While authorities, security experts, and conservative border hawks have long warned that the ongoing security situation at the southern border could permit entry by hostile actors, the recent arrest of multiple suspects linked to the Islamic State has reignited fears of potential terrorist activity. Authorities this week arrested a group of suspects with suspected links […]
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Russian warships less than 100 miles from U.S.
A Russian navy frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine churned into Havana harbor on Wednesday, a stopover the U.S. and Cuba said posed no threat but which was widely seen as a Russian show of force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war.Curious onlookers, fishermen and police lined the Malecon seafront boulevard under gray skies to […]
Possibility Hunter’s sentence may be ‘commuted’
The White House has declined to rule out President Joe Biden commuting any criminal sentence for his son, a day after Hunter Biden was convicted in a federal gun trial. When asked about a commutation, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters she did not “have anything [to share] beyond” what the president had already […]
House to vote on holding Garland in contempt
The House is expected Wednesday to vote on a resolution holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case, a move that comes just weeks after the White House blocked release of the recording to lawmakers. The contempt action […]
Americans less interested in voting this year
The 2024 presidential election could see an uptick in Americans not voting from the 2020 election, according to results from a recent survey. Political observers view the 2024 election as one of the most important races in modern history, as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, […]
Remember Pam Smart? She wants out of prison
Pamela Smart said she has acknowledged “for the first time” that she is responsible for her husband’s murder after decades of deflecting blame with “warped logic.” “I found myself responsible for something I desperately didn’t want to be responsible for, my husband’s murder,” Smart said in a videotaped message from prison obtained by Fox News […]
FBI now screens employees’ political affiliation
FBI officials conducting a top-secret security clearance review for a longtime employee asked witnesses whether that employee was known to support former President Donald Trump, if he had expressed concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine or had attended a Second Amendment rally, according to internal memos that prompted a complaint to the Justice Department’s internal watchdog […]
Biden to grant legal status to nearly 1m illegals
President Joe Biden is hoping to take a huge step to win over Latino voters with a reported move to grant legal status to long-term undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The proposed policy from the Biden administration, reported by CNN and The New York Times, would allow undocumented immigrants with U.S. spouses […]
Hunter will not testify in gun trial; Defense rests
U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden opted not to testify on Monday at his criminal trial on charges of hiding his alleged drug use from the government in 2018 to illegally buy a gun, and his legal team rested its case.Prosecutors then called a witness to review text messages and rebut defense evidence. Later, […]
Trump to give NY probation hearing interview
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be interviewed by New York probation officials Monday, a required step before his July sentencing in his criminal hush money case, according to three people familiar with the plan. Trump will do the interview via a computer video conference from his residence at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm […]
2-in-1 Covid/Flu vaccine is in our future
Drug company Moderna says its combined flu and Covid vaccine, which targets the two diseases in a single shot, has passed a vital part of final-stage scientific checks.The phase-three trial shows the vaccine arms the body with protective antibodies.And it does so as effectively as separate flu and Covid shots, results suggest.Fewer injections would be […]
Luxury tower for California homeless opens
A massive residential tower in California will provide homeless people with a swanky new living space and luxury amenities, including a café, gym and TV lounge. The 19-story tower, which is set to open this month in Los Angeles’ Skid Row neighborhood, will provide sprawling views of downtown and the San Gabriel Mountains, the Los […]