In final Michigan Senate Democratic debate, Stevens and El-Sayed spar over outside spending and personal attacks

Southfield, Michigan – Michigan Democratic Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens clashed on issues of spending by outside groups, the tone of the race and electability in the last televised debate before a pivotal primary election next Tuesday. The Democratic primary contest to fill the open seat of outgoing Democratic Sen. Gary Peters … Read more

Man attacks 3 women with knives in Paris before being stopped by bystander, witness says

Paris, France — A French off-duty policeman on Monday detained a man after he allegedly attacked and wounded three women in Paris with two kitchen knives, a minister and police said. The identity of the suspect and his motive were not immediately clear. Parisian authorities were still determining whether to launch a terrorism investigation into the … Read more

NY assemblyman calls for DOJ to investigate Mamdani, protect Jewish New Yorkers after stabbing attacks

Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of creating climate of ‘hate and fear’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply criticizes New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, accusing him of ‘fomenting hate’ and creating fear among Jewish Americans in New York City, after Mamdani called Netanyahu a ‘war criminal’ and threatened to arrest him. NEWYou can now listen to … Read more

Global oil prices hit $100 a barrel amid attacks in Red Sea

Global oil prices hit $100 a barrel on Thursday as the conflict in the Middle East escalated, with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen targeting shipping in the Red Sea. Brent crude, the international standard, briefly topped $100 before retreating to $99.48 at 9:30 a.m. ET, data from FactSet showed. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, hit … Read more

Oil prices surge toward triple digits after Red Sea attacks

Oil prices rose Thursday to their highest level since early June after the latest Iran war escalation threatened severe new disruption to global supplies. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Brent crude oil, one of two key global benchmarks, rose more than 5% to nearly $99 … Read more

Trump attends dignified transfer of 4 service members killed in Iran attacks since the ceasefire ended

President Donald Trump on Wednesday attended the dignified transfer of the remains of four service members killed in Iranian attacks this month after hostilities ramped up following the collapse of the ceasefire. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The four service members being flown from the … Read more

Trump attends dignified transfer of service members killed in Iranian attacks

Washington — President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attended a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware honoring the four U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Middle East in recent days during the ongoing war with Iran.  The Trump administration is investigating attacks at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan that led to the deaths … Read more

Iran War Updates: Oil back over $95 a barrel as U.S. insists Strait of Hormuz is open despite attacks on ships

Oil prices jumped more than 4% Wednesday, with international benchmark Brent Crude trading over $95 a barrel – a $20 rise since the U.S. and Iran resumed fighting on July 7. Shippers remain reluctant to transit the Strait of Hormuz, despite U.S. Central Command insisting again Tuesday night that it “remains open.” Iran has continued … Read more

Trump eyes attacks on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain as Pentagon seeks more funding

President Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. is not leaving Iran and intends to inflict still more aerial damage on targets, specifically a place called Pickaxe Mountain, but the war will soon run into genuine budget limits. CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata and Weijia Jiang report. Then, Matthew Kroenig, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, … Read more