• Five decades later, families still fighting to add 74 sailors to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
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    Five decades later, families still fighting to add 74 sailors to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

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    More than 50 years after the deadly USS Frank E. Evans collision, survivors and lawmakers say the sailors deserve recognition on the memorial wall. More than five decades after 74 U.S. Navy sailors were killed in one of the deadliest non-combat naval tragedies of the Vietnam War era, families, survivors and lawmakers are continuing a push to have their names added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The sailors died June 3, 1969, when the USS Frank E. Evans collided with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne during a nighttime training exercise in the South China Sea at the height of…

  • US will need years to replenish stockpiles of advanced weapons used in the Iran war, analysis finds
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    US will need years to replenish stockpiles of advanced weapons used in the Iran war, analysis finds

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    U.S. military contractors will need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used in the Iran war. WASHINGTON(AP) — U.S. military contractors need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used heavily in the Iran waraccording to an analysis released Wednesday, adding to concerns that American forces would have limited firepower in any future conflict with China. The weapons systems are Tomahawk cruise missileswhich are used to strike targets deep inside enemy territory, and Patriot and THAAD interceptors that defend against incoming missiles and drones. “The United States has enough…

  • Tacoma apartment fire leaves one dead
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    Tacoma apartment fire leaves 1 dead

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    A Tacoma apartment fire late Tuesday claimed one life, with firefighters quickly extinguishing the flames. Authorities are investigating the fire’s cause. TACOMA, Wash. — One person is dead after an apartment fire late Tuesday night in Tacoma, according to the Tacoma Fire Department. The department said crews responded around 11:47 p.m. to the 200 block of North Yakima Avenue after reports of flames coming from an apartment building. When firefighters arrived, they found flames climbing from a first-floor unit up the side of the building. Crews quickly extinguished the fire, officials said. The fire was contained to one apartment unit…

  • Israel says strikes killed Hamas military leader just days after his predecessor died
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    Israel says strikes killed Hamas military leader just days after his predecessor died

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    At least five people were killed and 12 injured in Tuesday’s strike on the eve of Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday, according to local hospitals. GAZA STRIP, — Israel said Wednesday it targeted and killed the new leader of Hamas’ military wing during airstrikes in Gaza City less than two weeks after killing his predecessor. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz and the Israeli military said the strikes, which were carried out on Tuesday, killed Mohammed Odeh. This story continues below. Family members of a man called Mohammed Odeh said he was killed in the strike, but…

  • President Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end the war with Iran
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    President Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end the war with Iran

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    President Donald Trump meets with his Cabinet at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iran. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will meet with his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iranjust days after insisting that his administration and Tehran had “largely negotiated” a settlement but with the negotiations still in a state of flux. As he prepares to huddle with his top aides, Trump is projecting confidence that he’s closing in on a deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide him a credible…

  • 'I have so much love for this city' | Travis Kelce buys minority stake in Cleveland Guardians
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    ‘I have so much love for this city’ | Travis Kelce buys minority stake in Cleveland Guardians

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    Curtis Danburg, vice president of communications and community impact for the Guardians, told Ohio TV station 3News early Wednesday morning. CLEVELAND — Travis Kelce has bought a minority stake in the Cleveland Guardians, Ohio TV station 3News has confirmed with the baseball team. Curtis Danburg, vice president of communications and community impact for the Guardians, told 3News early Wednesday morning that more details will be released soon. “I have so much love for this city,” Kelce, a native of nearby Cleveland Heights, told ESPN in their report about his minority ownership. Kelce, who is a tight end for the Kansas…

  • Nobu restaurant and residences to debut in Bellevue
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    Nobu restaurant and residences to debut in Bellevue

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    Nobu is set to open its first Pacific Northwest restaurant and U.S. residential project in Bellevue, rebranding towers at Avenue Bellevue. BELLEVUE, Wash — Luxury restaurant and hospitality brand Nobu is coming to downtown Bellevue, bringing the Pacific Northwest its first Nobu restaurant and launching the brand’s first residential project in the United States. Nobu, co-founded by actor Robert De Niro and celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa will rebrand the two residential towers at Avenue Bellevue as Nobu Residences. The project will also include a 10,000-square-foot Nobu restaurant slated to open in 2027. For Avenue Bellevue, the partnership represents a major…

  • Matthew Perry assistant who injected him with ketamine faces final sentencing in overdose case
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    Matthew Perry assistant who injected him with ketamine faces final sentencing in overdose case

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    Matthew Perry’s longtime assistant faces sentencing Wednesday for supplying and injecting the ketamine that caused the “Friends” star’s death. LOS ANGELES — The final sentencing in the 2 1/2-year investigation and prosecution following the drug death of Matthew Perry will be of the personal assistant who sat at the center of the entire affair, buying the ketamine that would cause the death of the “Friends” star and injecting him with the lethal dose. Kenneth Iwamasa, 60, is set to be sentenced Wednesday in the Los Angeles federal courtroom of Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett, who has sentenced four of his co-defendants…

  • Julie Andrews makes rare on-screen appearance to support people with Parkinson's
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    Julie Andrews makes rare on-screen appearance to support people with Parkinson’s

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    “I know well how devastating it can be,” Andrews said in her first public appearance in three years. “May we all become a beacon of light to stop it.” WASHINGTON — An Arizona conference on Parkinson’s disease was alive with the sound of Julie Andrews this week, as the 90-year-old “Mary Poppins” actress and dame recorded a message for attendees. “I’m Julie Andrews, and I’m pleased to welcome you to the Seventh World Parkinson’s Congress,” the actress said Sunday while appearing on camera at the start of the research forum. This story continues below. “I know well…

  • Pam Bondi to join White House advisory panel on AI policy, reports say
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    Pam Bondi to join White House advisory panel on AI policy, reports say

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    The advisory role was first reported by Axios, which also revealed that the former U.S. attorney general was diagnosed with thyroid cancer after she left her role. WASHINGTON — Pam Bondi is reportedly returning to the White House to serve on an advisory panel on artificial intelligence policy, an official confirmed overnight. The news was first reported by Axios, which also revealed that the former U.S. attorney general was diagnosed with thyroid cancer following her departure from the White House in early April. The advisory appointment was announced late Tuesday night by David Sacks, a venture capitalist who co-chairs the…