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It is not a book you need. It’s not anywhere near the top of your to-read list. But you have to buy it. You already know where you’ll put it: on top of the pile of books on your bedside table.

The F-15 Eagle fighter has been, since its adoption by the United States Air Force in 1974, one of the world's premier air-superiority fighters. It's not stealthy, but it's fast, big, and carries a huge variety of weapons. It's gone through several revisions and upgrades since its Cold War birth, and the latest, the F-15EX, is in production now, making it over half a century of F-15 production. But the new F-15EX is a very different bird than the original Cold War fighter, and now, the United States Air Force is looking to ramp up the numbers of these magnificent...

The White House is arguing to lawmakers that President Donald Trump does not need to disengage troops from the conflict with Iran in order to comply with the War Powers Act because an extended ceasefire has effectively ended military hostilities. The Trump administration faced a Friday deadline under the 1973 law that is designed to end military operations after 60 days unless Congress has formally blessed the mission. The White House essentially states that the 60-day clock no longer applies, in letters sent Friday to Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate President Pro Tempore Charles E. Grassley and obtained by CQ...

Champion. Fighter. Friend. Alex Zanardi was relentless in pursuit, fearless in spirit, and unmatched in heart. His legacy reached far beyond the track as an inspiration to many. To us, he was family. Rest in peace, Alex.

2 May 2026 Saint Athanasius, Bishop, Doctor on Saturday of the 4th week of Eastertide St. Athanasius Byzantine Catholic Church, Indianapolis, INReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingActs 13:44-52Since you have rejected the word of God, we must turn to the pagansThe next sabbath almost the whole town assembled to hear the word of God. When they saw the crowds, the Jews, prompted by jealousy, used blasphemies and contradicted everything Paul said. Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly. ‘We had to proclaim the word of...

The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Service committees on Saturday expressed they are “very concerned” about the withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany amid President Trump’s feud with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Trump on Wednesday had announced that he was reviewing a possible reduction of U.S. troops in Germany. “We are very concerned by the decision to withdraw a U.S. brigade from Germany,” the chairs, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), said in a joint statement. “Germany has stepped up in response to President Trump’s call for greater burden sharing, significantly increasing defense spending...

Can anyone recommend a good online resource to upload photos for discussion on this site? No NSA/CIA please, but not necessarily super-secure either. Thanks.

Today, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) introduced the End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026, which would pause the issuance of H-1B visas for three years and implement significant reforms when the program resumes. Reps. Brian Babin (R-TX), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Keith Self (R-TX), and Andy Ogles (R-TN) have signed on as original cosponsors. Following growing concern about companies turning to foreign labor instead of American workers, Rep. Crane drafted legislation to reset and reform the H-1B system. In addition to the three-year pause, the bill includes reforms such as: Reducing the...

“Life is hard,” Yahya, a leader in Iran’s Christian house church movement, told David Yeghnazar of Elam Ministries recently. Yahya (not his real name) was sending voice messages due to Iran’s wartime internet blackout, which makes it nearly impossible for Christian leaders like the Iranian-born Yeghnazar outside the country to reach their contacts in Iran. “But we are continuing. And the Lord is showing His glory…” Despite having no church buildings, Iran’s evangelical population is the fastest growing in the world—some have called it a full-scale underground Christian revival… The first Persian worshippers of Christ may have predated Pentecost—some scholars...

For the past two years, New York and New Jersey infectious disease experts have been laser focused on prep and training for the upcoming FIFA World Cup games — with 1.2 million visitors from around the world set to watch 48 teams battle it out on the pitch. Across the US, those numbers skyrocket to 6-7 million. And with that massive influx of foreign visitors comes the threat of infectious — and sometimes deadly — diseases, including viral hemorrhagic fevers, RSV, tuberculosis, measles, varicella, hepatitis A, typhoid, malaria, SARS, hantavirus and even “high consequence” diseases with high mortality rates, like...

