Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is building a fleet capable of operations on the high seas. Its new missile corvettes are the most heavily armed combatant ships in its fleet. It also converted a container carrier into a mothership for drones and special forces. In the last three years, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy […]
When someone tried – and failed – to burn down a bus garage in Prague earlier this month, the unsuccessful arson attack didn’t draw much attention. Until, that is, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala revealed it was “very likely” that Moscow was behind it. The accusation prompted alarm among security officials and governments because several […]
Summer should be about trips to the beach, going to Goodberry’s for custard and families gathering for reunion picnics. That’s the ideal summer. But for those who lose children, summer is a sad, awful reminder. On Jan. 1, 5-year-old Karter Hines died the day after being airlifted to UNC Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, where […]
Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther had just finished announcing a proposed capital-projects budget for next year that he said was heavily focused on crime-fighting and public safety when he asked if anyone had any questions. “I’ve got one,” said a quiet voice from the lobby outside the room, crowded with press and city officials. In […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police released body camera footage Tuesday of former Officer Henry Chapman being confronted after he allegedly stole $900 from a man police had arrested. The footage came after The Charlotte Observer’s news partner, WSOC-TV, filed a petition in court. In North Carolina, a judge has to approve the release of police body camera video. […]
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki breaks down the biggest weaknesses Joe Biden and Donald Trump will look […]
Theresa Drift (left) talks to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz about the flood damage sustained at her home in Cook from Tuesday’s rain. Drift’s basement took on about eight feet of water. Photo by Jerry Burnes/Iron Range Today. Reprinted with permission from Iron Range Today. COOK — At the Comet Theater, Ryan Horner walked to the back […]
Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea on Tuesday, the Kremlin said, heightening Western concerns over deepening military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang. The Russian president’s ”friendly state visit” on 18-19 June is his first trip to the neighbouring country in 24 years. Mr Putin will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang. It will […]
EL AMRA, Tunisia (AP) — For many migrants who’ve long dreamed of Europe, one of the last stops is an expanse of olive trees on North Africa’s Mediterranean coastline. But in Tunisia, less than 100 miles (161 kilometers) from the Italian islands that form the European Union’s outermost borders, for many that dream has become […]
Cellphone video shows officers confronting a woman as she stands on the roof of an SUV on a busy Los Angeles County Freeway. The video was taken around 7 p.m. Wednesday by a passing motorist on the opposite side of the 405 Freeway in Northeast Torrance and shared by Citizen on X, formerly Twitter. The […]
Read the latest in our coverage of the death of Anthony Johnson Jr. and other issues in Tarrant County jail. The family of Anthony Johnson Jr. on Tuesday once again confronted Tarrant County commissioners about his April death in jail, and this time were joined by another family now going through the same grief. Relatives […]
EAU CLAIRE — An Eau Claire police officer is on administrative assignment after firing at an armed man during a disturbance. The department said the incident happened at about 8:50 p.m. Friday, when officers were responding to a disturbance in the 2200 block of Second Street. As they investigated, the officers found a second disturbance […]