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President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would be “honored” to meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The U.S. president said he would meet the Iranian leader if a deal is reached to end the U.S.-Iran war, which has dragged on into its fourth month. Trump was taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office after making an announcement about coal.

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"As part of our ongoing investigation we are reviewing a large amount of police body-worn footage, which we need to consider in context with other evidence we have obtained." A police watchdog has said there is no evidence of misconduct by officers who arrested Henry Nowak, the teenage stabbing victim from the UK, as he lay dying, even as new details emerge about the moments leading up to his death in December 2025. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is reviewing body-worn camera footage and other material involved in the death of Nowak, who was stabbed five times in...

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would be “honored” to meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The U.S. president said he would meet the Iranian leader if a deal is reached to end the U.S.-Iran war, which has dragged on into its fourth month. Trump was taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office after making an announcement about coal. “If we make a deal, it’s possible that I would meet,” he said. “I’d be okay with that.” Khamenei was named the supreme leader in Iran after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on the first day...

Multiple people are dead and one officer is wounded after a shooting outside of Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, police said. One suspect has been arrested, and police don't believe any ongoing threat exists for the surrounding community. Three people were killed, CBS affiliate KOIN reported, citing court documents. The suspect, identified by law enforcement as Bryan Andrew Moore, faces charges including three counts of second-degree murder and two counts of first-degree kidnapping. The incident happened in the city of Sandy at around 4 p.m. PT, Sandy Police Chief Patrick Huskey said Sunday in a statement. Huskey said officers were called...

A Target store in a Minneapolis suburb cordoned off a hallway with six changing rooms, seemingly to convert at least part of the space into a Muslim prayer area. The store is located in Apple Valley, Minnesota, which is just south of the Twin Cities. A concerned customer recently photographed the repurposed area and sent the photos to Alpha News. The pictures show retractable belts sectioning off both sides of the hallway, as well as a sign on one of the doors that said 'RAMADAN MUBARAK,' which is a traditional Arabic greeting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Donald Trump's administration has told the UK to "reject two-tier policing" as the US sent its condolences to Henry Nowak's family. The State Department, which is headed up by Marco Rubio, released a 41-word statement on Nowak's murder on social media. In the statement, the State Department said: "Ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing are glaring symptoms of civilisational decline. "They must be rejected across the West. The United States sends our condolences to the family of Henry Nowak and the people of the United Kingdom at this troubling time."

An American who worked as an editor and commentator for state-run media in China, Thomas Pauken II, pleaded guilty Thursday to working as an unregistered agent for the Chinese government in the U.S. During a roughly 40-minute hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, Pauken, 51, told U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema he was unaware of the legal requirement to register before acting for a foreign government, but he also said he understood that his lack of knowledge was not a defense to the charge.

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LONOKE COUNTY, Ark. — A judge on Thursday dismissed the murder case against candidate for Lonoke County Sheriff Aaron Spencer. Spencer had been charged in 2024 with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Michael Fosler. According to case filings, Spencer shot Fosler after spotting the man driving his daughter. Fosler, at the time, was released on bond after being accused of raping Spencer’s underage daughter in July of 2024. The case was presided over by Special Circuit Court Judge Ralph Wilson Jr. In the order dismissing the case for due process violation. Wilson cited filings by Spencer’s lawyers, the...

Finnish President Alexander Stubb has outlined his vision for a much larger European Union, saying the 27-nation bloc needs to "think big" and seize the moment to project power on the global stage. Speaking at an energy conference in the Finnish capital on Wednesday, Stubb said the EU should push to increase its membership to 40 states and named the U.K., Canada, Turkey, Norway and Iceland as potential candidates to join. His comments come as the Trump administration's actions, alongside Russia's war with Ukraine, prompt some countries to reconsider the benefits of EU membership. Stubb told the Eurelectric Power Summit...

A screen displaying the band's mascot dressed as Uncle Sam reportedly prompted the crowd chant in Tampa, FloridaSNIP During the band's show in Tampa, Florida, over the weekend, a screen reportedly displayed the Black Crowes' mascot dressed as Uncle Sam, prompting members of the crowd to break into "U.S.A." chants, according to TMZ. Singer Chris Robinson allegedly responded, "Thanks for the geography lesson," before adding, "I don't know what you have to be so proud of right now." The response drew boos from the crowd and prompted some concertgoers to walk out before the show ended. In videos circulating online,...

A new analysis links high use of the weed killer glyphosate to elevated rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), particularly in the Midwest, reinforcing years of research linking cancer to the weed killer made popular by Monsanto.. A map of the hotspots shows clusters of NHL rates particularly high in many parts of Iowa, the nation’s top corn-growing state... Iowa has the second-highest rate of cancer in the nation and is only one of three states where cancer is rising, according to the National Institutes of Health.

The questions and problems relating to the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) have been the subject of a largely fruitless debate for over fifty years and have now culminated in the announced episcopal consecrations, which have not yet been approved by the Holy See. The discussion has been fueled by emotion—often quite literally cum ira et studio—and is frequently conducted by individuals who lack direct familiarity with the relevant documents or personal experience of the SSPX. In many cases, their knowledge is superficial and shaped by preconceived judgments. As a result, the debate often resembles a dialogue of...

A Dangerous Foreign Islamist Network Today Operates Openly in Educational Institutions Across Texas, Propelled by Regime-Aligned Activist Groups and Wealthy Khomeinist Mosques June 3, 2026. Sam Westrop. Texas Public Policy Foundation. Children at the Islamic Education Center in Houston perform a song pledging allegiance to Iran’s Supreme Leader. Photo: IEC Houston A Texas Islamist network working to radicalize Shia Muslim students at educational institutions across the state, including Texas public universities, is made up of agents and proxies for the murderous Iranian regime. In March, the Iranian regime and its proxies across the world organized “Al-Quds Day,” a global annual...

The developer behind one of Manhattan’s most recognizable skyscrapers has delivered a surprisingly blunt verdict on the project that helped redefine Billionaires’ Row. Kevin Maloney, founder of Property Markets Group and co-developer of the ultra-slender 111 W. 57th St., praised the tower’s striking design while acknowledging the financial pain it caused. “From an architectural point of view, it’s a marvel,” Maloney said Tuesday during a panel discussion at the National Association of Real Estate Editors conference in Miami. Then, he admitted: “Financially, it was a disaster.” The candid assessment came just weeks after the building’s crown jewel, a four-story penthouse...

Thursday on CNN International’s “Connect the World,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who claims the ability to end Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General with a “no” vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Blanche must condemn those involved in the January 6 to get his vote.

Lefty tech millionaire Saikat Chakrabarti spent $10 million of his own cash to succeed fill Nancy Pelosi’s shoes in Congress for San Francisco, only to majorly flop and miss out on a spot in the general election. As of Wednesday morning, the former aide to socialist Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez received just 15% of the vote count with half of the total votes in. That’s far behind Democrats state Sen. Scott Wiener, who is the oft-leather-clad frontrunner at 41%, and Pelosi-endorsed San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan at around 29%. Wiener and Chan will advance to face off in November, the Associated...

This prom season, some of the biggest celebrations across the country are taking place before the official dance even begins. In the Philadelphia area, some parents say they are spending thousands for this special moment. Prom send-offs -- when friends and family members gather to celebrate high school students before they leave for prom -- are now events of their own. Wanda Matos, who organized an elaborate send-off for her daughter Madison Matos in Philadelphia this year, also said she views prom send-offs as celebrations of hard work

California voters frustrated by the routine failures of state and local leadership look set to send Spencer Pratt and Steve Hilton to runoff elections for mayor and governor after the first few ballot drops. In a major rebuke of Democratic rule in both Los Angeles and the state, both Pratt and Hilton held their positions steady Wednesday night. Hilton remained in the lead for the governor’s race with 27.6% of the vote and Xavier Becerra was in second place with 25.6% with 56% of the ballots counted. Pratt remained in second place with 29.91% of the vote behind incumbent Mayor...