“At the age of 10, I received one last hug from my mother — a hug I wished would take me to magical places I read about in storybooks. Instead, she walked out of the office in tears. I never saw my mother again.” This was part of 19-year-old Jaydan Martinez’s heart-wrenching story of how he entered Texas’s foster care system at last week’s House Ways and Means roundtable on Capitol Hill. Twenty-one-year-old Joselyn Fetting likewise described her painful experience, testifying, “I entered foster care at 12 alongside my younger siblings after losing my parents.” She went on to say, “I carried…
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NASA’s Student Launch final is held near Huntsville, Alabama, home of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, at 11 a.m. ET on April 24. This event is a nine-month-long challenge that tasks student teams across the United States with designing, building, testing, and launching a high-powered rocket carrying a scientific or enginee…
Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran ‘going global’Thirty-four vessels have been turned back since the United States imposed a naval blockade to and from Iranian ports in the Gulf of Oman and the open oceans, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.Speaking at an April 24 Pentagon briefing alongside Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine, Hegseth provided an update on the conflict with Iran, which is currently paused under a ceasefire agreement.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
There’s some pretty sweet activity at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. thanks to first lady Melania Trump. Trump has added a new, fully functioning beehive in the shape of the White House on the South Lawn grounds. The expansion, which was announced Friday, expanded the existing honey production and beekeeping program at the White House. The new hive will add two new bee colonies to the two current existing colonies producing honey, per the White House. Thousands of bees will increase honey production by about 30 pounds a year. Watch: .@FLOTUS @MELANIATRUMP announced the expansion of the @WhiteHouse honey program with the addition…
You might expect the left leaning New Yorker magazine to be at least somewhat sympathetic to the plight of Venezuelan President (via fraud) Nicolas Maduro, currently residing in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center while awaiting his court trial for drug trafficking, narco-terrorism, and weapons offences. But Diego Lasarte’s Tuesday story seems less about sympathy and more about generating laughter whether intentional or not as you can see in “What Nicolás Maduro’s Life Is Like in a Notorious Brooklyn Jail. The jail is “notorious,” and Maduro is not? The possibility of laughter immediately emerges when Lasarte reveals that Maduro’s temporary roommate was…
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/joseph-vazquez/2026/04/24/aps-seth-borenstein-earth-day-activists-wielding-joy AP’s Seth Borenstein on Earth Day: Activists Wielding JOY as Weapon in Climate Fight By Joseph Vazquez The Associated Press’ in-house climate doom prophet Seth Borenstein ran one of the most punch-drunk, inane pieces of low-brow eco-babbling propaganda to ever plague the publication’s website. Borenstein’s April 22 Earth Day headline read like a heaping pile of satire: “Climate doom and gloom? Try laughing instead. Activists embrace joy in the fight to save Earth.” How is this even real? Borenstein proceeded to make his narrative out to be the plot to a Super Mario World game: “Across the world, groups of activists, teachers and psychologists…
The team had asked a court to uphold its former competition director’s noncompete agreement and bar him from working for NASCAR Cup Series competitor Spire Motorsports.CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CN) — Joe Gibbs Racing cannot force its former competition director to resign his new position as the team’s trade secrets case proceeds toward trial, a federal judge decided.In a 35-page order on a preliminary injunction issued shortly before a temporary restraining order expired Thursday night, U.S. District Judge Susan Rodriguez found that Chris Gabehart — now chief motorsports officer for Spire Motorsports — will still be barred from retaining or using any…
Some of the left-wing Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) donors have apparently remained silent after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the nonprofit this week with fraud and money laundering. One of those big-name donors is actor George Clooney, whose foundation has not yet said a word about the indictment, the New York Post reported Thursday, noting that left-wing billionaire George Soros’ foundation and MGM Resorts have also stayed quiet. The SPLC has been accused of funneling “more than $3 million to the hate groups it claims to fight,” the outlet said. A federal grand jury in Alabama charged the nonprofit…
Please follow us on Truth Social, Telegram, Rumble, Minds, Gettr, Twitter, Gab, Youtube Posted Zero Hedge The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a significant religious liberty case that pits Colorado’s universal preschool funding program against Catholic schools’ faith-based admissions and operational policies. Earlier this week, the Court granted certiorari in an unsigned order (no dissents noted), limiting review to two questions from the petitioners’ November 2025 petition. Arguments are expected in the Court’s October 2026 term. In 2020, Colorado voters approved Proposition EE, creating dedicated funding for voluntary universal preschool. The state’s Early Childhood Act and…
