The only way to locate and destroy with complete certainty all components of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is through a ground invasion. That blunt assessment from the Pentagon is in response to a letter from two Democratic congressmen asking about casualty assessments in a conflict with North Korea. Rear Adm. Michael J. Dumont of […]
CAMDEN, N.J. – A New Jersey police officer shot in the thigh at point-blank range during a struggle with a suspect this week left the hospital Saturday, supported by dozens of colleagues in law enforcement. Patrick O’Hanlon gave a thumbs up to roughly 50 officers who stood at attention as he came out of Cooper […]
Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Army Sgt. La David Johnson, one of the four U.S. soldiers killed in a military operation in Niger on Oct. 4, told ABC’s Good Morning America that President Trump “made me cry even worse” when he called to offer condolences last week. The phone call between the president and Johnson […]
A wave of refugees has been heading to Canada after first living for a time in the U.S. Canadian officials say more than 2,500 people crossed the border in January and February seeking asylum. Mohammed Ahmed, a refugee from Pakistan, spent a year in New Jersey before he and his family walked across the border […]
Though Hurricane Harvey weakened to a tropical storm by Saturday afternoon, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warned of additional downpours forecast to drench already flooded communities in the coming hours and days. “Our biggest concern is between 20 and 30 more inches of rain in areas ranging from Corpus Christi over to Houston,” Abbott said at […]
The U.S. Department of State issued an updated travel advisory for citizens traveling to Mexico, expanding a Dec. 8 warning to include the state of Quintana Roo, home to several resorts popular with American tourists. The advisory issued Tuesday hits at the heart of Mexico’s tourism industry. Quintana Roo, which includes resort towns of Cancun, Cozumel, Playa […]
‘I have considered it. I like the political side of it,’ says transgender activist It is no secret the line between celebrity and politics is becoming increasingly blurred in America. Not only is the sitting President a former Apprentice host, WWE Hall of Famer and infamous property tycoon but Kid Rock just dropped a massive […]
President Trump on Sunday said he believes many of the recent leaks coming out of his White House are made up by the “fake news” media. In a series of tweets, the president focused on news reports that include the words “sources say.” “It is my opinion that many of the leaks coming out of […]
Global health officials are monitoring a possible resurgence of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid reports of an outbreak of the feared contagion near the country’s northern border. Public health officials in the DRC have reported at least 43 cases of suspected Ebola and four deaths. While only two of the […]
Chinese authorities have banned Islamic baby names in the country’s largest Muslim province, as part of a crackdown on alleged “extremism” that monitors say restricts fundamental rights. A document entitled “Naming Rules for Ethnic Minorities” prohibits names used by Muslim parents around the world including Imam, Hajj, Islam, Quran, Saddam, Medina and Islam, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. It applies […]
President Trump will hold a rally in Pennsylvania the night of the White House Correspondents Dinner, he said Saturday. “Next Saturday night I will be holding a BIG rally in Pennsylvania. Look forward to it!” Trump wrote on Twitter. The dinner, hosted by the White House Correspondents’ Association, is on April 29 at the Washington […]
WASHINGTON ― White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been removed from the National Security Council, White House sources told The Huffington Post Wednesday. Bloomberg first reported the news, which was part of a larger NSC shake-up revealed in a White House regulatory filing released Wednesday. Bannon retains the highest national security clearance possible, aides to […]
