Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, who has previously served as House speaker and was the first and only woman ever to do so, has a book coming out later this year titled "The Art of Power."The long-serving lawmaker who has been in office since 1987, spent two decades serving as either House speaker or House minority leader.Pelosi, 84, is seeking re-election this year."Pelosi took positions that established her as […]
The US has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have paved a way for Palestine to become a member of the world body.Palestine is currently a “permanent observer state” at the UN that participates in many meetings but does not have voting rights.The draft resolution debated on Thursday contained a recommendation to the UN General Assembly to hold a vote on updating Palestine’s status within the organization. The document was […]
Republican attorneys general from 25 states on Thursday sued the Environmental Protection Agency to block rules intended to reduce planet-warming emissions from cars and light trucks and encourage electric vehicle manufacturing, arguing the agency exceeded its legal authority. The lawsuit challenging the regulations for passenger vehicles, finalized on March 20 by President Biden’s administration, was filed by attorneys general from states led by Kentucky and West Virginia in the US Court of […]
By now, it must be overwhelmingly apparent to every American that what candidate Barack Obama promised on the campaign trail in 2008 has come to pass. Obama touted a “fundamental transformation of America” if elected president, and, once elected, he proceeded to accomplish that one huge goal.It can certainly be argued that the country experienced a slow boiling of the frog during the eight years of Obama's presidency and that, […]
The deployment of American intermediate-range missiles in the Philippines is another blow to global stability, Russian ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov has said The US deployment of intermediate-range missiles in the Philippines is another step by Washington aimed at escalating the level of military confrontation in the Asia-Pacific, Russian ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov has said.Last week, a Typhoon Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system was flown from the US to […]
Bryan Kohberger’s lawyers claimed in a new alibi filing that cell phone data will show the accused killer was miles away from Moscow, Idaho the night four college students were slain in an off-campus house in the city. “Mr. Kohberger was out driving in the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2022; as he often did to hike and run and/or see the moon and stars,” the court filing, submitted […]
A Florida mother was horrified to find out that her son was being tracked through the use of an Apple AirTag, but a police investigation found there was a simple and harmless explanation. Jackie Giurleo told WOFL-TV that she was alerted about the tracking device after her family attended a Christmas parade in Satellite Beach. When they returned home, the mom started getting notifications from her phone that there was […]
Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes was arrested in Brazil after reportedly trying to use dead relative to borrow $3,000 A woman in Brazil has been taken into custody after she wheeled the corpse of an elderly man into a bank, claiming he was her uncle and that he would co-sign a loan, according to media reports, citing local police.Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes, who claimed to be the niece and […]
Riley Strain’s grieving parents slammed his fraternity brothers at the University of Missouri for continuing to party after he went missing — calling their nonchalant behavior “appalling.” Strain’s mom Michelle Whiteid, his father Ryan Gilbert and their spouses described how the members of the Delta Chi fraternity waited until the following afternoon to alert police of their son’s disappearance, and then went to their formal instead of helping his family […]
