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Man Charged with Trying to Kill Trump at Dinner Took Photo with Knife in Hotel, Investigators Say
(Headline USA) The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes earlier, outfitted with an ammunition bag, a shoulder gun holster and a sheathed knife, authorities said Wednesday in a new court filing. Cole Allen…
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Man Convicted of Aiding IS Group, but Jury Deadlocks on Alleged Role in Deadly Kabul Airport Bombing
(Headline USA) An alleged Islamic State group militant from Afghanistan was convicted on Wednesday of aiding the terror organization that took credit for a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport, but a jury couldn’t agree on whether he bears some responsibility for that attack during the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from the country in…
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US Soldier Pleads not Guilty to Using Intel on Maduro Raid to Win $400,000 on Polymarket
(Headline USA) A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court after he was charged with…
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Former Fauci Adviser Indicted for Allegedly Concealing Communications Related to COVID-19 Research
(Headline USA) A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci was indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic raged across the country, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Dr. David Morens, 78, is accused of using his private email account to intentionally circumvent public records…
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SPLC Had an Informant Involved in Neo-Nazi Terrorism Case
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In February 2020, Las Vegas man Conor Climo, a member of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, pled guilty to one count of possession of an unregistered firearm — specifically, the component parts of a destructive device. Court records revealed that the case involved at least one FBI informant and an undercover…
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Kids Promised ‘Forever Homes’ Instead Confined in For-Profit Institutions
(Headline USA) She was 13 years old and scared of the dark when she arrived at a residential treatment center that had promised her adoptive parents it would help her heal — from the pain of not knowing who her mother was or why she’d given her away. Kate plugged in a night light in…
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GM Expects a $500 Million Tariff Refund from Nixed Trump Levies
(Headline USA) General Motors is expecting a $500 million tariff refund after the Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping levies. That’s boosted the Detroit auto maker’s outlook for 2026. On Tuesday, GM said it’s now looking to rake in $13.5 billion to $15.5 billion in earnings before interest and taxes…
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Feds Raid More than 20 Sites in Minneapolis in Fraud Probe
(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) Federal authorities executed search warrants at more than 20 locations across the Twin Cities on Tuesday, including several connected to or offering childcare. Tuesday morning, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Homeland Security Investigations, along with other law enforcement partners, carried out 22 criminal search warrants at businesses throughout Minneapolis…
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What to Know About How a Suspect in the Killing of Two Florida Students Used ChatGPT
(Headline USA) The investigation into the deaths of two University of South Florida doctoral students took a twist this weekend when prosecutors said that the suspect asked ChatGPT about body disposal in the lead up to the students’ disappearance, raising questions about the role tech companies have in preventing the misuse of the powerful chatbots.…
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Secret Service May Adopt Israeli Security Model
(José Niño, Headline USA) A former Secret Service deputy director suggested the United States may need to adopt Israeli-style security measures after a gunman breached the perimeter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. A.T. Smith, who served as deputy director of the Secret Service and now works as a CBS law enforcement analyst,…










