Diplomats are working through back channels to arrange more talks between the United States and Iran. As Washington blockaded Iranian ports, Tehran threatened to retaliate by striking targets across the region. Though last week’s ceasefire appeared to hold, the showdown over the Strait of Ho… Read moreDiplomats try to arrange more US-Iran talks during first full day of American blockade

An assailant has opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey before killing himself. At least 16 people were wounded. The teenager fired a shotgun randomly inside the vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, on Tuesday. The governor said the assailant later killed himse… Read moreTeenage gunman opens fire at a school in Turkey, wounding 16 before killing himself

Jury selection is underway in Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial. The process started Tuesday in a Manhattan court, but no jurors have been chosen. Jury selection is scheduled to resume Wednesday with jurors being question individually in private. It's the third time that jurors will weigh whet… Read moreJury selection starts for Harvey Weinstein's latest retrial in a New York rape case

NFL reporter Dianna Russini has resigned from The Athletic less than a week after published photos of her and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel at an Arizona resort prompted an internal investigation at The New York Times-owned sports outlet. The New York Post last week published the ph… Read moreNFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos published of her with Mike Vrabel

The American Postal Workers Union is launching a national TV ad campaign promoting voting by mail. This comes as President Donald Trump has raised skepticism about mail-in ballots. He recently signed an executive order to put the Postal Service in the middle of election administration. The 3… Read morePostal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump assails the method