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Police officers in Long Beach rescued three teenage girls who were deemed to be victims of human trafficking, and placed a man under arrest, authorities confirmed. According to the Long Beach Police Department, officers in the North Division were on patrol when they found a 14-year-old girl who appeared to be soliciting for sex work. After investigating, they determined that she was a victim of human trafficking.

The states that will likely see the natural light phenomenon, known as the Aurora Borealis, are Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a Kp index of four on a scale of nine was forecasted for Saturday night. That number signifies that the northern lights will be “quite pleasing to look at” since they will be brighter, and come with more motion and formation. The Aurora Borealis — which occurs from an interaction of solar wind and the Earth’s magnetic field —...

Elon Musk made a surprise appearance during Germany's AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, speaking publicly in support of the far right party for the second time in as many weeks. Addressing a hall of 4,500 people alongside party leader Alice Weidel, Musk spoke live via video link about preserving German culture and protecting the German people. "It's good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything," Musk said. Last week, the U.S. billionaire caused uproar after he made...

The Trump administration’s mass-deportation offensive expanded into Los Angeles Saturday with pre-dawn roundups, part of a West Coast operation expected to run seven days a week, sources told The Post.Immigration agents avoided sections of the city suffering the most damage from the devastating wildfires burning through parts of Southern California, the sources noted.The effort was part of the major crackdown in large cities across America that President Trump promised on the campaign trail and has focused on booting criminal migrants, sources added.

President Donald Trump sparred with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who was traveling abroad in Ghana when California’s fires broke out, Friday after she pushed back on rebuilding the state as quickly as possible. Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., met Trump at the tarmac before the Republican president toured the devastation and held a roundtable meeting with state leaders and lawmakers. California’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies were widely blamed for Los Angeles’s incompetent, lesbian-led fire department and a Ghana-bound Bass as flames raged on without reprieve. Trump did not hesitate to call out Bass in their televised meeting, slamming...

NBC News conducted a round of layoffs on Thursday, leading to swift backlash from union staffers who say the action is illegal. NBC Digital NewsGuild and The NewsGuild of New York strongly condemned management’s announcement Thursday, calling the move a clear disregard for workers’ rights, in a press release shared with Fox News Digital. Business Insider reported that NBC laid off about 40 employees, while creating about 12 new jobs that cut workers could apply for as the division makes a shift to growth areas. The union said laying off Guild-represented workers amidst negotiations for a first contract is illegal.

Several inspectors general are out of a job after President Donald Trump informed them they were fired on Friday evening. Approximately 17 of them were fired without notice via email, USA Today reported on Saturday, noting an official who lost their job confirmed the information to the newspaper. The outlet continued: The inspectors general are independent watchdogs within agencies who investigate and disclose waste, fraud and abuse. Those fired Friday include inspectors at the Pentagon and departments of State, Veterans Affairs and Interior, which oversees marine oil and gas leases as well as Indian Affairs, said the fired official who...

Intermittent fasting has gained attention for its potential metabolic benefits, but questions remain about which regimen is most effective and how it compares to continuous energy restriction. To address these questions, researchers analyzed data from over 9,800 participants across 153 studies, focusing on three common intermittent fasting regimens: time-restricted eating, alternate-day fasting, and the 5:2 diet. These were compared with continuous energy restriction and usual diets. The analysis examined four key metabolic domains (anthropometry, blood pressure, glycemic parameters, and lipid profile) across 14 specific outcomes. By employing network meta-analysis, the researchers were able to combine direct and indirect evidence, allowing...

The Senate is preparing for fireworks next week as three of President Donald Trump’s most debated cabinet nominees will face confirmation hearings on Wednesday and Thursday. Tulsi Gabbard, the nominee for Director of National Intelligence; Kash Patel, the nominee for FBI Director; and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s choice to lead Health and Human Services, will all face Senate confirmation hearings. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said on Friday morning that he’s expecting “the Left and the media to come out hard” against each of them. “Quick update: three heavy-hitters:@Kash_Patel, @TulsiGabbard, and @RobertKennedyJr have their confirmation hearings set for Wed 1/29...

2000 years ago, Jesus Christ walked on earth, fully God and fully man. In “The Life Of Jesus”, host Pete Hegseth and his pastor retrace His steps throughout the Holy Land: where he lived, where he healed, where he died, and where he rose. In Episode 1 "A King is Born", they explore the little town of Bethlehem and into the Judean wilderness.

