An extreme heat warning is now in effect in New York City, with temperatures expected to top 100 degrees in the days ahead.

The National Weather Service has called an extreme heat warning across the five boroughs, starting early Sunday — just two days after the first day of summer — and lasting until at least 8 p.m. Tuesday.

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The shipping industry was placed on high alert on Sunday with warnings that Tehran could retaliate against commercial vessels following after U.S. airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Greece cautioned its ship owners to think again if considering entering the Persian Gulf in the wake of U.S. airstrikes. Vessels planning to sail ...Read more

Major U.S. cities are tightening security after President Donald Trump unleashed airstrikes on Iran, a direct military intervention that’s deepened Washington’s role in Israel’s war with Tehran and raised concerns about potential retaliation.

Iran early Sunday warned that the U.S. attack, dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer” by the ...Read more

ATHENS, Greece — The United States inserted itself into Israel’s war against Iran, bombing three of the Islamic Republic’s key nuclear sites overnight. U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that the sites were “completely and fully obliterated,” and warned there would be additional strikes if Iran retaliates.

The U.S. strikes came ...Read more

The U.S. carried out airstrikes on three nuclear sites in Iran overnight, directly entering Israel’s war with Tehran despite President Donald Trump’s longtime promises to avoid new foreign conflicts.

Trump said Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities had been “totally obliterated” and warned of “far greater” attacks unless the ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s decision to order U.S. forces to attack three key Iranian nuclear installations may have sabotaged the Islamic Republic’s known atomic capabilities, but it’s also created a monumental new challenge to work out what’s left and where.

Trump said heavily fortified sites were “totally obliterated” late Saturday...Read more

Iran warned that U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites early Sunday will trigger “everlasting consequences” and said it “reserves all options” to respond.

“The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, also the country’s lead nuclear negotiator, wrote on X.

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The U.S. strikes that targeted Iran’s nuclear sites involved a decoy mission aimed at drawing attention from flight trackers while the largest-ever deployment of B-2 stealth bombers delivered 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs for the first time in combat.

The operation — dubbed “Midnight Hammer” — was detailed by top Pentagon officials...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — On a spring afternoon two years ago, Barbara Martin pulled on the front door of the Louisville day care where her 8-month-old granddaughter had been dropped off earlier that day.

The door didn’t move. It was locked.

Then Martin heard a baby’s familiar wail.

She recognized it as her granddaughter, forgotten by the staff ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Spotting a trademark colorful and elegant bird on the Palos Verdes Peninsula can be exciting for visitors or vacationers, but as the peacock population has rocketed, officials say some of those birds have got to go.

This fall, Rancho Palos Verdes will restart a rarely used program to trap and relocate peafowl from the peninsula ...Read more

ATLANTA — A controversial plan to remove homeless people from downtown Atlanta before the 2026 FIFA World Cup could lead to some arrests “solely to make the city look nice,” according to a Fulton County judge.

Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who co-chairs a justice board that seeks alternatives to incarceration in metro Atlanta, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — When Macauley Reuben watched the riots and civil unrest spread through Minneapolis after George Floyd was murdered five years ago, he knew what he wanted to do with his life.

“I honestly wanted to build up the city again, be a positive change and be a good example,” he said.

Macauley, now 20, was a high school sophomore in ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Some Maryland university research projects on the Trump administration’s chopping block have been fully discontinued, while others are scrambling to resume after a pause in funding.

Johns Hopkins has lost more than $800 million in federal grant money. The University of Maryland lost tens of millions of dollars. But some cuts ...Read more

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump’s decision Saturday to bomb key nuclear sites in Iran drew praise from most top Georgia Republicans — but also revealed a sharp break within the GOP ranks and a divide among Democrats.

Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Attorney General Chris Carr and Insurance Commissioner John King were among the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said in an address to the nation that U.S. strikes had “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s three main nuclear facilities, and threatened further military action if Tehran did not make peace with Israel.

“This cannot continue. There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran,...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump said American bombers struck Iran’s three main nuclear sites, pulling the U.S. directly into the country’s conflict despite his longtime promises to avoid new wars.

Trump said a “payload of BOMBS” was dropped on Fordow, the uranium-enrichment site buried deep under a mountain and seen as vulnerable only to �...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Johnny had Ed. Conan had Andy. And Gov. Gavin Newsom? A single-use plastic water bottle.

In most of the YouTube video recordings of Newsom’s new podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom,” a single-use plastic water bottle lurks on a table nearby.

Sometimes, it is accompanied by a single-use coffee cup. Other times, it stands alone....Read more

President Donald Trump said American jets struck Iran’s three main nuclear sites, pulling the U.S. directly into the country’s conflict despite his longtime promises to avoid new wars.

Trump said Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan were struck in the operation, specifically describing a “payload of BOMBS” dropped on Fordow, a key location of ...Read more

CHICAGO — Jey McCreight underwent hormone replacement therapy and top surgery in their mid-30s to transition into a transmasculine person. They said the medical treatment helped them “live life to the fullest.”

“It was like my depression was magically cured after struggling with it my entire life — going to therapy, being on other ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Santa Clara County’s homeless population has hit a record number despite local efforts that moved more than 8,000 people into permanent housing over the last few years, according to preliminary results from the county’s “point-in-time” count.

The biennial count, which took place over the course of two days in ...Read more