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Two U.S. service members were killed Friday while defending against an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack in Jordan, and another service member is missing, U.S. Central Command said Saturday. Central Command, known as CENTCOM, said the troops were killed in action as U.S. and partner forces responded to the attack. It did not specify where in Jordan the attack occurred or provide additional details about the circumstances. Four other American service members were medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan but have since been discharged, CENTCOM said. Other personnel who were evaluated for minor injuries have returned to duty. CENTCOM said it was withholding the identities of the two…

The Republican representative Ralph Norman, of South Carolina, has announced he will join the race to succeed the late senator Lindsey Graham, despite Donald Trump backing Graham’s sister, Darline, should she choose to run. Announcing the launch of his bid on Saturday, Norman wrote on X: “I’m running to represent the people of South Carolina in the US Senate because we need a fighter who will stand with President Trump and carry on Lindsey Graham’s legacy!” He pointedly added: “I’ve spent years fighting for the Palmetto State in the state house, in Congress, and now I want to get the SAVE America Act passed in the Senate!” Further cementing Trump’s restrictive voting bill – which the…

Psychologist exposes Trump's signs of 'sundowning' in big new speech President Donald Trump arrives to speak about election security during an address to the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., July 16, 2026. SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS President Donald Trump arrives to speak about election security during an address to the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., July 16, 2026. SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS President Donald Trump's big primetime speech last week was littered with mental "glitches" and "challenges" for him, according to one forensic psychologist, with the relatively short speech showing signs of "legitimate neurological…

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, whose social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny has made them among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities, were arrested Saturday in Miami as British authorities sought their extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges. The brothers were taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service on a sealed warrant, agency spokesperson Brady McCarron told The Associated Press, placing the United States at the center of an international legal saga that has stretched from Romania to Britain. Watch NBC6 free wherever you are British prosecutors announced Saturday that they were seeking the brothers’ extradition on…

This story was first published on July 14, 2026, by FāVS News. Citing dangers to LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities, the Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church voted last month to move next year’s annual conference out of Idaho. At this year’s annual conference — a meeting where representatives from Oregon and southern Idaho United Methodist churches […]