Iran Escalates, Threat of Regional War Grows
The growing number of attacks on American troops and U.S. allies by Iran-directed proxy groups is heightening the risk for a broader war in the turbulent Middle East, experts warn. While the U.S. has been engaged in a “de facto state of war” with Tehran for years, analysts fear a tipping point could soon be […]
Federal Judges to Hear Mississippi Case to Permit Felons to Vote Again
Nineteen federal appellate judges are scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on whether uphold’s Mississippi’s permanent stripping of voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies. The outcome of the case will likely determine whether tens of thousands of people get their vote back. An immediate decision is not expected. Criminal justice advocates won a major victory […]
Russian Missiles Target Ukrainian Cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv, Killing at Least 3 People
Six people were killed and dozens wounded after a wave of Russian missiles targeted Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine, setting residential buildings ablaze and reducing others to rubble. Rescue workers in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city that is near Russia’s border, hauled wounded residents from the scene of an attack where smoke rose from smoldering […]
Suspect in 8 Chicago-Area Slayings Turns Up Dead in Texas
A man suspected of shooting eight people to death and wounding another in suburban Chicago has turned up dead hundreds of miles away in Texas, where he apparently took his own life after an encounter with law enforcement there, police said Monday. The death of 23-year-old Romeo Nance near the town of Natalia, Texas, about […]
UPDATE 4-US and British Forces Strike Yemen’s Houthis again
U.S. and British forces carried out a fresh round of strikes Monday in Yemen, targeting a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and surveillance capabilities used by the Iran-aligned group against Red Sea shipping, the Pentagon said. The Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen, have said their attacks are in […]
Nikki Haley Sweeps Dixville Notch’s Primary, Winning All 6 Votes
The six registered voters of tiny Dixville Notch in New Hampshire all cast their ballots for Nikki Haley at midnight Tuesday, giving her a clean sweep over former President Donald Trump and all the other candidates. The resort town was the first place in the nation to vote in the 2024 primaries. The voters were […]
Cal State Faculty Begins Nation’s Largest University Strike
Thousands of faculty throughout the California State University System began a five-day strike Monday, a protest that was expected to cancel most classes as the spring semester gets underway. About 29,000 members of the California Faculty Association, which represents professors, counselors, librarians, lecturers, and coaches from 23 campuses of the nation’s largest four-year public university […]
Former NATO Chief on Global Chaos: Blame Obama
An eight-year vacuum in the United States ability to project strength overseas is what has led to the current state of perpetual conflict, says former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Speaking with Politico, Rasmussen, who commanded the military alliance from 2009 to 2014, said the Obama administration started the trend of a United States retreat […]
AOC Backed Socialists in Financial Crisis
The Democratic Socialists of America, a self-proclaimed Marxist organization affiliated with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is having to make major cuts in staff and expenditures to remain solvent despite what their leaders say should be “a really favorable time for DSA.” “We’re living in a moment when revived labor struggles and the fight for a […]
Grand Jury Indictment Against Alec Baldwin Opens 2 Paths for Prosecutors
Alec Baldwin once again is staring down a felony involuntary manslaughter charge after a grand jury indicted the actor in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico. The lead actor and a co-producer on “Rust,” Baldwin pointed a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins […]