Israel to hold off striking Iran gas field as war rattles energy markets

From Associated Press. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel would hold off on any further attacks on Iran’s giant natural gas field at US President Donald Trump’s request. #israel #iranwar #netanyahu Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Tributes honoring César Chavez are under review after sex abuse allegations

From Associated Press. Monuments, elementary schools and other places honoring César Chavez’s name and the legacy of his labor movement stretch across the states. Now, in the wake of explosive sexual abuse allegations against the Latino icon, the name overnight has become more of a stain. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney) #cesarchavez Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more:…

Denver removes César Chavez bust after sexual abuse allegations

From Associated Press. Monuments, streets, and schools honor César Chavez across the U.S., but after explosive sexual abuse allegations, his name has become a stain. Denver will rename César Chavez Day to Sí, Se Puede Day — “Yes We Can.” Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

’19 Kids and Counting’ star Joseph Duggar arrested on child molestation charge

From Associated Press. Joseph Duggar, 31, is charged with lewd and lascivious behavior on a child under 12 years old, according to an arrest affidavit from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office in Panama City, Florida. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

States seek to unmask federal immigration agents and their own police

From Associated Press. Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from masking their faces have gained new life in states — thanks in part to a court ruling that blocked the nation’s first such law in California. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Afroman wins lawsuit against police over mocking their raid in music videos

From Associated Press. The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman has won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies who sued him over music videos that used home security footage to mock them over a 2022 raid of his home. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Kevin Spacey settles out of court with 3 men over alleged sexual assaults

From Associated Press. Three men who allege that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted them have settled their civil claims in London. The men claimed that Spacey abused them at various times between 2000 and 2013. Spacey denies the allegations. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

At least 3 Palestinians killed in the West Bank after Iran missile strike

From Associated Press. The Palestinian Health Ministry says three women were killed and three others, including a child, were wounded in the overnight attack. It says a fourth person, a 32-year-old pregnant woman, has died. #gaza #palestine #iran Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Trump says he’s ‘not putting troops anywhere’

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s “not putting troops anywhere” amid reports his administration is considering deploying thousands of U.S. forces to the Middle East. Trump also said “virtually every country” backed his decision to go to war with Iran. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive…

Trump ‘not surprised’ that Japan would ‘step up’ in Iran war effort

From Associated Press. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought to reaffirm her alliance with President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president this week seemed to complain that Japan was among the nations that did not join his call to help protect the Strait of Hormuz. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be…

Trump says ‘who knows better about surprise than Japan?’ during meeting with PM

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump invoked Pearl Harbor while defending the U.S. strike on Iran and his decision not to alert allies in advance, saying during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: “Who knows surprise better than Japan?” Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via…

Pete Hegseth blasts ‘ungrateful’ European allies and previous ‘foolish politicians’

From Associated Press. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted the media and “ungrateful” European allies Thursday, insisting they should be thanking President Donald Trump for his "courage" as the U.S. presses on it its war with Iran. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Pete Hegseth says the US military ‘controls the fate’ of Iran

From Associated Press. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military “controls the fate” of Iran. He said that Tehran “should not, going forward, target Arab allies, Arab countries, trying to create pain, the pain that they created themselves.” #iran Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Many work to reconcile César Chavez’s labor rights activist legacy with sexual abuse allegations

From Associated Press. Many people across the U.S. are working to reconcile the legacy of the long-admired Latino icon César Chavez with stunning allegations that he sexually abused girls and women. Labor rights activist Dolores Huerta says Chavez sexually abused her while they led the United Farm Workers of America union. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more:…

Hegseth says ‘it takes money to kill bad guys’ when asked about Pentagon Iran war funding request

From Associated Press. The Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, a senior administration official says. It’s an extraordinarily high number and comes on top of extra funding the Defense Department already received last year. #pentagon #usa #iran Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive…

Pete Hegseth says war in Iran unlike previous wars, is laser-focused

From Associated Press. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that the war in Iran is not like those in Iraq and Afghanistan, in which “foolish politicians” such as presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden squandered American credibility. #petehegseth #usa #iran Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive…

Venezuela’s acting president holds World Baseball Classic trophy after win vs US

From Associated Press. Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez received the trophy of the World Baseball Classic Venezuela won against the U.S. on Tuesday. (AP Video by Andry Rincón and Juan Arraez) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

At least 15 dead in Karachi as thunderstorm lashes Pakistan’s largest city

From Associated Press. A thunderstorm and strong winds killed at least 15 people in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, a rescue worker said Wednesday evening. (AP Video shot by Muhammad Farooq) #pakistan #storm #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Former Phoenix city councilor who worked with Chavez reacts to sex abuse allegations

From Associated Press. Former Phoenix City Council member Mary Rose Wilcox, who marched alongside César Chavez at protests in the 1970s, said she is dismayed at the sex abuse allegations against the long-admired Latino icon. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

LA residents call for renaming César Chavez street signs after abuse allegations

From Associated Press. California Rising demands the renaming of streets named after César Chavez due to allegations of sexual abuse during his time as president of the United Farm Workers union. (AP video by Eugene Garcia) #losangeles #cesarchavez Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister harshly criticizes Iran after attacks

From Associated Press. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said the strikes against the kingdom and neighboring states underscored growing regional risks, and called for an end to attacks on countries not directly involved in the conflict. (AP video by: Baraa Anwer) #saudiarabia #iranwar Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing…