6 killed after gunman opens fire in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say

A gunman who killed at least six people in the streets of Kyiv Saturday before taking hostages and barricading himself in a nearby supermarket has been shot dead by police, Ukrainian officials said. The head of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, Ihor Klymenko, said in a statement on social media that special tactical police units stormed the … Read more

US and Cuban officials met recently in Havana amid new diplomatic push

WASHINGTON — An American delegation recently met with Cuban government officials in the island nation, marking a renewed diplomatic push even as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to intervene and Cuba’s leader said this week that his country is prepared to fight if that should happen. A senior State Department official met with the … Read more

Senior U.S. officials could be back in Pakistan for Iran talks within days, sources say

Washington — Amid a tightening American naval blockade of Iran’s ports and coastline in the narrow maritime chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz, the Trump administration is weighing a renewed diplomatic push that could send senior officials back to Pakistan within days, according to several people familiar with the deliberations.  While still tentative, the effort is … Read more

11th scientist death emerges in string of missing, dead officials with access to US secrets

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Amy Eskridge, a Huntsville, Alabama–based researcher who died in 2022, is now being cited as the 11th case in a growing list of scientists who have died or disappeared under unusual circumstances. Her death has drawn renewed attention as at least 10 other recent cases involving individuals … Read more

Trump, administration officials differ on when gas prices may fall as Iran war continues

President Trump continues to say the Iran war is “very close to over,” but no new peace talks have been confirmed. Meanwhile, gas prices remain elevated, and while Mr. Trump says they’ll plummet “very soon,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a different timeline. Weijia Jiang reports. Source link

Homeland Security official’s killing leaves agency ‘devastated’ as vetting breakdown exposed

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Department of Homeland Security official was killed in Georgia by a naturalized U.S. citizen with a prior criminal record, a case that is raising new questions about the federal government’s vetting process after the agency recently acknowledged significant screening gaps. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed Wednesday … Read more

Russia launches deadliest aerial assault of the year on Ukraine, killing 16, officials say

Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia launched its deadliest aerial assault so far this year on Ukraine, killing 16 people, including a 12-year-old child, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said Thursday’s overnight attack included nearly 700 drones and 19 ballistic missiles targeting cities across the country.  Ukraine’s capital bore some of the heaviest damage. Kyiv … Read more

As U.S. birth rate falls, Trump officials downplay contraception in family planning program

The number of babies born in the United States fell again last year. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 3.6 million births in 2025, a 1% decline from 2024. The fertility rate dropped to 53.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44, down 23% since 2007. … Read more

Over a dozen state officials rally behind game-changing Trump admin rule cracking down on fraud: ‘Essential’

White House anti-fraud task force flags $6.3 billion in potential government fraud White House Anti-Fraud Task Force Vice Chair Andrew Ferguson discusses the task force’s discovery of $6.3 billion in potential fraudulent government contracts, criticizing Democrat governors for allowing widespread fraud and even facilitating it for decades. Ferguson reveals examples of lavish spending by alleged … Read more