News & Current Affairs

DNA tests are underway to confirm whether remains found inside the crocodile match that of a missing man. Source link

“He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald Trump,” Trump wrote on social media. “If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican.” Source…

A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contractor in New Hampshire is facing federal charges after authorities said he threatened to kill President Trump and used a work computer to research previous assassination attempts against the president. Dean DelleChiaie, 35, was arrested on Monday and made his first appearance before a federal judge on Tuesday, according to……

A rare, rodent-borne illness potentially at the center of an outbreak that has killed three people, sickened others, and left passengers stranded aboard a cruise ship has been detected in the U.S. Source link

Delta Air Lines will soon end its free snack and drink service for most passengers on flights under 350 miles. The change comes amid growing cost pressures on the airline industry amid the war in Iran, which has spurred rising airfares and increased fees for checked bags and other services. But a spokesperson for Delta……

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) accused President Trump of allowing an environment of “political violence” to persist in an interview released Tuesday.  “Look, our leaders set the tone in this country, and I think that the President of the United States has set a tone where political violence is OK,” Pritzker told Politico’s Jonathan Martin…….

The Trump administration is pushing a resolution at the United Nations Security Council condemning Iran’s effective shutting down of the Strait of Hormuz and calling for open passage on the critical maritime route, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday. The resolution comes after Trump announced Project Freedom for the U.S. Navy to assist international……

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Tuesday morning that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is holding, even as both sides have fired at one another in the last day. Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine at a press briefing detailed “Project Freedom,” aimed at allowing some commerce to transit through the Strait of……

Thiago Ávila and Saif Abu Keshek were detained by Israeli forces who intercepted the flotilla’s boats near Greece last week. Source link

House progressives in leadership positions knocked the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) — their own campaign arm — on Monday for endorsing a candidate in a contested primary. The Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC (CPC PAC) publicly took issue with the DCCC endorsing California Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains and adding her to its “Red to Blue” program,……