A self-governing breakaway region of Somalia known as Somaliland is not recognized as an independent country by any foreign government, but it is hoping to convince the Trump administration to change long-standing U.S. policy. Somaliland, which declared its independence from Somalia in 1991, is in the Horn of Africa, strategically on the coast of the […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) spent the last week blaming President Donald Trump for a $12 billion budget deficit that led to tough cuts in the state’s healthcare services, but he had no qualms about carving out more than $750 million a year in tax credits for Hollywood. The money is for the expansion of the […]
A ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Saturday night, with multiple videos on social media capturing the moment its masts snapped of as it collided with the iconic structure. The ship, which was covered in lights and brandishing a huge Mexican flag, was carrying about 200 people when it collided with […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday he will veto a measure to create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, saying that while it was a difficult decision, the issue already has been studied and now is the time “to focus on the work itself.” Moore, a Democrat who is the state’s […]
One person is believed to be dead, and five people are injured, after an explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday morning. Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills said that “the blast appears to be an intentional act of violence and the blast extends for blocks with several buildings damaged, some […]
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota assailed Donald Trump in a law school graduation speech Saturday, accusing the Republican president of creating a national emergency by repeatedly violating the rule of law. Walz, the vice presidential nominee in 2024, used his remarks at the University of Minnesota’s law school commencement ceremony to call on graduates to stand up to […]
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Storm systems sweeping across parts of the U.S. Midwest and South have left at least 23 people dead, many of them in Kentucky, where what appeared to be a devastating tornado pulverized homes and flipped over a car on an interstate. In Kentucky, some 14 people were killed by severe weather, […]
President Donald Trump slammed Walmart for raising prices due to his increased tariffs, claiming the company should “eat the tariffs” instead of passing costs on to consumers. Walmart executives said earlier this week the tariffs would result in higher prices, despite their best efforts to keep prices as low as possible. Trump posted on Truth […]
President Donald Trump on Saturday renewed his criticism of his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, and his alleged use of an “autopen” after audio from the ex-president’s interview with former Special Counsel Robert Hur was leaked. Part of the audio from the Hur interview was released by Axios on Friday, after the Biden Justice Department […]
(The Center Square) — The modern cartels in Mexico supply the illicit drug market in America, but they’ve also shifted to new criminal schemes, diversifying into kidnapping, extortion, illegal mining, petroleum theft and illegal fishing. President Donald Trump moved to classify the six Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations early in his term. Experts often call […]
