November 12, 2025

DHS denies ICE agents will leave Chicago amid ‘Operation Midway Blitz’

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is denying that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will soon leave the city of Chicago, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. This comes after several sources told Chicago Tribune reporters Monday that “Operation Midway Blitz” is ending quickly. We aren’t leaving Chicago. Since start of Operation Midway Blitz […]

November 12, 2025

Nigerian Christian death data shows newsroom bias. Here’s how it works.

Coverage of violence in Nigeria has exposed sharp partisan divides in media sourcing and framing. Outlets labeled by news bias monitors as having a left lean, such as CNN, The Associated Press and The Washington Post, cited or quoted the U.S.-based Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) project, which reported only a few hundred […]

November 12, 2025

Idaho dad has $120 million vision to change the youth sports facilities game

Calling David McMenomey’s vision for a youth sports facility in Idaho “ambitious” hardly does it justice. The Little League coach and father of two has no experience turning a $120 million dream into reality, but if he pulls it off, it could change the way communities experience youth sports. Why is the Kuna Sports Complex […]

November 12, 2025

House shutdown vote: Johnson working to pass Democrat-opposed bill

One more dawn, one more day, one day more. The prolonged government shutdown, which Congress has been fighting over for the last 41 days, may end on Wednesday afternoon. The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a bill that will fund the government through Jan. 30.  The Senate passed the measure Monday night […]

November 12, 2025

VA loans can get veterans homes years earlier as more buyers waiting longer

Many veterans can buy a home much sooner using a Veterans Affairs, or VA loan, because it often doesn’t require a down payment, unlike conventional mortgages. According to a new report from Realtor.com, a veteran using a 0% down VA loan could potentially buy a home 4.4 years earlier than someone saving for a conventional […]

November 11, 2025

Father says ICE pepper-sprayed him and infant child outside Sam’s Club

A father is speaking out after alleging he, his wife and the couple’s 1-year-old daughter were pepper-sprayed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent outside a Chicago-area Sam’s Club last week. The incident occurred on Saturday in the parking lot of the store in Cicero, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, according to Rafael Veraza, […]

November 11, 2025

Bob Ross paintings auction aims to raise money for public television

LOS ANGELES – Three original Bob Ross paintings will hit the auction block Tuesday to raise funds for public broadcasting. The sale comes as government funds for public television have run out after cuts made by the Trump administration. Auction “I think this actually would have been Bob’s idea,” Joan Kowalski, president of Bob Ross […]

November 11, 2025

Trump threatens to extend his legal fight against the media to the BBC

President Donald Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion over a documentary about him that aired shortly before the 2024 election. The threat follows a spate of lawsuits against the press that Trump has filed in the United States. Along with payments that would “appropriately compensate President Trump for the harm caused,” […]

November 11, 2025

The race for AI superintelligence intensifies. Can humans maintain control?

Microsoft is the latest company to announce efforts to develop superintelligence, a hypothetical form of artificial intelligence that would surpass human capabilities. However, some experts fear that such a technology would be impossible to control and, therefore, could endanger humanity’s future. Microsoft is attempting to ease those concerns with its MAI Superintelligence Team, with the […]