
- Jul 22
Pentagon puts Iran war cost at $37.5 billion, seeks up to $95 billion more as Senate Democrats push back
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told the Senate Budget Committee the conflict has cost $37.5 billion since February, with 17 US troops killed in July alone, as the White House pushes a $95 billion package that includes military, agriculture and election-law spending.

- May 28
Washington paper mill disaster: death toll rises to eight as recovery of victims continues
Recovery crews have retrieved six more bodies from the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant in Longview, Washington, bringing the confirmed death toll to eight, with three workers still missing and presumed dead after a massive tank of corrosive white liquor ruptured on Tuesday.
