Today's Top News Story
US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip
Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have rolled across a newly built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time More »
More Top Stories
Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on
Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group is introducing new tactics and weapons against Israel as the war in Gaza drags on and Israeli troops enter parts of the southern city of Rafah More »
Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to 900,000 homes and businesses
Severe thunderstorms have hit southeastern Texas for the second time this month, and Houston's mayor says at least four people are dead More »
Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea causes power cutoffs in Sevastopol
Russian authorities say a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea has caused power cutoffs in the city of Sevastopol and set a refinery ablaze in southern Russia More »
Putin focuses on trade and cultural exchanges in Harbin, China, after reaffirming ties with Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin is focusing on trade and cultural exchanges during his state visit to China that started with bonhomie in Beijing and a meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping that deepened their “no limits” partnership as both countries face rising tensions with the West More »
North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a fighter jet drill
North Korea has fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets in a drill that the North views as a major security threat More »
French police fatally shoot a man suspected of planning to set fire to a synagogue
French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen More »
Brazil picked by FIFA to get soccer's 2027 Women's World Cup, a first for South America
Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany More »
70 years after Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated
Seventy years after the Supreme Court's Brown v More »
The latest hot spot for illegal border crossings is San Diego. But routes change quickly
U.S. figures show that San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April More »
