The organizers behind the “No Kings” protests, held across the nation on June 14, are planning a second round of protests centered on promoting racial justice, voting rights, and democracy. On a June 16 call, “No Kings” organizers, which include the American Civil Liberties Union and the Transformative Justice Coalition, shared that the protest titled […]
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced the indictment of seven people believed to be behind the largest jewel heist in U.S. history. Officials charged seven men with the theft of 24 bags containing $100 million worth of gold, diamonds, gems, luxury watches, and other items from a Brink’s armored truck driving through California on July 11, 2022. Ranging in […]
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) did not hold back her thoughts on Sen. Alex Padilla’s (D-CA) viral removal from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference last week. Appearing on Fox News’s Jesse Watters Primetime, Luna discussed her displeasure with Padilla after he shouted questions and attempted to approach the podium moments into Noem’s briefing. […]
As the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, speculation is rising about whether the Iranians will close the Strait of Hormuz, which is critical to the world’s oil production. Two ocean tankers crashed into each other and burst into flames near the strait early Tuesday morning amid reports of electronic interference caused by Israel and […]
Reps. Dan Goldman (D-NY) and Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said Wednesday that they were denied access to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office inside a New York immigration court building, where New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested the day before. Goldman and Nadler spoke of their denied oversight visit, for which they gave […]
The Israeli military destroyed Iran’s internal security headquarters overnight in a strike. The command center was a significant target for Israel, which is seeking to decimate Iranian military and law enforcement authorities and generate domestic unrest. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz boasted of the bombing on social media Wednesday, comparing it to “a tornado [passing] […]
(The Center Square) – Four bills have been sent to the governor to strengthen military service programs at Texas higher education institutions, including the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program. One of the bills includes expanded funding for career and technical education programs identified as a legislative emergency priority by Gov. Greg Abbott. The bills […]
(The Center Square) – Summer work has begun for students throughout the commonwealth who are participating in the Department of Labor and Industry’s MY Work program. The program is an initiative of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation offered to high school students with disabilities. Labor and Industry Secretary Nancy Walker joined students in Lycoming County […]
While the Federal Reserve has yet to announce its interest rate decision, President Donald Trump lambasted Chairman Jerome Powell once again. “We have a stupid person, frankly, at the Fed, who probably won’t cut [interest rates] today,” Trump said at the White House. “Europe had 10 cuts, and we had none. And I guess he’s a political […]
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) began Wednesday’s Senate hearing on former President Joe Biden’s mental fitness with a striking rebuttal, displaying a video montage of President Donald Trump making his own series of gaffes. The clip, played during Durbin’s opening remarks, included Trump’s pandemic-era comments about injecting disinfectant, comments about windmills driving whales “crazy,” and occasions […]
