WASHINGTON (AP) — The cherry blossoms draw more than a million visitors to Washington’s Tidal Basin annually. This year was no different, except some strolling the area between the Lincoln Memorial and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial were dressed in camouflage – and armed.Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in…
Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gettr, Truth Social, Twitter, YouTube Connecticut’s minimum wage didn’t rise overnight. It was the result of a sweeping 2019 law that fundamentally changed how wages are set in the state. Under Public Act 19-4, lawmakers approved a multi-year schedule to raise the minimum wage from $10.10 in 2019 to $15.00 by…
Former Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin delivered a powerful warning to voters with just one day remaining before tomorrow’s critical special election referendum. Democrats are spending a staggering $70 million to “fool, trick, and deceive” Virginians into approving a radical constitutional amendment that would impose one of the most partisan gerrymanders…
Ingesting rat poison could lead to bleeding gums and nosebleeds as well as bruising and blood in the stool.PRAGUE (AP) — Countries across Central Europe pulled baby food off the shelves Monday after rat poison was discovered in some jars of the HiPP brand over the weekend.Austria ’s health minister told parents, kindergartens and…
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Monday, April 20, 2026Unsplash/Jose Francisco MoralesFormer Minor League Baseball player and two-time MLB draft pick Brian Kirby died Wednesday while working as an HVAC technician on the roof of a church in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He was 46.Kirby, who was selected by the Cincinnati…
Monday’s earthquake and tsunami warning were a reminder to the quake-prone area of the March 2011 disaster that ravaged large swaths of the northern coast, triggering a nuclear crisis in Fukushima.TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and…
https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/tornado-damage-and-frequency-an-update BY ROGER PIELKE JR. Excerpt: Today, I share the latest data on normalized U.S. tornado losses since 1954 and a time series of the incidence of the strongest tornadoes since 1975. I doubt you’ll come across these data anywhere else. … The time series shows a significant decrease in…
A new round of U.S.–Iran peace talks were set to happen on Monday. NTD looks at how President Donald Trump is warning Iran after accusing it of violating the ceasefire, and what happens after the United States fired at and seized an Iranian ship. Federal agents arrested an Iranian national…
Oil plunges below $90 as Iran opens the vital Strait of Hormuz, boosting global markets Iran’s conditional reopening of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz caused a sharp drop in oil prices and a rally in global stock markets. This reflects trader optimism that the most severe immediate threat, a…
The IMF states the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran is derailing global growth and pushing the world economy toward a devastating recession, slashing its growth forecast to 3.1%. The conflict has directly disrupted oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, causing a negative supply shock that has pushed oil prices…
New study reveals Yellowstone’s volcanic engine is shallower and more dynamic, forcing rethink of eruption risks A new study reveals Yellowstone’s supervolcano is fueled by a shallow, spread-out magma mush system, not a deep liquid chamber. This model suggests tectonic forces alone can fill the volcano’s chambers, changing the understanding…
Higher vitamin D levels are strongly linked to lower colorectal cancer risk. A major review of over 50 studies and 1.3 million people supports this protective effect. Biologically, vitamin D slows cancer cell growth and reduces gut inflammation. Approximately 80% of U.S. adults have insufficient vitamin D levels. Experts suggest…
The centenarian advantage: New research reveals the biology of sustained resilience Dr. Chiara Herzog highlighted that neurons derived from centenarian stem cells combatted toxic proteins better than those from younger donors. A 2025 U.S. study created a stem-cell biobank from centenarians’ blood to study aging in real-time, revealing inherent resistance…
Engaging in 150+ minutes of moderate activity (walking, swimming, gardening) weekly reduces dementia risk by 25% by improving blood flow, reducing inflammation and clearing brain toxins. Aim for 7-8 hours nightly; chronic under- or oversleeping raises dementia risk by disrupting brain detoxification (e.g., beta-amyloid clearance) and memory consolidation. Mediterranean/DASH diets…
Combining creatine with carbohydrates enhances power output by 5–10% during high-intensity sprints compared to creatine alone, delaying fatigue more effectively. Carbohydrates spike insulin, which helps shuttle creatine into muscle cells more efficiently, maximizing energy regeneration during explosive exercise. Including protein with creatine + carbs showed no significant additional advantage, confirming…
The State Department on Monday announced that it had begun the process of restricting the visas for a group of people who maintained either familial, personal, or business relationships with people linked to a major drug cartel.The Sinaloa Cartel is one of the major narco-trafficking organizations based in Mexico. The…
