April 3, 2026

Iran Delivers Brutal MID-AIR STRIKE, $10M Spy Drone Shot Down In ‘Precision Attack’ | On Camera The aerial dimension of the Iran-Israel conflict is becoming increasingly contested, with Iran now claiming to have shot down an Israeli Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle. According to Iranian media reports, the drone was detected and intercepted over Iranian territory by integrated air defence systems, marking what Tehran describes as another successful engagement against high-value aerial assets. The Hermes 900 is not an ordinary drone. Developed by Elbit Systems, it is one of Israel’s most advanced medium-altitude, long-endurance UAVs, designed for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, … Read more

April 3, 2026

President Trump announces Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead

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(UPDATE: Local politicians react to Iran Strike) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon federal legislators are criticizing recent military strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel, calling the actions unconstitutional and a move toward an unauthorized war. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined Rep. Janelle Bynum in demanding that Congress reassert its authority over military conflicts. The lawmakers’ responses follow reports of strikes targeting Iranian interests. The representatives expressed concerns over the potential for a “costly and deadly” conflict in the Middle East and cited the U.S. Constitution as the sole basis for declaring war. Sen. Wyden criticized … Read more

April 2, 2026

Flying high at 109: US woman made history with record-breaking hot air balloon flight

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Have you ever dared to be miles up in the air and to look down at the world beneath you? Well, at Guinness World Records, we love to see all the amazing heights people go to in order to break records. On 27 July 2004, Emma Carrol from Ottumwa, Iowa, USA made one big leap for mankind as she decided that she would challenge herself and try something new, and that’s when she decided that flying in a hot air balloon would fit the bill. Emma was born on 18 May 1895, and at the ripe age of 109 years and … Read more

April 2, 2026

‘Quiet, piggy’: As Trump berates female reporters, what’s the breaking point?

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Not smart enough. A terrible person. Obnoxious. These are just some of the more recent insults U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly hurled at female reporters in response to their questions. But calling Bloomberg’s Catherine Lucey “piggy” on Air Force One, and then berating ABC News White House correspondent Mary Bruce a few days later, has raised questions about just how much journalists are expected to tolerate as they do their jobs. As some industry experts have pointed out, the issue goes well beyond these two incidents, or even Trump, who has a history of both attacking the press and … Read more

April 1, 2026

‘We were ready’: Democratic attorneys general lead fight to stop Trump | US politics

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Four Democratic attorneys general, sitting in their offices from New York to California with state flags and books behind them, announced a new lawsuit on Thursday, alleging the president, yet again, had broken the law by attempting to create new tariffs without congressional approval. It’s a now familiar scene for the group of top law-enforcement officials who have collectively filed more than 50 lawsuits against the Trump administration, serving as a counterweight to the president’s quest to expand his power and circumvent the constitution. They’ve protected billions of dollars for their states. They’ve stopped or stalled policies that would have … Read more

April 1, 2026

7th U.S. service member dies in war with Iran; Mojtaba Khamenei named new supreme leader

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Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter outlined on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” a vision for a “period of transitional government” in Iran.  “What we’re hoping for is that we move into a period of a transitional government where the minorities come together, where the majority of the people come together, all the various opposition parties come together for a transitional government where they can leave the country for a year or so — together with the guidance from the United States and Israel and other regional allies who will no longer live under the fear of being … Read more