‘The War Department is here and prepared to restart if we need to,’ the Pentagon chief said.
The vice president said more than a dozen ships have reached Iranian ports as vessel movements accelerate under a war-ending memorandum of understanding.
Lewis George, a democratic socialist, appears poised to succeed Muriel Bowser as mayor of DC.
A behavioral analyst underscored the state’s case against 29-year-old accused of sparking a blaze that led to one of the most destructive fires in U.S. history.
Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi faces a maximum sentence of 85 years in federal prison if convicted.
The negotiations are slated to take place at the Bürgenstock mountaintop resort overlooking Lake Lucerne.

That arrangement has always been in the minority, before now.
Prosecutors allege the group conducted open-air drug sales in a neighborhood corridor, including in view of children from a nearby elementary school.
‘Send us somebody we can work with,’ Vance told Nassau County.
Previously, state lawmakers had been set to review a plan to redistrict the state’s congressional maps for the 2028 cycle.
Trump warned on Wednesday that if negotiations collapse, he will resume bombing Iran.
Scammers are approaching title companies by posing as a legitimate parcel owners to sell the properties.
Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Tom Cotton were among those allegedly targeted.
Primary campaign spending is on track to make 2026 the most expensive election year in state history, according to the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.
A 19-year-old Ohio man told investigators about individuals he’d been communicating with via a TikTok group called ‘Vanguard of the Old.’
‘I am filled with gratitude to God for preserving my life,’ he said.
The issue of Israeli forces in Lebanon has emerged as a contentious issue in the peace talks, with Israel saying it intends to stay for security reasons.
The vessel off Puerto Rico was carrying 40 people mostly from the Dominican Republic; the one off California was carrying 17, mostly Mexicans.
A state lawsuit alleged that TikTok uses addictive features that harm young users and deceives parents about the risks.