The House Ethics Committee on Monday released a statement confirming that it had investigated 20 allegations of sexual misconduct by a member of the House since 2017.”Over the last decade, the Committee has adopted a more aggressive and robust approach to allegations of sexual misconduct,” the committee said in a…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Regional accents in the United States are far more complicated than their oversimplified stereotypes. Take that reductive “Southern” twang heard so often across pop culture. Researchers routinely identify significant differences throughout the region, with…
Nike’s attempt at a snarky Boston Marathon billboard was so bad that they were forced to remove it following significant backlash. Last week, the athletic brand put up a sign in its Newbury Street location that was supposed to encourage people to join in the race, which saw over 32,000…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Military and intelligence contractor Palantir has long struggled to beat the allegations of enabling an Orwellian surveillance state on behalf of the Pentagon. The Alex Karp-led company has received huge sums in federal…
Public schools—really, they should be called “government schools”—long ago gave up the idea that they existed solely to educate children. I really can’t say exactly when, if there is a definitive “when,” this transformation occurred. I suspect it happened in much the same way that bankruptcy does: slowly, then all at…
Well, that’s not great. Dettmers says the “forces leading to a population drop are already in motion,” and he expects a decline in population in the next four decades. And don’t blame war, virus, or natural disaster—credit our illustrious living standards and shrinking birth rates. “People are healthier, richer, better…
Kamala Harris over the weekend delivered remarks at the Michigan Democratic Women’s Caucus in Detroit. The failed presidential hopeful talked about her time as Biden’s Vice President, her pathetic 3-month 2024 presidential campaign, and gave feedback on President Trump’s second term. Harris claimed President Trump was “pulled into” the Iran…
A Florida jury ordered Carnival Cruise Line to pay a California nurse $300,000 after reportedly finding the firm negligent for providing the woman too much alcohol before she sustained injuries. The Miami federal jury sided with Diana Sanders, 45, of Vacaville, California, on April 10, The Miami Herald reported, citing…
Nancy Sinatra is not happy with President Donald Trump for posting a video of her father singing “My Way,” calling the move sacrilegious. “This is a sacrilege,” the eldest daughter of Frank Sinatra wrote on X Sunday. Sinatra’s post came in response to a video clip Trump posted Saturday on Truth Social of Frank Sinatra…
A Michigan Senate candidate is drawing criticism after comments he made on a podcast about Vice President JD Vance and his family quickly spread online. According to Fox News, Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat running for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat, made the remarks during an appearance on “The Allen…
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister said Sunday that the country has become a primary target of Iran’s attacks due to its commitment to tolerance and economic growth. UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimy told ABC’s “This Week” host Jonathan Karl that, unlike Iran, which uses…
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 29, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Monday said that Israel did not force his hand to launch the war with Iran.“Israel never talked me into…
Image: Video screenshot It seems that anything far-left Mayor Mamdani touches gets ruined, and the New York Mets are on the receiving end of the Mayor’s bad luck streak. Mamdani and his radical wife made a stop at Citi Field on April 9, 2026. During the visit, the duo shared…
For most of recorded history, families handled elder care without question. But our modern world has forgotten the parts that make us human. So much so that a top columnist for The Washington Post is suggesting it’s acceptable to replace human contact with robots in an area of life we…
Senior intelligence and law enforcement officials working with the Department of Justice’s probe into former CIA Director John Brennan were issued subpoenas to testify before a grand jury. The subpoenas of the FBI and other intelligence officials were issued after the DOJ had directed an attorney aligned with President Donald Trump…
FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250 million defamation suit against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick over a recent report, alleging it contains false and defamatory claims published with “actual malice.” The April 17 hit piece, titled “The FBI Director Is MIA,” alleges that Patel “is known to…
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Monday, April 20, 2026School in Nigeria in this undated photo. | (Photo: Open Doors partners)Seven children seized from a Christian orphanage network in northern Nigeria more than six years ago remain in the custody of Kano State authorities after a meeting convened to finalize…
