CAIRO – Iranians are living between confusion and exhaustion as the country and its economy are squeezed between war and multiplying crises at home. Strikes on steel and petrochemical industries and energy infrastructure earlier in the war spurred a wave of business closures and job losses in Iran, where people now struggle to afford everyday groceries in the face of triple-digit food inflation. Many business owners are struggling to survive. The cratering economy and the threat of more war have left many people desperate for an end to the turmoil and deeply anxious about the future.
MIDLAND, Texas – Police say the suspect in a West Texas shooting that killed one person and injured at least nine others is dead. The shooter had been locked in a standoff Friday morning with police in Midland, Texas, hours after the shooting began. Midland police said the active shooter situation ended hours after the gunfire erupted in one part of the city before ending up near a veterinary hospital. Police did not immediately say how the suspect died. Midland Mayor Lori Blong said authorities used robot and drone footage to confirm that the shooter was dead. Midland Memorial Hospital said four people underwent surgery and that others were treated.
WASHINGTON – A judge has denied a request from the Kennedy Center to pause a ruling ordering President Donald Trump’s name removed from building. That denial came Friday. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled last month that Trump’s name was illegally added to the iconic Washington performing arts facility. Cooper ruled only Congress could institute a change to the Kennedy Center’s name and ordered references to Trump to be removed by Friday. Now he’s refused the Kennedy’s Center board’s request to stay the ruling.
FBI agents have searched the office of an Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts, seizing documents and computer files. That’s according to a board member of the group, Prentiss Haney, on Friday. It’s the latest action by President Donald Trump’s Republican administration connected to voting or election operations in the states. Haney says federal agents showed up at the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative on Thursday and spent hours questioning staff. The focus of the investigation and any potential crimes being probed are unclear. Ohio’s Democratic candidate for governor says she’s troubled by reports of the FBI raid. The Justice Department has declined to comment.
– The Associated Press
