Does it ever seem like certain types of crimes get ignored or played down by legacy media? As humorist David Burge (Iowahawk) famously stated, “journalism is about covering important stories. With a pillow, until they stop moving.” We aim to correct this by bringing you the crime stories the media…
Good Thursday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives his Intelligence Briefing 1:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting 3:15 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting 4:00 PM THE PRESIDENT and…
Illinois has two state lawmakers who have dyed their hair blue—more than any other state. That’s according to an analysis of state lawmaker hairstyles by Prairie State Wire. Illinois State Reps. Kelly Cassidy (D–Rogers Park) and Eva-Dina Delgado (D–Belmont Cragin), both of whom represent districts on Chicago’s North Side, dyed…
At a USDA event on Wednesday, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he had plans to teach Americans how to cook so they can wean themselves off their addiction to the ultra-processed foods that are responsible, in large part, for the chronic disease epidemic ravaging the nation. A full 70 percent…
Politicians in and around Washington, D.C., posture as guardians of the planet while standing by seemingly unconcerned for weeks as raw sewage from their backyard spills into the Potomac River, flowing through the nation’s capital and into the Chesapeake Bay’s fishery. The spill started on January 19 with the failure…
Wow! Monster ratings for Fox! The ratings for the 2026 World Baseball Classic have already been a huge success for Fox and the entire sport of baseball, but when we got to Monday night’s game between Team USA and Mexico, things got cranked up to a new level.It was announced…
A rental sign is posted in front of a Miami home on Dec. 12, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe number of “accidental landlords”—homeowners who initially listed their properties for sale but pulled their listings after a few weeks and instead offered their homes for rent—has risen to near-record highs, online real…
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks at the National Conservative Convention in Washington on Sept. 3, 2025. Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier is demanding that Tampa Mayor Jane Castor immediately reverse sanctuary policies that she allegedly imposed on local police, according to a March…
Credit where it’s due: Susan Rice uttered the phrase “accountability agenda” with a straight face. It takes enviable self-control for a former member of the Biden administration to dangle “accountability” over anyone’s head without blowing the take. But Rice wasn’t just talking about the run of the mill “lawfare” and…
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 29, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesFormer Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has revealed that he and his wife, Sheri, have moved their private family…
A group of defendants federal prosecutors claim are part of an “antifa cell” are accused of conspiring to attack an ICE detention center last year.FORT WORTH, Texas (CN) — The Justice Department and attorneys for nine defendants made closing arguments Wednesday in a federal trial in Fort Worth, Texas, that…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Humans have contended with crocodiles for a really long time. The recent discovery of an ancient crocodilian species sporting a strange snout indicates the reptiles may have even preyed on our earliest known hominin…
At least one person is dead and two oil tankers are ablaze in the Persian Gulf after a suspected Iranian attack on the vessels.Explosive-laden Iranian boats reportedly struck the two tankers on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing the initial findings of an Iraqi-led investigation into the fires. The tankers may have…
President Trump said Wednesday that the US must “finish the job” in Iran — warning that a “weak, pathetic” future president could allow Tehran to build nuclear bombs.“We don’t want to leave early, do we? We got to finish the job, right?” Trump said during a rally in Kentucky. “Some…
Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is described as being “more dangerous,” according to a report.Jaber Rajabi, who previously studied “at a religious seminary” with Mojtaba, explained to the Jerusalem Post that he had previously stated, “If war breaks out,…
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the…
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,…
Federal prosecutors have charged 36th District Judge Andrea Bradley-Baskin, Guardian & Associates owner Nancy Williams, and Williams’ fiancé, convicted felon Dwight Rashad, in a case alleging a conspiracy to steal money from vulnerable and incapacitated people in the Detroit area.Bradley-Baskin, who was elected to the 36th District Court bench in…
A federal lawsuit filed in California by yoga instructor Alanna Zabel alleges that Lauren Sánchez Bezos once carried such an intense romantic interest in former President Bill Clinton that Zabel began calling her “Monica,” a reference to the infamous White House intern. The suit, which centers on allegations of copyright…
