The Imperial House of Japan is not a normal family. It is the oldest existing hereditary monarchy in the world, a mysterious clan descended from the gods of Japanese mythology. The family is also totally powerless, a toothless organ of the government with parliamentarians drawing up new rules for its future offspring. Emperor Naruhito and […]
A Colombian senator and presidential hopeful was shot on Saturday while at a campaign event in Bogota, according to multiple reports. Miguel Uribe, 39 and a member of the right-wing Democratic Center party, was holding an event in Fontibon, a suburb of the capital city, when “armed subjects shot him in the back,” according to […]
Border czar Tom Homan said the National Guard will be deployed to Los Angeles as a two-day protest against the Trump administration’s deportation efforts has escalated. Homan, who has spearheaded President Donald Trump‘s deportation operation, revealed the deployment in a Fox News appearance on Saturday. “We’re stepping up. … We’re going to bring the National […]
Former Trump adviser Elon Musk deleted two X posts that were part of the social media war between him and President Donald Trump late this week. The daylong feud between Musk and Trump on their respective social media platforms featured many accusations and threats, but as the president signals he is done with his onetime […]
President Donald Trump expressed confidence over the weekend about the U.S. Department of Justice‘s case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the mistakenly deported migrant who is now facing federal charges of human smuggling. In a phone call on Saturday with NBC News, Trump said the case, which includes two federal criminal counts for allegedly transporting illegal […]
Several Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles caused a wave of protests on Friday that continued into Saturday, which saw officers meet protesters in tactical gear and deploy tear gas. Some protesters threw objects at or tried to block ICE vehicles. At one location, officers handcuffed protesters and placed them into white vans […]
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that there would be “serious consequences” if former advisor Elon Musk funded Democratic candidates following their public feud. The pair had a falling out on Thursday, exchanging threats ranging from Trump pulling Musk’s government contracts to Musk decommissioning his Dragon spacecraft and starting a new political party, which he […]
(The Center Square) — A new study paints a bleak picture of the economic health of Illinois. The personal finance website WalletHub has released its findings of the best and worst state economies. Researcher Chip Lugo said Wallethub used three economic categories including economic activity, economic health and innovation potential. “Then we applied 28 relevant metrics, and […]
Grant Hardin, an escaped Arkansas inmate known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” has been taken into custody, the Izard County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. Hardin is a convicted murderer and rapist. He was reported missing from prison on May 25. “Hardin was taken into custody by Izard County authorities just a short distance from […]
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities have closed a wide swath of popular campgrounds and backpacking areas along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington as they search for a former Army soldier wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters. Dozens of additional law enforcement officers from an array of agencies joined the investigation and search Friday […]
