A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appears to be hanging by a thread after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The White House demanded Wednesday that the channel be reopened and sought to keep peace talks on track. The U.S… Read moreCeasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again

Lebanon’s health ministry says that Israeli strikes during the day killed 182 people, the highest single-day death toll in the Israel-Hezbollah war. Israel launched a barrage of strikes in central Beirut and elsewhere in the country on Wednesday as a shaky ceasefire took effect between the U… Read moreAt least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn't apply there

A Long Island architect has pleaded guilty to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings. Rex Heuermann entered the pleas on Wednesday in a courtroom packed with reporters, police and victims’ relatives. His de… Read moreRex Heuermann pleads guilty to murder charges and admits he killed 8 women in the Gilgo Beach case

A federal judge has handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling “Friends” star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in a 2023 overdose. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett sentenced 42-year-old Jasveen Sangha on Wednesday. Sangha is the third defendan… Read more'Ketamine Queen' gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him

General Motors is recalling more than 270,000 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles in the U.S. because the rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a letter that a rearview image that doesn’t display properly reduces the d… Read moreGM recalling more than 270,000 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles in US due to rearview camera screen issue