I’ve never really understood the official Democrat Party’s rush to join the online and media antics of its low-class, juvenile, smarmy, anti-Semitic, and racist candidates, members, and minions as they mock, scorn, and f-bomb their way through the day for lack of anything constructive, coherent, or encouraging to share. Advertisement Just to catch you up in case, with everything else going on, you missed the news, John Phelan lost his job as Secretary of the Navy yesterday. There was kind of an abrupt Xweet from Sean Parnell, of the ‘we thank you for your service, good luck’ ilk, and we…
Credit: U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Hernan Vidana/Released In July 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that USAID would no longer send foreign assistance across the globe. Rubio noted that USAID had, for decades, failed to ensure the programs it funded actually supported America’s interests. “Beyond creating a globe-spanning NGO industrial complex at taxpayer expense, USAID has little to show since the end of the Cold War. Development objectives have rarely been met, instability has often worsened, and anti-American sentiment has only grown,” Rubio wrote in a blog post, according to Fox News. “This…
A reporter for TMZ asked Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Friday if he got an “adrenaline rush” when ordering military strikes. TMZ DC reporter Jacob Wasserman asked Hegseth during a Pentagon briefing how he feels when he orders military strikes on Iran. Hegseth, who joked that his question was “very TMZ,” said that his priority was ensuring that service members have all the resources they need to be successful in their mission and safely come home.“I’ve heard you talk a lot about bombing people and places,” Wasserman said. “And when you give these orders to carry out this extreme level…
A reporter for TMZ asked Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Friday if he got an “adrenaline rush” when ordering military strikes. TMZ DC reporter Jacob Wasserman asked Hegseth during a Pentagon briefing how he feels when he orders military strikes on Iran. Hegseth, who joked that his question was “very TMZ,” said that his priority was ensuring that service members have all the resources they need to be successful in their mission and safely come home. “I’ve heard you talk a lot about bombing people and places,” Wasserman said. “And when you give these orders to carry out this extreme…
Prediction market betting has reached the world of kidnapping and killing, and one man is already taking the fall over allegations of insider trading. Federal law enforcement arrested Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. special forces soldier, on Thursday for allegedly using classified information to bet on the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which occurred Jan. 3 in Operation Absolute Resolve. Authorities say Van Dyke “participated in the planning and execution of the U.S. military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro,” which gave him highly valuable nonpublic information. (RELATED: Is Another Foreign Leader About To Be ‘Maduroed?’)Van Dyke allegedly wagered…
Prosecutors alleged singer D4vd’s phone contained a “significant amount” of child pornography Thursday morning in a Los Angeles court. The popular singer is being held without bail in connection with the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered remains were allegedly discovered in bags inside a Tesla belonging to D4vd, also known as David Anthony Burke.Prosecutors said investigators collected 40 terabytes of evidence over the duration of a months-long probe, alleging that child pornography was discovered on the singer’s cellphone, KTLA News reported. It remains unclear whether the material included images or videos of Hernandez. A portrait of the late…
An otherwise normal briefing in the White House turned into an entertaining encounter as a barefoot toddler interrupted President Donald Trump’s remarks. Two-year-old Travis Smith was the topic of discussion at one point, as his mother explained the “life-changing” restoration of his hearing thanks to a “miracle” cure by Regeneron. But when the tiny-suit-wearing toddler had had his fill of adult talk, he wiggled his way out of his mother’s arms and took to rolling around the carpet to the amusement of the president and other officials gathered in the Oval Office. The White House had some fun with the…
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on April 24, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesDepartment of War Secretary Pete Hegseth said on April 24 that a nearly two-week-long U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports is increasing and “going global” as Washington seeks to exert economic pressure on Tehran ahead of possible negotiations.The U.S. military blockade is “growing” and has “gone global,” he said at a morning press briefing at the Pentagon, adding that Iran “will never get a nuclear bomb.”We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The brain of a honeybee (Apis mellifera) weighs less than one milligram and contains fewer than one million neurons, but that may be more than enough for surprisingly complex calculations. For decades, cognitive researchers and biologists have debated just how much the seemingly simple insects can comprehend. The answer may sound inconsequential, but it has major implications for how intelligence functions and evolves across species. Now, a team at Monash University in Australia says they have a definitive answer about bee smarts: Earth’s vital…
The end is near for the Islamist terrorist regime running Iran, and it’s likely the regime is very scared that a coup is being planned against it. This makes sense. … Read more
