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At the recent Chicago CycloCross Cup, male transgender-identified cyclists Tessa Johnson and Evelyn Williamson won gold and silver medals in the women's SingleSpeed race, intensifying the debate surrounding transgender participation in women's sports.

"We declare next Friday, 'The Friday of the Al-Aqsa Flood,' as a day of general mobilization in our Arab and Islamic world and among the free people of the world. It is a day to rally support, offer aid, and participate actively," Hamas announced.

Senior Hamas official Ali Baraka revealed to Russia Today that Hamas was planning the attacks on Israel for two years.

House Republicans nominated U.S. Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA), the present second-in-command in the GOP leadership hierarchy, to assume the role of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The United Nations (U.N.) announced that it is investigating “war crimes” committed by both Israel and Iran, claiming it had “serious evidence” that both countries violated international law.

Kennedy is aiming to free the federal government from "the corporate and financial interests that have a merciless grip on our democracy."

Last week we witnessed a dramatic, historical first: A Speaker of the US House of Representatives was removed from that position by a vote from Members of that body. US Rep. Matt Gaetz was able to gather enough Republicans dissatisfied with the leadership of then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy to send him packing.

A woman in Las Vegas was mistakenly given an abortion pill instead of IVF hormones by a CVS pharmacy, terminating her pregnancy.

New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams launched a tour across Latin America.

In an unusual step reflecting the city's escalating drug crisis, Portland's Safety Commissioner, Rene Gonzalez, directed residents on Monday to abstain from calling 911 unless faced with life-or-death emergencies or ongoing crimes.