Authorities vow relentless search as manhunt for interstate shooter enters third day in Kentucky

A grueling manhunt stretches into a third day Monday for a suspect in an interstate shooting that struck 12 vehicles and wounded five people in Kentucky.

Congress takes up a series of bills targeting China, from drones to drugs

How to curb and counter China’s influence and power will dominate the U.S. House’s first week back from summer break. Lawmakers are taking up a series of measures targeting Beijing through its biotech companies, drones and electric vehicles.

Air National Guard prepares to deploy in KC-46 refueling aircraft’s historic operation

The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is being made again with the first operational deployment of the aircraft across the entire Air Force to the Middle East.

House Republicans release partisan report blaming Biden for disastrous end to US war in Afghanistan 

A report from House Republicans on the Afghanistan withdrawal breaks little new ground after several independent reviews, which  have pointed to a systemic failure spanning the last four presidential administrations.

Air Force helps Okinawans rehearse tsunami evacuation following real-world threat

Nearly 100 Okinawans walked through the home of the 18th Wing during a tsunami evacuation drill over the weekend, many carrying fresh memories of an actual alert in April.

Pentagon chief says a 6-month temporary budget bill will have devastating effects on the military

Passage of a six-month temporary spending bill would have widespread and devastating effects on the Defense Department, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said in a letter to key members of Congress on Sunday.

Syria says Israeli strikes kill 18 people in a large-scale attack

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of war-torn Syria in recent years, but it rarely acknowledges or discusses the operations.

After interstate shootings wound 5, searchers comb Kentucky hill country for suspect

Authorities searched a rugged, hilly area of southeastern Kentucky on Sunday for a man suspected of shooting 12 vehicles and wounding five people on a busy interstate.

German Chancellor Scholz calls for faster progress toward ending Russia’s war on Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agree that Russia should be included in a future peace conference aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. He called for stepped up efforts to solve the conflict.

Fuel tanker collision in Nigeria caused an explosion that killed at least 48 people

A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country’s emergency response agency said.

Navy commissions amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool Jr.

The amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) was commissioned aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola on Saturday.

Mother of Georgia shooting suspect called school to warn of emergency, aunt says

The mother of the 14-year-old who has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of four people at his Georgia high school called the school before the killings, warning staff of an “extreme emergency” involving her son, a relative said.

Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis

Three Israelis were shot and killed Sunday at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli officials said, in what appeared to be an attack linked to the 11-month-old war in Gaza.

Suspects arrested in connection with shootings outside Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

Two teenagers were arrested in connection with shootings outside the entrance to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas, the San Antonio Police Department announced last week.

Lightning could worsen wildfire east of LA already threatening 35,000 homes and buildings

Tens of thousands of homes and buildings were threatened Sunday by an out-of-control wildfire burning in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region.

US, UK spy chiefs warn of deepening Iran-Russia military links

Iran would signal a “dramatic escalation” of support for Russia by providing ballistic missiles to aid its war in Ukraine, Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said.

Zelenskyy, Meloni meet at Lake Como, look toward Ukraine’s rebuilding

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Italian leader Giorgia Meloni agreed to work toward a conference in Italy next year focused on the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, even as a cease-fire with Russia remains elusive.

Opposition presidential candidate González flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain

Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González arrived in Spain on Sunday after fleeing into exile in as part of a negotiated deal with Nicolás Maduro’s government that dealt a major blow to millions who placed their hopes in his opposition campaign.

Boeing says it has a deal to avoid a strike by more than 30,000 machinists

Boeing and its largest union said Sunday they reached agreement on a new contract that, if ratified, will avoid a strike that threatened to shut down aircraft production by the end of the coming week.