Google announced this week that 75 percent of all new code created within the company is currently being generated by AI systems and subsequently reviewed by human engineers. Business Insider reports that Google announced this week that three-quarters of all new code created within the company is currently being generated by AI systems and then reviewed by human engineers. This represents a dramatic acceleration in the company’s adoption of AI-powered development tools over recent years. The percentage of AI-generated code at Google has increased substantially in a relatively short time frame. As recently as October 2024, approximately 25 percent of the…
Republican Rep. Tim Burchett has been preparing Americans for years about the possibility of UFOs and alien lifeforms in proximity to planet Earth. This week, the Tennessee conservative doubled down, making bolder claims about confidential information he’s been privy to despite a rash of mysterious deaths of top scientists and researchers tied to space, energy, and UAP phenomena. When asked on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” if he believed in aliens, Burchett did not mince words. “Yes, sir, I do,” he replied before speaking of possible alien interpretations in the Bible. “Genesis one, chapter one, ‘God created the heavens and the earth.’…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech After a ten-year period of trial and error, officials approved fully autonomous buses for operation in Norway, where they’ll soon mix in with human drivers on public roads. Unlike other autonomous bus initiatives around the world, there will be no human driver behind the wheel whatsoever. The approval, first reported by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), applies to buses operated by Vy, a national state-owned transit company, as well as Kolumbus, the regional transit authority for the Southwest county of Rogaland. Autonomous buses…
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Friday, April 24, 2026Firefighters work to put out a massive blaze at the First Reformed Church of Astoria, located at 27-26 12th Street, in Astoria, N.Y., on April 23, 2026. | FDNYA massive five-alarm fire that swept through the First Reformed Church of Astoria, one of the oldest churches in New York City, and left six firefighters injured on Thursday, is now under investigation as authorities seek to find out how it started.A statement from the New York City Fire Department said the blaze at the church, located at 27-26 12th Street in Astoria, Queens,…
The war in Iran has impacted prices on a number of petroleum-based goods as blockades by both the U.S. and Iran prevent exports from moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Besides fertilizers and gasoline, now condom users will be paying higher prices. The CEO of Malaysia’s Karx Bhd, which supplies major U.S. brands including Durex and Trojan, said the company plans to increase prices by 20% to 30% if disruptions in its supply chains continue. Karex CEO Goh Miah Kiat told Reuters that rising freight costs and shipping delays have depleted condom stockpiles. “The situation is definitely very fragile, prices are…
The Department of Justice on Friday ended its criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that she had ordered her office to close the investigation while the Federal Reserve’s Inspector General reviewed the matter. “I have directed my office to close our investigation as the IG undertakes this inquiry. Note well, however, that I will not hesitate to restart a criminal investigation should the facts warrant doing so,” she posted on X. Pirro’s office had investigated the renovation of the Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., which has been plagued by delays and cost…
President Donald Trump on Friday issued a 90-day extension of its Jones Act waiver in a bid to combat rising fuel costs amid the Iran war.The Jones Act requires that shipping between different U.S. ports be done by American ships. The waiver permits non-American ships to transport goods between different American ports. “This waiver extension provides both certainty and stability for the U.S. and global economies,” White House assistant press secretary Taylor Rogers said in a statement. ” The Trump Administration has taken several actions to mitigate short-term disruptions to the energy markets, and this extension will help ensure vital…
A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon has been extended by three weeks, President Donald Trump said in the Oval Office on Thursday. The Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors met with Trump, Secretary of State Mark Rubio and the State Department for another round of talks between the two countries, and the purpose of the meeting was primarily to discuss extending the ceasefire, Axios reported. Trump had announced a 10-day ceasefire between the two countries last week, which helps the U.S. in its separate talks with Iran. Iran has said the attacks in Lebanon constitute a violation of its ceasefire agreement with…
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said she “will not hesitate to restart a criminal investigation should the facts warrant doing so.” The post DOJ Drops Criminal Probe Into Fed Chairman Jerome Powell first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is now directing an effort to counteract Virginia’s gerrymander, calling for a special session this week to explore whether the Sunshine State could redraw its own congressional districts. “Today, I announced that I will be convening a special session of the Legislature focused on redistricting to ensure that Florida’s congressional maps accurately reflect the population of our state,” DeSantis said in a January announcement, emphasizing changing demographics in Florida. If passed, Florida would have the opportunity to redraw at least three or four new Republican seats. Democrat Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York believes…
