Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is seeking the death penalty for Nidal Hasan, a former Army major and psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others during a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, 16 years ago, the Daily Caller reports. Hasan admitted to carrying out the attack on Nov. 5, 2009, claiming […]
A cross-country road trip provides windshield views of wide-open highways, a diverse population and some great town slogans and logos. Drivers passing through Gettysburg, South Dakota, will learn it’s “Where the Battle wasn’t.” Gas, Kansas, implores visitors: “Don’t pass gas, stop and enjoy it.” And in San Andreas, California, the city that shares its name […]
A sniper opened fire on an ICE facility in Dallas, killing one detainee, critically injuring two others and leaving a chilling message carved into the shell casings. Plus, James Comey, once President Donald Trump’s FBI director, is now on the verge of an indictment. Prosecutors are preparing to present the case to a grand jury […]
The White House budget office has warned federal agencies to prepare for firings, not furloughs, if the government shuts down. In a memo shared with Politico, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directed agencies to prepare for mass layoffs in programs that would lose funding and are “not consistent with the president’s priorities.” In […]
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that will facilitate the sale of TikTok, according to multiple reports. That deal will meet the requirements of a 2024 law to keep TikTok operating in the U.S. TikTok deal The expected sale will see Chinese company ByteDance sell around 80% of TikTok […]
There’s been a major escalation in the Gaza flotilla crisis. Both Italy and Spain have dispatched naval ships to protect their citizens on the aid vessels. The aid comes after organizers said drones attacked multiple flotilla ships. The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) is a coalition of over 50 boats that set sail from Barcelona in August. The boats […]
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it detected and tracked two Russian Tu-95 bombers and two Su-35 fighter jets operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday. The command scrambled an E-3 airborne warning plane, four F-16 fighters and four KC-135 tankers “to positively identify and intercept” the aircraft. PETERSON […]
The home address of the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been published online, along with other information intended to intimidate immigration officials, an individual involved in the effort told Straight Arrow News (SAN). The information was posted Monday on a dedicated website focusing on ICE’s activities in Massachusetts. “ICE Director […]
Starbucks announced Thursday a new restructuring plan that will shutter hundreds of stores and cut hundreds of jobs. The plan comes as CEO Brian Niccol aims to revive sales and profits. According to CNN, the coffee chain will close more than 400 underperforming U.S. stores this month, reducing its North American locations from 18,734 to […]
The White House has unveiled a new display of portraits of all U.S. presidents in chronological order. All of the portraits feature pictures of the presidents themselves, except for one, former President Joe Biden’s. In the spot where Biden’s portrait should hang, an autopen image is in its place. A not-so-subtle jab at Biden The […]
