A salvo of rockets hit an Iraqi base on Saturday outside Baghdad that houses American troops, Iraqi officials told The Associated Press. Officials told the wire service that more than a dozen rockets landed near the base, Camp Taji, and that two Iraqi soldiers were wounded in the attack. The strike comes days after Kataib […]
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House Passes $8.3 Billion Package To Fight Coronavirus
The House overwhelmingly passed nearly $8 billion in emergency funding to combat the coronavirus on Wednesday amid growing concerns about a widespread outbreak within the United States. The 415-2 House vote sends the legislation to the Senate, where it will be considered Thursday. That could get the measure to the White House by the end […]
Actor Claims Supporting Trump Ruined His Hollywood Career
Following his public support for Donald Trump in the 2016 election, Antonio Sabato Jr. says Hollywood ousted him. “I had to sell everything,” Sabato, 48, told Variety — in an interview published on Tuesday — about leaving Tinseltown not too long after Trump won the presidential bid. “I had to pay all my debts,” he […]
2,400 Aborted Fetuses Finally Laid To Rest After Decades In Garage
It did not look like a place that held secrets. Its owner, a retired doctor with a foreign accent too faded to place, often left his garage doors open. He had a fondness for clutter — so much so that there was no room for automobiles in the three-car garage. But that was just something […]
Trump Announces Major Cuts To Medicaid In His Budget Proposal
President Trump’s proposed budget includes about $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act over a decade, analysts said. The budget released Monday includes $844 billion over 10 years in cuts from the “President’s health reform vision,” a stand-in for the repeal and replacement of ObamaCare. There are also more than $150 […]
Trump Officially Expands Travel Ban With Addition Of 6 Countries
The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban by restricting travel from six countries, citing security risks, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. The countries — Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania — join seven other nations, five with Muslim majorities, that were already part of a Trump administration’s travel ban announced in […]
At Least Two Dead In Latest Church Shooting
Two people are dead and a third is in critical condition following a shooting at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, on Sunday, according to The Dallas Morning News. One person died at the scene of the shooting, another died on the way to the hospital and a third remains in […]
Trump Confirms Death Of Osama Bin Laden’s Son
President Trump says that Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden, has been killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region. In a statement released by the White House on Saturday, Trump said bin Laden’s son was responsible for “planning and dealing with various terrorist groups.” His death, he said, “not […]
Hurricane Dorian Death Toll Reaches At Least 21
Hurricane Dorian has killed at least 20 in the Bahamas, as well as an elderly man in North Carolina, as the powerful storm charges up the Southeast coast. Dorian, a Category 2, might make landfall as it inches closer to the Carolinas — and South Carolina’s governor is warning that the time to evacuate will […]
Almost 4 Tons Of Marijuana Smuggled In Jalapenos Captured At Border
Authorities at a border checkpoint in San Diego seized nearly four tons of marijuana buried in a shipment of jalapeño peppers, officials said. A photo of the shipment tweeted Saturday by the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection showed several large, green packages apparently containing marijuana surrounded by red chili peppers. Officials at the […]
Dow Jones Plummets More Than 700 Points
U.S. stocks plunged Wednesday as a known predictor of recessions Opens a New Window. gave a strong signal that an economic downturn is coming. At one point, the Dow was down as much as 700 points, before paring the decline slightly. Investors are also concerned about weakening economic data in Europe and Asia. The spread […]
U.K. Warns Iran About Hijackings In Persian Gulf
Britain is warning Iran of what it describes as “serious consequences” if Iran does not release a British-flagged tanker it seized in the Persian Gulf. Iran claims the tanker collided with an Iranian fishing boat in the Strait of Hormuz. “We will respond in a way that is considered but robust and we are absolutely […]