A 17-year-old MS-13 gang member will serve 50 years in prison for his involvement in the murder of a 14-year-old girl in Maryland last April. Josue Fuentes-Ponce pleaded guilty on Oct. 30 to charges of first-degree murder, participating in the crime as part of a criminal gang, and conspiracy to commit murder, according to NBC […]
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Marine Corp Still Banning Bible Verses On Dog Tags
A law firm is calling on the U.S. Marine Corps to reverse a decision denying a trademark license to Shields of Strength, a private business that produces military-themed dog tag replicas with Scripture on them. The company has had to deny thousands of requests for the dog tags after a group’s complaint last year. First […]
Dems Call For ICE To Release All Transgender Detainees Immediately
House Democrats plan to call on a key immigration agency to release all transgender people who are currently being detained, arguing that the U.S. has failed to follow guidelines to protect individuals who face more perilous conditions in detention than other migrants. “We write to demand the release of all transgender people currently detained by […]
Trump Green-lit Terrorist Leader’s Assassination 7 Months Ago
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump authorized the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani seven months ago if Iran’s increased aggression resulted in the death of an American, according to five current and former senior administration officials. The presidential directive in June came with the condition that Trump would have final signoff on any specific operation […]
Trump Campaign To Turn Focus Onto Bernie
House Democrats plan to call on a key immigration agency to release all transgender people who are currently being detained, arguing that the U.S. has failed to follow guidelines to protect individuals who face more perilous conditions in detention than other migrants. “We write to demand the release of all transgender people currently detained by […]
Majority Of Americans Disapprove Of Trump’s Handling Of Iran
A majority of respondents in a new poll say they disapprove of the way President Trump is handling Iran amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. Fifty-six percent said they disapprove of Trump’s actions toward Iran, compared to 43 percent who approve, according to the poll from ABC News and Ipsos released early Sunday. Almost […]
Pentagon Identifies Soldiers Killed In Latest Afghanistan Attack
The Department of Defense identified two U.S. soldiers Sunday that were killed the day before in a roadside bombing attack in Afghanistan that was claimed by the Taliban. The soldiers were identified as Staff Sgt. Ian P. McLaughlin, 29, from Virginia, and Pfc. Miquel A. Villalon, 21, from Illinois. Both soldiers were assigned to 307th […]
Iran Admits To Accidently Shooting Down Civilian Airliner
Iran officials acknowledged Saturday that they accidentally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 people aboard. Gen Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’s aerospace division, told state TV that his unit accepts “full responsibility” for shooting the down aircraft minutes after it took off Wednesday from […]
Trump Tweets Support To Iran’s Anti-Gov’t Protesters
President Trump tweeted a message in support of Iranian protesters in Farsi Saturday, as demonstrators took to the streets to speak out against the government, following the country’s admission to shooting down a Kyiv-bound commercial plane. Protesters flooded the streets in Tehran Saturday chanting “death to liars” and “death to the dictator” in reference to […]
Tornado Kills 11 People In The South
Powerful storms in parts of the South were being blamed for at least 11 deaths, according to reports Saturday. Alabama officials reported that three people were killed in a tornado in Pickens County. Earlier Saturday, firefighters in Bossier Parish, La., sifted through a trailer demolished by strong winds and found the bodies of an elderly […]
Economy Adds Over 145K Jobs In December
The U.S. economy added 145,000 jobs in December as the unemployment rate stayed steady, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The December jobs report met economists’ expectations of a gain between 145,000 to 155,000 jobs as hiring slowed slightly from November. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.5 percent, the lowest level […]
Disabled Vet’s Prosthetic Legs Repossessed After VA Refuses Payment
A Mississippi Army veteran who served in both Vietnam and Iraq says his prosthetic legs were repossessed and returned in an unusable state — because the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) refused to pay for them. Jerry Holliman, 69, told the Clarion-Ledger newspaper that prosthetics vender Hanger repossessed his artificial limbs two days before Christmas. […]