Police arrested two teens in Virginia who were planning a terrorist attack at a high school prom over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Michael Coleman, 18, and an unnamed 17-year-old were arrested and charged with conspiring to commit a terrorist attack at the Bayside High School prom in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on June 9, police […]
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Trump Says Trudeau Cost Canadians A Lot Of Money By Criticizing Him
President Donald Trump said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “learned” from the mistake of criticizing him, and it’s going to cost Canada “a lot of money.” At a news conference Tuesday after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Trump recounted his recent tough exchanges with Trudeau. He said the Canadian leader must […]
President Trump Set To Meet Kim At Historic Summit
When President Trump and Kim Jong Un meet, it will be the result of strenuous diplomacy by officials from the U.S., North Korea and other countries. Here are some of the key figures at the summit. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has traveled twice to Pyongyang to pave the way for this summit. A former […]
Judge Orders State To Provide Special Ramadan Meals For Muslim Inmates
A federal judge on Monday ordered Washington state prisons to provide nighttime meals to Muslim inmates observing Ramadan, according to The Associated Press. The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit from the Muslim advocacy group the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which accused the state’s corrections department of violating inmates’ constitutional rights. The lawsuit, […]
Obama Meeting With The Possible 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates
Former President Obama has been privately meeting with possible 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, Politico reported Monday. Obama has reportedly held one-on-one sessions with at least nine candidates in his D.C. office over the past few months, including former Vice President Biden, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick […]
Man Forced To Leave Restaurant For Wearing Large Christian Cross Necklace
A restaurant in Indianapolis, Ind., allegedly asked a customer to leave because of the size of the cross and necklace he was wearing. Jerry Bond was out with his minister and some friends at Kilroy’s Bar N’ Grill last month when he said he was singled out by a bouncer who came up to him […]
Soldier Killed In Somalia Identified By Army
The U.S. Army on Saturday identified the American soldier killed in a firefight with al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab militants as Staff Sgt. Alexander Conrad. Conrad was killed on Friday, while four other soldiers were wounded in an operation against the militant group. The Army said Conrad was attached to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Airborne, […]
Trump Attacks Trudeau Following G7 Summit in Canada
QUEBEC CITY — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was pulling the U.S. out of the Group of Seven’s official statement of common values and accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the host of the G-7 conference, of “false statements.” An administration official earlier had said that Trump would join the summit communiqué. Trump […]
Trump Calls For Russia To Be Allowed Back In G7
“I think it would be an asset to have Russia back in,” Trump said during an impromptu press conference at the summit. “I think it would be good for the world. I think it would be good for Russia. I think it would be good the United States. I think it would be good for […]
Florida Did Not Complete Concealed Weapon Background Checks
Adam Putnam, Florida’s agriculture commissioner and a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for the state’s governorship, declared his candidacy on May 10, 2017, from the steps of a courthouse in his hometown outside of Tampa. “People want leadership that’s conservative,” he said at the time. “They’re tired of people misleading them about the scope […]
1,000 Illegal Immigrants Bused To Federal Prison For Detention
A thousand illegal immigrant detainees arrived at a federal prison outside of Los Angeles, California, in busloads as part of the Trump administration’s plan to expand the use of detention during its crackdown on illegal immigration, FOX 11 reported. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is overseeing the transfer at the Federal Correction Complex in Victorville […]
Trump Seems To Support Federal Legalization Of Marijuana
President Trump said Friday that he’s inclined to get behind a bipartian congressional bid to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana, The Associated Press reported. It said the proposal has potential to dramatically reshape the nation’s legal landscape for pot users and businesses. A national prohibition that puts pot on the same level as LSD […]