US sending another small group of troops to Middle East

The announcement follows a recent increase of attacks between Israel and Hezbollah. Hezbollah officials have said Israel crossed a “red line” with explosive attacks on its communications devices.

Kamala Harris nets endorsement from hundreds of national security experts

The list includes former secretaries of defense, former CIA directors, former secretaries of state, hundreds of retired admirals and generals and more than a dozen former cabinet secretaries and service chiefs.

6-year-old boy kidnapped in 1951 found alive 7 decades later

The kidnapped boy reportedly went on to raise a family of his own and retired as a firefighter after serving in the Marine Corp during the Vietnam War.

Muslim mayor of Hamtramck endorses Trump, wants Gaza cease-fire

Last week, Arab American leaders in Michigan of the Uncommitted Movement said they refuse to endorse Harris, but Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib is one of the few in Metro Detroit to publicly back former President Donald Trump.

Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping

On a tributary of the Hudson River, a tugboat powered by ammonia eased away from the shipyard dock and sailed for the first time to show how the maritime industry can slash planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.

Missouri Supreme Court and governor refuse to halt execution of man convicted of 1998 killing

A Missouri man seeking to avoid execution suffered dual setbacks Monday as the state’s top court and governor each rejected requests to cancel his scheduled lethal injection. Marcellus Williams is set to be executed at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former newspaper reporter who was repeatedly stabbed during a burglary of her suburban St. Louis home.

Birmingham leaders plead for information on mass shooting and announce reward money

Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured more than a dozen others, announcing rewards of up to $100,000.

FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here’s what to know about the report

Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike.

At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen

The U.N. General Assembly adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Now comes the hard part: uniting the world’s divided nations to move quickly to implement its 56 actions.