On this week’s edition of Liberty Nation Radio we tackle the latest CPI and inflation numbers, the blockade in Iran, and a whole lot more.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth tore into European countries over a lack of support in the Iran war. During a Friday morning media conference on the war, Hegseth took multiple jobs at the European Union. He calledfor them to do more to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, where about 20% of the world’s oil supply runs through. Hegseth said to those refusing to support the war that the “free riding is over” and the Strait of Hormuz is more essential to other countries than the United States. “Europe and Asia have benefited from our protection for decades, but the time for…
The Committee on the Present Danger: China (CPDC) holds a webinar at 9 a.m. ET on April 21 titled “Racing Xi to the Moon: We Must Get There First and Defend It” to examine U.S.–China competition in space and the strategic stakes of the race to the moon. Moderator: Frank Gaffney, president, Institute for the American Future; vic…
The U.S. Attorney General for the nation’s capital said Friday she had closed an investigation into cost overruns in a renovation project of the Federal Reserve’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. “This morning the Inspector General for the Federal Reserve has been asked to scrutinize the building costs overruns–in the billions of dollars–that have been borne by taxpayers,” said Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., in a post on X. “Accordingly, I have directed my office to close our investigation as the IG undertakes this inquiry.” Pirro has said she convened a grand jury that subpoenaed the Federal Reserve months…
Players from Iran’s national soccer team pose for a photo before a World Cup qualification match against North Korea at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran, on June 10, 2025. Vahid Salemi/AP PhotoU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on April 23 that Washington has no objection to Iran taking part in this summer’s soccer World Cup in North America but that nobody with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) would be allowed entry into the United States.His comments were made after U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for global partnerships, Paolo Zampolli, suggested to FIFA President Gianni Infantino…
The assisted suicide Bill will now fall when the current Parliamentary session ends and will not become law after the final day of Committee Stage of the Bill was completed today without the Bill passing the Lords. The fall of the assisted suicide Bill comes as new polling suggests that the Bill would likely fail if it were reintroduced to the House of Commons, and an analysis reveals there have been near-unprecedented levels of opposition to the Bill in the House of Lords. Private Members’ Bills, like the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, are only debated on Fridays,…
A 64-year-old former teacher once dubbed “Mr. Wonderful” at an elite Massachusetts girls’ school pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three rape counts connected to two former students. Matthew Rutledge appeared in Berkshire Superior Court in Pittsfield after being indicted in March on allegations brought by Melissa Fares, 33, and Hilary Simon, 39, according to Fox News Digital. Both women alleged Rutledge abused them during their time at Miss Hall’s School, a private boarding institution, between 2000 and 2010.Simon alleged she was 15 when Rutledge first targeted her for grooming and abused her for years. “I fought this privately for 20…
Ticks, in an undated file photograph. Getty ImagesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on April 23 said emergency room visits for tick bites are higher than normal in many parts of the country and warned people about the serious diseases that ticks can cause.Thirty-four per 100,000 emergency room visits were due to tick bites in March, according to CDC data, the highest March rate on record dating back to 2017.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on April 24 that a U.S. blockade on Iran is going global, adding that Tehran had a chance to make a “good deal” with Washington. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said U.S. Central Command continues to maintain a strict blockade on all ports in Iran. Caine said 34 ships had…
On Thursday afternoon, NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck joined The Scott Jennings Show to expose a coordinated media protection racket gaslighting voters from Richmond to Sacramento. While the elitist press spent the week celebrating a narrow, 3-point victory for a radical new congressional map in Virginia, Jennings noted that a “wet blanket” has emerged in the form of former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s arguments—specifically that the state Supreme Court could toss the entire map in weeks. The elitist media want you to see a blue map; they don’t want you to see the disenfranchised voters in rural Virginia.@CurtisHouck exposes the…
Old and busted: If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. New hotness: If at twice you have succeeded and you’re still stuck with your bete noire … maybe it’s time to examine your strategy. Advertisement Don’t expect “resistance-minded House Democrats, as Axios calls them, to learn anything from history. As the odds of a Democrat midterm victory in the lower chamber increase, the progressives in the caucus have begun agitating for – what else? – the impeachment of Donald Trump. For the third time. After voters emphatically returned him to office.What could go wrong? We’ll apparently find out on Day One…
