Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US

A plane carrying five Americans jailed in Iran for years has landed in the US after a controversial prisoner swap. They touched ... a relative of one of the freed Americans, Siamak Namazi, said. Read More

Paul Whelan, freed in prisoner swap with Russia, tells other American detainees: "We're coming for you"

The U.S. said it pushed for his inclusion in both exchanges, but Russia refused. It led to Whelan advocating for his own release from a remote prison camp, calling government officials and journalists ... Read More

Freed American Paul Whelan thanks lawmakers for bringing him home during Capitol Hill visit

Against the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol at dusk, freed American ... Russian prisoners abroad. The 26-person swap was the largest between the U.S. and Russia since the Cold War. US President ... Read More

Iran’s top leader pardons prisoners, including people accused of anti-state crimes

Iran’s top leader has pardoned thousands of prisoners, including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes ... Read More

Middle East latest: Iran and Israel swap threats following Tehran's missile barrage

Israel said it intercepted many of the missiles, and officials in Washington said U.S. destroyers assisted in Israel's defense. Iran said most of its missiles hit their targets. Read More

Ukraine updates: Hundreds of prisoners freed in major swap

The Ukrainian soldiers were freed ... US. "Our people are home," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X, formerly Twitter, after Russia and Ukraine conducted a major prisoner swap ... Read More

Putin Thanks Saudi Prince for U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap

American journalist Evan Gershkovich and U.S. marine Paul Wheelan returned home after being freed following the largest prison swap between the U.S. and Russia on August 1. Gershkovich and Whelan ... Read More

Here’s who Russia, Iran and China want to win in the 2024 election, US intelligence officials say

Regardless of their preferences, all three nations have begun to ramp up election influence efforts ahead of Nov. 5. “Russia, Iran ... US Embassy in Italy to help a Ukrainian gas company land ... Read More

Americans Are Carrying Record Household Debt in 2024

2024 continues to see debt climb with millions of Americans having more and more debt ... The New York Fed researcher we talked to told us that credit card debt also has its own factors associated ... Read More

Why more Americans are identifying with spirituality

The number of Americans who identify as spiritual is on the rise, while many are distancing themselves from organized religion. According to a 2023 Pew Research study, seven out of 10 Americans ... Read More

Putin thanks Saudi Arabia's MbS for helping major US-Russia prisoner swap

hours after being freed from Russian detention in the biggest prisoner exchange between the two countries since the Cold War. The swap deal, worked on in secrecy for more than a year, involved 24 ... Read More

Breaking Beauty: Editors Try Morphe’s Hot Shot Blush Drops

This week’s episode of Us Weekly’s Breaking Beauty series is all about ... The pigment, which retails for only $14, ranges in five shades of hot pinks, nudes and peach tones. Read More