Hundreds of Iranians gathered Friday at a mosque in northern Tehran to pray for rain as the country faces one of its most extreme droughts in decades — a crisis so severe that officials have warned the capital could face evacuation if winter arrives without significant rainfall. At the Emamzadeh Saleh mosque, men and women […]
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe freedom of speech is headed in the wrong direction, according to a new poll. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), through its National Speech Index, tracks attitudes toward free speech on a quarterly basis. The latest tracking shows that 74% of Americans believe things are headed in […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down Sunday on Israel’s categorical rejection of a Palestinian state and insisted that Hamas must be fully dismantled before any rebuilding of Gaza can begin — even as the Trump administration signals it may abandon key elements of its own post-war plan, throwing U.S.–Israel coordination into crisis. Speaking at the […]
A hateful antisemitic message spray-painted on a Brooklyn sidewalk late Friday has drawn condemnation from New York City officials, including newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose victory earlier this month came amid deep concern from Jewish leaders about rising antisemitism across the city. New York City Council member Lincoln Restler, who is Jewish, said he […]
Quietly tucked inside Republicans’ funding deal to end the government shutdown is a provision wiping the congressional Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) scorecard, effectively forgiving nearly $3.4 trillion in deficits. When Republicans passed their budget reconciliation bill in July, which included a permanent extension of the 2017 tax cuts, they broke precedent by operating under current policy baseline. […]
FLATBUSH: Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was at the Sephardic “Center” in Flatbush on Motzei Shabbos. When he was Primer Minister, he was only able to form a government because he partnered with the Arabs as well as the leftist parties in Israel; and is actively working to overthrow the Netanyahu government. PHOTOS VIA “FOUR SEVEN”.
Following heavy rain and flooding, Israel’s Highway 90 is reportedly closed in both directions from the Dead Sea Hotels Junction to the Ein Gedi Junction.
Massive anti-corruption protests erupted today at Mexico City’s National Palace following the cartel killing of Mayor Carlos Manzo, with demonstrators clashing with police and demanding President Claudia Sheinbaum’s resignation.
Sen. John Fetterman has made a reportedly made a full recovery and shared a photo of his injuries after a fall that required hospitalization. “20 stitches later and a full recovery, I’m back home…I’m overwhelmed + profoundly grateful for all the well-wishes. Truly.” “See you back in DC.”
Trump on the border: “I had a very safe border the first four years, but now I have a really safe border — but I didn’t have to go Congress to do it. You’re the President.”
President Trump says that despite the BBC’s apology, he plans to “sue them for anywhere between a billion and five billion dollars, probably sometime next week.”
RESCUE AT SEA: A Coast Guard helicopter crew saved a father and son clinging to their overturned boat for 2 hours near Chinook, Washington, after family reported them missing.
President Donald Trump has publicly called it quits with one of his most stalwart MAGA-world supporters, calling Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene “’Wacky’ Marjorie” and saying he would endorse a challenger against her in next year’s midterms “if the right person runs.” The dismissal of Greene — once the epitome of “Make America Great Again,” […]
An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river was dousing Southern California on Saturday, prompting flood warnings in areas of coastal Los Angeles County that recently were ravaged by wildfire. The National Weather Service in Los Angles and Oxnard reported heavy rainfall Saturday at rates as heavy as an inch (2.5 centimeters) per hour […]
As America’s aging roads fall further behind on much-needed repairs, cities and states are turning to artificial intelligence to spot the worst hazards and decide which fixes should come first. Hawaii officials, for example, are giving away 1,000 dashboard cameras as they try to reverse a recent spike in traffic fatalities. The cameras will use […]
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of other commodities — a dramatic move that comes amid mounting pressure on his administration to better combat high consumer prices. Trump has built his second term around imposing steep levies on goods imported into […]
Four law enforcement officers were shot Saturday morning while responding to a residence in a rural area south of Topeka, Kansas. The shooting was around 10:30 a.m. Three Osage County sheriff’s deputies and one Kansas Highway Patrol trooper were shot, Kansas Bureau of Investigation spokesperson Melissa Underwood said. Their conditions are “still very fluid,” Underwood […]
