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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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John Cornyn and Thom Tillis accused the nominee for attorney general of refusing to put on paper his promise to kill aspects of the deal he cut to settle President Trump's suit against the agency.
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President Trump threatened retribution after Iran fired missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. Strikes by U.S. and Saudi warplanes on Iranian-linked militias in Iraq were a further escalation after a lull.
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People are being urged to stay alert, with earthquake aftershocks potentially reaching magnitude 7, officials say
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Gale-force winds on Crete have whipped up flames prompting the evacuation of several villages, as parts of the continent continue to tackle fires.
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;Resize=(620)) Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East early Wednesday as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighbouring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters.
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;Resize=(620)) Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 13 people and left many missing in southwestern Japan.
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Senator Rand Paul says: "I think there is a very real chance that he could be prosecuted for that."
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The US military called the strikes "a powerful response" to Tuesday's firing by Iran on US bases in Jordan.
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Republicans threatened repercussions after Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment rather than answer questions during a contentious Senate hearing on Covid-19.
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The U.S. forces began launching strikes against Iran Wednesday stateside, plunging the two sides back into open conflict after a days-long pause.
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Fires continue to rage across Europe, including in France's wine country. NBC News' Raf Sanchez was with firefighters and volunteers in the region as they battled the flames.
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The Fed held interest rates steady, but long-term Treasury yields jumped. Investors are questioning whether he will act forcefully enough on inflation.
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Global oil prices climbed 7% on Wednesday, crossing above $90 a barrel.
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The threat came after Saudi Arabia joined U.S. military strikes on Iranian proxies.
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China's Commerce Ministry said Thursday the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has repeatedly ignored Beijing's restrained stance.
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Thursday vote on Blanche's confirmation as AG is postponed, Grassley's office says
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President Trump is vowing a retaliatory strike against Iran after the Iranian regime unsuccessfully attempted to attack U.S. troops. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports.
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President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled plans Wednesday for a $22.5 billion overhaul of Dulles International Airport.
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;Resize=(620)) Searchers have found what they believe to be the remains of Parker, the 11-year-old Calgary boy who has been missing for just under two weeks, police revealed on Wednesday.
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The kingdom faces a choice of whether to keep hitting back as a deterrent or to try to de-escalate the situation.
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Firefighters are battling flare-ups in 40C heat in the Gironde region, as some locals have refused to heed evacuations.
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At least 20 fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of Iraqi militias with ties to Iran, were killed in a wave of U.S. and Saudi airstrikes.
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Police are reviewing four unexplained deaths at a homeless shelter where James Desborough stayed.
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;Resize=(620)) The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China.
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Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 13 people.
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The country's eSafety commissioner alleges that Telegram failed to remove footage of mass shootings.
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After another day of record-breaking temperatures for some parts of England, a cold front is moving in.
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Microsoft sees positive free cash flow for the new fiscal year as it changes accounting for data centers and office buildings.
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Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service says 17 crews are involved at the scene of the large blaze.
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Microsoft broke ranks — and the troubled stock was handsomely rewarded Wednesday evening.
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;Resize=(620)) The Tribunal administratif de déontologie policière concluded that Sgt. Simon Deveault-Bonenfant and officer François Bleau-Goulet of the Sûreté du Québec engaged in discriminatory actions based on the colour of Leslie Blot's skin in a 2020 traffic stop.
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;Resize=(620)) Canadian film financier Jason Cloth is facing fraud charges in Illinois, where he's accused of defrauding clients out of more than $100 million US.
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The surge in Treasury yields suggests investors doubt that the Federal Reserve can keep inflation contained.
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Wildfires in central and eastern Oregon are prompting evacuations and forcing ranchers to scramble to move cattle and find feed as public range land burns. More than a million acres have burned so far. Most fires have little or no containment.
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Senator Rand Paul said the committee he leads would vote next week on whether to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress.
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The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee left rates unchanged at the range of 3.5% to 3.75%.
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Despite increasing support for a rate increase, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-3 to leave the federal funds rate in a range between 3.5% and 3.75%.
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Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab strait are disrupting the passage of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.
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Hundreds of political, legal and other figures signed a public letter warning that Jordan's close alliance with the United States poses a risk.
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The fighting shattered a brief period of calm after weeks of escalation between the U.S. and Iran over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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The kingdom is being dragged deeper into the wider regional conflict as it faces attacks from Iraq and Yemen.
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