SOCIAL MEDIA

(Headline USA) The woman killed in a random stabbing in Times Square was a Bank of America employee, the bank confirmed Tuesday. Police identified her and the attacker, who was killed in a confrontation with officers shortly after the rampage. The woman who died, Erin Piacenti, 32, was one of...

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the permanent job, giving the Navy combat veteran the nod as concerns have emerged that some sailors have been stretched to the limit during the Iran war. Cao has been serving as acting...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Democratic allies who allegedly refused to cooperate with the congressional probe into now-former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., may soon face criminal charges after being held in contempt of Congress. In a voice vote Tuesday, the House of Representatives approved contempt resolutions against North Miami Beach Mayor...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former first son Hunter Biden is now claiming that he is “48.6 percent gay,” despite his long record of sexual activities with women, including allegations that he hired prostitutes and had a sexual relationship with the widow of his late brother, Beau Biden. Appearing on The Luke...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A mass shooting reportedly occurred in Trenton, New Jersey shortly after midnight on Sunday—leaving at least eight injured and two dead. Some reports say 11 were shot, while others say 10. According to the Trentonian, the shooting took place at a party described by Trenton’s mayor...

(José Niño, Headline USA) A fresh analysis of federal visa records suggests that H-1B sponsorship has evolved into something resembling a self-sustaining side hustle, according to a report from the Center for Immigration Studies.  The scheme works as follows: An H-1B holder forms a company, sponsors their own visa through...

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) From very early on, it was apparent that performer Jason “Jelly Roll” DeFord was one of many Trojan horses being propped up by Music Row’s astroturfing studio executives. The 41-year-old ex-felon, who topped the scales at around 550 pounds, has a too-good-to-be-true back story, particularly when every...

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) US and Taiwanese officials are alarmed at the status of the US military and its ability to fight a future conflict with China.  According to three sources speaking with The Washington Post, officials at Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACCOM) have expressed frustration with the dwindling military resources available to...

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) Update: US officials told multiple outlets that President Donald Trump dispatched CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Russia to warn Moscow not to attack any NATO countries. Earlier this week, an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that “unknown actors” could attack UK facilities producing weapons...

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) Staffers have begun returning to US diplomatic facilities across the Middle East. US embassies in the region have been at a minimal operational level for several months due to the ongoing war against Iran.  On Tuesday, the New York Times reported obtaining an internal State Department memo...

(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) California Attorney General Rob Bonta co-led a lawsuit Wednesday to block a new federal rule governing mail-in ballots. But a former U.S. Department of Justice lawyer who's now working at a think tank says the suit is unnecessary. Prompted by President Donald Trump’s Executive Order...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting into a Minnesota home was released from a jail in Texas Thursday after a federal judge refused to extradite him to Minnesota. ICE officer Christian Castro was in custody in Cameron County, Texas. Castro was arrested...