The US seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker carrying Iranian oil is a precedent that could reshape Iran’s economic stability by targeting the sea, its economic lifeline, and applying cumulative economic pressure rather than military force. Source link
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026. Kamran | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s supreme leader on Friday lashed out at anti-government protesters, saying they were “vandals” acting on behalf of U.S. President Donald Trump by destroying public properties. In a broadcast on national television, reported…
American snowboarding star Chloe Kim said Thursday she suffered “the stupidest fall” during training and dislocated her shoulder, jeopardizing her chance to win a third consecutive gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Italy next month. kim posted video The crash occurred earlier this week in Lax, Switzerland, while she was practicing for a major…
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) is defending the strong language he used following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, as some Republicans accuse him of escalating tensions in the city. “This notion of inflammatory comments. I mean, come on, guys,” Frey said Friday… Source link
President Donald Trump in a social media post Thursday evening indirectly revealed data from Friday’s market-moving nonfarm payrolls count, an apparent violation of long-standing federal policy on statistical releases. In a Truth Social post around 9 p.m., the president indicated that private sector payrolls had expanded by 654,000 for the full year of 2025, a…
EUGENE, OR. — Tinker Hatfield is in his element. An hour before Oregon takes on USC on a late November afternoon, the longtime Nike designer whose credits include every Air Jordan from the 3s to the 15s, stands on the Autzen Stadium sidelines near midfield talking shoes with Oregon fans. Hatfield sports fluorescent green Nikes…
Senators decided Thursday that a plaque honoring law enforcement who protected the Capitol during the January 6, 2021 attack will be displayed inside the building. The Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution directing the Architect of the Capitol to “prominently display” the monument in a “publicly accessible” portion of the Senate wing until it is…
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on December 17, 2025, shows Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum speaking during her daily press conference at Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on November 28, 2025, and US President Donald Trump looking on during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington,…
Adam RittenbergJan 9, 2026, 07:15 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. ATLANTA — Sometimes, Curt Cignetti doesn’t even have to say a word. A signal will suffice. Pat Kuntz and the other Indiana assistant coaches know what each one means. For example, Cignetti, the second-year Hoosiers coach…
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is accusing the White House of spreading “terrible lies” about her in response to a report that the White House reported her to the Secret Service. An Axios article published Friday reported that the White House referred Greene’s name to the Secret Service, believing she had shared information… Source…
