THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump and Melania Trump have travelled to an area of Texas devastated by last weekend’s extreme flash flooding, which left more than 120 people dead.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: In recent months, the US military has seen a potentially broader vulnerability, as both Israel and Ukraine attacked adversaries with drones smuggled deep behind enemy lines.
Had the Texas floods happened 12 hours before or after, when the light of day would have allowed people to see what was happening before it was too late, there would likely have been far fewer fatalities.
When vapes started to become popular, the tiny cartridges carried big promises, presented as a healthier alternative to cigarettes and a path to quit smoking. So why are alarms now being raised?
THE NEW YORK TIMES: A Justice Department memo has undercut theories about what crimes may have gone unpunished in relation to accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his supposed ‘client list’.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Before ordering strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, US President Donald Trump did not seek permission from Congress, to which the US Constitution grants the sole power to declare war.
The US bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, bringing the US military directly into Israel’s war with Iran, a move that could kick off a more dangerous phase in the war. Here’s what you need to know.
BRET STEPHENS: Nobody, perhaps even President Donald Trump himself, knows for sure whether the United States will wind up joining Israel in launching military strikes on Iran.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Suddenly, airline passengers around the world are wondering if there is something special about Seat 11A. That’s where the sole survivor of the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash was sitting.
US President Donald Trump is weighing a critical decision in the Israel-Iran war: whether to enter the fray by helping Israel destroy a deeply buried nuclear enrichment facility with a ‘bunker buster’ bomb.