President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s team must “own up” to appealing to and empowering white nationalists during his presidential campaign, a top…
As proof that the growing consensus against the War on Drugs and the criminalization of marijuana use has reached the upper echelon’s of influence, President Barack Obama said in an interview published Sunday that current drug enforcement wrongly punishes “a select few.” “We should not be locking up kids or individual users for long stretches…
Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham dismissed as “a totally wrong interpretation” President Obama’s claim in his State of the Union address that U.S. sanctions on Iran created the conditions for ongoing nuclear talks in Geneva. “The delusion of sanctions having an effect on Iran’s motivation for nuclear negotiations is based on a false narration…
Developing… A rupture in a coal slurry line early Tuesday has resulted in a “significant spill” in West Virginia’s eastern Kanawha County, sending an unknown amount of the waste into local waters. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection announced that the slurry line ruptured between midnight and 5:30 this morning, “sending an unknown quantity…
The AEW World title match for Full Gear has been set. Jon Moxley will defend the title against Eddie Kingston in an I Quit match. This follows what happened in the closing moments of last week’s Dynamite, when Kingston and the rest of his group (The Butcher & The Blade, Lucha Brothers) attacked Moxley. In…
Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) on Sunday criticized Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down…
Former wXw champion Karsten Beck (Karsten Pitann) passed away on Thursday morning following a battle with brain cancer. “Karsten Pitann aka Karsten Beck has passed away this morning after battling brain cancer for years,” wXw announced. “We say farewell to a Hall of Famer wrestler, a Unified World Wrestling champion, a World Triangle League winner, our…
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the NYPD’s secret spying on Muslims in schools, restaurants, and mosques with no evidence of wrongdoing is perfectly legal, and it was the media’s exposure of this surveillance that was the real cause of harm. The decision prompted outcry from civil rights and racial justice advocates. “The idea that…
At least five Afghan National Army soldiers in Logar Province are dead and many others injured on Thursday after a U.S. drone bombed a former NATO-run military outpost in Afghanistan. The latest incident of mistaken targeting by a U.S. drone—which the military and Obama administration call a “precision” weapon—is sure to further outrage ordinary Afghans…
A suspected U.S. drone strike hit Yemen on Monday morning, the third such attack in as many days, killing people described as “militants” as part of “massive and unprecedented” operations targeting al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. According to reporting by the Associated Press, the most recent strike “targeted the mountainous area of Mahfad between…