Dying Thief Who Stole ‘Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers Museum Will Likely Avoid Prison
A dying thief who confessed to stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” because he wanted to pull off “one last score” is expected to stay out of prison after he is sentenced Monday. Terry Jon Martin, 76, stole the slippers in 2005 from the Judy Garland […]
Conservatives Blast Ilhan Omar for Somalia Comments
Conservatives are blasting Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., a member of the House’s progressive “Squad,” for comments she made regarding her native Somalia. Video shared on X by Somaliland’s deputy minister of foreign affairs showed Omar addressing a crowd in a Minneapolis hotel, where she spoke about the unrecognized state’s deal with Ethiopia, which Somalia alleges infringes […]
Biden Met Chinese Energy President: Hunter Associate
Biden family associate Rob Walker in a deposition Friday testified that Joe Biden in 2017 met with the leader of a Chinese government-linked company that paid millions to his family. Walker made the statement during the House’s impeachment inquiry into Biden and came after a prepared opening statement in which he claimed the president was […]
Biden Aide Urges Beijing to Press Iran Over Houthi Attacks
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan pressed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during talks in Thailand to use China’s influence with Iran to ease tensions in the Middle East. The officials also agreed to work toward arranging a call between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The meetings Friday and Saturday in Bangkok, […]
Nikki Haley Targeted in ‘Swatting’ Incident
Authorities responded to a fake emergency at the South Carolina home of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley last month after a man claimed to have shot a woman and threatened to harm himself at her home, according to town records obtained by Reuters. The previously unreported “swatting” incident is among a wave of violent threats, bomb […]
Trump: 100 Percent Chance of Major Terror Attack in US
Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday to issue a stern warning concerning the possibility of a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. “Just 3 years ago, we had the strongest and safest Border in U.S. History. Today we have a catastrophe waiting to happen. It is the WORST BORDER IN THE HISTORY […]
Aryna Sabalenka Breezes to Australian Open Title
Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus successfully defended her Australian Open championship, trouncing 12th-seeded Qinwen Zheng of China 6-3, 6-2 in the final on Saturday. Sabalenka, 25, saved all four break points she faced and won half of her six break opportunities. She was competing in her third career Grand Slam final, having defeated Kazakhstan’s Elena […]
Andrew Neil Opposes Telegraph Deal to Zucker Group
Andrew Neil, chairman of The Spectator in London, said the idea that the 200-year-old magazine and The Telegraph newspaper could be sold to an entity run by former CNN head Jeff Zucker and backed financially by the United Arab Emirates is “absurd,” considering the foreign government is not democratic. “The UAE is a terribly successful […]
US Approves F-16 Fighter Jet Sale to Turkey, F-35s to Greece
The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey following the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s membership in NATO. The move is a significant development in the expansion of the alliance, which has taken on additional importance since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The State Department notified Congress of its […]
Survivors Mark 79th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day
A group of survivors of Nazi death camps will mark the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony Saturday in southern Poland. Some 20 survivors from various camps set up by Nazi Germany around Europe were to lay wreaths at the Death Wall in Auschwitz […]