Mexican cartels subject to terrorist-level sanctions under new GOP-sponsored bill
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is expected to introduce on Wednesdaya bill to subject Mexican cartels to the same level of sanctions as terror groups.
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Hunter Biden’s China connections plagued by ethics questions and national security concerns
As the Democrat-led impeachment inquiry into President Trump deepens, a spotlight has been cast on Hunter Biden ventures abroad not only in Ukraine but in China, where he set about investing while his dad served as vice president.
What is Burisma Holdings? The story behind the scandal-tied Ukraine firm that hired Hunter Biden
Burisma Holdings has been thrust into the media limelight as the Democratic-controlled House presses forward with its impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s dealings in Ukraine.But lost in much of the coverage of the dramatic hearings is what thisUkrainian natural gas firm actually does andthe controversy it's generated in the past.
Has Joseph Mifsud resurfaced? Alleged audio of mysterious professor emerges two years after disappearance
He was the lynchpin that triggered the Russia “collusion” investigation, yet Joseph Mifsud was never brought into the proceedings. For more than two years, he has gone underground – his name resurfacing in recent weeks as a key subject in U.S.
Kanye West and the savvy self-promotion of 'Sunday Services'
On most Sunday mornings, beneath the celestial force of the Southern California sunshine, Kanye West and a congregation of celebrities trek somewhere near the sacred and storied hills near Hollywood.
Trump's impeachment controversy is being overshadowed by other news in Ukraine
Ukraine has been thrust into the limelight as the country of interest at the center of theDemocratic-led impeachment inquiryin the United States – but inside the embattled country, that controversy has mostly been overshadowed by more pressing internal issues.
GOP challenger files ethics complaint against Schiff for purporting to obtain compromising Trump pictures
A prank call by Russian deejays fished California Democrat Adam Schiff in, buta Republican challenging him for his House seat doesn't think the call, in which Schiff expressed eagerness to get "compromising material" on President Trump, is a laughing matter.
Adam Schiff's 2020 Republican challenger vows to propel 'the viper into retirement'
He’s an unabashedly proud, MAGA hat-toting attorney in the left-leaning throngs of Los Angeles. And he has high hopes of removing Rep. Adam Schiff from his seat in California’s 28th congressional district in 2020.
Iran prepares for cyberwar amid rising tensions, boasts thousands of cyberbattalions
In the aftermath of last month'sSaudi oil field attacks,believed to have been carried out by Iran,cybersecurity experts have detected an uptick in Iranian movement —and they contend it aims to both guard their nation against cyber retaliation and to launch its own attacks in the shadowy arena of cyberspace.
How artificial intelligence is transforming the global battle against human trafficking
Each year, the practice of human trafficking generates more than $150 billion in profits. But experts warn that the tools being used even in the most developed societies fall far short of what is needed to put in a dent in its proliferation.
California lawmakers retreat on hookah ban citing 'Middle East cultural tradition'
Attempts to ban flavored tobacco in Californiadied in the legislature in part over concerns about impeding on a Middle East tradition.
Michael Waltrip's 'Blink of an Eye' is the untold story of day Dale Earnhardt Sr. died
Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. recount the tragic event in new film.
90-year-old inventor of the ATM celebrates its 50th birthday, admits wife has never used one
It was a cool Friday afternoon in 1968 and businessman Donald Wetzel needed money to travel before the end of the weekend. The then-40-year-old examined the long line snaking through the bank and out the door, the clock was etching close to 5 o’clock, and his agitation was only growing.
Samaritan: Revolutionary app lets users directly donate to and interact with the homeless in their neighborhoods
In November of 2015, Jonathan Kumar stood on a street corner in Seattle and watched wincingly as a man begged. It was that one encounter that spurred Kumar to take the matter into his own hands – and the Samaritan app born.
Illinois passes bipartisan law to allow hunting education classes in school curriculum
Wedged in amongthe basics of science, mathand English,a new bipartisan measurein Illinois now gives school districts the option to buildhunting safety education into the daily curriculum.
Rep. Ilhan Omar faces challenge from Chris Kelley, a celebrated Iraq war veteran
When Rep. Ilhan Omar ignited steep controversyin March with her September 11 comments, it was then that “some people did something,” and a longtime cop in her neighborhood decided he needed to do more than just bemoan what he perceived as a shocking trivialization of a terrorist attack that tore through the fabric of his beloved country.
Economists use beer as measure to document failures of socialism in new book
With the hot-button word “socialism” sparking intense political debate as Americans brace for the 2020 presidential election, two U.S. economists have completed a global drinking tour – and a book already at the top of Amazon's "beer" category– warning that the socialist lure could lead to a drastic dry-up of the country’s adult beverages.
Pakistani PM opens door to prisoner swap with US to free 'hero' doctor who helped track bin Laden
For more than eight years, Dr. Shakil Afridi – often deemed a “hero” doctor for his role in the CIA plot to take down Usama bin Laden – has been languishing behind bars in Pakistani prisons.
