White House demands probe after Trump’s UN escalator mishap
A malfunctioning escalator and teleprompter failure at the United Nations General Assembly in New York sparked fresh tension on Tuesday between the White House and U.N. officials. President Donald Trump complained mid-speech about the glitches, while the White House later suggested that U.N. staffers may have deliberately caused the escalator mishap. The U.N. said the […]
‘Keep me out’: Comedian Theo Von pushes DHS to pull immigration video
Comedian Theo Von demanded that the Department of Homeland Security remove a video using his voice to promote mass deportations. The clip, posted Tuesday on the department’s official X account, opened with Von saying, “Heard you got deported, dude — bye.” It then displayed claims of 2 million deportations in President Donald Trump’s first 250 […]
‘Sophia is strong’: 12-year-old shows progress from head wound in Minneapolis church shooting
The deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, left many victims, including 12-year-old Sophia Forchas. She was shot in the head on Aug. 27, one of 23 casualties from an attack on a back-to-school Mass. Now, though, the girl’s family says she is making steady progress and is showing “promising signs” of neurological […]
US Park Police remove Trump-Epstein statue from National Mall
It only lasted a day. The U.S. Park Police removed a statue of President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein from the National Mall at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The protest artwork had been placed on the east side of the mall near the U.S. Capitol building Tuesday, and there was a permit for it […]
American health care workers fleeing to Canada; YouTube reinstating banned accounts: Media Miss Minute
In this Media Miss Minute, American doctors and nurses are flocking to Canada in droves, according to British Columbia’s health minister. And YouTube channels that were banned for posting content with misleading information about COVID-19 could soon be reinstated. Media Miss by the right: American doctors, nurses are moving to Canada British Columbia Health Minister […]
What a Democrat’s victory in Arizona means for release of the Epstein files
Progressive Democrat Adelita Grijalva won a special election Tuesday in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, as called by The Associated Press. Not only did her victory chip away at the GOP’s already-slim majority in the House, but it also could force Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to allow a vote on requiring the release of unclassified files […]
NC passes ‘Iryna’s Law’ limiting cashless bail and resurrecting death penalty
North Carolina legislators approved a sweeping criminal justice bill named “Iryna’s Law” after the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train in August. The bill now heads to Gov. Josh Stein. According to the reports, surveillance video showed a man later identified as DeCarlos Brown Jr. attacking Zarutska. […]
Rapture prediction fails to materialize on September 23
If you are reading this, you’re still here — and so is everyone else. For at least the tenth time, a widely shared rapture prediction did not happen. The latest claim came from South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela. For the past few months, he appeared on a podcast where he shared his vision. Mhlakela said […]
Drone Busting: Smart Devices Work Together to Knock Out UAS Threats
Students assigned to the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft System University use handheld smart devices, known as the Dronebuster and Smart Shooter, to help them increase their probability of scoring a hit.
