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Berger sets early pace at Arnold Palmer with 'unbelievable' 63

Berger sets early pace at Arnold Palmer with 'unbelievable' 63

Daniel Berger made nine birdies in a flawless round as he stormed to an impressive three-stroke lead on day one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida. The 32-year-old American -- a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, whose last triumph came five years ago at Pebble

Homeland Security nominee Mullin: MAGA partisan, ex-MMA fighter

Homeland Security nominee Mullin: MAGA partisan, ex-MMA fighter

Senator Markwayne Mullin, nominated to head the Department of Homeland Security, is a burly former wrestler, a mixed martial arts fighter and a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump. A member of the Cherokee Nation, the 48-year-old Republican senator from the central state of Oklahoma is currently the

El Salvador's Bukele holding dozens of political prisoners: rights group

El Salvador's Bukele holding dozens of political prisoners: rights group

The government of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, known for a harsh crackdown on street gangs and dissent, is holding dozens of political prisoners, a rights group charged Thursday. Such detentions had not happened in El Salvador since its long civil war of the 1980s, making the country

With Iran war, US goes it alone like never before

With Iran war, US goes it alone like never before

When the United States fought the 1991 Gulf War, president George H.W. Bush boasted of building a broad coalition unseen in decades. When his son attacked Iraq in 2003, he faced wide criticism but secured several steadfast US allies. Now, a generation later, President Donald Trump has attacked Iran,

US House votes down bid to rein in Trump's Iran war powers

US House votes down bid to rein in Trump's Iran war powers

The US House of Representatives on Thursday rejected an effort to curb Donald Trump's authority to wage war against Iran, as the president faces fierce criticism over launching the conflict without seeking approval from Congress. Lawmakers voted down a bipartisan resolution led by Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat

Trump fires homeland security chief Kristi Noem

Trump fires homeland security chief Kristi Noem

US President Donald Trump on Thursday fired Kristi Noem as head of the Department of Homeland Security, the agency responsible for carrying out his sweeping immigration crackdown. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said Markwayne Mullin, 48, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, would take over the powerful department on

European, US stocks back in sell-off mode as oil prices surge

European, US stocks back in sell-off mode as oil prices surge

Oil prices pushed higher while US and European stocks dropped on Thursday as investors tracked developments on the sixth day of the Middle East war. An equity market rebound petered out after Asian markets closed, with European exchanges shedding around 1.5 percent and Wall Street's main indices