A top Iranian official is warning that attacks on the Persian Gulf islands that form Iran’s southern maritime frontier would provoke a new level of retaliation. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf on Thursday threatened that “the blood of American soldiers" would be on U.S. President Donald Trump's hands if the key islands came under attack. The string of islands are critical to Iran's oil industry and its national security. Made of coral and limestone, they range in size and are home to oil terminals, desalination plants and tens of thousands of people. In addition, some of them are the basis for a territorial dispute with the United Arab Emirates.
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China said it hopes this year will be a “landmark year” for its relationship with its biggest competitor, the U.S., striking a largely positive tone ahead of an expected summit between the leaders of the two countries later this month.
Bigger and bigger data centers are leading to proposals for massive electric power transmission lines, sometimes across hundreds of miles. These high-voltage power lines cost tens of billions of dollars a year and are the latest front line in the battle over tech giants' massive operations. Artificial intelligence advances are seen by President Donald Trump as critical to the nation’s economic and national security. But their energy needs are threatening to overwhelm the power grid and the transmission expansion is drawing opposition from landowners, conservationists, local officials, consumer advocates and states.
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President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere. Trump encouraged Latin American leaders gathered at his Miami-area golf club on Saturday to take military action against drug trafficking cartels and transnational gangs. He said those groups pose an “unacceptable threat” to the hemisphere’s national security. Trump said “the only way to defeat these enemies is by unleashing the power of our militaries."
The legal team for Hong Kong pro-democracy ex-publisher Jimmy Lai says he will not appeal the national security conviction for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Lai was found guilty in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles. His Hong Kong legal team told The Associated Press about the decision Friday but would not comment on the reason for not appealing. Lai was one of the first prominent figures to be arrested under the security law in 2020. After the sentencing, Lai's children said a possible visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing later this month could be crucial in securing the release of their father.
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The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government contractors to stop using the AI chatbot Claude. The Pentagon said in a statement Thursday it has “officially informed Anthropic leadership the company and its products are deemed a supply chain risk, effective immediately.” Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in response that the company has no choice but to challenge the Trump administration in court.
A new AP-NORC poll finds that Trump's recent push to seize control of Greenland is divisive even within his own party. The survey finds that about 7 in 10 U.S. adults disapprove of how Trump is handling the issue of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark. That’s higher than the share who dislike how he’s handling foreign policy generally, suggesting that Trump’s Greenland approach has created a particular weak spot for the administration. Even Republicans aren’t thrilled. About half don’t like his attempt to turn the icebound landmass into American territory, something that Trump has insisted is critical for national security in the Arctic.
The Louisville Democrat touted his career that has already spanned the military, the CIA and the business world.
Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said America's debt is the biggest threat to national security.
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Norton provides health care across the Louisville-area and serves about 600,000 patients a year.