The Islamic State group gunman who killed three U.S. citizens in Syria over the weekend was a member of the country’s security forces. The man, who was killed after murdering two Army soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter and injuring several additional American and Syrian military personnel stationed in Palmyra, was a “lone ISIS gunman,” […]
The FBI‘s decision to announce and then release a person of interest detained in the deadly shooting at Brown University has reignited criticism of FBI Director Kash Patel‘s public-facing leadership, even as law enforcement officials stress the bureau acted on a credible tip and followed standard investigative steps that often unfold behind closed doors. Rhode […]
President Donald Trump could reportedly be preparing to reclassify marijuana, lowering it from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug, a move that could have several legal effects on the cannabis industry and its consumers. Trump’s reported reclassification would relax federal regulations on cannabis, grouping it with substances such as anabolic steroids and ketamine […]
Talk show host Stephen A. Smith lamented that his invitations to Democratic leaders to appear on his SiriusXM show have gone unanswered. Since the launch of Straight Shooter with Stephen A. on Sept. 17, Smith promised a lineup of Republican and Democratic figures. However, his reported promise to the Washington Post that Gov. Gavin Newsom […]
(The Center Square) – Colorado’s unemployment rate decreased slightly in September, dropping a tenth of a point from August to 4.1%. Released last week, these numbers are the first look at unemployment numbers in Colorado since the federal government shutdown delayed the regular monthly reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The shutdown lasted from Oct. 1 […]
(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s economy will continue to grow at a slower pace, but affordability is becoming a major issue for everyday Tennesseans, according to the economic outlook prepared by the University of Tennessee’s Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research. The report released Monday shows the state’s gross domestic product increased by 0.3% in […]
(The Center Square) – A trio of men from Chile who are believed to be illegally in the United States have been arrested and charged for a series of home burglaries in the Milwaukee suburbs. All are being held in Waukesha County jail with hearings scheduled for Wednesday. The men face multiple felony charges. Enjerbet A. […]
Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined the call for Congress to pass meaningful reforms to the federal environmental approval process required to build energy and infrastructure projects, specifically encouraging reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act. Better known as NEPA, the 55-year-old law requires all federal agencies to consider and review the environmental effects of proposed […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Berlin on Monday with senior American and European leaders for the second consecutive day, in the United States’s latest attempt to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Zelensky spent roughly eight hours on Sunday and Monday in negotiations alongside President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, and […]
(The Center Square) – The Texas Education Agency is taking over three more public school districts: Beaumont ISD, Connally ISD and Lake Worth ISD. This brings the total to four this year and five overall. State law requires the TEA to take over failing school districts after a campus receives failing academic ratings for at […]
