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A fiber-optic cable survey of the lake from Buffalo to Toronto alerted experts to an anomaly sitting on the lakebed, leading experts to surmise it could be the Rapid City vessel, an 1884-built schooner lost in 1917.Now, though, they don't think it can be that recent a wreckage.James Conolly, Trent University archaeologist and diver, said there were features that just weren't common for ships built after 1850, a period that experienced a bit of a technological leap for Great Lakes ships. Post-1850s ships had metal rigging, whereas the one found is rope-rigged. "It immediately puts it into, likely, the first...

President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is launching a public database where Americans can search the “worst of the worst” illegal aliens arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The database, known as dhs.gov/wow, aggregates various information on illegal aliens arrested by ICE agents, including the location of their arrest, their crimes, and their names. DHS officials said the database is crucial so that Americans no longer have to rely on the establishment media to highlight migrant crime. “This new Worst of the Worst webpage allows every American to see for themselves the criminal illegal aliens that we...

Fox News' Garrett Tenney reports on Biden-era parole programs, ICE detainer disputes in Illinois and new limits on immigration enforcement as Fox News contributor Ari Fleischer reacts to NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s ICE evasion vi

Dive deep into the geopolitical chessboard as defense analyst Alex Krainer unveils why Russia's peace terms hinge on Ukraine's critical 'Fortress Belt' infrastructure. This eye-opening analysis exposes the strategic military installations, fortified defense lines, and NATO-backed infrastructure that have transformed eastern Ukraine into an impenetrable barrier. Discover the hidden reasons behind Moscow's unwavering stance, the tactical significance of these fortifications, and what this means for future negotiations. Whether you're a geopolitics enthusiast, military strategy buff, or simply seeking to understand the real stakes in this conflict, this compelling breakdown reveals the untold story behind the stalemate that mainstream media won't...

Democrats continued their run of successes in special elections by flipping a state House seat in Georgia Tuesday, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk. The Democratic victory, in a district that voted for President Donald Trump by about 12 percentage points last year, comes ahead of next year’s critical midterms, when Georgians will vote in closely watched races for Senate and governor. Eric Gisler, a Democrat who owns a local olive oil store, will defeat Republican Mack “Dutch” Guest in the 121st House District, in the northeastern part of the state, near the college town of Athens....

A lawsuit to be announced Wednesday alleges U.S.-made technologies were used in Russian missile and drone strikes that killed Ukrainian civilians, Newsmax has exclusively learned. Attorney Mikal C. Watts will lay out the sweeping lawsuit, to be filed in the morning, alleging that U.S.-made semiconductor and navigation technologies were embedded in Russian missiles and drones that killed and severely injured Ukrainian civilians. The announcement, which will be made in Washington, D.C., will center on claims that American-made components "were found inside Russian weapons systems used to carry out deadly strikes on Ukrainian cities, despite export bans and sanctions," according to...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said he was ready for elections, appearing to bow to pressure from President Donald Trump, who has been upping the pressure on Ukraine to hold a national vote during the war with Russia. While there are serious challenges to holding elections in a country at war, Zelenskyy said that he was prepared to organize them as long as he got his parliament's OK and the U.S. and other allies helped ensure security. “I am ready for elections; moreover, I am now asking — and I state this openly — for the United States to help...

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"Here’s a hard truth Republicans don’t want to hear: Nancy Pelosi was a more effective House speaker than any Republican this century," she wrote. "I agree with her on essentially nothing. But she understood something we don’t: No majority is permanent." The congresswoman wrote that unlike Republicans, when Democrats hold the majority, "they ram through the most progressive policies they can," and "deliver for the coalition that elected them while they are in power." Continuing her criticism of Congress' dysfunction, Mace maintained that "the current House is restrictive and ineffective," producing "control with barely any results." She argued that "Republican...

NEW YORK, NY — In a shocking development in the case of a killer charged with murdering a health insurance executive, a New York judge found that Luigi Mangione was too stunningly handsome and gorgeous to stand trial. Though the prosecution had reportedly built a strong case with substantial evidence against him, Mangione was deemed, upon examination, to be far too good-looking to be tried for the murder. "Have you seen him?" said Judge Maureen Donaldson in her ruling. "My goodness. In all my years on the bench, I have never run across a case that is so startlingly violent...

