For Iranians, Gen. Qassem Soleimani was a popular figure of national resilience in the face of four decades of U.S. pressure. For the U.S. and Israel, he was a shadowy figure in command of Iran's proxy forces, responsible for fighters in Syria backing President Bashar Assad and for the deaths of American troops in Iraq. Soleimani was killed in a U.S. airstrike on Friday morning, he was 62 years old.
LOGAN (AP)– A Utah highway patrol lieutenant and state lawmaker has retired from his law enforcement job after 31 years. Lee Perry tells the Logan Herald Journal that he’s seen good changes in police work during his career, including an increased recognition that mental-health treatment is an asset that helps keep officers in the profession […]
Iraq's Parliament is calling for the expulsion of U.S. troops from the country in reaction to the American drone attack that killed a top Iranian general.
The price of oil has surged on the news of the United States' military strike that killed Iran's top general. The international benchmark for crude oil jumped 4.5%, or $2.98, to $69.23 a barrel in London trading on Friday.
The United States killed Iran's top general and the architect of Tehran’s proxy wars in the Middle East in an airstrike at Baghdad's international airport early on Friday,
Women directed more of the most popular movies in 2019 than in any year before. The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reports that 12 of 2019's top 100-grossing films were directed by women.
The son of television producer Jenji Kohan, who created the series "Orange is the New Black," died in a New Year's Eve ski accident on Park City Mountain.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence. The withdrawal followed calls from the government and senior militia leaders. It ended a two-day crisis marked by the […]
Stocks are closing out their best year since 2013 led by huge gains in technology stocks. The benchmark S&P 500 index soared 28.9% for the year. Major indexes ended slightly higher Tuesday after spending most of the day wavering between small gains and losses. Technology and health care stocks led the gainers. The S&P 500 […]
Robots haven't yet replaced warehouse workers, but they're here — and they need some human supervision. That doesn't mean doing a job side-by-side with robots is going to be easy.
President Donald Trump's retweet of a post with the alleged name of the impeachment whistleblower shows how social media gives everyday Americans a direct line to the president, even if the identity of the tweeter is unknown.
A firearms instructor and reserve sheriff's deputy is being credited with protecting a Texas congregation from a gunman who opened fire during Sunday services. Jack Wilson fired a single shot at the assailant who attacked the West Freeway Church of Christ in the Fort Worth-area town of White Settlement.
Cypriot police have recovered the ashes of a Swedish teenager after a man who said he accidentally stole the urn they were in phoned the late teen's family in Sweden, offering a tearful apology and directions to the missing container.
Police in Utah say a man taking out trash was wounded when a shotgun accidentally discharged as it was being cleaned inside the home of a neighbor who got the weapon as a Christmas present.
Australia's prime minister says Sydney's iconic New Year's Eve fireworks will go ahead despite the wildfire crisis to show the world Australia’s resiliency. Authorities meanwhile braced for conditions to deteriorate with high temperatures.
A man pulled out a shotgun at a Texas church service and fired on worshippers Sunday, killing two people before he was shot to death by congregants who fired back, police said.
