Iran launches missile attack on Israel for Nasrallah killing

Iran launches missile attack on Israel for Nasrallah killing

Iran on Tuesday launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel in retaliation for its recent killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and an Iranian commander in Lebanon. The attack came on the heels of Israel’s deployment of ground forces into south Lebanon, escalating its offensive on Hezbollah, a militant group backed by Iran. “In response … Read more

Trump speaks in Georgia as Hurricane Helene fallout gets political

Trump speaks in Georgia as Hurricane Helene fallout gets political

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump pauses before speaking during a campaign rally at the Mosack Group warehouse on September 25, 2024 in Mint Hill, North Carolina.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is set Monday to deliver remarks and help hand out supplies in the hurricane-blasted swing state … Read more

Hurricane Helene ravages southeastern U.S.: Photos

Hurricane Helene ravages southeastern U.S.: Photos

David Hester inspects damages of his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on September 28, 2024.  Chandan Khanna | Afp | Getty Images Hurricane Helene is ravaging communities across the southeastern United States as mass flooding and brutal winds descend on Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. As of … Read more

Shares slip after second Trump assassination attempt

Shares slip after second Trump assassination attempt

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media slid on Monday, one day after Donald Trump — the company’s majority shareholder — was unharmed in an apparent assassination attempt on a Florida golf course. The stock, which trades under the ticker “DJT,” opened slightly up before sinking more than 4% by mid-morning. … Read more

Trump apparent assassination attempt suspect in court

Trump apparent assassination attempt suspect in court

An undated selfie shows Ryan W. Routh, a suspect identified by news organizations, as the FBI investigates what they said was an apparent assassination attempt in Florida on Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in this image obtained from social media. Social Media | Via Reuters The suspect in an apparent assassination … Read more

Body of final person missing from sunken yacht found off Sicily

Body of final person missing from sunken yacht found off Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters leave Porticello harbor near Palermo, to resume research for a last missing person on August 23, 2024, four days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank.  Alberto Pizzoli | Afp | Getty Images Divers on Friday found the body of the final person missing … Read more

Mike Lynch, man once dubbed ‘Britain’s Bill Gates,’ dies at age 59

Mike Lynch, man once dubbed ‘Britain’s Bill Gates,’ dies at age 59

Mike Lynch, 59, is the founder of enterprise software firm Autonomy. He was acquitted of fraud charges in June after defending himself in a trial over allegations that he artificially inflated Autonomy’s value in an $11.7 billion sale to tech giant Hewlett Packard. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — British technology entrepreneur … Read more

Search for Sicily yacht passengers enters third day

Search for Sicily yacht passengers enters third day

A rescue boat of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters operates off Porticello near Palermo, on August 20, 2024 a day after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank.  Alberto Pizzoli | Afp | Getty Images Specialist divers on Wednesday continued the search for the six passengers still missing after a superyacht sank … Read more

Mike Lynch reported missing after superyacht sinks off Sicily

Mike Lynch reported missing after superyacht sinks off Sicily

Mike Lynch, former chief executive officer at Hewlett-Packard Co.’s Autonomy unit, speaking at a conference on Thursday, April 25, 2013.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch is missing after the sinking of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC. The sources, … Read more

Secret Service director resigns over Trump shooting outrage

Secret Service director resigns over Trump shooting outrage

United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee during a hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on July 22, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Kent Nishimura | Getty Images U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned Tuesday following widespread outrage over how her agency failed to prevent the … Read more