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Ex-Olympic Snowboarder Accused in Drug Smuggling Ring Heads to Court

(Headline USA)  A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned top FBI fugitive is expected to appear in federal court Monday on charges he allegedly ran a billion-dollar multinational drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings. Ryan Wedding, 44, turned himself in at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City last week and...

NFL Owner’s Death Under Investigation

(Mark E. Johnson, Contributor) Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, 65, died suddenly in May at the posh Beverly Hills Hotel, 2,000 miles from his $12 million estate in Carmel, Indiana. According to ABC News, the FBI and the DEA are investigating Irsay’s death, focussing on a California addiction specialist who...

USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Arrives in the Middle East

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) The USS Abraham Lincoln and its support ships have arrived in the Middle East as President Donald Trump is mulling strikes on Iran. A US official told CBS News that the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group had arrived in US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) area of control....

Sen. Jacky Rosen Calls for Kristi Noem’s Impeachment

(Headline USA) Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that she believes Noem is attempting to “mislead the American public” about the fatal shooting of a 37 year-old protester in Minneapolis. The call from Rosen, a moderate from Nevada who was...

Bank of America Calls for $6,000 Gold in 2026

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) In October, Bank of America raised its 2026 gold price forecast to $5,000. Mission accomplished as of January 23. Now the big bank has upped its projection again, calling for $6,000 gold this year. BoA analyst Michael Hartnett said gold’s performance in past bull markets influenced his...

‘The Discombobulator’: Trump Touts Secret Weapon Used against Venezuela

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said the U.S. used a secret weapon he called “The Discombobulator” to disable Venezuelan equipment when the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro. Trump also renewed his threat to conduct military strikes on land against drug cartels, including in Mexico. Trump made the comments in an interview Friday...

Sex Scandal Rocks Trump Cabinet: “Frou-Frou Drinks Galore”

(Mark E. Johnson, Contributor) What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas.  According to a complaint from the United States Office of Inspector General, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who is married, traveled with her federal bodyguard to a Las Vegas casino resort and spa in October while the two...

Congressman Punched in the Face

(Headline USA) A man was arrested Friday night at a party during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, for allegedly assaulting a Florida congressman. Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost wrote on X on Saturday that he was punched in the face by a man who told Frost that President...

Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Canada Over China Deal

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square)  President Donald Trump warned Canada that all its exports to the U.S. could face 100% tariffs if Canada finalizes a deal with China. Trump slammed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has publicly pivoted away from the U.S. since early 2025 when Trump hit America's...

Noem Defends Fatal Shooting of Armed Man in DHS Confrontation

(Hayley Feland, The Center Square)  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol agent as an act of self-defense during a news conference Saturday afternoon. Noem said the man, identified as 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse and...

Nearly 1M Without Power as Massive Winter Storm Rages

(The Center Square) Nearly a million American homes are without power as a massive winter storm sweeps the country. According to poweroutage.com, the most impacted areas are in the south central U.S. to the southeast. "The worst outages are now in Tennessee and Mississippi as ice continues to build up, bringing...

Walz Deploys 1,500 National Guard Troops in Twin Cities

(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) About 1,500 Minnesota National Guard troops went from standby to active following the second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. Gov. Tim Walz activated the troops Saturday after agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse and...
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