly and publicly spoke out over the last year about the dangers of a potential ...

Harris and Trump are far apart on the economy and border. Will that matter?

Vice President Kamala Harris continues to flesh out her policy agenda, addressing in recent days both economics and border security, ...

Israeli politics swirl as Hezbollah conflict ramps up

When pagers exploded across Lebanon last week, the year-long war with Hezbollah was not at the top of the Israeli ...

Pope vows to root out ‘scourge’ of sexual abuse after unusually frank plea from Belgian PM

Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minster urged him in ...

Thai farmer forced to kill more than 100 endangered crocodiles after a typhoon damaged their enclosure

A Thai crocodile farmer who goes by the nickname “Crocodile X” said he killed more than 100 critically endangered reptiles ...

Nasrallah, claimed by Israel to have been killed in airstrike, oversaw Hezbollah’s rise into a regional force

Hassan Nasrallah, whom Israel believes it killed in a strike on southern Beirut, turned Hezbollah into one of the most ...