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands during a press conference at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, on Sept. 18, 2025. Leon Neal/APPresident Donald Trump said the United States could impose a “big tariff” on the UK if it does not abandon its Digital Services Tax (DST), which affects a number of major tech companies.Speaking at a White House event on April 23, Trump criticized the UK’s 2 percent DST, which applies to revenues generated in the UK by large search engines, social media platforms, and online marketplaces.We had a problem loading this article. Please…
What matters now is ending the war as quickly and decisively as possible. . . After that, people can wrestle over the “moral and constitutional” quandary to their heart’s content.” —Brandon Smith Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger thinks up another brilliant idea Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gettr, Truth Social, Twitter, YouTube Other matters first, then Iran. The fall of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in an eleven-count fraud and money-laundering indictment is a watershed moment for exposing the bad faith business model of the Lefty-left: pay for the creation of imaginary monsters so you can pretend to be the defender of your fake victim-clients,…
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Friday, April 24, 2026Houston Texans edge rusher Will Anderson speaks with reporters during a press conference announcing his three-year, $ 150 million contract extension, which makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL, on April 21, 2026. | Screenshot/YouTube/Houston TexansHouston Texans All-Pro defensive end Will Anderson Jr. told reporters this week that “God is good” as he spoke publicly about his new three-year, $150 million contract extension, repeatedly referencing his faith in Christ. Anderson gave a press conference Tuesday, wearing a cross around his neck and beginning with, “Thank you, Jesus.”The NFL player told Jesus,…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed he recently underwent treatment for prostate cancer. Netanyahu made the announcement Friday, marking the first time the country’s longest-serving leader has disclosed a cancer diagnosis, Newsmax reported. Netanyahu, 76, revealed the condition while publicizing the results of his annual medical examination, per CNN. In a statement on X, he said doctors discovered a malignant tumor measuring less than a centimeter during a follow-up check after prostate surgery in December 2024. היום התפרסם הדו״ח הרפואי השנתי שלי. ביקשתי לעכב את פרסומו בחודשיים כדי שהוא לא יפורסם בשיא המלחמה על מנת שלא לאפשר למשטר הטרור באיראן להפיץ עוד תעמולת כזב…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington on March 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe Department of Justice has ended its criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, said in an April 24 post on X that she has directed her office to close its investigation.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
Pope Leo XIV issued a categorical condemnation of Iran’s Islamist regime engaging in the widespread massacre of protesters on Thursday, urging the parties involved in the conflict in that country to seek peace, but stating “obviously” he hoped for an end to the execution of dissidents. The earthly head of the Catholic Church made the comments on a flight back to Rome from Equatorial Guinea, where he had just completed a tour of Africa that also included stops in Algeria, once home to St. Augustine, and Cameroon, where jihadist terrorism and a civil war between English and French speakers have…
President Trump’s planned attendance at the White House Correspondents Dinner had really caused the liberal media snowflakes to meltdown. During Friday’s The View the ABC News co-host whined that Trump was going to be attending their elitist event and how they now had to skip it. Of course, they also had to humble brag about how they’re “always” invited and have had a great time when they were attacking Trump at the dinners. “So, the White House Correspondents Dinner is tomorrow night. And for the first time as president, Trump will be in attendance as president,” Behar announced, before really…
Two days before the White House Correspondents Dinner (WHCD), Vanity Fair’s Aidan McLaughlin published on Thursday a nearly 3,800-word gossipy tome filled with anonymous current and former CBS News correspondents and producers trashing editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and “useful idiot” CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil, seething over anything and everything already pilloried in past hit pieces (like here, here, here, and here) from other magazines and journalism outfits. The difference, however, is the soapiness of current CBS News officials attacking Dokoupil as a “vanity”-filled personality who “completely lost the room” when he acknowledged a lack of trust in the press,…
A former Massachusetts boarding school history teacher nicknamed “Mr. Wonderful” allegedly raped two of his students. The former Miss Hall’s School teacher, 64-year-old Matthew Rutledge, was indicted on March 24 on three counts of rape, according to a press release from the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office. During his arraignment this past Wednesday, Rutledge came face-to-face with his two victims, Melissa Fares, 33, and Hilary Simon, 39. He allegedly preyed on Fares from 2007 to 2010 and preyed on Simon from 2001 to 2005. In each case, the abuse started when they were 16. Private school teacher charged with r*ping two…