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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A spate of attacks against civilians and military bases in Colombia’s southwestern region has raised security concerns as the country heads to a May presidential election in which crime is expected to be one of the top voter concerns. Rebel groups have staged 26 attacks with explosives and drones since Friday, including a deadly blast Saturday on a highway between the cities of Cali and Popayan, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer. The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that included some multibillion-dollar verdicts against the global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer, which owns Roundup maker Monsanto. Several justices seemed sympathetic to the company’s argument that it can’t […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Young and inexperienced Camp Mystic counselors were not trained to help campers during floods or other emergencies and feared making decisions on their own, an investigator into the 2025 flood that killed 27 counselors and campers told Texas lawmakers Monday. Lawmakers heard an emotional and sweeping review of a camp “obedience” culture that paired poorly trained teenage counselors with the youngest campers; was complacent about flood […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A controversial proposal in California to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires has enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, a labor union backing the measure said Monday. The proposal, backed by the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Workers West, would impose a one-time, 5% tax on individuals whose net worth exceeds $1 billion and who were living in the state as of Jan. 1, 2026. […]

At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry, including some with infections resistant to common antibiotics, federal health officials said. Backyard poultry include birds like chicken, ducks, geese, guinea fowl and turkeys. The animals can carry germs, including salmonella, that make people sick. Illnesses were reported from Feb. 26 to March 31 and include 13 people who were hospitalized, […]

From War Zone to Wilderness: How Some Israeli Soldiers Are Healing After Gaza   The Healing in Nature program helps Israeli combat veterans heal, reconnect, and rebuild their lives through nature, technology, and community   By Maayan Hoffman / The Media Line   When Elias Shimon looks back on the days he spent in Gaza after October 7, he says the memory still takes his breath away.  A 29-year-old reservist in the Paratroopers […]

Netanyahu Cancels Mount Meron Lag B’Omer Mass Event Amid Hezbollah Fire   By The Media Line Staff   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled the 2026 Lag B’Omer mass celebration at Mount Meron due to severe security threats and ongoing Hezbollah rocket fire from Lebanon, limiting the event to a symbolic ceremony with highly restricted attendance.   The decision was made following a security cabinet discussion Sunday night. Netanyahu determined that the annual celebration, scheduled for May 5, would not proceed in […]

Palestinian Local Elections Bring Gaza Back to the Ballot  By The Media Line Staff  Palestinians voted Saturday in local elections across the West Bank and in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah, in the first Palestinian vote of any kind in Gaza in two decades, as the Palestinian Authority sought to show political legitimacy despite war, Israeli restrictions, Hamas’ absence from the ballot, and deep public frustration.  The Palestinian Central Elections Commission said […]

Assad Brothers Summoned in Absentia as Syria Opens Landmark Trial of Former Security Chief  The court’s summonses for Bashar and Maher Assad added symbolic weight to a proceeding targeting figures once considered untouchable  By Rizik Alabi / The Media Line  [Damascus] Damascus on Sunday opened the public trial of a senior security official from Syria’s former regime, in what is widely seen as the beginning of a transitional justice process […]