Explainers

Five Shot at Virginia State University, Suspect Arrested Hours Later

Five people were shot outside residence halls at Virginia State University early Saturday morning, prompting a campus lockdown just days before the start of...

Lawmakers Demand Answers on Sailors’ Mental Health After Record Deployment

Senate Democrats are pressing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for answers after reports that sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, deployed for more than 250...

Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Gaza Peace Plan in Rare Public Break

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected President Trump's 15-point plan for establishing permanent peace in Gaza, according to reporting...

Senate Passes Bill Threatening 100% Tariffs on India, China Over Russian Oil

The US Senate passed a sweeping sanctions bill Friday that would authorize President Trump to impose tariffs of up...

Reports of Iran’s Supreme Leader’s Failing Health Raise Succession Questions

Unconfirmed reports circulating among senior Iranian officials suggest Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei may be gravely ill, according to sources...

Russian Barrage Kills Nine in Kyiv as Ukraine’s Interceptor Shortage Bites

A massive overnight Russian missile and drone attack killed nine people and injured more than 30 others in Kyiv...

Iran Missile Barrage and Saudi Oil Strikes Push Middle East Toward Wider War

A wave of drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia's largest oil processing facility and on American forces in...

Trump Hosts Netanyahu at White House as Iran Talks Continue

President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Tuesday for their first face-to-face...