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Dem mayor faces reality check after accusing rival of ‘exploiting’ Palisades fire: ‘Absolute tone deafness’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing backlash for her response to mayoral candidate and former reality television star, Spencer Pratt, who has been attacking L.A. leaders over alleged mismanagement during the deadly Palisades fire. Bass accused Pratt of “exploiting” the tragedy, which he faced personally, to … Read more

House Dem frontrunner’s connections to ‘Blind Sheikh’ terrorist trial resurface and draw GOP fire

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Andy McCarthy: 9/11 was not a one-off Fox News contributor Andy McCarthy, who led the prosecution against the Blind Sheikh, discusses the possibility of Afghanistan becoming a safe haven for terrorists. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A trauma surgeon seen as the current frontrunner to succeed a retiring House Democrat was an … Read more

Watch Live: Hegseth, Caine give Iran war update after U.S. and Iran trade fire in Strait of Hormuz

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are holding a news conference Tuesday morning as the ceasefire in the Iran war faces serious tests. U.S. Navy destroyers on Monday fended off a sustained barrage of Iranian missiles, attack drones and small boats as they helped two commercial vessels transit the Strait … Read more

Live Updates: Iran ceasefire, control over Strait of Hormuz tested as U.S. guides ships through Iranian fire

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  4m ago Saudi Arabia calls for “de-escalation, restraint” and diplomacy amid “military escalation in the region” After Iran launched its first attack on a Persian Gulf neighbor in almost a month on Monday, lashing out as the U.S. started an operation to guide tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia’s government issued a … Read more

Trump opens Hormuz under fire with ‘Project Freedom’ as Iran warns of attacks

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is unfolding under fire, with American forces intercepting Iranian missiles and drones and destroying attack boats targeting commercial shipping as they begin moving vessels through one of the world’s most critical waterways. U.S. Central Command said two U.S.-flagged … Read more

Prosecutors say arson suspect in Los Angeles’ Palisades Fire was angry ‘at the world’

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LOS ANGELES — The man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was upset that he didn’t have plans for New Year’s Eve and ranted about being angry at the world before the initial blaze was sparked, according to court documents filed by prosecutors. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, has pleaded not guilty to … Read more

Fire breaks out in a lab building on a University of South Florida campus

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A fire broke out Saturday evening at a lab building on the University of South Florida campus in St. Petersburg, prompting an evacuation, authorities said. The fire sent plumes of billowing gray smoke from the marine science laboratory building. No injuries had been reported, university police and the local fire department … Read more

Fire aboard Navy destroyer USS Higgins, officials say

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Washington — A major fire broke out earlier this week on the USS Higgins, a guided-missile destroyer and a mainstay of the Navy’s forward presence in Asia, according to U.S. officials.  The fire knocked out electricity and propulsion on the destroyer, one of the officials told CBS News, speaking under condition of anonymity because they … Read more