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BEIRUT (AP) — A dozen U.S. Democratic Senators have called for the U.S. Central Command to answer questions about American coordination with Israel in declaring broad “ evacuation zones ” in Lebanon and Iran, alleging that the practice may violate international law. The letter underlines how the Democratic Party — both its leaders and the base — has grown increasingly critical of Israel. Since the beginning of the U.S.-Israeli war […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — In one of his first major announcements as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called a news conference to unveil a plan to “phase out” synthetic food dyes. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary opened the event by saying his agency was “removing all petroleum-based food dyes” from U.S. foods. But the specifics did not become clear until the final minutes, when Kennedy revealed that the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — When a heat wave hits, millions of air conditioners switch on at once, straining the electric grid and driving up the risk of outages — and residents’ power bills. To ease that strain, power companies may ask customers to do something many probably won’t: Set the air conditioner a few degrees higher. Now, a renter-friendly pilot program in New York City is testing a different approach: […]

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed “efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East” in talks at the Vatican on Thursday aimed at easing tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV. Rubio met with Leo and then Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin in a visit that lasted 2½ hours. Also, Iran said it was reviewing the latest American proposals on ending […]

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Thursday indicted a Jewish man over a violent attack on a nun near Jerusalem’s Old City last week, the latest in a string of high-profile incidents targeting Christians and religious symbols. The indictment identified the man as Yona Schreiber, 36, from the Israeli-occupied West Bank settlement of Peduel. It comes after a video of the assault received wide condemnation from foreign and Christian […]

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) – Wall Street banks will push again to shrink capital charges on credit card lines and globally important U.S. lenders as they make a final bid to win further capital relief before the U.S. November election, said four industry officials familiar with the industry discussions. The Federal Reserve in March unveiled new relaxed drafts of sweeping capital rules which it estimated would reduce […]

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, May 7 (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police on Thursday served a search and seizure warrant on Senator Ciro Nogueira as part of a widening probe into now-defunct lender Banco Master, according to a Supreme Court ruling on Thursday. • Nogueira served as chief of staff to former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro from August 2021 to December 2022 • He is the head of the Progressives party and […]

McDonald’s posted better-than-expected sales in the first quarter as a new burger — and a continuing emphasis on value — brought in customers. The company said its global same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, rose 3.8% in the January-March period. That was better than the 3.7% increase Wall Street was expecting, according to analysts polled by FactSet. McDonald’s shares rose nearly 3% before the opening […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rabbi Amy Bernstein says the wind-whipped fire in January 2025 that scorched much of the Pacific Palisades, destroying her home and damaging her synagogue, “blew everything open” for the community’s faith leaders. “If our hearts must break, let them break open,” said the rabbi, who leads Kehillat Israel where 300 families out of 900 lost their homes. “This tragedy has really pushed us closer to one […]