WASHINGTON - David Petraeus has resigned as director of the CIA after admitting he had an extramarital affair.
According to his letter of resignation, Petraeus asked President Barack Obama on Thursday to allow him to resign, and on Friday the president accepted.
Petraeus said in a statement that he had shown "extremely poor judgment" in having an affair.
The German Consulate at the United Nations was targeted during a night of anti-Israel vandalism across Brooklyn and Manhattan, police said this past week.
Hundreds of Stanford University students walked out of their graduation ceremony Sunday in a show of support for Palestinians, capping a tumultuous year on campus rocked by protests related to the Israel-Hamas war.
Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries.
Authorities evacuated at least 1,200 people Saturday as a wildfire in Los Angeles County spread over thousands of acres near a major highway and threatened nearby structures.
The U.S. military unleashed a wave of attacks targeting radar sites operated by Yemen’s Houthi terrorists after one merchant sailor went missing.
Officials appealed for the graduates to be celebrated without disruptions at schools where major protests occurred in recent weeks.
Israel’s military said Saturday that eight soldiers were killed in southern Gaza in the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months.
A couple hiking near Joshua Tree National Park was rescued after running out of water, authorities said.
Will Republican Sam Brown manage a victory over Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen in the fall? There’s a lot of factors at play.
“It’s just heartbreaking,” said Judy Roman, whose houseboat was totaled and whose security camera recorded the fire.
