In an extraordinary show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sat side by side Friday night under exploding fireworks that represented peace, not destruction, as the 2018 Winter Olympics opened on a Korean Peninsula riven by generations of anger and suspicion. The sister of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong… Read More
Global stock market sinks U.S. plunge
Global stock markets sank Friday after the Dow Jones industrials on Wall Street plummeted more than 1,000 points, deepening a week-long sell-off. Markets followed U.S. stocks lower after the Dow, coming off a record high, entered a “correction” — that is, a 10 percent decline from its latest peak —… Read More
1 dead, 3 wounded during Texas church service stabbing
One man has died after he and three others were stabbed during a church service at a private home in Texas, police said Thursday. As many as 20 people were in the home Wednesday night when an apparent member of the congregation pulled a knife and stabbed four men, said… Read More
Nancy Pelosi gives eight-hour speech thanking illegal immigrants
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi staged a record-breaking, eight-hour speech to try and pressure Republicans to allow a vote on protecting “Dreamer” immigrants — and to demonstrate to increasingly angry progressives and Democratic activists that she has done all she could. Wearing four-inch heels and forgoing any breaks, Pelosi, 77,… Read More
Dow Jones Industrial Average slumps 600 points
Stocks are sinking again Thursday, extending a streak of losses that has yanked the market away from record highs. The Dow Jones industrial average slumped 600 points. The tumult started last Friday as investors worried about signs of rising inflation. The market fell steadily as the day wore on and… Read More
Top White House aide resigns following allegations of domestic abuse
One of President Donald Trump’s top White House aides resigned Wednesday following allegations of domestic abuse leveled against him by his two ex-wives. Staff secretary Rob Porter said in a written statement that allegations that became public this week are “outrageous” and “simply false.” Porter said photos published of his… Read More
FBI: Border patrol agent was not murdered
FBI officials said the investigation into the November death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent has yielded no evidence that there was a “scuffle, altercation or attack” more than two months after President Donald Trump and others used the suggestion of an attack to promote the building of a wall… Read More
Baltimore police corruption exposes theft, drugs, and lies
Federal prosecutors and lawyers for one of two Baltimore detectives fighting racketeering and robbery charges have made their closing arguments as a trial winds down in one of the worst U.S. police corruption scandals in recent memory. The high-profile case is not in the hands of a jury quite yet…. Read More
Pence SLAMS “Rocket Man” with new plan
Vice President Mike Pence said the U.S. is preparing to announce the “toughest and most aggressive” economic sanctions against North Korea in the coming days, boosting pressure on the bellicose government during the Winter Olympics. Pence, who is set to lead the U.S. delegation at the opening ceremonies Friday, made… Read More
Harvard SUED for insane liberal PC plan
by Kylie Handler, editor Last year, Harvard University took a major step to ban single-gender organizations on-and-off-campus. They targeted fraternities, sororities, and “unrecognized single-gender social organizations.” Except, of course, if they’re all-women. Beginning this semester, any student that is a member of single-sex final clubs and Greek organization will be completely… Read More