House Judiciary Committee Probes Fatal ATF Raid
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is demanding documents and communications related to the early morning raid that led to the fatal shooting of former Clinton National Airport Executive Director Bryan Malinowski.[#item_full_content]
Biden admin notes ‘urgent’ concern over Israel in Gaza human rights report
The State Department’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices highlighted Israel prominently, featuring concerns over the country’s precautions to minimize the civilian toll of Palestinians on the first page, which is normally reserved for the most egregious of human rights abusers. In the report’s preface, President Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the human […]
‘Neutrality’ Issues at UN Agency for Palestinians, but No Terrorism Proof: Independent Review
An independent review group on the UN agency for Palestinians found some “neutrality-related issues,” its much-anticipated report said Monday, but it noted Israel had yet to provide evidence for incendiary allegations that staff were members of terrorist organizations.The…[#item_full_content]
Hollywood handbag designer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags into the US
A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Miami federal court on charges of smuggling crocodile handbags from her native Colombia. Nancy Gonzalez was arrested in 2022 […]
European Space Agency welcomes 5 new astronauts to its fourth class after receiving over 20,000 applicants
For the past year, five fit, academically superior men and women have been spun in centrifuges, submerged for hours, deprived temporarily of oxygen, taught to camp in the snow, and schooled in physiology, anatomy, astronomy, meteorology, robotics, and Russian. On Monday, the five Europeans and an Australian graduated from basic training with a new title: […]
Poland ‘ready’ to host NATO members’ nuclear weapons to counter Russia, president says
Poland’s president says the NATO member would be ready to host the nuclear weapons of the military alliance’s other members in response to Russia’s moving its nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus. President Andrzej Duda made the comments in an interview published Monday in the Fakt tabloid. POLISH PRESIDENT PUSHES NATO ALLIES TOWARD HIGHER DEFENSE SPENDING […]
Turkish President makes first official visit to Iraq in over a decade
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Iraq on Monday for his first official visit in more than a decade as Ankara seeks greater cooperation from Baghdad in its fight against a Kurdish militant group that has a foothold in Iraq. Other issues also loom large between the two countries, including water supply and exports […]
Patriots Owner Kraft No Longer Donating to Columbia
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he no will longer donate to Columbia University amid campus protests against Israel.
Biden launches billion-dollar climate work program as part of Earth Day actions
President Biden officially launched the so-called American Climate Corps, a program that is slated to “mobilize” tens of thousands of Americans for conservation and eco-friendly projects nationwide. The president’s actions on the work program come on Earth Day and are part of broader actions the White House unveiled Monday to commemorate Earth Day. In addition […]
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested at Yale
Police arrested dozens of people at a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Yale University on Monday, hours after Columbia University canceled in-person classes in response to protesters setting up tent encampments at its New York City campus last week.