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Testimony concludes in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial

Testimony concluded Wednesday in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a mother accused of strangling her three young children in a case that has drawn attention to postpartum mental health. Closing arguments are expected to begin Thursday, before the jury begins deliberating. Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, with her lawyers arguing she was experiencing postpartum psychosis when she killed 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan Clancy at the family's home in coastal Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023. The rare ...

Kwan, Bazzana lift Cleveland past Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Steven Kwan hit a tying double in the ninth inning, Travis Bazzana followed with a sacrifice fly and the Cleveland Guardians rallied past the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Wednesday for their seventh straight victory. Hunter Gaddis (2-3) retired the final two batters in ...

Dubai airport reports sharp drop in second quarter traffic due to Iran war’s effects

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, one of the world's busiest hubs, said Wednesday it saw a sharp drop in passengers during the second quarter as the Iran war disrupted air travel and prompted many travelers to choose routes that avoided the Middle East. The airport recorded 13 million passengers during the second quarter, following 31.5 million passengers in the first half. That was a 31.3% drop over passenger traffic in the first half of 2025, the airport said. Air traffic in the United Arab Emirates and elsewhere in the Gulf region was disrupted by ...

Iran warns of military ship ban in Hormuz under potential deal with Oman

Iran won't allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz under an agreement that the Islamic Republic is negotiating with Oman, Iran's deputy foreign minister said. The top diplomats of the two countries met to discuss managing commercial shipping traffic in the vital waterway, which remains largely shut down nearly six months after the Iran war began. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes in Gaza continued, testing the already fragile ceasefire with Hamas. Here's a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here. No ...

Socialists shove the resistance aside in Florida (syndicated column for 8/26)

The most surprising result in the batch of primaries held this week over the vast stretch of America from Florida through Wyoming to Alaska was the defeat of famed anti-Trump whistleblower Alexander Vindman by state Rep. Angie Nixon in the contest for the Democratic nomination against appointed Republican U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody in Florida. Of these candidates, Vindman was by far the best known nationally. His role in spurring the House's 2019 impeachment of President Donald Trump made him a hero to Democratic money-givers large and small. That helped his twin brother Eugene finance a ...

An app a day keeps the parents away (syndicated column for 8/26)

Well, it's back-to-school season again, and parents across the country know what that means: It's time to download some new apps. Yes, you already have 10 apps; that's true. There's one for the park district, one for summer camp, one for your oldest kid's teacher to post weekly updates, one for your youngest kid's teacher to post weekly updates, one for the PTA to inform you of another request for a "suggested donation," one for fuzzy pictures of children's backs as they color, one for grades with a dropdown menu written in Cuneiform, one for a fifth grade parent chat that lately ...