Author: Susan Hauser

What remains unclear: The location of the Iranian submarines in the Strait of Hormuz and the precise details of any encounters with U.S. forces are not provided in the article. Additionally, specifics on the effectiveness of Iran’s broader naval strategy against global shipping remain undefined. Iran’s move to deploy small submarines to the Strait of Hormuz has sparked renewed concerns over the volatile region, with both diplomatic and military implications. The deployment, carried out by Iran’s IRGC Navy, highlights Tehran’s continued efforts to assert control over this key maritime passage, which is critical for global oil shipments. Iran’s Ghadir-class mini-subs,…

The details follow a pattern that has become grimly familiar in Minnesota: a business owner allegedly exploiting a federal benefits program, surveillance footage catching what state agencies apparently missed, and a dollar figure that lands in seven figures before anyone in a position of oversight noticed something was wrong. Abdidwahid Mohamed, owner of Minnesota Food Grocery LLC, has been charged in Hennepin County after prosecutors say he defrauded the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) out of more than $1.1 million using a scheme that investigators described as involving “a high degree of sophistication or planning” carried out “over a lengthy…

The apparent breakdown of high-stakes U.S.-Iran negotiations has sharpened a question that analysts have been asking since the onset of Operation Epic Fury: if Iran’s Islamic Republic collapses, where do its senior leaders go? One answer is emerging from experts who study the regime’s internal structure and its relationships with global powers: Moscow. “If the situation deteriorates further, some senior figures could potentially follow a path like Bashar al-Assad’s inner circle and seek refuge in Russia,” Saeid Golkar, a senior adviser at United Against Nuclear Iran, told Fox News Digital. The comparison to Assad — who fled Syria in 2024…

More than 100 students had gathered at Webb Banks Passive Park in Brownsville, Tennessee on Friday evening — dressed for prom, gathering for photos, marking one of the most anticipated nights of their high school years. Within moments, the evening became something else entirely. Gunfire broke out at the park, located in the 900 block of Key Corner Street, sending students fleeing and leaving five people wounded on the ground. Officers and emergency crews arrived within minutes, according to FOX 13, and transported all five victims to a local hospital. One of them did not survive. Haywood County Schools identified…

President Donald Trump is expressing doubt over a 14-point peace proposal offered by Iran, even as Pakistan continues helping facilitate talks between Tehran and Washington. The proposal comes during a volatile moment, with rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and a new U.S. operation aimed at moving stranded vessels through the key waterway. The original report says Trump received the concept of a potential deal from Iran and expected to review its exact wording. But he suggested the proposal may not be acceptable, saying Iran had not yet paid a high enough price for its actions. The full terms…

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said Sunday that evidence connects alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner attacker Cole Allen to the shooting of a Secret Service officer during the attack. Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Pirro said buckshot from a shotgun carried by Allen was found “intertwined with the fiber” of the officer’s bulletproof vest. She said that evidence shows Allen’s weapon struck the agent. Pirro’s comments mark the first public statement from her about evidence tied specifically to the Secret Service officer’s shooting. They also go beyond what prosecutors have publicly released so far…

A tense confrontation at Cornell University has placed President Michael Kotlikoff at the center of controversy after students accused him of backing his car into them following a campus debate. Kotlikoff, however, said he was the target of “harassment and intimidation” by a group that followed him after the event. The incident happened on Thursday, April 30, after Kotlikoff introduced an Israel-Palestinian debate series hosted by the Cornell Political Union. The event was co-sponsored by Cornell Progressives, Cornellians for Israel, and Students for Justice in Palestine. Videos posted online showed several people following Kotlikoff to his car while questioning him…

The news arrived on a Sunday evening in a post on X — brief, serious, and asking for prayers. Ted Goodman, a political strategist who had been working alongside former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on a livestream program, confirmed that the 81-year-old had been hospitalized and was in critical but stable condition. “Mayor Rudy Giuliani is currently in the hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition,” Goodman wrote. “Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he’s fighting with that same level of strength as we speak.”…

“Friends” last aired a new episode in May 2004. The cast has not filmed together in over two decades. And yet, according to Lisa Kudrow, the checks have never stopped coming. In a candid interview with The Times of London, the 62-year-old actress revealed that she and her former castmates continue to collect $20 million per year in residuals from the show — a figure that reflects just how thoroughly the NBC sitcom has embedded itself into the global streaming and syndication landscape in the years since it ended. “Because Phoebe Buffay was so great?” Kudrow joked when asked why…

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the U.S. is considering a reduction of American military personnel stationed in Germany, marking a significant escalation in his ongoing feud with the German leadership. This comes on the heels of Trump’s sharp criticism of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has been vocal about his views on Iran’s nuclear program. In a post on Truth Social, Trump confirmed that the U.S. is “studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany” and added that a final decision would be made in the “next short period of time.” Rising Tensions Between Trump and Merz Trump’s…