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POLITICS

US Bombs Iran’s Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US bombed Iranian ports on Thursday, an attack that will likely plunge the region back into full-scale war. Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin first reported that the US was behind strikes on a port in Iran’s Qeshm island in the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian port...

Pro-Palestinian Protester Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter in Death of Jewish Man

(Headline USA) A former Southern California college professor has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish counterprotester during demonstrations in 2023 over the Israel-Hamas war. Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, 53, was accused of striking Paul Kessler with a megaphone in November 2023 during a confrontation...

French Prosecutors Seek Charges Against Elon Musk and X Over Child Sexual Abuse Images

(Headline USA) French prosecutors are seeking charges against Elon Musk and his social platform X for child sexual abuse images on the platform, deepfakes, disinformation and complicity in denying crimes against humanity by the platform's artificial intelligence system, Grok. The Paris public prosecutor's office said Wednesday it has opened an...

4 People Convicted of Conspiracy in US Trial Tied to 2021 Assassination of Haiti’s President

(Headline USA) A Florida jury on Friday convicted four men of conspiracy in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, whose death led to extraordinary turmoil in the Caribbean nation. South Florida served as a central location for planning and financing the plot to oust Moïse and replace him...

Judge Rejects Request to Ban Cameras in Court from Man Charged with Killing Charlie Kirk

murder case of the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk, a Utah judge ruled Friday, saying coverage requests from news stations would continue to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Tyler Robinson's attorneys argued potential jurors could be biased by slanted news reports and online comments that depict the defendant...

Brian Glenn, Mr. MTG, Bids Farewell to DC Too

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Conservative journalist Brian Glenn is calling it quits. Glenn, a White House correspondent for Real America’s Voice, is set to resign from his job Friday as he prepares to marry former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., in the Peach State. Glenn confirmed his resignation in a heartfelt post on...

Deadly Bear Attack in Glacier National Park is the First in Decades at the Iconic Park

(Headline USA) The body of a missing hiker has been found in Glacier National Park in what authorities say appears to be the first deadly bear attack at the iconic Montana park since 1998. “His injuries are consistent with those sustained by a bear encounter,” the National Park Service said...

US Employers Defy Economic Shock from Iran War and Add a Surprisingly Strong 115,000 Jobs in April

(Headline USA) America’s employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war. Hiring beat the 65,000 jobs forecasters had expected, though it decelerated from the 185,000 jobs created in March. The unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%, the Labor Department reported...

Hegseth Calls Inflating the Pentagon Budget by 50% to $1.5 Trillion a ‘Fiscally Responsible Investment’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said in a post on X on Thursday that inflating the Pentagon budget by nearly 50% to $1.5 trillion for 2027 was a “fiscally responsible investment” as the Trump administration attempts to justify its record-shattering military budget request. “Thanks to President Trump’s...

Georgia Prosecutor Won’t Reveal What Her Pursuit of Trump Cost Taxpayers

(Johnny Edwards, The Center Square) The Georgia district attorney who took on Donald Trump, only to be removed from the case over a romance with her lead co-counsel, likely spent millions of dollars of taxpayers' money on the years-long racketeering prosecution. And taxpayers might be on the hook for...

Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Redistricting Amendment Vote

(Shirleen Guerra, The Center Square) The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday struck down the state's redistricting amendment 4-3 on Friday. Virginia’s congressional maps are to remain in place for the 2026 election cycle. The decision wipes out the results of the April 21 statewide referendum, which voters had approved...

Former Gov Roy Cooper Exposed for Releasing Thousands of Criminals

(José Niño, Headline USA) A new public data tool reveals that more than half of the 4,234 criminals granted early release by former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper in 2021 have been convicted of additional crimes or post release violations, according to a press release published by watchdog organization Cooper...
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