1987—In an unspeakably brutal crime, Donald Middlebrooks (a 24-year-old white male) and two accomplices kidnap Kerrick Majors, a 14-year-old black youth, decide to “have...
In January 2026, winter storms Fern and Gianna swept across the southern and eastern United States, leaving millions without electricity in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Regions such as the Carolinas faced historic snowfall. The FirstNet Response Operations Group successfully answered more than 20 requests for support from public safety agencies. To ensure this capability […]
As a ceasefire with Iran moves into its second extension, what might come next for Iran, the United States, and the region? The first question: Who is running Tehran? The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has opened a power vacuum at the center of the Islamic Republic. His son Mojtaba has been described as a […]
The evidence pointing to systemic failure in the U.S.’s education system is overwhelming — and I’m not just talking about the massive number of students who sit in U.S. classrooms year-after-year without learning to read or do math. The 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, for example, our so-called Nation’s Report Card, found that nearly […]
In the early 19th century, the seizure of vessels by North African Barbary pirates became a crisis for the young American republic. President Thomas Jefferson issued instructions in 1802 to his naval commanders: “You are hereby authorized and directed to subdue, seize, and make prize of all vessels, goods, and effects belonging to the [Barbary […]
After what may be another attempt on President Donald Trump’s life, masked cowards waited outside the scene of the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting with signs calling for “all tyrants” to die. You know who the real tyrants are? The ones who murder their political opponents. The ones who keep trying to kill the leader […]
World leaders were quick to respond after an armed man disrupted the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday night, which led to the president and first lady being evacuated and journalists and attendees taking cover under tables. Law enforcement exchanged fire with the gunman before he was subdued. President Trump said Saturday that...
Lawyer and activist Kerry Kennedy, the sister of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) late Saturday for protecting her during the fallout from a live shooter at the Washington Hilton Hotel during the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner. “I hit the floor at the White House...
The U.K. will seek to smooth over its "special relationship" with the U.S. next week, when it deploys King Charles III for a state visit with President Trump. The royal tour comes Trump has lambasted the country’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not being supportive of the U.S. war in Iran and its reluctance to help Washington...
