The ancient pagan world was full of human sacrifice. The most horrifying instance was child sacrifice. We got an inkling of this in this summer’s smash-hit The Odyssey, with the brief depiction of Agamemnon sacrificing his daughter for favorable winds. One of the most important changes that occurred from the pagan to the monotheistic, Judeo-Christian […]
Republican politicians expressed outrage after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared to laugh on camera during a memorial for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
The CIA on Friday publicly released for the first time a tranche of daily intelligence briefings provided ahead of Sept. 11, 2001, to former Presidents George W. Bush and Clinton about al Qaeda's plans to commit terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. The intelligence agency released 71 declassified documents in what CIA Director John Ratcliffe called...
The contractor behind the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation says mistakes made during the repair caused the pool’s new blue liner to peel and blister, according to a new report. Atlantic Industrial Coatings found that workers did not apply enough primer in some areas and that two materials used for the liner were not compatible,...
The Federal Reserve appears increasingly likely to hike interest rates next week, as inflation remains stubbornly elevated amid the war with Iran. New data out Friday showed annual inflation remained unchanged in August, still well above the central bank’s target 2 percent rate. This is raising expectations of a rate hike, even as President Trump pushes...
In today's issue: ▪ A somber anniversary ▪ Conclusion of the RNC midterm convention ▪ Supreme Court rejects Missouri GOP map ▪ Kimmel accuses FCC of threat Americans all around the country today are commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that changed the course of the 21st century. President Trump...
A surgeon cannot give a patient three days of pain relief without creating a paper trail, but anyone can buy a substance 13 times as strong as morphine along with their breakfast taquito.
Away from the headlines, British and American officials work together every single day to combat terrorist financing, dismantle scam-center fraud and tackle cybercrime.
President Trump's gains with Hispanic voters helped catapult him to the White House in 2024, raising questions about whether the key voting bloc had left the Democratic coalition. But less than two years later, Democrats appear to be making inroads with those voters, who are expressing dissatisfaction with Trump, the state of the economy and his immigration policies....
Five years after top Trump officials were found in violation of the Hatch Act over their appearances at the 2020 Republican National Convention, President Trump's Cabinet is once again taking the stage to boost Republicans ahead of the midterms. Administration officials have notably been introduced without their official titles for their speeches at the GOP...
Raw reactions from older generations to the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, have stuck in the minds of millions of Generation Zers, most of whom weren't or were barely alive when planes hit the twin towers and the Pentagon. The events of that day shaped the lives of those born after the terror attacks...
Twenty-five years have passed since the windows of my family’s apartment burst in and upended the life I knew in Battery Park City. My twin brother, Jacob, and I were just shy of 4 years old — we had already sent out invitations to our birthday party at Chelsea Piers — and were watching "Franklin"...
The 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks falls as the Trump administration has scaled back expanded security measures put in place at airports across the nation to prevent terrorists from using planes against the U.S. ever again. The hijacking of planes ushered in a new era of screenings, while even more restrictive measures...
Sen. John Fetterman's (D-Pa.) surprise video appearance at the Republican National Committee's (RNC) first-ever midterm convention is roiling Democrats in Washington, who are growing exasperated by his frequent Fox News appearances and criticisms of democratic socialists. Political strategists and analysts say that Fetterman’s low approval ratings among Democratic voters in Pennsylvania would have already made...
Israel’s international isolation is growing this week after the United Kingdom, Canada and France all announced they would move to restrict trade with settlements in the occupied West Bank. Tellingly, it’s not yet clear how hard the Trump administration will fight back on Israel’s behalf.