In late March, the FIA CODASUR South American Rally Championship started its campaign in Brazil; however, 2026’s Round 2 happened in Argentina recently. Didier Arias, a driver, was racing in the competition Sunday with his co-driver Héctor Núñez, and they ended up getting into a terrifying accident. Their vehicle caught…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech NASA’s Voyager 1 has survived nearly 50 years and a light-day of travel from Earth — but in the end, there’s no question that a deadly combination of entropy and 1970s technology will…
Variety reports that Tina Fey talked about the very political sketches on Saturday Night Live at a “History Talks” event on Saturday in Philadelphia produced in tandem by the History Channel and Comcast. She joked on a grandiose note: “One fifth of America’s history has been covered by Saturday Night…
At this point everyone knows about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo and his comments on Reddit supporting the socialist rifle club and calling Maine residents racist and dumb. Polling suggests that Democrats have decided they don’t care about any of that. Advertisement Today the Washington Post published a…
11 U.S. scientists tied to nuclear programs and UFO/UAP research, gone. Dead or missing. Phones left behind. No clear answers. And now even Washington is paying attention. This isn’t a coincidence. On Stinchfield, I connect the dots and lay out the suspects: The Deep State. China. Russia. Iran. Even elements…
The Supreme Court in Washington on April 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesSupreme Court justices on April 20 declined to take up a case involving a Massachusetts schoolgirl whose parents say officials wrongly hid their daughter’s purported identity as a male from them.At least six of the nine justices declined…
Leaks, probably from individuals just starting to receive subpoenas, are now quickly making their way to the media. The goal seems to be to rally as much corporate media support as possible, with a subtle push to initiate an Alinsky process. The media’s formerly predictable compliance toward generating a needed…
Failing to stay the daughter’s removal from the U.S. left the high court no choice but to deny the mother’s certiorari petition, Sotomayor said.(CN) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor chastised her fellow justices Monday morning for failing to stay the removal of a Venezuelan child amid an international…
CNN was unapologetic even after they were found liable for their malicious defamation of Navy veteran Zachary Young last year. And in reporting on FBI Director Kash Patel’s $250 million defamation suit against The Atlantic for their recent reporting about him, on Monday, CNN’s The Situation Room suggested was just…
Sweden is bracing for a potential Russian operation to seize the island of Gotland, according to the nation’s top military commander. Swedish Chief of Defense Michael Claesson warned that Moscow could execute a land grab “at any time” in order to test NATO’s determination. “It doesn’t have to be particularly…
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court sided Monday with Washington, D.C., in a case concerning how courts assess Fourth Amendment violations, directing judges to consider the totality of the circumstances when analyzing police officers’ conduct.In February 2023, Washington, D.C. police officer Clifford Vanterpool responded to a dispatch report around 2…
WASHINGTON (CN) — The House Ethics Committee on Monday published a complete list of members of Congress it has investigated for sexual misconduct and defended its process for addressing — and publicizing — reports of such behavior.The compilation, which stretches back 50 years, comes as the lower chamber’s ethics panel…
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to succeed Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chairman, plans to tell Congress he supports maintaining the independence of the Federal Reserve on monetary policy as the president ramps up his criticism of Powell’s hesitance to lower interest rates.“I am committed to ensuring that the…
President Donald Trump declared Monday that “Israel never talked me into the war with Iran” and blasted the “FAKE NEWS.” Trump took to Truth Social, emphasizing that his “lifelong opinion” that Iran cannot attain a nuclear weapon and Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks on Israel led him to launch…
“Defendants are of course free to criticize the leadership of the FBI, but they crossed the legal line by publishing an article replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations designed to destroy Director Patel’s reputation and drive him from office.” The post FBI Director Kash Patel Files Defamation Lawsuit Against…
Tim Kaine Last week, far-left Governor Abigail Spanberger officially signed legislation that would enter Virginia into the controversial National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) and upend the commonwealth’s electoral landscape. It would hand Democrats a 10-1 advantage in the U.S. House delegation, expanding a 6D–5R delegation into a potential 10…
Jeffrey Epstein The wave that is the Jeffrey Epstein saga crested this year. As much as I hate to admit the fact, tawdry as it is, that saga actually touches important issues and so is worth commenting on. I’ll devote a few pieces to it, each on a different aspect…