Iran’s ruling elite made a grand, red-carpet entrance Friday for the first of three funeral ceremonies honoring slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — but the dead ayatollah’s own son and successor was nowhere to be seen. Mojtaba Khamenei, whom U.S. intelligence reportedly assessed as “probably gay,” skipped the highly choreographed ceremony in Tehran as senior... Continue Reading →
At least two people were killed and another was injured after gunfire erupted inside a crowded Michigan shopping mall Friday afternoon, triggering a lockdown and a massive police response. The shooting unfolded at Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn on July 3, prompting police to warn the public about a “significant incident” and urge everyone to... Continue Reading →
A Missouri mother was shot and killed in front of her children during a horrifying burst of gunfire at a gas station, turning what should have been a joyful family celebration into an unthinkable tragedy. Shakeela Martin, 35, had stopped at a BP gas station in Ferguson with her children on June 28 to buy... Continue Reading →
Russian President Vladimir Putin may be preparing to push Europe closer to all-out war, with alarming new intelligence reportedly pointing to possible missile strikes, drone attacks and even a ground incursion against Poland. According to The Telegraph, U.S. officials have warned Warsaw that Russia could target critical infrastructure inside Poland as part of a deliberate... Continue Reading →
The U.S. Secret Service ignored or failed to receive more than 100 radio warnings and left a known security vulnerability wide open before a gunman opened fire on Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, according to a blistering new government watchdog report. The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General concluded that the... Continue Reading →
A swarm of aggressive bull sharks forced officials to shut down New York City’s Rockaway Beach on Thursday, leaving frustrated swimmers stranded on the sand as the city baked under a brutal Fourth of July weekend heat wave. Multiple shark sightings were reported along the popular Queens coastline, prompting lifeguards to raise red flags and... Continue Reading →
A transgender activist who briefly volunteered for a Democratic congressional candidate in Wisconsin is drawing outrage after posting a series of disturbing videos and messages calling for violence against Republicans and threatening what the activist described as a “trans jihad” against the MAGA movement. Teha Delaruelle, a former volunteer for Democratic Socialist congressional candidate Katrina... Continue Reading →
California lawmakers are moving forward with a controversial bill that would establish two major Muslim holy days as official state holidays while allowing public schools to introduce classroom activities “acknowledging and celebrating” their religious significance. Assembly Bill 2017 passed the California State Assembly in a lopsided 64-1 vote and advanced Wednesday to the Senate Appropriations... Continue Reading →
A 10-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder after police say he shot and killed his 7-month-old niece with a gun that had allegedly been hidden under a mattress inside a St. Louis home. The horrifying case has left a family shattered and authorities asking how a child so young allegedly got his hands... Continue Reading →
Samuel Bateman, the self-proclaimed prophet tied to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has been found guilty of child abuse after a stunning trial in which he chose to represent himself — and, according to one expert who watched it unfold, exposed his own twisted contradictions in front of the jury. Bateman,... Continue Reading →