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the case of Glenn Brooks, a January 6 defendant who wanted to keep fighting his conviction in court even after President Trump pardoned him.Brooks argued the pardon was forced on him against his will and that he deserved his day in appellate…
Winter is set to reassert itself as a quick-moving clipper system will bring hurricane-force winds and blankets of snowfall ranging from Montana and Idaho eastward to Michigan and New York. Simultaneously, portions of the central U.S. will be facing an elevated to high wildfire risk. The clipper will come after…
New York City’s democratic socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, sparked a firestorm Monday night after posting a photo on X showing him hosting Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent anti-Israel activists in the country, for dinner inside Gracie Mansion. Khalil is currently facing deportation by the Trump administration, which labeled…
Almost 19 million illegal migrants are living in the United States, according to the Federation for American Immigration Reform. “Since our December 2020 estimate, the illegal alien population in the United States has grown by 4.1 million, or 28.2 percent, reflecting an unprecedented wave of illegal immigration during the Biden…
Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard rejected a request for a new trial for Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan illegal immigrant convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. In an order issued Monday, Haggard found the evidence against Ibarra was “overwhelming and powerful.”Ibarra was found guilty on all…
Pop legend Stevie Wonder turned Reverend Jesse Jackson’s public funeral into a political sermon on Friday, telling the crowd they need to “overcome the mindset of white supremacy” and “the need to dominate every single country and its people.”As reported by Breitbart News, the remarks came during Jackson’s “homecoming” event,…
Sherrone Moore walked out of court with three felony counts erased and two misdemeanor pleas in his pocket. His former executive assistant, Paige Shiver, responded by turning her fire on the institution that employed them both.Moore, the former head coach at the University of Michigan, had charges of home invasion,…
(The Center Square) — One of New York City’s largest hospitals was facing a Wednesday deadline to comply with a state order to resume its transgender care program, which was shut down last month amid funding threats from the Trump administration.NYU Langone Health announced the closure of its Transgender Youth…
President Donald Trump is advancing a new wave of tariffs, even as he faces renewed legal battles over their legitimacy, and consumers worry about higher prices.Trump is expected to announce new tariff investigations that could lead to higher import duties worldwide. These actions follow the Supreme Court’s decision last month…
(The Center Square) – The price for the same prescription drug in different hospitals nationwide could have more than a $10,000 difference, according to a new report.A report from 3 Axis Advisors used publicly available hospital data to analyze the cost differential between the same generic prescription drugs in hospitals…
When asked on a podcast to name something he loves other than family and friends, Texas state representative James Talarico gave an answer that has now drawn fire from Republican senators, a sitting governor, and a congressman from his own state. His response: transgender children.The clip, from a 2023 episode…
PHOENIX (CN) — Arizona lawmakers took partisan approaches to improve election integrity Wednesday, sending one measure to a House vote and killing two others.The House Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs and Elections heard two bills sponsored by Republican state Senator Mark Finchem aimed at securing elections and increasing transparency. Both…
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit gutted a sweeping injunction that had hamstrung federal immigration enforcement across Chicago, ruling Monday that the lower court’s order was “overbroad” and “constitutionally suspect.”Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino didn’t mince words. He took to X to celebrate…
Bill and Hillary Clinton stepped out for a quiet dinner at Italian hotspot Il Tinello in New York City on Monday night, just days after both were deposed separately over their ties to Jeffrey Epstein.Hillary was spotted flashing a quick wave to onlookers outside the restaurant as she slid into…
This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Texas death row inmate Cedric Ricks. Texas Department of Criminal Justice via APHUNTSVILLE, Texas—A Texas man was executed Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago.Cedric Ricks, 51, was pronounced dead…
Kansas City Chiefs inside linebacker Darron Lee takes part in a drill at NFL football training camp, on July 27, 2019, in St. Joseph, Mo. Charlie Riedel/AP PhotoNASHVILLE, Tenn.—A former NFL player who is charged with murder in his girlfriend’s death in Tennessee asked an AI bot for advice on…
