Month: October 2022
Iran says 4 Revolutionary Guards members killed in clash at police station
State TV says total of 19 people killed after unnamed separatist group carries out attack in Zahedan; unclear if tied to protests over young woman’s death
Read MoreNational Archives tells Congress some Trump admin records still unaccounted for – Axios
National Archives tells Congress some Trump admin records still unaccounted for Axios Records From Trump White House Still Missing, National Archives Says The New York Times National Archives Says Trump White House Records Still Missing Bloomberg National Archives says it still doesn’t have
Read MoreVenezuela Releases Jailed U.S. Citizens in Prisoner Swap
The group includes former U.S. oil executives.
Read MorePro-wrestler, politician and hostage negotiator Antonio Inoki dies at 79
The late wrestler was known for pioneering mixed martial arts, freeing hostages in Iraq and organizing a wrestling match in North Korea that became the biggest-pay-per-view in pro-wrestling history. (Image credit: Yoshikazu Tsuno /AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreWhite House Announces Venezuela’s Release of 7 Americans in Prisoner Swap
WASHINGTON — In a rare softening of hostile relations, the White House said Saturday that Venezuela freed seven Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the United States released two nephews of President Nicholas Maduro’s wife who had been
Read MoreIn Washington, Putin’s Nuclear Threats Stir Growing Alarm
In a gathering Cold War atmosphere, American officials are gaming out responses should Russia resort to battlefield nuclear weapons.
Read MoreRising rivers threaten inland Florida towns with flooding after Hurricane Ian
Since Ian’s passage, water levels have gone up significantly, turning roads into canals, reaching mailboxes, flooding SUVs and trucks, blocking the main access to a an interstate highway and leaving families trapped in their waterlogged homes.
Read MoreVenezuela frees seven Americans as part of the largest prisoner swap under Biden
The release of the Americans, including five oil executives, is in exchange for the freedom of two nephews of the Venezuelan president’s wife. (Image credit: Posted on Twitter by Jorge Arreaza/Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry via AP)
Read MoreHezbollah chief calls Mahsa Amini’s death a ‘vague incident’ exploited against Iran
Iran-backed terror leader claims death of young woman arrested by morality police being used to incite against Tehran
Read MoreOrlene Strengthens to Hurricane Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast
MEXICO CITY — Orlene grew to hurricane strength Saturday and is heading for an expected landfall early next week on Mexico’s northwestern Pacific coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Orlene had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph)
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