Two more high-profile cases of "swatting" should provide a reminder to everyone that swatting must be treated as a serious crime and prosecuted to the fullest extent of tougher laws.
The United Nations could not function without the United States. While every U.N. member must contribute to the organization’s budget to fund administrative costs, the U.S. contributes more than others. In 2023, the U.N. asked the U.S. to provide its usual 22% of its operating budget and asked taxpayers to foot the bill for 27% of peacekeeping expenses, although Congress caps this donation at 25%. Put another way, the U.N. charges the U.S. almost twice as much as China, five times as much as fellow Security Council members France and the United Kingdom, and nine times as much as Russia.
Former President Trump recently went on a tirade with a series of posts to his Truth Social account over the past week, hammering away on the legal battles he faces, such as investigations, indictments and his recent ban from the GOP primary ballot in Colorado. When the Colorado Supreme Court pushed the former president off...
Egypt's newly proposed peace plan to end Israel's war with militant group Hamas is drawing mixed reactions. Even so, neither side of the conflict appeared to reject the proposal altogether, sparking the possibility for new diplomatic talks. International pressure for a cease-fire is growing amid the war's climbing death toll in Gaza, where over 20,000...
Apple can no longer sell its latest Apple Watch models in the U.S. after losing a patent dispute before the International Trade Commission (ITC). The ban follows a years-long legal battle between Apple and the medical technology company Maismo. Here’s what to know about the ban and what happens next. Masimo sues Apple in federal...
President Biden will be ringing in 2024 from the Caribbean island of St. Croix. The White House says Biden and first lady Jill Biden will depart Wednesday morning for the trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands. The White House didn't disclose who will be accompanying the first couple on the jaunt, but the Bidens spent...
An Israeli strike Monday that killed an Iranian officer in Syria is the latest development to renew fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East as the war in Gaza continues to rage with a mounting death toll. Iran has vowed to retaliate against Israel for the strike, which killed a senior Iranian officer and...
Former President Trump touted fellow 2024 GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie’s criticism of the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that rendered Trump ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot in 2024. Trump published a series of posts Tuesday afternoon on his social media platform, Truth Social. The vast majority of the posts sharply criticized the...