Police direct pedestrians away from Columbus Circle, on July 21, 2016, in New York. Mark Lennihan/APNEW YORK—Newly released surveillance video appears to show a man buying a fuse at a fireworks store days before authorities say he and another man brought homemade bombs to a protest outside the New York…
A political firestorm erupted on Capitol Hill after Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., posted a blunt message on social media declaring, “Muslims don’t belong in American society,” prompting fierce backlash from Democrats and renewed debate about the role of religion and assimilation in the United States. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,…
Podcaster Joe Rogan is once again diving into the political crossfire, this time over the heated national debate surrounding voter ID laws. During a recent episode of his show, Rogan expressed disbelief that many Democrats continue to compare voter ID requirements to the discriminatory policies of the Jim Crow era.…
As the long-delayed Obama Presidential Center barrels toward its long-awaited opening in Chicago, new federal tax filings are putting a spotlight on the people running the operation—and the hefty salaries some of them are collecting along the way. At the center of the scrutiny is Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett,…
A paper sign left in memory of Jada West stands in her neighborhood in Villa Rica, Ga., on March 11, 2026. Kate Brumback/AP PhotoVILLA RICA, Ga.—A 12-year-old girl was taken to a hospital and died days after she collapsed in the street following a fistfight near a school bus stop…
Authorities descended this week on a sprawling New Mexico property once owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, reopening a chapter in one of the most controversial criminal scandals in modern American history. The renewed search of the estate—long known as Zorro Ranch—has triggered fresh scrutiny of how federal investigators handled…
As tensions with Iran rattle global energy markets, a leading Senate Republican is demanding answers about why the United States’ emergency oil stockpile was dramatically depleted during the Biden administration without being fully replenished. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is pressing the Department of Energy for details about decisions that significantly…
In a stunning political shakeup in Northern Virginia, Republican Jeannie LaCroix pulled off a major upset Tuesday night, flipping a county-level seat in deep-blue Prince William County after her Democratic opponent was rocked by controversy over a series of racist and offensive social media posts from more than a decade…
(L) Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) outside the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2024. (R) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesTwo senators have introduced a bipartisan bill in a bid to curb the state-sanctioned crime of forced organ harvesting in China and protect…
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson on Wednesday shared an update about his health after doctors removed part of his lung while treating a rare form of cancer. Hanson announced in December that he would undergo major surgery after doctors discovered what he called a “serious” health issue that…
President Donald Trump’s deputies asked the Supreme Court to certify his authority to end a quasi-amnesty for thousands of Haitian migrants in the United States. The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an “emergency request” for the Supreme Court to “lift a judge’s decision” preventing the termination of Temporary Protected Status…
Toyota logo in this illustration taken on July 28, 2025. Dado Ruvic/ReutersToyota Motor Corp is recalling 550,007 vehicles in the United States as a faulty seat-back mechanism may fail to lock, increasing the risk of injury, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday.The recall includes certain 2021–2024…
President Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that the Iranian regime bears some responsibility for the terrorist suicide bombing of the USS Cole in 2000. The president has gotten pushback from some in the press, but a federal judge has repeatedly agreed with him.In an oft-forgotten terror attack, al-Qaeda terrorists bombed the…
The former FBI agent who ran the bureau’s warrantless spying program said this week that he personally witnessed the director and other senior officials recruiting agents based on political leanings, not qualifications, during Director James Comey’s tenure. Bassem Youssef, a retired special agent who ran the FBI’s Communications Analysis Unit from…
Nearly two years after a federal judge erased First Amendment rights for all students in first grade and below, based on a drawing with “undoubtedly … innocent” intentions, an appeals court slammed him for misreading precedent so badly.President Clinton-nominated Judge David Carter invented an age exception out of whole cloth in the…