Pakistan directly blamed Afghanistan and India for a deadly suicide bombing on Tuesday in Islamabad, further escalating tensions in the fragile region. In a speech to the National Assembly on Wednesday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif blamed Afghanistan and longtime rival India for the bombing in the capital, which killed 12 people and wounded 35 […]
The Justice Department is searching for an individual who entered acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba’s office, damaged property, and fled the scene, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday. “Last night, an individual attempted to confront one of our U.S. Attorneys — my dear friend Alina Habba — destroyed property in her office, […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday afternoon aimed at fast-tracking children through the foster care system. The order also launched first lady Melania Trump‘s “Fostering the Future” initiative, an offshoot of her “Be Best” antibullying campaign from the president’s first term. The first lady headlined the signing ceremony, which was also attended […]
Starbucks Workers United launched a strike at coffeehouses in over 40 cities on Thursday, hoping to hamper sales on the coffee chain’s “Red Cup” sales day. Red Cup Day, when the coffee giant gives away free reusable holiday-themed cups with customer orders, is an annual event for the company. The 2024 Red Cup Day broke […]
The State Department designated antifa groups on the other side of the Atlantic as foreign terrorist organizations. Four organizations that identify with the international antifa network will be designated as specifically designated global terrorists, a subgroup of foreign terrorist organizations, State Department officials announced on Thursday. “The anarchists, Marxists, and violent extremists of antifa have […]
PETA scored a big win this week when Congress finally voted to end the 42-day government shutdown. Deep down in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, was a provision pushed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to end sunscreen testing on animals, which can cause scarring and vision issues in bunnies and other test […]
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Attorneys for the Justice Department urged a federal judge on Thursday to reject an effort by former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James to dismiss criminal charges against them, calling their challenge to the prosecutor who brought the cases a misreading of federal law and “at best, […]
Sen John Fetterman (D-PA) has been hospitalized out of “an abundance of caution” after a “ventricular fibrillation flare-up” caused him to fall outside his Braddock home. Fetterman has faced a variety of health challenges after a stroke during his Senate campaign in 2022. His latest health scare occurred during an early morning walk on Thursday. […]
(The Center Square) – The former director of a nonprofit faith organization that worked to help prisoners reenter society pleaded guilty to stealing more than $200,000 from the group. Attorney General Dave Yost said in a release Thursday that Thomas Ostrosky, 52, was the executive director of The Lazarus Experience in Sylvania, and he stole $207,000 […]
(The Center Square) – One side of the Ohio General Assembly continues to push legislation for two-parent households in the state, while the other wants to revamp how the state handles children in broken homes. The Ohio House of Representatives is moving ahead with legislation that would give tax breaks to employers who offer paid parental […]
