(Mark E. Johnson, Contributor) When Janet Jackson’s breast “accidentally” came flying out on live television during the 2004 Superbowl Halftime Show, the NFL tried to pass it off as an innocent "wardrobe malfunction."
Sadly, the league has done little to actually raise the standards in its “Big Game” entertainment selections...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Two federal Border Patrol officers sustained permanent injuries when anti-immigration enforcement protesters bit off portions of their fingers during violent confrontations on Saturday, minutes after agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, according to a report by Fox News.
KSTP reported that Claire Louise Feng, 27,...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The man shot to death by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Saturday had been in a scuffle with ICE the week before, and was on their radar, according to CNN.
Citing unnamed sources, CNN reported Tuesday that the deceased man, Alex Pretti, confronted ICE...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) In October, Bank of America raised its 2026 gold price forecast to $5,000.
Mission accomplished as of January 23.
Now the big bank has upped its projection again, calling for $6,000 gold this year.
BoA analyst Michael Hartnett said gold’s performance in past bull markets influenced his...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said the U.S. used a secret weapon he called “The Discombobulator” to disable Venezuelan equipment when the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro. Trump also renewed his threat to conduct military strikes on land against drug cartels, including in Mexico.
Trump made the comments in an interview Friday...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) In what is considered a landmark win for parental rights and free speech, a federal jury found that officials from Marlin Independent School District, outside of Waco, unlawfully retaliated against parents who publicly complained about the district and violated their constitutional rights.
Five plaintiffs were...
(Alan Mosley, Antiwar.com) The House of Representatives on Thursday approved an $838.7 billion fiscal 2026 defense spending bill, moving one of the largest appropriations measures in U.S. history toward final passage in the Senate. In a 341-88 vote that crossed party lines, lawmakers advanced the sprawling defense and related...
(Mark E. Johnson, Contributor) Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has accused the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in self-defense of committing actual murder. A night later, the left-leaning comic followed up with a thinly veiled wisecrack about Menalia Trump’s sexuality.
On January 7, Good drove her car directly...
(Brett Rolwland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he could bypass Congress to send $2,000 tariff rebate checks to some Americans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj2_CRDtPyU
This directly contradicts his top economic adviser's comments last month, making this the first time Trump has proposed issuing tariff-funded checks without congressional approval.
"I don't think...
(Headline USA) Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty for the life of a Border Patrol commander behind an immigration crackdown in Chicago last year.
Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, faces one count of murder-for-hire. Federal prosecutors allege he’s a “ranking member”...
(Headline USA) More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off an interstate in Michigan on Monday as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state.
The massive pileup prompted the Michigan State Police to close both directions of Interstate 196 Monday morning just southwest of Grand Rapids...
(Mark E. Johnson, Contributor) When companies compete for your business, that’s a usually good thing. Service improves and prices goes down in an effort to win your dollar.
Unless, of course, they’re lying to you.
In between ads featuring cowboys driving pickup trucks and emus selling insurance, viewers of this weekend’s...