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(Headline USA) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The agreement would have spared Mohammed the risk of execution in exchange for his guilty plea and a sentence of life...

(Headline USA) Former Cuban President Raúl Castro is facing more charges in Florida related to the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles after the U.S. government indicted the former leader earlier this year. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday accused Castro, 95, of directing spies to...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold traded at a premium in India last week for the first time in three months. This reflects the combined effect of tightening supply and improving demand. Dealers reported premiums as high as $7 an ounce over domestic spot prices. That compares with discounts...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) You can add spending cuts, DOGE, and fixing the budget with tariffs to the mountain of broken promises dominating the Washington, D.C. skyline. The Trump administration just ran the biggest budget deficit in five years. The final fiscal 2026 budget shortfall came in at $1.99...

(Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com) Violence against Palestinians and the press has been on going problem in Israel in general for years, but the level of such incidents in the occupied West Bank has reached a fevered pitch in recent months, with Israeli settlers attacking people with virtual impunity. The latest attack...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) One of the Democratic claims behind President Donald Trump’s 2019 impeachment was that his efforts to scrutinize Burisma and its ties to Hunter Biden were politically motivated and not driven by legitimate concerns about potential corruption. Newly released documents appear to challenge that narrative. A trove of...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Bush family found itself at the center of viral attention this weekend after Barbara Bush, the daughter of former President George W. Bush, donated to a political action committee supporting Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. Talarico, a Democrat state representative, is running against Republican candidate and...

(Tom Joyce, The Center Square)  U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren want the Federal Trade Commission to look at whether online real estate companies use deceptive practices that raise homebuying costs. Booker, D-N.J., and Warren, D-Mass., sent a letter to FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson this week. They asked the...

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Seven in 10 American voters say their household financial situation is worse off than a year ago, a new national poll found. Just one in 10 said their income outpaced their expenses. The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll found 15% of registered voters said their...

(David Beasley, The Center Square) The NCAA on Friday sued Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine in federal court after the governor issued an executive order earlier this week giving Ohio colleges and universities the option to expand the eligibility options for some student-athletes. “In June, the NCAA adopted a new eligibility...

(Headline USA)  President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late in his reelection campaign, a coveted boost because of Trump’s popularity but one that the American had withheld for months as the vote neared and the leaders' strategies in the Middle East diverged. Trump said...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Virginia’s far-left attorney general issued an advisory bulletin to local election officials and attorneys on how to counter federal presence at polling places, raising the prospect of what critics have described as a “showdown with federal law enforcement.” Jay Jones, in coordination with the Virginia Department of Elections,...