(Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com) President Trump declared on Friday, shortly after the start of the Israel-Lebanon 10-day ceasefire, that Israel was absolutely “PROHIBITED” by the United States from carrying out any strikes on Lebanon because “Enough is enough!!!” Mere minutes after that declaration was posted on social media, the first strike...
(Headline USA) The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz quickly escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade choking off Iranian ports.
Confusion over the strait, through which roughly...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) FBI Director Kashyap Patel’s lawyer said Friday that they intend to sue The Atlantic for publishing a story that portrays Patel has a slovenly drunkard.
Patel’s lawyer, Jesse Binnall, posted a letter that he sent to The Atlantic before the article’s publication. The letter denied numerous...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Consumer spending is “under strain” according to a recent New York Times report. That’s bad news for an economy that depends on people buying stuff.
We see this consumer strain reflected in the slowing growth of consumer debt.
Consumer spending is the engine that drives the U.S....
(Headline USA) A rash of drone sightings during the Colorado Rockies' first homestand of the season against the Philadelphia Phillies sent law enforcement scrambling to track down the operators.
No one was arrested after more than a half dozen drone sightings around Coors Field April 3 to April 5, but...
(Headline USA) Netflix cofounder and chairman Reed Hastings will step down from the streaming service’s board of directors in June when his term expires, the company said on Thursday.
Hastings plans to focus on philanthropy and other pursuits. Hastings had served as Netflix’s CEO for more than 20 years until...
(Headline USA) The U.S. military has widened its efforts beyond the blockade of Iran's ports to allow its forces around the world to stop any ship tied to Tehran or those suspected of carrying supplies that could help its government, from weapons to oil, metals and electronics.
Gen. Dan Caine,...
(Headline USA) A longtime informant who traveled the world partying with rogue U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents avoided a prison sentence this week after admitting he failed to pay taxes on nearly $4 million he received for years of undercover work.
Andres Zapata was sentenced Wednesday in Austin, Texas, to...
(Headline USA) A man has been charged in a string of attacks near Atlanta that left two women dead and a man in critical condition, drawing the Trump administration’s attention after one victim was identified as a Department of Homeland Security employee who was walking her dog.
The killing of...
(José Niño, Headline USA) President Donald Trump was strolling through the lobby of his Florida golf club earlier this year when a group of business associates approached him with a request to boost the allocation of seasonal guest worker visas, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Bernd Lembcke, who retired as...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The California government may struggle to provide basic housing for the homeless, but it appears willing to fund gender-transition procedures with taxpayer dollars, including illegal aliens, according to a new report.
A Wednesday report from City Journal found that San Francisco homeless shelters, with the assistance of...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Bar discipline enforcement reached John Eastman, the legal scholar who questioned the legality of certifying the 2020 presidential election.
Eastman on Wednesday lost his final bid to salvage his California law license after the California Supreme Court declined to overturn a lower court ruling.
The action follows a...