More than three years after the FBI came under fire for claiming “Black identity extremists” were a domestic terrorism threat, the bureau has issued a new terrorism guide that employs almost identical terminology, according to a copy of the document obtained by Yahoo News. The FBI’s 2020 domestic terrorism reference guide on “Racially or Ethnically […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli jets fired missiles on targets near Damascus early Wednesday, killing one Syrian soldier and wounding three others, Syria’s military said. A Syrian military official said the attack took place after midnight in the Zabadani region in the Damascus countryside and that it targeted a Syrian air defense unit and caused […]
US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at Mar-a-Lago (REUTERS) The president was reportedly enraged at the end of this month, not by the more than 334,000 people who’ve died of coronavirus on his watch, but because of first lady Melania Trump’s renovations at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida, club, where he is expected to […]
The presidential election was on Nov. 3; most news organizations pronounced Joe Biden and Kamala Harris the winners a few days later; states certified their results by Dec. 8; and the Electoral College met on Dec. 14. But there’s still a bit of election business to wrap up between now and Jan. 20, when Biden […]
National Review Senate Investigation Finds Obama Admin Knowingly Funded al-Qaeda Affiliate Non-profit humanitarian agency World Vision United States improperly transacted with the Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA) in 2014 with approval from the Obama administration, sending government funds to an organization that had been sanctioned over its ties to terrorism, according to a new report.Senate Finance […]
ATLANTA — With control of the Senate at stake, Georgians are turning out to vote in significant numbers in advance of the crucial Jan. 5 runoff elections. As of Monday morning, 2.13 million voters, representing 27.5 percent of all registered voters in the state, had already cast their ballots in the races that pit Republican […]
A masked family walks past Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Disney’s Florida parks are currently operating at 35% capacity due to the Covid-19 pandemic (AP) A Disney employee in California bragged that she got a shot of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 […]
BEIJING (AP) — Trials for 10 people accused of attempting to flee Hong Kong by speedboat during a government crackdown on dissent began in China on Monday, a court official said. The defendants face charges of illegally crossing the border, while two face additional charges of organizing the attempt, according to an indictment issued in […]
US president Donald Trump (REUTERS) President Donald Trump is reportedly back playing golf as Republican anger continues to grow over his refusal to sign off on a $900bn Covid relief package. It comes just hours after unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic expired, plunging the livelihoods of […]
One of the officers on the scene during the explosion in Nashville, Tennessee, on Christmas Day credited God with his last-minute decision to walk away from the recreational vehicle just seconds before it exploded. The blast, which police called an “intentional act,” injured at least three people and destroyed 41 businesses and other buildings nearby. […]