Cuban children began the new school year Tuesday with shortages of teachers, food and uniforms and often no electricity as the island endures a crippling US pressure campaign. Back-to-school in Cuba a grim day with shortages of everything At the Maria Cabrales Elementary School in the Havana area, kids filed into class without the typical … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces captured a senior Hamas figure on Tuesday during a ground operation in Gaza that Palestinian health officials said killed four people. Netanyahu says Israel seized Hamas internal security chief in Gaza The premier said in a statement that the target was the head of Hamas’s internal security apparatus … Read more
The pink outfits worn in court by two Lindsay Clancy jurors caught attention on Monday as the jury in Plymouth, Massachusettsreached a crucial point in deliberations. Lindsay Clancy reacts to the jury saying they cannot reach a verdict, during her murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S., September 1, 2026. Greg Derr/Pool via REUTERS (via REUTERS) … Read more
VIENNA — Inspectors with the U.N. nuclear watchdog visited several sites in Syria in August and carried out verification work that confirmed the existence of a long-suspected nuclear siteaccording to a confidential report circulated to member states and seen Tuesday by The Associated Press. UN report finds Syria was building a nuclear reactor in Deir … Read more
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania police officer who fatally shot a 22-year-old college student, who had ended up at the wrong house late at night and was waiting for friends to pick him up, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Pennsylvania police officer charged with voluntary manslaughter in killing of college … Read more
A Syrian site held infrastructure “consistent with a nuclear reactor”, the UN nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report seen by AFP on Tuesday, adding that the country under ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad “failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities”. Syria site infrastructure ‘consistent with nuclear reactor’: IAEA Inspectors of the International Atomic … Read more
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he’s urging some of his G20 counterparts to take a page from the Trump administration’s playbook of using tariffs and other measures to crack down on trade imbalances. Bessent says G20 countries should also use tariffs to protect their industries from cheap imports Bessent told reporters that … Read more
By Nidal al-Mughrabi Israeli special forces capture Hamas official in raid on Gaza City CAIRO, Sept 1 – Israeli special forces captured a Hamas militant leader in a raid in Gaza City on Tuesday while Israeli air strikes meant to protect those troops killed four Palestinians, authorities said. Israel’s military said in a statement that … Read more
Tropical Storm Edouard reached the Gulf Coast on Tuesday afternoon, making landfall near Johnson Bayou in Louisiana as the storm pushed inland. The National Hurricane Center reported that Edouard was located about 15 miles (25 kilometers) south-southeast of Port Arthur, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle v) The National Hurricane Center reported that Edouard was located about … Read more
Marion Scotto, the beloved mother of Rosanna Scotto and the “heart of Fresco by Scotto,” has died at 90. Her death comes as Rosanna, a longtime Fox 5 anchor, paid tribute to her mother’s life, legacy and the family restaurant she built from scratch. Marion Scotto dies at 90. (Instagram/ @rosannascotto) Who was Rosanna Scotto’s … Read more