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Pentagon seeks billions from Congress as concerns grow over prolonged Iran war

ANA CEBALLOS, MICHAEL WILNER

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the war with Iran is now expected to cost Americans $37.5 billion, up from a $29-billion estimate in early May.

Pamela Smart, serving life, seeks a new trial

Lawyers for Pamela Smart, who's serving life for orchestrating her husband's 1990 murder, are hoping that a New Hampshire judge will allow her latest petition for a new trial

US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack on Jordan

The U.S. military has identified two soldiers killed in action last week as part of the war with Iran

Hegseth Estimates Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion

GREG JAFFE

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requesting as much as $70 billion in emergency military spending after nearly five months of war.

Jury Deadlocks on Murder Charges Against 2 Men in California Mass Shooting

ISHANI DESAI

The defendants were convicted of weapons charges in connection with the 2022 shootout in Sacramento, which left six people dead and 13 others injured outside a downtown arena.

Alleged 'mime' stalker stripped to underwear, covered himself in cooking oil: officials

Massachusetts man Hernan Villagran Lux allegedly stripped to his underwear and slathered cooking oil on his body near female park workers before collapsing in court.

Trump Lifts Ban on Direct Flights to Lebanon

KAROUN DEMIRJIAN

The prohibition had been in place since 1985, when it was imposed in response to Hezbollah’s hijacking of TWA Flight 847.

Oystercatchers, known for sharp bills and beady eyes, are making a comeback

A shorebird known for its sharp, orange bill and beady eyes is making a comeback in North America thanks to a yearslong conservation effort

Wildfire Threatening Pleasanton Prompts Evacuation Order for Thousands

SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA

A fire in the Pleasanton, Calif., area was spreading quickly across dry hillsides and threatening neighborhoods.

Results of autopsy of Nolan Wells to be released Wednesday, family's attorney says

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump plans to release the results of an independent autopsy into the death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells on Wednesday

Woman's remains identified by DNA in Virginia, exposing second alleged murder linked to same 4 suspects

DNA analysis identified Helen Marie Pullen Banks months after her remains were found, linking her death to four suspects in a second Virginia murder.

As the president touts Trump Accounts, some families are still waiting

President Donald Trump says Trump Accounts could lift children out of poverty and help more Americans invest in the stock market

From the Mexican border to Washington: A tiny Texas town fights Trump's wall plan

A small Texas town is challenging the Trump administration's border wall plans, arguing they could cause flooding and bypass legal processes

Terrorism trial set to open in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie is going on trial again

Trump will attend the dignified transfer of 4 US service members

President Donald Trump plans to attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members recently killed in the Middle East