US Official Says Search For Crew On After Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Iran
A US fighter jet has been shot down by Iranian forces over Iran and a search is under way for the pilot, a US official in Washington told RFE/RL, in what would be the first US warplane
In Photos: Week Five Of The Iran War
Shuttered factories in India and a key US military aircraft destroyed in Saudi Arabia feature in RFE/RL’s roundup of photos of the fifth week of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
UN Security Council Set To Vote On Plan To Open Strait Of Hormuz Amid Divisions
Scaled-back resolution seeks to restore shipping without force mandate as Tehran tightens grip on key global oil route.
Iran Conflict Disrupts Private US Humanitarian Aid For Ukraine
The flow of volunteer humanitarian aid from the United States to Ukraine — a critical lifeline for frontline communities — is coming under mounting strain, as disruptions linked to the Iran conflict ripple through global shipping networks.
U.S. stock market swings sharply as Iran conflict fuels oil spike, inflation fears
The U.S. stock market was volatile on Thursday, sliding steeply at the start before trimming most of those losses by midday, though they remained slightly in the red. The S&P 500 dipped roughly 0.2% to near 6,560,
President Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi
President Donald Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, bringing an abrupt end to her contentious time leading the Justice Department as dissatisfaction with her performance intensified. In a Truth Social announcement, Trump confirmed the move, stating:
Typhus from fleas hits record level in L.A.: Where the hot spots are and how to protect yourself
The Los Angeles County Public Health Department identified 220 cases of flea-borne typhus last year, a big increase over the 187 cases in 2024.
Baby mountain lion orphaned and left to starve in Southern California is rescued
Crimson has lost toes on one foot and requires around-the-clock bottle feeding and intensive monitoring.
‘Amateur hour at the U.S. attorney’s office’: L.A. prosecutors face more losses in protest cases
This week, L.A. federal prosecutors were in two separate trials involving a charge of assault on a federal officer tied to immigration protests. They hadn’t won a single assault case that went to trial so far. But
For the derelict Wadsworth Chapel, a 125-year-old landmark in West L.A., is a rehab in the works?
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is asking contractors to explore a rehabilitation of the Wadsworth Chapel, a 125-year-old icon on its West Los Angeles campus that has been locked and left to deteriorate since 1971.