Breaking news stories that are happening mostly in the United States of America, but sometimes covering articles from around the world.
A former CIA hacker, Joshua Schulte was found guilty of stealing national defense information and then leaking it to WikiLeaks. A U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor Damian Williams called Schulte’s leak, which was dubbed Vault 7 by WikiLeaks, “one of the most brazen and damaging acts of espionage in American history,” a leak that included … Read more
Shortly after the police and firefighters learned a man and a child were trapped inside a burning house, a hero named Nick Bostic appeared backlit by flames and walking toward first responders with the 6-year-old in his arms. After entering a home engulfed in flames last week and saving the lives of five children trapped … Read more
Prosecutors began laying out their case for why, the admitted gunman, Nikolas Cruz, who slaughtered 17 innocents in the 2018 school massacre in Parkland, deserves the death penalty. Lead prosecutor Mike Satz told jurors, in openings at Cruz’s Fort Lauderdale sentencing trial, that the mass murderer’s premeditated and merciless depravity warranted execution rather than life … Read more
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued is a new book for children aged 6 to 9. It’s based on the true story of Nicholas “Nicky” Winton, an Englishman who saved 669 children from the Nazis. Vera Gissing is one of the children he saved. Young readers will … Read more
Citing safety concerns, Starbucks plans to close 16 locations in various cities. The stores are located in Seattle, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Portland (Oregon). They will be closed at the end of July. The decision comes amid Starbucks’ efforts to change the company’s culture under the leadership of interim CEO Howard Schultz, as … Read more
The CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, said CNN is renewing its focus on “journalism”. Zaslav points out that he wants the scandal-scarred left-wing network to finally provide forthright information that will also appeal to conservatives. The CEO, whose company includes CNN, Warner Bros., HBO, Animal Planet and TLC, has stated to reporters at … Read more
The exchange rate between EURO and the US dollar has reached parity, which means the two currencies are now equal in value. This is the first time that this has happened in twenty years. The euro was worth $1 on Tuesday, down around 12% from the year’s beginning. High prices and the unpredictability surrounding the … Read more
A Georgia district attorney has officially responded to the explosion that caused the eventual destruction of the Georgia Guidestones. It was Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White who referred to it as “an act of domestic terrorism” and said he will prosecute anyone who was involved in the alleged bombing. The Georgia Guidestones were … Read more
More than five million barrels of oil that were among a historic release of U.S. emergency reserves to lower domestic fuel prices have been exported to Europe and Asia in the past month, according to figures and sources, despite the fact that U.S. gasoline and diesel prices have hit record highs. Why does the US … Read more
Joey Chestnut seized the throne of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest once more, winning his now 15th victory which set the record as the most won ever at the yearly 4th of July competition – regardless of him having to choke out a protester during the event. Cramming down 63 hot dogs in just … Read more
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) issued a press release that shows Chick-fil-A leads restaurants with a top ACSI score for the eight year in a row. Part of the press release is listed below, with a link to the full press release under it. Customers continue to prefer full-service over fast food restaurants, and … Read more
A Texas sheriff has supposedly taken matters into his own hands when he was reportedly driving captured illegal immigrants BACK to Mexico, as reported by independent journalist, Ali Bradley and later verified by NY Post and The Epoch Times. Bradley wrote: “#BREAKING Kinney Co. Sheriff’s Office is taking matters into its own hands—Sending undocumented individuals … Read more