President Joe Biden’s Department of Veterans Affairs is expecting to fall roughly $15 billion short of what the department needs to cover health care and benefits for this year and next year, potentially putting veteran benefits at risk. According to Military.com, Veterans Affairs officials recently told Congress that the shortfall is partially due to more … Read more...Read More
You might want to lay off the horn the next time you’re behind the wheel in California. The Golden State is No. 1 in the nation in terms of road rage, according to a new Forbes Advisor study ranking the U.S. states with the most confrontational drivers. The personal finance platform surveyed 10,000 licensed drivers and … Read more...Read More
A Northern California blaze exploded Thursday to more than 45,000 acres — the largest wildfire in California this year — spanning two counties, as residents were ordered to evacuate areas north of Chico. Firefighters have contained just 3% of a 45,550-acre blaze dubbed the Park Fire burning across Butte and Tehama counties after sparks ignited … Read more...Read More
Amid the swarms of travelers at Miami International Airport, teams of advocates scan the crowds, hoping to identify people seeking refuge from South Florida’s blistering sun. They have, for years, made regular visits to help homeless people living at the airport. And they’re out there again this week — after a 17-year-old girl was brutally … Read more...Read More
Chinese electric truck startup Windrose plans to open a manufacturing plant for its fleet of semi-trucks in Georgia, according to Reuters. Windrose founder and CEO Wen Han told the news outlet Friday it would build its first U.S. factory to assemble truck chassis and other Chinese-made vehicle parts into semi-trucks for the American market. Han did not … Read more...Read More
The Republican National Committee (RNC)’s “Protect the Vote” initiative is working to train voters across the country to ensure that the 2024 election is fair and secure. The RNC’s latest “Protect the Vote” event trained hundreds of voters in Tampa Bay, Florida, on Thursday. According to The Post Millennial, the RNC’s “Protect the Vote” event … Read more...Read More
A 19th century shipwreck in the Baltic Sea with an extensive cargo of wine, champagne, mineral water, and other historical items was recently discovered by a team of Polish divers. According to a post on the Baltictech Conference’s website, a team of divers on the M/Y Espace ship made the discovery on a recent trip … Read more...Read More
Convicted fraudster Steven J. Dorfman was sentenced on Wednesday to 25 years in prison for deceiving customers of his Hollywood, Florida-based insurance agency Simple Health Plans into buying coverage that left many owing thousands of dollars for medical procedures. Dorfman, 40, registered no emotion and made no statements during the sentencing hearing in East St. … Read more...Read More
John Mayall’s death Monday at the age of 90 from undisclosed causes came less than three months before he was to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But for scores of music fans, the legendary godfather of British blues has been a hall of famer since the 1960s when his storied … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said on July 25 that its officers, along with the National Police, had prevented a series of terrorist attacks in the country and IN EU member states Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. According to an SBU statement, the … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. An Iranian Kurdish prisoner convicted of killing a cleric has been executed despite complaints from rights groups over a lack of transparency in the judicial process. Kamran Sheikheh had been in jail for almost 15 years before he was hanged in a … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The annual Han Kuang military exercise is underway across Taiwan but parts of the drills have had to be scaled back because what could be the most powerful typhoon to hit the island in years is due to make landfall. Han … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The ruling Chinese Communist Party has announced plans to raise the retirement age as part of its response to falling births and a rapidly aging population. Party leader Xi Jinping called on party and government at a recent top-level meeting in Beijing to “advance reform to … Read more...Read More
Former President Donald Trump criticized Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Christopher Wray on Thursday after Wray told Congress that he was not sure if would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks shot Trump in the ear with a bullet or whether Trump’s ear was hit by shrapnel. During a congressional hearing on Wednesday, the FBI director … Read more...Read More
A firearm ban, which prevented Wisconsin residents from carrying firearms while fishing, was rescinded by the state on Wednesday. The change will now allow gun owners to exercise their Second Amendment rights while fishing. According to a press release by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, the repeal of the firearm ban comes after … Read more...Read More
A new study shows that concerns of a potential U.S. civil war have spread to America’s neighbors, as Canada considers the possibility of a civil war in the United States as an “underanticipated disruption.” A recent study labeled “Disruptions on the Horizon” led to Politico publishing an article titled “Canada’s Big Worry: a US Civil War.” … Read more...Read More