Illinois state Rep. Carol Ammons and her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, have been indicted in a sweeping federal case alleging kickbacks, campaign cash abuse and obstruction of justice. A federal grand jury late Tuesday charged Carol Ammons, an Urbana Democrat and 11-year veteran of the Illinois House, with 10 counts of wire fraud, … Read more
Mayor Zohran Mamdani caught a wave of outrage Wednesday after a city-backed map of New York’s immigrant neighborhoods highlighted places such as Little Palestine while leaving out Little Italy, Irish enclaves and major Jewish communities. The map, titled “New York City Immigrant Enclaves,” lists 30 neighborhoods across the five boroughs, including Koreatown continue reading …
U.S. strikes on Iran reportedly disrupted rail travel Thursday ahead of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s burial in Mashhad, prompting outrage from the IRGC, which accused Washington of trying to derail the late supreme leader’s funeral procession. Iranian state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) claimed a U.S. strike damaged part of the continue reading …
New video reportedly shows emergency responders wheeling a person on a stretcher from Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Washington, D.C., home after a June 14 call for an unconscious person, adding fresh fuel to the mystery surrounding the Kentucky Republican’s health. A neighbor told CNN they opened their door around 8:30 a.m. and saw two ambulances, a … Read more
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says a convicted child rapist pardoned by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has now been deported after the Trump administration intervened to prevent the clemency from blocking his removal from the United States. Rubio told Fox News that he revoked the legal status of Tue Lue Vang, a Laotian national living … Read more
During the preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson in Utah’s Fourth District Court in Provo, prosecutors presented a series of text messages allegedly exchanged between Robinson, then 22, and his roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs (referred to as “Luna” in the messages). These messages, sent primarily on September 10, 2025 — the day of the … Read more
Police in southwest England have launched a murder investigation after former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe was found dead at her home, making the case a shocking instance of a conservative politician murdered. Widdecombe, 78, a former member of the European Parliament, outspoken Brexiteer and television personality, was discovered Thursday at continue reading …
Israel warned the United States that Iran had recently devised a new plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to a new report, adding another explosive threat to an already collapsing ceasefire. Two sources familiar with the matter told CNN that Israel shared intelligence with Washington about the alleged plot as tensions between the U.continue … Read more
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is pressing Sen. Mitch McConnell for answers after weeks of silence surrounding the 84-year-old Republican’s hospitalization. Beshear formally requested a health update Wednesday, citing growing concern among Kentuckians about McConnell’s condition and ability to continue serving in the U.S. Senate. “Over the last several weeks,continue reading …
The Vatican has excommunicated the bishops of a conservative Catholic splinter group and warned its followers that formally sticking with the movement could put them outside the Roman Catholic Church. The stunning decree came after the Society of St. Pius X, known as SSPX, consecrated four new bishops in Écône, Switzerland, without papal approval and … Read more
