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Thumbs up to Secretary Rubio for going after the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC has specialized in calling out our friends, such as the PM of Israel, and giving a pass to our enemies, like the late Fidel Castro. Between the two, who do you think engaged in more human rights violations? Who locked up more political opponents? What country has an active free press: Cuba or Israel? Secretary Rubio is on target with this: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday issued a new broadside in the U.S. fight with the International Criminal Court (ICC), announcing a diplomatic...

More than a year after a woman was found dead in a wellness house in Miami Beach, the doctor accused of giving her drugs as part of a "heart protocol" ceremony is facing criminal charges. Samuel Lee, 44, is facing a manslaughter charge in the Feb. 10, 2025 death of Tina Sodhi, court records show. Lee, a medical doctor certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, describes himself as a "holistic, integrative psychiatrist who uses a Spiritual approach towards mental health." But according to an arrest warrant, Lee used the alternative healing practices in a so-called "heart protocol"...

He has a long memory. A notorious rogue Nepalese elephant has stalked resident Shanichara Bote for years, killing four of his family members 14 years apart — including two even after they all moved miles away to try to escape the homicidal pachyderm. Bote’s nightmare began in December 2012, when Dhurbe — an infamous killer elephant whose human death toll is now up to 25 — fatally trampled the man’s parents in the Nepalese town of Madi near Chitwan National Park, the Kathmandu Post said. The grief-stricken son packed up and moved himself and the rest of his family to...

A leftist Canadian woman allegedly slapped a teen who was wearing President Trump-branded clothing on the Jersey Shore over the Fourth of July weekend — before she was arrested and detained by immigration officials. Kaitlyn E. Tracey, 33, allegedly recorded herself confronting a group of four girls on the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk when she became violent on July 3, according to court documents obtained by NJ.com. Tracey took issue with two of the beachgoers — who are minors — wearing “patriotic colored” sweatpants with the words “Trump” and “ICE” before she struck one of them across the face and...

President Trump, showman that he is, just dropped a serious teaser for what he’s calling one of the biggest announcements of his presidency. The announcement is set for Thursday in prime time. Speaking during a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, ahead of the highly anticipated address to the nation, Trump described it as “really, really big news” and stressed a core truth that has been central to his message for years. “Without free and fair elections, you don’t have a country," he told the press. The President was responding to a reporter's inquiry speculating...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday condemned the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents involved in the fatal shooting of a Colombian national who allegedly tried to run them over — and the onetime “border czar” was swiftly given a fact check online. “Joan Sebastian Guerrero should still be alive,” Harris wrote on X, referring to the 26-year-old man the Department of Homeland Security described as an “illegal alien” who “attempted to flee the scene” of an ICE operation in Maine on Monday. **SNIP** Backlash to Harris’ post was immediate — with many pointing out that she served as the...

An illegal migrant truck driver who killed three people after plowing into several vehicles on a Southern California freeway has been sentenced to less than five years in prison for the horrifying wreck. Jashanpreet Singh, 21, an Indian migrant who entered the US under the Biden administration, smashed into seven other vehicles on the 10 Freeway in Ontario in October 2025. Singh pleaded guilty to three counts of felony vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence for the crime last week. He faced up to 10 years in prison, but was sentenced Tuesday to four years and eight months. Prosecutors said Singh...

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A 61-year-old man was partially pulled through a cabin window after it dislodged on a Ryanair Boeing 737 shortly after take-off from the Greek city of Thessaloniki. His wife and nearby passengers managed to pull him back inside as the plane descended. Svetlana Maksimovic says her husband's face has been "completely disfigured" and that he is struggling to recover in hospital Svetlana Maksimovic and her husband, Ljubisa Karovic, had just settled into a Ryanair flight last week when they heard a deafening bang. Seconds later Ms Maksimovic turned to see her 61-year-old husband being sucked through a dislodged cabin window....

First Minister John Swinney has apologised to a Dundee girl who brandished weapons at a Bulgarian man who was later convicted of assaulting her Ilia Belov, 22, was convicted last week of grabbing and pushing the girl and uttering sexual remarks to the girl and her friends last year. Swinney said he would apologise to the girl, as he said his comments at the time of the incident were based on the information he had on the case at the time. Police Scotland have now admitted that their initial statement "did not fully reflect the situation." It was initially indicated...

Sima* is 18, but has already given birth four times. Her youngest is a newborn, the eldest is four. Sitting with her children in their mud-brick room in Badghis province, Sima says: “After the Taliban entered the country, I had just finished the sixth grade and was supposed to start the seventh. But two months later, my father pressured me immensely to marry my cousin. After being beaten by my father several times, I was forced to accept.” At 13, Sima became a bride inside the compound where she still lives, and where she has given birth to her children....

Let this be a lesson for everyone foolish enough to cast Spain as underdogs. How they enjoyed dishing it out here, reducing France to passengers and surely guaranteeing nobody will make the same mistake twice. those minded to back against Luis de la Fuente’s side will need a mightily compelling reason. France never came close to finding one. Kylian Mbappé had one last go in added time, shooting harmlessly over, and his forlorn expression upon glancing up to check the clock said more than enough. He knew the game was up but, in truth, that had barely been in question...

Daily Readings from the USCCBMemorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church“I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.” Matthew 11:25–27Jesus’ praise of the Father, as recorded in today’s...

"You are . . . a royal priesthood" (1 Pet. 2:9). Christians serve the King and will someday reign with Him in His Kingdom. In Exodus 19:5-6 God says to Israel, "If you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples . . . and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation." They were to be both priests and royalty, but they violated the covenant and forfeited those privileges. Now, according to Peter, Christians are the royal priesthood of God. The Greek...

A large protest occurred Tuesday in Maine, a day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were involved in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man, who officials say was not the intended target of the operation. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said he was briefed on the deadly encounter by Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, who confirmed that ICE agents conducting an operation in the area were involved in the shooting. The man who was killed was identified as 26-year-old Johan Sebastián Guerrero, a spokesperson for King's office told ABC News. The officer involved in Monday's shooting was a...

As my colleague Ward Clark reported on Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives moved the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make Daylight Saving Time permanent throughout the United States, from committee to the House floor for a vote. On Tuesday, the full House voted and passed the Act, 308-117. VIDEOS AT LINK.................. The House on Tuesday voted to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, amid a yearslong push to end the twice-annual clock changes. The bill, titled the Sunshine Protection Act, passed in a 308 to 117 vote. In addition to keeping clocks shifted one hour ahead, which happens in...

You hear about moose your whole life, think you've got 'em figured out. Big deer, right? Wrong. There you are minding your own business when one appears, no warning, no sound, like a pickup truck with legs. Up close, you realize real quick... you don't know how big a moose is until one decides you're standing in its living room......... https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2076819971942895616/vid/avc1/720x1280/bAZG5l0yqj79HQt0.mp4

There’s one justice on the U.S. Supreme Court who has been determined to be the most partisan of all, pushing a political agenda – against President Donald Trump – in 98 out of 100 cases. The conclusion comes from a report in the Federalist about an analysis released to some readers by the Wall Street Journal. That found Ketanji Jackson voted against President Trump’s plans and agendas in 98 out of 100 major cases. Those often wrongly accused of being partisan – for President Trump – aligned with his arguments 89% (Samuel Alito) and 88% (Clarence Thomas) of the time....