BEIRUT — Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran on Saturday, had over more than 30 years in power demonized the United States, called for the destruction of Israel and maintained an iron-clad grip on Iran's politics while advancing its influence across the Middle East.

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TEHRAN, Iran — The U.S. and Israel pummeled Iran early Saturday in an attack aimed razing the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions and thwarting its efforts to influence the Middle East though proxies such as Hezbollah and Hamas.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the attack, according to President Donald Trump, ...Read more

U.S. farmers have been looking for some stability after a mercurial year under President Donald Trump’s tariffs. But after new trade upheaval last week, it’s becoming increasingly clear that uncertainty is the only constant.

“One of the things in this industry is that there’s always uncertainties,” Krista Swanson, chief economist at ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — By Saturday morning, when many Americans were waking to the news that the U.S. and Israel had launched a missile attack on Iran, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., had already spoken in support of the bombings.

“Operation Epic Fury,” Fetterman said on X at 4:18 a.m. “President Donald Trump has been willing to do what’s ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Only the lowest paid Floridians qualify for Medicaid in the Sunshine State, the result of eligibility rules that are among the strictest in the nation.

A single mom with two children can only enroll her kids if her yearly salary is less than $38,000, roughly half of Florida’s average household income. She would be excluded ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The size of the Los Angeles City Council should increase from 15 to 25 seats, the city's Charter Reform Commission recommended Thursday.

On a 9-2 vote, the commission backed the council expansion, with supporters saying that smaller ethnic groups, including Black and Asian American and Pacific Islander residents, would be better...Read more

Dubai’s nightmare scenario unfolded Saturday: Defense systems repelling Iranian missiles and drones over its famous skyscrapers, random explosions and plumes of black smoke rising out of the city-state’s most celebrated neighborhood.

Local authorities said four people were injured in a fire at Palm Jumeirah, the man-made island that’s ...Read more

Dubai’s main airport, the world’s busiest aviation hub, was partially damaged by a suspected aerial strike on one of its main terminal buildings, marking another escalation after air traffic in the Persian Gulf closed down hours after Iran’s retaliatory attacks.

The airport operator confirmed that one concourse at Dubai International “...Read more

China said U.S. claims that it was carrying out nuclear explosive tests were baseless, and it accused Washington of being the main cause of uncertainty over the global nuclear order, according to a statement.

A Ministry of National Defense spokesman said in the statement that China adheres to a no‑first‑use policy, pursues a self‑...Read more

MIAMI — A South Florida lobbyist who sold hundreds of thousands worth of textbooks to the Miami-Dade County school district has surfaced as a key figure in the FBI investigation of Los Angeles public schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho, who once held the same position here.

Debra Kerr, an education consultant, was launched into public ...Read more

DETROIT — Speaking to the staff of a small business in Detroit and members of Detroit's new mayor's staff Saturday, Vice President Kamala Harris was all about the "Black girl magic."

As she entered Trap Vegan, a vegan burger and smoothie shop, those in the restaurant broke out into cheers. Harris met and hugged Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield ...Read more

The U.S. military’s strikes on Iran, conducted jointly with Israeli forces, provided added impetus for leading Illinois Democrats to step up their criticism of Republican President Donald Trump’s leadership, saying his push for regime change in the Middle Eastern country overstepped his authority by bypassing congressional approval.

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BEIRUT — Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran on Saturday, had over more than 30 years in power demonized the United States, called for the destruction of Israel and maintained an iron-clad grip on Iran’s politics while advancing its influence across the Middle East.

President ...Read more

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed Saturday in what President Donald Trump called a “massive and ongoing” U.S.-Israeli operation aimed at razing Iran’s military and nuclear capabilities, thwarting Tehran’s support to proxies and destroying its theocratic government.

“Khamenei, one of the most ...Read more

Oil shipping has largely paused in the Strait of Hormuz that links the oil-rich Persian Gulf to the open seas after the U.S. and Israel bombed Iran, with Iranian media saying the waterway is “practically closed.”

Ships reported hearing a radio broadcast purporting to come from the Iranian navy announcing that transit through the waterway ...Read more

President Donald Trump said Iran’s supreme leader was killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, raising the stakes in a conflict that’s spiraling across the oil-rich Middle East and disrupting traffic around the Hormuz shipping strait.

Trump said in a social post that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal immigration officials inflated the number of dangerous criminals they claimed to have taken off the streets during Operation Metro Surge, a Minnesota Star Tribune analysis found. In some instances, they also made inaccurate claims about the criminal backgrounds of those on the list.

At the height of the surge, on Jan. 19...Read more

WASHINGTON — For a decade, President Donald Trump promised to end what he calls forever wars, casting himself as a leader opposed to prolonged conflicts in the Middle East and who would rather pursue peace in the world.

Now, early in his second term, Trump is taking military action against Iran that could expand well beyond a limited effort ...Read more

FBI Director Kash Patel said he put the bureau’s counterterrorism and counterintelligence teams on high alert Saturday after the U.S. and Israel launched a sweeping military assault on Iran.

Iran retaliated with strikes on U.S. military bases and allies in the region after President Donald Trump urging Iranians to overthrow the government.

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