2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (550+ words) Her passing marks the loss of a leading figure of French culture and an artist devoted to freedom, whose work carried a universal message and earned her immense international acclaim," the French presidency said in a statement. President Emmanuel Macron…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1043+ words) The Hezbollah announcement came as Israeli strikes killed at least four people, according to local authorities, and a U. N. peacekeeper was killed in the crossfire. Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem, in a written statement read on TV, called the negotiations "absurd, humiliating…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (559+ words) U. S. applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending May 30 increased by 13, 000 to 225, 000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That's the most since early February, before the U. S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran, but still a historically low level. Analysts surveyed by…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago  (367+ words) Jess Asato, a legislator with the governing Labour Party, says someone used Grok to create fake images of her in a bikini without her consent in January after she criticized the spread of deepfake pornography online. She filed a claim…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago  (393+ words) The rare albino buffalo became a sensation when a farmer noticed that his blond tuft of hair resembled the distinctive locks of the U. S. president. After a video of the pale horned mammal went viral on social media, large numbers of…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (1136+ words) Republicans hoping to keep control of Congress in a tough election year have been thrown off-balance by President Trump's focus on foreign policy, pet projects, and statements dismissing the importance of the midterms and cost-of-living issues. To be sure, Trump's…...

5+ hour, 59+ min ago  (614+ words) Well, to be honest, it's not easy," said Saeid Ezatolahi, a 29-year-old midfielder who also played for Iran in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The Iran team has spent more than two weeks in Turkey, mostly practicing at the coastal resort…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (117+ words) SAN DIEGO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) " A new ferry route linking the Chula Vista Bayfront to Downtown San Diego is officially up and running"making its first trip on June 1. The ride takes about 45 minutes each way, traveling between Safe Harbor…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (525+ words) The ongoing hostilities " despite Trump's announcement and a nominal ceasefire that began in April " are deepening displacement for Lebanon's conflict-weary population. They also are a significant sticking point in negotiations to extend a ceasefire in the U. S. -Israeli war in Iran,…...

3+ day, 6+ min ago  (508+ words) (Test Miles) " A million Americans haven't simply delayed buying a new car. They've stepped out of the market altogether. That is the uncomfortable message behind a new Wall Street Journal report showing roughly one million prospective new-car buyers have disappeared…...