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Actor Michael Douglas is reminding world powers that the threat of nuclear weapons is “no less important today than it was in my childhood.” […] Douglas said there may be fewer nuclear weapons these days, but they are “more powerful and more sophisticated than ever before.” …

While covering the riots in Baltimore on Monday, Wolf Blitzer became very concerned about a dangerous and potentially "inappropriate" situation unfolding on camera. No, not protesters attacking cars, or injuring police, or looting buildings. Wolf spotted something really bad: fast driving!

American officials have denied media reports that a US cargo ship had been seized by the Iranian navy. The Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV network had reported that a US vessel had been seized and taken to an Iranian port.

Conflicting reports that a U.S. cargo ship may or may not have been seized by the Iranian military in the Arab Gulf roiled markets on Tuesday morning. Al Arabiya, the Saudi news network, initially reported that a U.S. vessel has been fired on and steered to the Bandar Abbas port by Iran. Iran's Fars News Agency also reported that an "American trade vessel" had been confiscated. None of these reports has been independently confirmed by CNBC. Al Arabiya later reported that a U.S. official has said that no such seizure of a U.S. cargo ship by Iran had actually happened.

What could get self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders and rock-ribbed Republican Jim Inhofe to agree? The two senators have teamed up in their support for an investigative enquiry into the billion-dollar utility Southern California Edison, which has been firing American tech workers and replacing them with lower-paid foreign workers brought here through the controversial H-1B visa program. And now the first lawsuit has been filed in response to the H-1B visa fallout at SCE. The plaintiff, Save Jobs USA, is a group of former veteran employees at SCE who after their firing were forced to train the foreign workers due to...

Over the last several years, Americans have seen a frightening rise in hostility to freedom of speech. Much of that has occurred on college campuses, where we find that many students, faculty members, and administrators do not want free speech, but only speech that they agree with. That is not, however, a new phenomenon. Since the enactment of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in 1935, employers have had to operate in a legal environment that’s hostile to free speech. They can find themselves in trouble for saying things that union advocates and their bureaucratic allies don’t like. The NLRA...

Saudi Arabia said today that it foiled a suicide bombing plot against the U.S. Embassy in the kingdom’s capital of Riyadh. In an announcement carried by the Saudi Press Agency today, Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said authorities uncovered the plot by a militant cell involving at least two Syrian citizens and a Saudi citizen to attack the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh in mid-March. The Saudi national, who had a criminal record according to the Interior Ministry, was arrested April 18 when authorities searched his car and found pipes, batteries, mobile chargers and a few electric wires, officials...

(CNN)-The day after the Benghazi terror attack, a staffer for Arizona Sen. John McCain emailed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's office to convey praise for her remarks to State Department employees after the attack. Her statement to employees about the tragedy was "wonderful, strong and moving," said the McCain staffer, who asked Clinton's office to convey the senator's appreciation of the remarks. Ultimately, McCain turned into a fierce critic of Clinton over the attack. And Clinton's handling of Benghazi has been scrutinized and has cast a shadow over her tenure leading the State Department. But the friendly exchange between their...

On Thursday, The New York Times reported a bombshell: Russia’s atomic energy agency, Rosatom, managed to acquire full interest in a Canadian firm, Uranium One, over a four-year period – a company that, at one point, owned one-fifth of all uranium in the United States. Uranium, you may recall, is the primary element necessary for the production of both nuclear power and nuclear weapons. What’s more, the Times noted, the evolution of this process – and sale – took place during a time when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, and at a time when money – millions of dollars,...

 Choose wisely, weedhopper.If there had been 24/7 news coverage in the 60’s I wonder where our cities would be today?Detroit burns 1968I suppose, it might have been like this:Because there’s nothing like fixating on the problem to avoid formulating an effective solution. To that end, progressives have focused on the racial unrest of the 60’s as their sole source of input to domestic policies for over 50 years. Results have been predictable; well done Progs:Baltimore: Anarchy then and now. I suggest we not participate in the media’s fixation on problem. And I’ve got just what we need instead, a good...

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a free box of doughnuts? April 28 marks "National Super Hero Day" and Krispy Kreme is trying to make the days every day heroes a little sweeter. The company will give buyers a free dozen of its famous Original Glazed doughnuts when you buy a dozen of any variety. Meanwhile, heroes and their sidekicks are taking to social media to show off their "powers."

