(Headline USA) A massive chemical tank holding nearly a million gallons of a highly corrosive liquid imploded and collapsed Tuesday at a Washington paper mill, killing at least one worker and leaving nine others unaccounted for with no hope for rescue, authorities said.
Another nine people were injured, some severely, in...
(Randy Diamond, The Center Square) Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is claiming that his hardline policies on the homeless will mean that thousands of the unhoused will relocate to Seattle, with its more permissive policies, if he is elected to office.
The former reality television star-turned-political candidate has made...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday ousted four-term incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn during a night of major upsets and a race that got national attention.
Paxton won the long anticipated Republican runoff for the Senate despite Cornyn, a former Senate Republican whip, getting...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Central Command on Monday took credit for attacks on Iran after Iranian media reported explosions in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz.
In a statement to CNN, CENTCOM spokesman Timothy Hawkins framed the attack on Iran as “self-defense” even though the...
(Johnny Edwards, The Center Square) Atlanta's city government gave a Muslim activist group that raised money for Gaza a $35,000 donation on top of $250,000 in federal grants, a continuing investigation by The Center Square has found.
The donation came from taxpayer funds and was among four payments made to the...
(Headline USA) At least four states have adopted laws this year making it a crime to disrupt worship services, a reaction to a leftist incursion of a Minnesota church earlier this year.
The Republican lawmakers sponsoring most of the legislation say those gathering at sacred sanctuaries deserve protection beyond what existing...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Daily Mail reported Monday that Vice President JD Vance may not run for president in 2028—the second such report about Vance’s future in as many of months.
Citing an anonymous “insider,” the Daily Mail described Vance’s thought process as a “tactical decision.”
“The insider noted it...
(José Niño, Headline USA) An Indian national living illegally in the United States faces vehicular manslaughter charges after allegedly causing a crash that killed a 16 year old and a 20 year old in California, with federal officials revealing that the Biden administration released him into the country three...
(Headline USA) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India marks an effort by Washington and New Delhi to steady strained relations as the two countries seek to reinforce strategic and economic ties despite recent trade tensions.
In meetings Sunday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister...
(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) A top Iranian official says a deal to end the conflict between the United States and Iran is not imminent, despite earlier suggestions from U.S. officials that an agreement could come as soon as Monday.
The comments come after reports surfaced that negotiators were...
(Headline USA) SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.
The redesigned mega rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he’s taking the company public. It...
(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) A federal judge dismissed Tennessee charges against a man who, at one time, was at the center of the immigration debate.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was charged with human smuggling in connection with a Tennessee traffic stop. Garcia was driving an SUV with eight passengers. One...