The father of a Northern California man identified as the American citizen killed in the deadly truck ISIS terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, says his only consolation is that 42-year-old Jared Tucker likely died happy. His father, Dan Tucker, said he had not seen his son happier than he had been in the last year. […]
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CIA Warned Barcelona About Impending Terror Attack
The CIA warned local police in Barcelona two months ago that the city’s popular tourist area, Las Ramblas, could be the target of a terrorist attack just like Thursday’s deadly vehicular attack, a Spanish newspaper reported. The warning from the American intelligence agency followed repeated vehicular attacks across Europe — including in London, Nice, Berlin and Stockholm, El Periodico reported, […]
Trump’s Desperation Leads To Firing Of Steve Bannon
President Trump’s controversial chief strategist Steve Bannon is leaving the White House, in another major staff shakeup announced at the close of another tumultuous week in Washington. The White House confirmed in a brief statement that Bannon, a hardcore populist who often sparred with his West Wing colleagues, would make Friday his last day — […]
ISIS Desperation Will Lead To More Attacks Worldwide
The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) claimed responsibility Thursday for two deadly van attacks on crowds of civilians in two Spanish cities, the jihadis’ latest acts of violence following an extensive history of strikes against foreign targets perpetrated by the group or those inspired by it. As ISIS loses its once expansive foothold in Iraq […]
At Least 13 People Murdered In Latest Terrorist Attack
A van drove into a crowd of people on a popular pedestrian street in Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 50, Catalan Interior Minister Joaquim Forn says. Regional police are describing the deadly incident on Las Ramblas boulevard as a terrorist attack but emphasized they do not know […]
Phoenix Mayor Tells Trump To Stay Home After Recent Chaos
The mayor of Phoenix, Ariz., issued a statement Wednesday night urging President Trump to delay his campaign-style rally in the city while “our nation is still healing” from the violence that took place in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend. “It is my hope that more sound judgment prevails and that he delays his visit,” Mayor Greg Stanton […]
Trump Says Country Being Torn Apart By Monument Removals
President Trump on Thursday refused to back down from critics who’ve ripped him for failing to condemn protests surrounding the removal of Confederate monuments, doubling down on his belief the statues should stay and questioning if the progressive movement would turn on America’s Founding Fathers next. In the aftermath of a deadly car attack Saturday […]
White Nationalists Praise Trump as ‘Most Honest President’
Many white nationalists have been praising President Trump after he doubled-down on blaming “both sides” in the deadly Charlottesville protests. “What about the alt-left that came charging at the, as you say, alt-right? Do they have any semblance of guilt?” Trump asked reporters in an explosive press conference Tuesday. “What about the fact they came […]
ISIS Terrorists Abusing Amphetamines In Order To Fight
Starving ISIS defenders who have surrendered or been captured in the siege of Raqqa have shown signs of using amphetamines to stay in what is described as a “brutal fight” for the Syrian city, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday. The ISIS fighters taken into custody recently by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and questioned […]
Top FBI Investigator Resigns From Trump-Russia Collusion Investigation
One of the FBI’s top investigators, tapped by special counsel Robert Mueller just weeks ago to help lead the probe of Russian meddling in last year’s presidential election, has left Mueller’s team, sources tell ABC News. The recent departure of FBI veteran Peter Strzok is the first known hitch in a secretive probe that by […]
Texas’ Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill Dies In State House
Texas legislation that sought to limit bathroom access for transgender people is dead, at least for now. The Texas House adjourned its special legislative session Tuesday without taking action on the measure, which had been opposed by civil rights groups, moderate Republicans and business leaders, Reuters reported. Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, a Republican, said that reviving […]
Mourners Gather To Remember And Celebrate Heather Heyer
About 1,000 people gathered in Charlottesville, Va., to remember a woman killed during a violent weekend rally were able to mourn her death quietly Wednesday without the presence of the neo-Nazis who had threatened to attend the service for Heather Heyer. Heyer’s grandfather said the 32-year-old always wanted fairness, even from a young age. Elwood […]