The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that a shooting incident happened at 1:20 p.m. on Sunday, March 8. They said that between 5 and 7 shots were fired, that those shots hit the gate to the house but not the house itself, and that there were no injuries, although there were people in the house.

Police said a woman in her 30s was taken into custody.

All six crew members on board a US KC-135 military aerial refuelling plane that crashed in western Iraq yesterday have been confirmed dead, US Central Command said in an update Friday.

USCentcom, who had earlier today said that only four of the six had died, again made clear that the crash was not caused by hostile fire or friendly fire.

The identities of the members who died are being withheld their families can be notified, USCentcom said.

This plane was Ithe fourth US aircraft lost since the US and Israel began launching strikes against Iran on 28 February.

Mandy Pruna remembers with a nostalgia-filled grin the influx of American travelers that came to Cuba after then-US President Barack Obama restored diplomatic relations with the island in 2015.

Pruna and his bright red 1957 Chevrolet were in constant demand and he says countless visitors including celebrities like Will Smith, Rihanna and Kim Kardashian paid princely sums – at least for Cuba – to go on classic car tours with him.

His Chevy was one of three vintage American automobiles that US diplomats selected to be in the background for the flag raising ceremony at the US Embassy in Havana that marked the official restoration of ties between the two countries following decades of bitter animosity. “All sectors of society benefited from that,” Pruna said, referring to the brief improvement in relations. “You saw people painting their houses, opening new businesses. For me it was fantastic. It was the best era for tourism in Cuba.”

Now, Cuba may be experiencing the most profound moment of economic uncertainty that the island’s residents have endured in decades if not over their entire lives.

“Using emotional chords, minor scales a lot, very warm ambient synthesizers and instruments like guitars — electric or acoustic — keyboards, all these things together with very poetic, deep and emotional lyrics, gives you Emo-Afrobeats,” he tells CNN’s Larry Madowo in an interview in Lagos, Nigeria.

In a subsequent post, CENTCOM confirmed that all six crew members "are now confirmed deceased."

"All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased. The aircraft was lost while flying over friendly airspace March 12 during Operation Epic Fury," CENTCOM said Friday.

The KC-135 aircraft went down at approximately 2 p.m. ET on Thursday when two aircraft were involved in "an incident," CENTCOM said in a brief statement, confirming that "one of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the second landed safely." 

Researchers analyzed the genetics of mosquitoes in Southeast Asia — including species that can transmit malaria — and found they likely adapted to human hosts between 2.9 and 1.6 million years ago. This hints that Homo erectus may have been present in the region in significant numbers during that period, potentially settling a long-running debate among scientists about when prehistoric humans first arrived there.

The study, published in Scientific Reports, highlights how mosquito DNA could complement the patchy fossil record, especially in tropical climates where remains decompose quickly. As one of the researchers put it, piecing together prehistoric human history requires pulling from many sources — fossils, human genomes, and now, apparently, mosquitoes

"All six crew members on the U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased. The aircraft was lost while operating over friendly airspace on March 12 during Operation Epic Fury," CENTCOM stated on Friday.

The KC-135 aircraft crashed around 2 p.m. ET on Thursday during an "incident" involving two aircraft, according to CENTCOM’s brief statement, which confirmed that "one of the aircraft crashed in western Iraq, while the second landed safely."

The US-Israel war on Iran has crippled major portions of the oil supply chain, sending gas prices soaring as the conflict enters its third week. Rodriguez said he supports “getting rid of this thug”, referring to Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by the US, but the cost is too high.

Rodriguez said he jumped off the freeway while returning from an airport drop-off because he saw diesel advertised for $4.19 per gallon. The high price is a deal compared with the $5.00 per gallon he saw in Romeo, an exurb where he lives about a half-hour drive north.

“Nothing is worth higher gas prices, obviously,” Rodriguez said.

Now, he’s calling on America’s “special relationship” ally; fellow NATO states; and even China to dispatch vessels to open the Strait of Hormuz. He implied that if help didn’t arrive, Europe’s US defense umbrella and his planned summit this month with Chinese leader Xi Jinping could be at risk.

Trump’s salvo, in an interview with the Financial Times, was a fresh sign that despite his multiple Iran victory laps, the war is far from over.

It would not be the first US military venture this century to drag on longer than Washington expected. This may explain new attempts by administration officials to convince the public and global markets that the conflict could end soon.

US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz declined to say on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday when American forces would come home despite lauding them for a “dominant victory, the likes of which we haven’t seen in modern American military history.”

Energy Secretary Chris Wright was more optimistic. “I think that this conflict will certainly come to the end in the next few weeks, could be sooner than that,” he said on ABC News’ “This Week.”

President Trump is using words like “criminal” and “unpatriotic” to assail media companies. His FCC chairman, Brendan Carr, is threatening broadcasters’ licenses. His defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is insulting news outlets from the Pentagon press briefing podium.

There’s nothing subtle about their attack-the-messenger strategy. But it may betray some anxiety about the war’s unusually low public approval ratings — or about how the war itself is actually going.

After hearing Hegseth’s criticism last Friday, CNN senior political commentator David Axelrod observed, “It feels like a decision has been made that if the war news isn’t better, better to attack those who report news of the war.”

Axelrod theorized that Trump is “envious” of countries without a First Amendment: “Putin doesn’t have to put up with this!”

Major news outlets are undeterred by the administration’s criticism, recognizing that attempts to deter and discredit wartime reporting are as old as war coverage itself

more the 4,500 flight within the untied states were canceld on monday and neaerly 10,000 were delayed.

between saturday and monday more than 5,000 fkiggts were canceled due to the weather. with 3,000 flights scrapped on sunday alone.

this storm is producing heavy snow, sytrong winds speeds, ice storms, and widespread destruction across midwest and the great lake states.

A senior US intelligence official appointed by President Donald Trump abruptly announced he is stepping down from his post on Tuesday, citing misgivings about the administration’s war with Iran.

“After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today,” Joe Kent wrote in a post on X.