Yemen’s Houthis have taken the Red Sea port city of Mokha after clashes with Saudi-backed pro-government forces. The advance heightens concern over shipping near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, though the Houthis say Red Sea navigation remains safe.
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Federal investigators said one pilot repeatedly warned that an Amazon cargo plane was going too fast before it overran a Miami runway and crashed, killing five people. The NTSB is examining cockpit coordination, aircraft configuration, weather and operator records.
David Morales, a Bernie Sanders-backed democratic socialist, defeated Providence Mayor Brett Smiley in the Democratic primary. Morales campaigned on rent caps, affordable housing, higher taxes on polluters and landlords, and stronger protections for immigrants.
North Carolina investigators have identified skeletal remains found in 1977 as those of 15-year-old Cindy Marcell Blizzard, who ran away from her Maryland home earlier that year. Her death remains unsolved and is being treated as a possible homicide.
A fire at two primary schools in rebel-held Bukavu killed at least 20 people, including children, and injured dozens more. Officials said the toll remained provisional as authorities assessed the damage.
Oil prices rose to their highest levels since May as Middle East tanker attacks and uncertainty over Iran fueled supply fears. The surge lifted gasoline prices, bond yields and market expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike next week.
One year after Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University, Turning Point USA reports major growth but some young conservatives say the movement he built lacks a unifying leader. Students and analysts describe a mix of expansion, internal divisions and unresolved questions about the organization’s future.
Oil and gas prices surged as fighting between the US and Iran disrupted Gulf energy routes, driving up inflation fears and government borrowing costs. The European Central Bank raised rates to 2.5% and warned inflation may last longer than expected.