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When you're living near a mountainside, one of the last things you would expect to see moving fast at higher elevations would be a tornado, but that's what happened in Utah on Friday. According to the Salt Lake City, Utah, branch of the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) , a rare, strong twister occurred near Fruit Heights, Utah. The funnel first made contact with the ground near a summit along the ridgeline extending west from Francis Peak, at an elevation of about 7,500 feet (almost 2,300 met

A column of black smoke has been seen near Riyadh's international airport hours after air raid alerts were issued in the Saudi capital. It was the first time residents had been given an alert and urged to stay indoors since a recent escalation in the conflict with Iran-backed Houthi militants in neighbouring Yemen. A number of apparent explosions have since been heard in the capital and major problems reported at King Khalid International Airport, with the tracking website FlightRadar24 reportin

NEW YORK (AP) MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House Saturday morning, a day after President Donald Trump said he would ban the network and two other news outlets from the complex. There was no immediate word about access for the other two Politico and CNN. The action escalated Trumps long-running efforts to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable, and is the latest test of First Amendment protections in the United States. MS NOW said in a statem

By Stine Jacobsen, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Tom Little COPENHAGEN, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Denmark and Greenland on Saturday said any agreement with the United States would not compromise Greenland's sovereignty, after President Donald Trump said the deal would give Washington permanent control over the Arctic island's security, leaving its precise scope unclear. The United States, Denmark and Greenland said late on Friday they had entered into an agreement for the US to develop a significant mil

A fundraiser for Michael Desronvil , the lone juror who favored convicting Lindsay Clancy in her closely watched Massachusetts murder trial, has passed $300,000 on crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo. As Newsweek reported previously, Clancy, 36, faced three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of her children in January 2023: Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. Her defense attorney argued that postpartum psychosis had left her not criminally responsible for their deaths

[EPA/Shutterstock] Millions in Cuba were left without power on Friday as the country was plunged into yet another major blackout. The country's entire electricity grid suffered total disconnection that triggered a nationwide outage, Cuba's energy ministry said. Power was restored to some priority areas by late evening, including those near hospitals and water pumping stations in the capital Havana, grid operator UNE said. It is at least the sixth partial or total blackout to hit Cuba this year,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday thanked President Donald Trump for signing into law a bill championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, which allows for the expansion of sanctions on Russia related to Moscow's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Trump signed the bill on Friday, the White House said in a statement, after the legislation passed both the House and Senate with strong bipartisan backing. The legislation authorizes and expands statutory sanctions, tariffs and proh

Saudi Arabia warned of a hostile aerial threat and issued a string of emergency alerts across the kingdom, including in its capital, late Friday and early Saturday. Also Saturday, Irans state TV reported that a man was executed after being convicted on charges of spying for Israels intelligence agency Mossad. Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Friday. Full coverage is available here . Alerts sound across Saudi Arabia for aerial threat Saudi Arabia warned of a hostile aerial threat a

These three trees, pictured on Aug. 6, are among those recently poisoned at Burnt Cedar Beach in Incline Village, Nev. (Scott Sady / For The Times) A question has bedeviled a wealthy Lake Tahoe enclave for years: Who is poisoning the towering trees that stand sentry on the North Shore? Residents of Incline Village, Nev., hope a $147,000 reward will generate some answers. Its the most appalling, selfish thing that anyone could do, especially for trees that are irreplaceable, said Chris Nolet, a r

Hundreds of activists gathered at the Kennedy Center Friday night in opposition to President Donald Trump's attempted takeover of the presidential memorial and threats that he will close and demolish it. Activists linked hands and formed a human chain outside the Washington venue, demanding Trump be removed as its chairman for failing to protect and manage it. Trump installed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center last year after removing its previous leadership and replacing board members wi

President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Greenland , in which the U.S. will take permanent control of the Arctic islands security. I am pleased to announce that the United States of America has entered into an Agreement with The Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland, that gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns, Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday evening. The president has eyed Green

President Trump was photographed this week on board Air Force One examining a large poster with the words Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED printed above a rendering of a construction site, heightening concerns that his administration wants to raze Washington, D.C.'s iconic performing arts venue if his name is not added to its facade. I think that the Trump administration should certainly have recognition, the president told reporters before he boarded the plane Wednesday in North Carolina. Because fran

President Trump reacted to Wednesday's Fed rate hike , saying Interest Rates in the United States should be 1%, or less and acknowledging he discussed with Kevin Warsh the Fed chair's plans for how to vote ahead of time. I talked to Kevin and I said, you might as well vote with the board because it's not going to matter, Trump told reporters Wednesday evening. The Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to raise rates by 25 basis points, its first hike in three years and the fi

The House passed the sweeping Russia sanctions bill long championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday, sending the legislation to the White House for President Donald Trumps signature after more than a year of congressional maneuvering. The 262 to 159 vote ends a nearly two-year lull in Ukraine assistance from Congress, which had not passed any major Ukraine efforts since a 2024 emergency aid package. The bill faced a number of obstacles on the path to the Resolute Desk, including sig

Macklemore on Wednesday pledged to donate the entire $1 million of his net earnings from Ed Sheerans Loop Tour to Palestinian relief organizations, days after he was dropped from the tour over his pro-Palestinian comments. He also invited New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who said Macklemore wouldnt be welcome at Gillette Stadium for the tour's scheduled performances at the end of September, to match his donation. Within hours, Kraft released a statement saying Sheeran had already asked

On Wednesday, investigators examine the site of the NBC4 news helicopter crash in Chatsworth. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times) It was a night of devastation in Chatsworth that began with a deadly Metro bus collision and ended with the fiery crash of an NBC4 helicopter that left two journalists and, on the ground, a bystander dead. Tuesdays scene was a mixture of confusion and chaos, with first responders fanned out across two catastrophes and television news teams desperately trying to fin

The fate of Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour is suddenly uncertain after all of the British singer's remaining opening acts quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped from the remaining North American dates over pro-Palestinian comments. Hours after Sheeran released a statement saying it was the promoter's decision to remove Macklemore from the tour and not his, the rest of his supporting acts Irish singer Aaron Rowe, Danish pop band Lukas Graham and songwriter Finneas as well as She

WASHINGTON (AP) The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday that he's going to block a proposed sale of $2.8 billion in heavy weaponry to Israel over concerns that the powerful bombs may not be used in line with U.S. and international law. Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York said he would withhold approval for the sale because of grave, unresolved concerns about how these munitions could be used in densely populated areas of Gaza and Lebanon by Israeli Prime Minister Benja

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in March 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is cancer free, she announced on X on Sept. 16, 2026. Some personal news I'm grateful to share. After a medical appointment at the Mayo Clinic this week, my pathology results came back clear, she explained. Wiles was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in March and told the New York Times that her prognosis was strong. Wiles did not

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years in a unanimous decision on Wednesday, with central bankers now seeing a second hike this year to arrest sticky inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise its benchmark interest rate to the range of 3.75% to 4% from 3.5% to 3.75%, the first rate hike since July 2023, as renewed tensions in the Middle East drive oil prices higher and raise concerns about broadening price pressures. We now have data broadly