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new video loaded: On the Ground in BeirutOur Beirut bureau chief, Christina Goldbaum, reports on the escalating conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, as Israel’s military seizes areas of southern Lebanon and carries out bombings.March 5, 2026

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Democrat running for Congress in one of the most competitive seats in the country once said she would combat systematic racism by redirecting law enforcement funding when asked if she would “defund the police” in 2020.”I support the reallocation of funding to programs that would allow people to live their best lives,” JoAnna Mendoza, a Marine veteran, told the Arizona Clean Elections Commission and Arizona Capitol Times at a town hall event.”Such as social service programs. Such as housing, public education, healthcare, ensuring that we are addressing economic stability and environmental…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A skier buried for hours in an avalanche in Washington State last week was saved after his wife followed her feeling that something was wrong when he failed to answer his phone.Michael Harris was skiing Big Chief Bowl at Stevens Pass when he was caught in the slide.Harris told FOX13 Seattle that his skis got caught between two slabs, and he was unable to fight against the force of the slide. He said he avoided a boulder and described sliding into a snow hole that allowed him to stay upright despite being…

TV host and food expert Padma Lakshmi, the creator and executive producer of the new CBS series, “America’s Culinary Cup,” speaks to “CBS Mornings” about creating the cooking competition and how it’s different from other shows.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty ImagesAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei is back at the negotiating table with the U.S. Department of Defense after the breakdown of talks on Friday over the use of the company’s AI tools by the military, according to The Financial Times. Amodei is in talks with Emil Michael, under-secretary of defense for research and engineering, in a last-ditch effort to reach an agreement on the terms governing the Pentagon’s access to…

Nearly five years after a crane collapse claimed five lives in Kelowna, B.C., the province has announced new safety measures aimed at preventing another disaster. “We miss our boy,” said Steven Zook, the father of Jared Zook. “There’s always an empty place that could never be filled by anything else.”Jared Zook was among the five men killed when a crane at a downtown construction site came crashing down on July 12, 2021.Steven Zook told Global News he is happy that change to improve safety will be implemented but the news comes with mixed emotions.“The disappointment, that huge disappointment in the…

Retiring captain Alyssa Healy is looking forward to a well-earned rest on the couch next week but there are two big things she wants to tick off first – beating India and riding on the WACA Ground’s new waterslide.Australia’s four-day pink-ball Test against India, starting in Perth on Friday, will mark the end of Healy’s glorious international career.The 35-year-old bowed out of the ODI arena with a bang on Sunday when she whacked 158 off 98 balls to give Australia an 8-4 lead in the multi-format series.India can still draw the series with a win in the Test match, and…

SINGAPORE: Singapore will operate a repatriation flight out of Muscat, Oman on Saturday (Mar 7) as the government steps up efforts to evacuate citizens caught in the escalating Middle East conflict.Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Gan Siow Huang said on Thursday that about a quarter of Singaporeans who have e-registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) have sought help to return home since the conflict began.The flight from Muscat will serve Singaporeans currently in Oman and the United Arab Emirates – countries where about 60 per cent of e-registered Singaporeans are located.”Our consular team and embassies have been…

NewsFeedIntense US-Israeli bombardment sent flames and plumes of smoke into the night sky across Iran. Strikes hit Sanandaj near a media centre and across an expanse of the capital, Tehran.Published On 5 Mar 20265 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that he had a relationship with a former staffer who later died by suicide, but alleged the controversy that has engulfed the situation is “about power and money.””I made a mistake, and I had a lapse in judgment, and there was a lack of faith, and I take full responsibility for those actions,” he told conservative radio host Joe Pags when asked if the alleged affair took place. “Since then, I’ve reconciled with my wife, Angel. I’ve asked God to forgive me, which he has, and my faith…