The U.S. says it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region’s oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies

Voting technology firm Smartmatic asked a federal judge to dismiss a criminal money laundering indictment saying the case is political retaliation tied to President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about the 2020 election

Pope Leo XIV says a Chaldean Catholic bishop has resigned after he was arrested while trying to leave the U.S. following accusations that he embezzled $270,000 from his parish near San Diego

The Oscars team says the 98th Academy Awards aims to feel warm, tight and built for both the room and viewers at home

The FBI found explosive residue in a Pennsylvania storage unit after two men were charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City’s mayor

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbery

2 more members of the Iranian women's soccer team have asylum in Australia, Australian official says

Majority Leader John Thune says that the Senate will consider a bill to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements in elections

U.S. stocks held steadier as Wall Street waited for the next signal on when the war with Iran may end