Freddie Gray, who died a week after suffering injuries while in Baltimore police custody, had a lengthy criminal record, mainly for drug-related offenses, according to state court records. Police claim he was “involved in criminal activity,” prior to his arrest. Gray, 25, died after spending seven days in a coma as a result of injuries he suffered while in the custody of city police, the Baltimore Sun reports. He was arrested April 12 by four officers outside a public housing complex. Police said four bicycle officers tried to stop Gray for an unspecified reason and he ran from them. They...

McConnell shuts down the pro-gun filibuster of Lynch Given the votes that were there against Lynch, McConnell hatched a plan to ensure she would be confirmed with no difficulty. First, McConnell brought up her nomination -- even though he, alone, could have stopped Lynch's confirmation by refusing to move to proceed to her. Then, McConnell filed what’s known as a “cloture petition” to shut down the pro-gun filibuster. Finally, the effects of leadership strong-arming were evidenced by the fact that several Republicans flipped their votes (a.k.a., lied) and voted to shut down the pro-gun filibuster -- in a move called...

At the White House correspondents' star-studded extravaganza this past weekend, Hollywood comedian Cecily Strong piously browbeat reporters for focusing on Hillary Clinton's looks, pushing the premise that they were a bunch of sexists. It was off-key, for plenty of reasons. Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post has an interesting rebuttal about why a candidate's looks sometimes matter. He left out one thing, however, something perhaps a female writer such this one might notice: Quite often, Hillary looks noticeably disheveled while on official business, and during her tenure as secretary of state looked downright dirty and unkempt.

A computer expert testifying for the defense in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev says his brother Tamerlan’s wife did research on her computer to try to find out what the rewards would be for the wife of someone who dies as a martyr fighting in a holy war. Mark Spencer testified Tuesday that Katherine Russell’s computer showed search terms more than a year before the bombings that included: “rewards for wife of mujahedeen” and “if your husband becomes a shahid what are the rewards for you?” …

As it does so frequently the expression "Apple beat expectations" is becoming meaningless, Apple beat expectations in Q2 2015, with revenues up 27 percent and profit up 33 percent at $13.6 billion. The iPhone company - iPhone sales grew at 40 percent in the quarter; the market grew just 16 percent (IDC). - Apple is the iPhone company – the device accounts for over two thirds of company revenue. - Apple is now selling 8 iPhones each second, up 55 percent year-on-year. - Apple sold 61.2 million in Q2 – that’s the equivalent of one for each man, woman and...

A shocking video has emerged from the riots in Baltimore showing a mob of 'protesters' dragging a shopkeeper into the street and assaulting him. The video, shot by a witness, sees the man being forcibly removed from his store, believed to be located in downtown Baltimore, as dozens of protesters gather outside. One of the rioters knocks him flat out with a sucker-punch, and as the man lies in the street, the mob gathers around him. A male protester wearing a hoodie appears to be stomping on the man's head as others kick him while he is out.

Good for Greg Gutfeld! He called out Fox News’ Shepard Smith for seeming to justify the lawlessness on the streets of Baltimore by incessantly repeating the Leftist talking points that it is all in the larger “context” of poverty and alleged police brutality. After listening to Smith drone on with that drivel, Gutfeld finally said, “That sounds really disturbing to me. It’s almost as though you are justifying this action, Shep.” Smith denied that, but kept repeating the talking points used for justifying the lawless actions. Roger Ailes needs to get rid of Shepard Smith. . . .

<p>Is immigrating from less-developed countries to the West a good or a bad thing, for host and guest? Is the immigrant angry at, or nostalgic for, the country he left? Is he thankful to or resentful of the country he has come to? Does the Westerner know why the other seeks him out or why he himself chooses not to emigrate to the non-West? These questions and dozens like them are not so much never answered as never even asked. The result is chaos.</p>

Monday on Fox Business Network’s “The Willis Report,” host Gerri Willis broke down the charitable spending of the Clinton Foundation. Willis said, “What if you were to analyze the Clinton Foundation like any charitable organization? That is a question that we’re asking tonight. Does the Clinton Foundation wisely spend charitable dollars? Well the experts weighed in. The answer is a resounding no. One expert even called it a slush fund for the Clintons. These are not politicos. These are charity experts.” “Charity Navigator, who we have on the show all the time, placed the Clinton Foundation on a watch list,”...