Today Politico — the designated outlet for the Deep State 51 — named President Trump the most influential figure shaping European politics in the year ahead, a recognition previously conferred on leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. In anticipation of the recognition, Trump gave Politico’s Dasha Burns a 45-minute interview in the White House. Alexander Burns reports on the interview in “Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: ‘I think they’re weak.’” They’re weak on the international stage, but they are thugs at home. Trump observes: “They talk, but...

Candace Owens, after already throwing a number of suspected culprits out there in recent months, said she has finally cracked the “mystery” behind the murder of Charlie Kirk — and she said it involves the U.S. military. Owens, in a series of Instagram posts on Tuesday, said she is ready to “blow this case open,” based on a tip she received from a service member the night before. “It feels like today will be the day that the government can no longer deny it. Charlie Kirk was assassinated and our military was involved,” Owens wrote. “I can’t wait to share...

Welcome to another in our ongoing series of As I Said Twenty Sod-Bollocking Years Ago. Women have inherited the thrones of great powers - Elizabeth I, Catherine the Great, Victoria - and presided over massed ranks of courtiers drawn from the "pale, male and stale" (thank you, David Cameron). But America and its client states are the first in history in which every significant venue aside from ladies' sport is now dominated by women. The west is closer than any society should be to the end of men - which is a big source of the terrible confusion in our...

The U.S. Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit filed by a group of Amish parents against a New York state law that removes a religious exemption to school immunizations. In an orders list released Monday, the Supreme Court vacated a lower court ruling against the parents and other plaintiffs in the case of Joseph Miller et al. v. James McDonald et al. The case was sent back to the lower court for consideration in light of Mahmoud v. Taylor, a Supreme Court decision from June in which the high court ruled 6-3 that parents can opt their children out of...

STOCKTON, Calif. — Officials confirmed Tuesday that they are seeking multiple people in connection with the Stockton mass shooting that left four people dead and 13 more injured during a 2-year-old's birthday.

Democrat Eileen Higgins has flipped the Miami mayor’s office, defeating Republican Emilio Gonzalez and marking the latest sign of the party’s momentum heading into next year’s midterms, according to Decision Desk HQ. Higgins is the first Democrat to become mayor of Miami since 1997. She bested Gonzalez, a former Miami city manager who served on President Trump’s Homeland Security Department transition team, to succeed incumbent Mayor Francis Suarez (R). The race is technically nonpartisan.

Law enforcement officials in Britain made more than 12,000 arrests over “offensive” social media posts in 2023, according to the latest figures published by The Times in London, which reports that “police are making more than 30 arrests a day over offensive posts” on the internet. This is an exceptionally large number of arrests for a Western democracy. Yet Britain has a proud history of tolerance and freedom of speech. From the Reformation and the martyrdom of Sir Thomas More to the radical liberal thought of Locke and Mill, our freedoms were hard-won, emerging from centuries of religious conflict. Today,...

NEW YORK (AP) — Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of the genre-defying, Grammy-winning band The Mavericks, has died. He was 60. Malo died Monday night, his wife, Betty Malo, posted on his Facebook page. He had been battling cancer. The frontman of The Mavericks had documented his health journey on social media since he disclosed in June 2024 that he was receiving treatment for colon cancer. In September 2025, Malo said on Instagram that he was battling LMD, or leptomeningeal disease, a rare complication when cancer spreads to membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Born Raul...

WARNING: This story contains graphic information. Viewer discretion is advised. STAMFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A man who opened fire on police during a standoff last week in Stamford was wearing a military uniform shirt with a Nazi insignia on the collar, according to the Connecticut Office of the Inspector General’s preliminary report. A state marshal arrived at a home in the 200 block of Oaklawn Avenue around 9 a.m. on Dec. 2 to evict 63-year-old Jed Parkington and his wife following a foreclosure. Police find decomposing body in Stamford home where barricaded suspect took his life According to the report,...

The natural hair movement entered the mainstream during the civil rights movement. It became even more accepted in the 2000s when social media helped drive a resurgence. But when it comes to nascent technologies like artificial intelligence, there isn't enough training data to create accurate representations of Black hair. In Atlanta, a Spelman College researcher is working to change that.