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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

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National 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

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Pro-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)

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White 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

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In 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.

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Rising 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.

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Venezuela 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)

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Hezbollah 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

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Orlene 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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