Alleged Iranian hacker who aided cyber espionage attacks on the US unmasked
For years, “Mr. Tekide” has been well-known as a red flag within international cybersecurity communities. The alias has managed to evade being publicly identified despite being deemed a top malware developer and hacker whose crypters – which are used to conceal malware in an attack – have been used in cyber espionage attacks on the United States and broader West, as well as Sunni Arab countries and Israel.
Alternate social media site rolls out new technique to squash extremist content without violating First Amendment
As prominent social media platforms from Facebook to Twitter to YouTube wrestle with how to stop jihadists, neo-Nazis and other extremists from disseminating their dangerous content online – without infringing on one’s constitutional rights – a somewhat less-known but slowly growing platform has just rolled out a new system that they believe strikes the ever-challenging balance.
A tech toolbox of new and old: inside the painful quest of relocating family missing in war
But as the world becomes ever rifer with refugees, internal displacement and conflict much of the work of humanitarian actors now centers on trying to locate and unite loved ones who have scattered to various corners of the earth amid the chaos of a crisis.
Inside Iran’s deadly armory and its capabilities to fight the US
In the hours after Iran is said to have downed a $125 million U.S. surveillance drone over international waters with a surface-to-air missile, despite Tehran’s vehement denials, President Trump gave the green light to retaliatory military strikes before later ordering a halt amid the alarming spike in tensions.
Thousands of Trump supporters cheerfully wait days in sweltering temps to see him launch campaign
It was a sea of red under the sweltering sun Tuesday as thousands of Trump supporters, decked out in MAGA-inspired attire, waited outside theAmway Centerhours before the president’s arrival.
The Weather Channel digital under fire for classifying Jerusalem as the 'State of Palestine'
The digital component of The Weather Channel has come under scrutiny over the notion that Jerusalem has been formally listed as in the “State of Palestine” on the world’s most popular and trusted forecasting website.
The California girl who defined underground Russian punk rock and became a KGB 'enemy of the state'
At the height of the Cold War in 1984, a quintessential blonde southern California club girl left to spend a week in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
Your phone is spying? The truth behind the strange phenomenon
Almost everyone has an eerie a tale to tell. Perhaps you’ve been talking to a friend about an island vacation, when suddenly deals for the Maldives or Hawaii pop up on your Facebook feed.
As Venezuela's government blocks aid and makes arbitrary arrests, locals turn to an app as a lifeline
In a crumbling country where almost all but state-owned media outlets have been shuttered, food and medicine are scarce, unrest is rising and authorities could throw you behind bars at any moment – there is a app that is being accredited as something of a lifeline for desperate Venezuelans and for their compadres abroad.
US military attempting to deploy fish as underwater spies
Rather than Finding Nemo, Nemo is set to find our adversaries and serve as an important function in aiding national security.
Russian who attended infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting praises ethics of Special Counsel investigators
Russian-American lobbyist Rinat Akhmetshin, who attendeda mysterious 2016 meeting between Russians and Donald Trump associatesat Trump Tower, said Tuesday the Mueller investigation had takena "very heavy toll" on him and his family but he nonetheless thought it was "thorough and fair.
Moscow feels vindicated in the wake of “no collusion”
A sense of victory and vindication emanated from the Kremlin on Monday, following the revelation that the special counsel has now concluded there was no evidence that President Trump had colluded with Russia for a 2016 presidential victory.
Michael Jackson’s longtime songwriter, producer says star's 'legacy is safe' amid sexual assault allegations
Despite the aftermath of HBO’s wincing two-part documentary “Leaving Neverland,” which delved into allegations from two men that they were sexually abused by Michael Jackson as children – the pop superstar’s longtime music composer, arranger and producer Thomas Bahler believes that Jackson’s unprecedented legacy will live on.
British actor who joined anti-ISIS fight says he's having trouble gaining re-entry to England, U.S.
As the final ISIS enclave in eastern Syria shrinks almost into non-existence – a sign that their last fragment of territorial control that once spawned large chunks of Iraq and Syria is almost over – one western fighter, Michael Enright, who left his Hollywood career to take up arms against the brutal insurgency says he has been left languishing without a country to safely return to.
Ex-Israeli security chief slams Dems for tolerating Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitism, claims they are using it to get at Trump
Freshman Democratic representative Ilhan Omar has come under fire in recent weeks following a flurry of online comments widely deemed anti-Semitic by lawmakers, politicians and Americans alike.
Vet founder of crowdfunding campaign to build border wall insists construction will begin within months
For Brian Kolfage, a triple amputee severely wounded serving in the Iraq War and founder of a crowdfunding campaign to build a border wall, it’s not a matter of if Trump’s much-touted and controversial border wall will be built – it’s when.
Son of smuggler for Pablo Escobar turning members of Congress on to support legal pot
Meet native South Floridian attorney Brady Cobb, the son of one of Pablo Escobar’s top US cannabis couriers who, over the past two years, has managed to flip almost all of Washington’s Republican top brass into voting in support of legalizing cannabis
Horrors continue in South Sudan, despite efforts by George Clooney, well-meaning activists
In the more than five years since the end of civil war in South Sudan, what began as a Hollywood-friendly script of heroism and positive celebrity activism has disintegratedinto the stuff of a horror movie.