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday invited President Trump to share his “America First vision” while addressing a joint session of Congress on March 4 – the first State of the Union during the commander in chief’s second term in office. “America’s Golden Age has begun,” Johnson (R-La.) wrote in a letter to Trump. “Thanks to your strong leadership and bold action in the first days of your presidency, the United States is already experiencing a resurgence of patriotism, unity, and hope for the future.” “Your administration and the 119th Congress working together have the chance to make these next...

A sudden and sweeping halt to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration does not apply to weapons support to Israel and Egypt and emergency food assistance, according to a memo issued by the department to bureaus and U.S. missions overseas on Friday. The same day, the White House told the Pentagon it could proceed with a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel that President Biden abruptly halted last summer to try to dissuade the Israeli military from destroying much of the city of Rafah. Israeli forces went ahead with bombing the city. The shipment has 1,800 MK-84 bombs, said...

Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, and Jon Voight As President Donald Trump selected Mel Gibson to be one of his Special Ambassadors with the purpose of promoting business in Hollywood, the actor explained why he chose to stay in California while several celebrities packed their bags. "A lot of people have left, and I don't blame them," Gibson said during an appearance on "Hannity." "It didn't suit them anymore. Even… people who were liberal, it didn't suit them anymore. But if everybody leaves, what's going to happen?" Gibson’s comments come as Fox News host Sean Hannity shared that he left New...

Donald Trump’s job is to make America great again. Improving your own life is up to you. There are lots of reasons to be excited about Trump’s return to power. He’s pledged to unleash America’s energy industry. Cheaper energy and a better regulatory environment should help contain inflation. The border will be locked down while officials deport illegal aliens. But even if he accomplishes his entire agenda, there’s one thing Trump can’t do—guarantee you a more successful life. That may sound like a contradiction. If Trump is going to help America, doesn’t that require that he make things better for...

One of the two dozen or so new Trump Administration’s executive orders issued since assuming office includes a mandate for the restoration of an amalgam of classicism-inspired "traditional" architectural styles in all new federal government buildings. The newly signed Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture order directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to submit recommendations within 60 days that "advance the policy that Federal public buildings should be visually identifiable as civic buildings and respect regional, traditional, and classical architectural heritage in order to uplift and beautify public spaces and ennoble the United States and our system of self-government." The President,...

Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate: An Open Letter to President Donald Trump and Robert Kennedy Jr. — ‘The Curse on America Comes from Within Brought Down by Deep State and Deep Church’Guest post by Byzantine Catholic PatriarchateThe American people elected you both, Mr. President and Mr. Secretary, to stop the process of self-destruction of America and humanity.Apparently, your first step will be to stop the senseless war in Ukraine.But the absurdity is that the curse on America comes from within. It is brought down not only by the Deep State but also by the Deep Church, which are in unity.ADVERTISEMENTThis truth was...

President Donald Trump’s deputies are shutting down a semi-secret federal program that moves wage-cutting labor from Central and South America into American and European workplaces.The Safe Mobility Initiative sought to create many Safe Mobility Offices in foreign countries where low-wage foreigners could apply for visas to live and work in the United States and Europe.CBS News reported on January 23:The Trump administration is shutting down processing offices in Latin America that the Biden administration set up to give migrants legal immigration options and dissuade them from crossing the southern border illegally, according to internal government documents obtained by CBS News.The...

The C.I.A. has said for years that it did not have enough information to conclude whether the Covid pandemic emerged naturally from a wet market in Wuhan, China, or from an accidental leak at a research lab there. But the agency issued a new assessment this week, with analysts saying they now favor the lab theory. There is no new intelligence behind the agency’s shift, officials said. Rather it is based on the same evidence it has been chewing over for months. The analysis, however, is based in part on a closer look at the conditions in the high security...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his first official act as Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth announced today that all women in the military will now be nurses and they must wear those hot outfits like they did back in World War II. Regardless of current rank or role, every woman in the armed forces will be issued a matching white nurse's outfit with the little hat, and all women will now be addressed as simply "nurse." "This is the kind of military that defeated the Axis powers - a military where women were nurses, and they had hot matching outfits," explained...

Joe Biden ‘conferred’ membership of the Freemasons in South CarolinaIn a private ceremony on January 19, Joe Biden was given membership in the Freemasons despite Catholic teaching that has remained constant for centuries firmly prohibiting such an action.Joe Biden welcomed into the Prince Hall Freemasons, Jan 19, 2025.Former President Joe Biden had membership of the Freemasons “conferred” upon him despite Catholic teaching firmly prohibiting joining the Masons and the automatic excommunication for doing so remaining quietly in place.One day before Donald Trump was inaugurated as President, Joe Biden attended a “private ceremony” in South Carolina to become part of the...