Travis King, the Army private who dashed into North Korea from South Korea in 2023, has pled guilty to desertion and other charges. King had been court-martialed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and he took a plea deal to avoid nine additional charges. The soldier will not face any jail time because of time served and […]

For decades, 19 of New Jersey’s 21 counties used an unusual method for designing their primary ballots: the county line.  The county line placed party-backed candidates in one row or column with other candidates placed somewhere else on the ballot in what is sometimes called “ballot Siberia.” In turn, complaints about voter suppression and manipulation […]

Pagers and walkie-talkies exploded across Lebanon in two attacks targeting Hezbollah this week, killing 32 and injuring thousands. The innovative attack, widely believed to have been masterminded by Israel, is just the latest example of the country’s intelligence forces bringing plots akin to those from spy novels to life. While Israel and its national intelligence […]

(The Center Square) – While the bench trial for Illinois’ gun and magazine ban is over, the reverberations could impact a separate lawsuit against banning firearm silencers. Litigants in the trial that wrapped up Thursday argued over the difference and similarities of now banned semi-automatic only firearms and military rifles that go full auto or […]