China's Huawei spy risks threaten U.S diplomacy abroad
For months, American officials have been warning that Chinese telecommunications giant is obligated to their government and has the capacity to spy on people in countries where its technology exists.
Minnesota lawmaker's push for tougher female genital mutilation law faces opposition
Despite some push back and opposition, Republican representative Mary Franson is determined to see that the cultural practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is banned in her home state of Minnesota.
Push to label drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations picks up steam
They behead, dismember, kidnap for ransom, instigate deadly shootings and bombings and control entire communities – yet Mexican cartels are not designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs). Why?
New California governor recycles bill to limit individual gun sales
Under the new leadership of California’s governor Gavin Newsom, a bill that was previously rejected by the outgoing Jerry Brown has been reintroduced in the legislature and seeks to curtail the number of guns California residents can buy to only one per month.
Trump pushes for breakthrough peace deal between Kosovo, Serbia
The Trump administration is working to score whatit hopes to be another foreign policy win, this time by encouraging leaders from Serbia and Kosovo to sign a peace agreement in a ceremony that could take place at the White House.
Merkel, hundreds of German politicians hit by mass cyber breach
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was just one of several politicians and high-profile persons targeted in a mass cyber theft in recent weeks.
Scaramucci book hails Trump’s 'blue collar genius,' hits 'Sloppy Steve' Bannon
Anthony Scaramucci served just 10 tumultuous days as White House communications director, but that and his months with candidate-turned-President Donald Trump gave him a unique window into a world now visible through hisnew book “Trump, The Blue Collar President.
Two years after pastor Andrew Brunson was jailed in Turkey, Sen. Lankford demands his release
Republican Oklahoma Senator James Lankford once again called for the release of “unjustly” jailed U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson on Sunday, exactly two years after Turkey imprisoned the American in the months following the failed July 2016 coup attempt.
New Sacha Baron Cohen series a 'right-wing hit job,' source says
A source familiar with the project – who saw some of the series in its early, rough-cut stage during a private screening at Sony Studios in Los Angeles on the 22nd of March – told Fox News that, at least then, it was nothing more than a Hollywood hit job on Trump supporters and the Republican party.
New Sacha Baron Cohen series a Hollywood hit job on GOP, source says
A source familiar with the project – who saw some of the series in its early, rough-cut stage during a private screening at Sony Studios in Los Angeles on the 22nd of March – told Fox News that, at least then, it was nothing more than a Hollywood hit job on Trump supporters and the Republican party.
Pentagon ordered by Senate to investigate child-on-child sexual abuse on US bases
U.S. senators have demanded an independent investigation into how the Defense Department deals with reports of sexual violence among children who live and attend school on U.S.
Sex cult members detail leader's forced kisses, branding
In the lead-up to A&E’s premiere of its “Cults and Extreme Belief” series, exclusive clips released online feature former members of NXIVM details how she and others – including “Smallville” actress Allison Mack – into the sadistic sex cult by “charismatic” leader Keith Raniere.
Sarah Sanders says whining kids best practice for dealing with CNN's Jim Acosta
While White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders cherishes her role as a mother to three children 6 years and under, she doesn’t shy away from the fact that there are difficult motherhood days – similar to dealing with CNN’s Jim Acosta.
How Iranian protesters are skirting the government's tech clampdown to continue their fight
As the protests across Iran stretch into their eighth night, the government is continuing to crackdown with restrictions on the nation’s already tightly-controlled internet and access to social media.
Veterans turned congressmen push for DOJ investigation into Assad's targeting of US troops
Two House lawmakers and combat veterans are leading a bipartisan effort urging the Justice Department to open an investigation into the role the Syrian regime, led by President Bashar al-Assad, played in targeting American troops during the war in Iraq.
Cause for concern? Pro-ISIS hacking group targets 800 US school websites
The latest target of pro-ISIS hackers is none other than 800 school websites across the United States.
Waiter: MLB catcher Bruce Maxwell made up story about service refusal over anthem protest
Oakland A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell, 26, claimed this week that a waiter in his Alabama hometown of Huntsville refused him service after identifying him as the MLB player who took the knee during “The Star Spangled Banner” last month – only the waiter has a very different version of events, and told Fox News that was far from what went down.
Getting tough on the Taliban: Trump admin said to be urging closure of the militant group's Qatar office
After years of failed peace talks and following one of the deadliest weeks of suicide attacks on Afghan forces, the Trump administration is said to be pushing for the Taliban’s Qatar-based office to be closed down in an increasingly iron-fisted approach to defeating the militant group.
Harley-Davidson makes biggest changes to lineup in decades, seeks to 'transcend genders'
It has been an iconic American staple since 1903, but in a world where motorcycle rider numbers have been fast falling and core loyalists are hanging up there leathers, Harley Davidson (HD) has unveiled some bold changes to appeal to a crucial upcoming audience