Abu Dhabi – Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Wednesday there was “no reason” for Iran to back out of its nuclear deal with world powers other than to seek atomic weapons, a year after the U.S. president unilaterally withdrew America from the accord. John Bolton, long a hawk on Iran, also claimed — without [...]

Jerusalem – Israel’s raucous political world was on edge Wednesday, counting down the hours to a midnight deadline to see whether a new government will be formed or whether, alternatively, there will be an unprecedented second national election this year. Backchannel negotiations were continuing throughout the day to try and hammer out a compromise that [...]

Tallahassee, FL – An open-government watchdog group and several news outlets sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and members of the Cabinet on Tuesday in an effort to stop them from holding a Cabinet meeting while on a trade mission in Israel. The lawsuit argues that the meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, violates the state’s constitution and [...]

Beijing – China’s Communist Party newspaper warned the United States on Wednesday that the country was ready to use rare earths to strike back in their bitter war, saying in an extremely strong worded commentary “do not say we did not warn you. ” President Xi Jinping’s visit to a rare earth plant last week [...]

New York – The number of new diabetes cases among U.S. adults keeps falling, even as obesity rates climb, and health officials aren’t sure why. New federal data released Tuesday found the number of new diabetes diagnoses fell to about 1.3 million in 2017, down from 1.7 million in 2009. Earlier research had spotted a [...]

Poway, CA – The sole suspect in a fatal shooting at a Southern California synagogue pleaded not guilty to federal hate crimes and other charges Tuesday. John T. Earnest entered the plea a week after a grand jury returned a 113-count indictment that largely mirrors a complaint filed shortly after his arrest on April 27. [...]

New York – The National Weather Service says a tornado has been confirmed in eastern Pennsylvania where homes have been damaged but there were no immediate reports of injuries. Meteorologist Jonathan O’Brien says a damage assessment team will be sent to the area Wednesday to determine the strength of the twister that struck Tuesday. O’Brien [...]

Washington – The Transportation Security Administration has changed its cannabis policy to allow passengers to travel with some forms of CBD oil and a drug derived from marijuana that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. All forms of marijuana were previously prohibited in carry-on bags and checked luggage. On Sunday, TSA updated [...]

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Legislature today unanimously approved Public Health Order No. 1 of 2019, which empowers the County’s Department of Public Health Services to require full measles immunization for staff members and campers at summer camps in the County. The Order, the complete text of which is available to view at www.sullivancountyny.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=1420, [...]

Rome – Pope Francis said he was willing to tell U.S. President Donald Trump in person that it is wrong to build border walls and appeared to warn him not to resume a policy of separating families. In a wide-ranging television interview with Mexico’s Televisa aired on Tuesday, the pope also shrugged off criticism from [...]