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(Headline USA) The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in the San Diego area has resigned amid charges that he embezzled $270,000 from his parish, Pope Leo XIV announced Tuesday. Bishop Emanuel Shaleta pleaded not guilty to 17 felony charges, including money laundering, during a hearing attended by many...

(Headline USA) Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said. Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi were being held without bail after a court appearance Monday on charges that include...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) President Donald Trump reportedly said Monday that the U.S./Israel war in Iran is almost finished—a statement comes amidst indications that Iran is ready for a long fight. “I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air...

(Headline USA) Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots outside Rihanna 's gated home, according to authorities and news reports on Monday. No one was injured, police said. It wasn't immediately clear whether the singer was at home when the shooting happened Sunday afternoon. Police received...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) ABC News reported Monday that Iran is broadcasting an encrypted transmission that may serve as "an operational trigger" for "sleeper assets" outside the country. However, shortwave radio experts are reporting the opposite—that U.S./Israeli agencies may be contacting agents within Iran. Citing a federal government alert sent...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A classified report from the US’s National Intelligence Council has found that even a large-scale US assault on Iran is unlikely to oust the Islamic government and military establishment, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. The intelligence report was completed about one week before the US and Israel...

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Veterans die by suicide at roughly twice the civilian rate, despite the Department of Veterans Affairs spending more than $500 million a year to address the problem. In 2023, the rate of suicide for veterans was 35.2 per 100,000, up from 34.7 per 100,000 in...

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The escalating war in Iran has already rattled global markets and driven oil prices to their highest levels since April 2024. If the conflict persists, the strain on the global economy deepens and the burden on U.S. taxpayers grows. With U.S. military operations costing more...

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Recent legislation by GOP lawmakers highlighted a longstanding but little known loophole that allowed Chinese nationals to gain backdoor U.S. citizenship for their children via an Obama-era visa policy. Reps. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisc., and Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced the One Nation, One Visa Policy Act in...

(Alton Wallace, The Center Square) American gasoline prices continued to rise on Friday and are up the most of any week since 2022. Iran widened attacks on energy-producing countries near its borders and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to shipping, dashing hopes for a quick resolution to a crisis...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Journalist Alan MacLeod argued that a Channel 4 headline reporting on Israel's latest invasion of Lebanon used "carefully constructed language aimed at manufacturing consent for Israeli atrocities," according to his post on X. Israel has ramped up operations against Hezbollah, an ally of Iran, in...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep.Thomas Massie, R-Ky., alleged the Trump administration orchestrated what he called a "360-pressure campaign" that included offering his staffers prestigious government positions and lucrative private sector jobs to undermine his push for releasing Jeffrey Epstein documents, The Daily Beast reported. The apparent goal was to strip...