(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The Trump administration is set to cut subsidies for new solar and wind power projects on Saturday. Estimates suggest the subsidies have cost taxpayers more than $141 billion over the past 16 years, more than any other energy source.
The Working Families Tax Cuts, a...
(Robert Matteson, The Center Square) A 50,187-acre wildfire in Colorado has been declared the nation's No. 1 firefighting priority.
Spanning Pueblo and Custer counties, the Aspen Acres Fire is expected to cost $15 million of taxpayer's money to fight, according to an estimate from The National Interagency Fire Center.
But the final...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) German prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian national over his alleged role in the September 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines, which previously brought natural gas from Russia to Germany.
The prosecutors say that the man, identified as Serhii K, a former Ukrainian military officer, led a sabotage...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned 11 people, including a former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and nine people identified by the White House as having helped people bypass emissions control systems on vehicles.
The acts of clemency come as Trump has issued a slew of...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz last month issued a controversial pardon to a foreign national who pleaded guilty to raping a 10-year-old girl, in a head-scratching decision that effectively blocked his deportation.
The recipient of Walz’s pardon, Tou Lue Vang, was facing removal proceedings as the Trump administration...
(Headline USA) Having air conditioning at home is a luxury that keeps people comfortable during the hottest months of the year, and it’s debated whether the AC should stay blasting or be turned off when people head to work during the day.
Some swear that turning off the AC when...
(Headline USA) U.S. employers slowed hiring last month and added only 57,000 jobs, less than half the previous month’s total and a sign companies still have a cautious economic outlook.
The Labor Department said Thursday that the unemployment rate declined to a low 4.2% from 4.3% in May, though the...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A 36-year-old biological man who identifies as a female has been arrested for allegedly planning to shoot up a casino in Las Vegas.
Allison Howlett was arrested Saturday for allegedly making terroristic threats, assault with a deadly weapon, auto theft, gun theft and other charges. A...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that President Trump has considered resuming all-out war with Iran, holding talks with US War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine about potential strike options, but has decided to hold off for now and stick with engagement...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Vice President JD Vance said in an interview on “The Michael Knowles Show” published on Tuesday that the US would use the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran to “refill” global oil supplies and stockpiles and to prepare for more potential military action against the Islamic Republic.
“I think...
(Headline USA) Sixteen children from the same family who were rescued from a dilapidated home in rural Ohio were living in wretched conditions with human waste all around, confined to just one room over much of the past four years, authorities said Wednesday.
Some of the children discovered Tuesday were unable...
(Headline USA) Six people who pleaded guilty to charges related to a demonstration and shooting outside a Texas immigrant detention center are set to be sentenced Wednesday. Other protesters have already been sentenced to decades behind bars, including a former Marine who was handed a 100-year prison term.
A police officer...