(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The East Wing ballroom isn’t the only major construction project underway at the White House. President Donald Trump revealed Sunday that the military is building a “massive complex” underneath the property.
“The military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that’s under construction, and...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit Monday against Minnesota, alleging the state's sports policies violate federal civil rights laws that protect against sex-based discrimination.
Title IX, the landmark federal law enacted in 1972, prohibits sex-based discrimination in education programs and activities...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump told the Financial Times on Sunday that he wants to “take” Iran’s oil in an operation that could involve the US seizing and occupying Kharg Island, a major Iranian oil export hub deep inside the Persian Gulf.
The US president said that his “preference...
(Headline USA) The leader of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison on forced labor charges, federal prosecutors said.
Nicole Daedone, co-founder of OneTaste Inc., was also ordered to forfeit $12 million during the hearing in Brooklyn. That was...
(Headline USA) A U.S. Marine who was an ammunition specialist at California's Camp Pendleton is charged with stealing ammo and weapons, including a shoulder-fired missile system, and conspiring to sell them in Arizona, according to court documents.
Cpl. Andrew Paul Amarillas pleaded not guilty last Thursday in Phoenix to multiple...
(Headline USA) A 15-year-old student shot a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself, authorities said Monday.
No other injuries were reported in the shooting at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde. The Comal County Sheriff’s Office has not said what may have led...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Based on the CPI, inflation is relatively cool. Don't be fooled. It's much higher than advertised, and you can see it clearly if you look at the right data.
When talking heads on CNBC or Fox Business talk about inflation, they always reference the...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) F-16 fighter jets were scrambled over President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort after a civilian plane breached restricted airspace near the property on Sunday.
Trump was reportedly on property grounds at the time.
As first reported by Defense Visual Information Distributed Service, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite price volatility and the recent dip in gold prices, the Swiss Bankers Association says the yellow metal will continue to become more important as a store of value in an increasingly fragmented and politically uncertain global economy.
Swiss Bankers Association advisor for regulation...
(Jared Strong, The Center Square) U.S. senators collectively spend more than a million taxpayer dollars each year for pricey flights on private planes for themselves and their staff, even though Senate rules greatly discourage the practice, an investigation by The Center Square found.
The spending includes a Midwestern senator who...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Only 10 U.S. senators voted against the bipartisan housing bill that restricts large institutional investors from buying up single family homes and requires investors to sell build-to-rent homes within seven years.
Those lawmakers also each received tens or sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
(José Niño, Headline USA) A Miami Beach woman has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, its mayor, and police chief, claiming her First Amendment rights were violated after officers visited her home following a social media post critical of city leadership, according to a report by CBS News.
Raquel...