1 May 2026 Friday of the 4th week of Eastertide St. James the Less Catholic Church, Columbus, OhioReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingActs 13:26-33God has fulfilled his promise by raising Jesus from the deadPaul stood up in the synagogue at Antioch in Pisidia, held up a hand for silence and began to speak: ‘My brothers, sons of Abraham’s race, and all you who fear God, this message of salvation is meant for you. What the people of Jerusalem and their rulers did, though they did not realise it, was in fact to fulfil the prophecies read on...

Robert Prevost’s last act on social media before he became pope was a retweet. It was April of last year. Donald Trump had hosted Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office, where the two men laughed about the unlawful deportation of a U.S. resident to El Salvador’s CECOT prison. Cardinal Prevost saw the post — a Rocco Palmo dispatch citing the words of Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar — and reposted it to his Twitter following. Image “Do you not see the suffering?” Menjivar had asked in the Catholic Standard. “Is your conscience not disturbed? How can you stay...

With the London local elections approaching, I am going to make a prediction. Reform UK, the party I lead, is going to surprise a few people in the capital next Thursday. Yes, the usual experts will admit, those Reform upstarts might do well next week up in the rest of England, or in Wales and Scotland. But, they reassure themselves, London will be different. Well, I beg to differ. Unlike the pundits and other party leaders, I have spent considerable time campaigning around London in recent months — talking to ordinary Londoners from Havering to Croydon. And guess what? It...

South Korea sent more troops to join the Vietnam War than any other country other than the United States, and since has joined other U.S.-led conflicts in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. South Korea has dispatched 57,000 troops to 30 countries at the request of the United States or the United Nations. A late 2019 poll—in the midst of a contentious standoff in burden-sharing negotiations—indicated that 92% of South Koreans supported the alliance with the United States. Together the allies maintain formidable capabilities. The ROK armed forces today total 599,000 active duty troops. In 2020, South Korea had the...

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Friday warned that the growing national debt is “a ticking time bomb” and he called on his fellow lawmakers to do “much more.” The U.S. national debt crossed 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of the first quarter, the first time the debt crossed that line since 1946. The debt surpassed $39 trillion in March, a mere five months after it reached $38 trillion. Roy told Fox Business’s Cheryl Casone that the debt is “a ticking time bomb and that some of us have been talking about for a long time.”...

Pancreatic cancer is on course to be the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in the US by 2030, in part because 85 percent of cases aren't diagnosed until the disease has spread. We're just not catching it early enough. Thanks to a newly developed AI model from researchers at the Mayo Clinic and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, that might be about to change. Their new system, called REDMOD (radiomics-based early detection model), was tested on CT scans from people later diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In nearly 3 out of 4 cases, REDMOD successfully spotted the most common...

Hundreds of beagles have started leaving Ridglan Farms in the United States, marking the beginning of a large rescue operation. The first vans carrying dogs left the facility in Wisconsin on Friday. Rescue groups say it will take at least 10 days to move all the animals to shelters and organisations across the country. Around 300 dogs were transported on the first day. In total, about 1,500 beagles are expected to be released as part of the agreement. Ridglan Farms has been operating for more than 60 years. It breeds beagles for use in scientific and medical research. In recent...

" Karl Marx Was On The British Payroll"- Imperial Expert EXPOSES The Communist History Britain Buried Run Time 14 m 54 s .Susan Kokinda explains how Lyndon LaRouche shaped her worldview, teaching her to look past media narratives and study the hidden financial systems, power structures, and historical forces behind world events. From British banking networks to drug money laundering and the origins of communism, she argues the real truth is always buried beneath the “official story".

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A man who pleaded guilty to murder allegedly punched his attorney in the face after receiving a 50-year sentence, court documents reveal. Jaquarius Lewis, 27, is accused of causing bodily injury to an individual who is at least 65 years of age, according to records obtained by Eyewitness News. The alleged incident happened on Tuesday afternoon, the same day he was sentenced to confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Institutional Division. The bail motion reads that Lewis punched his attorney, John Petruzzi, in the face after the sentence was read. Records indicate Lewis...

ANN ARBOR, MI — The last “Neighborhood Crime Watch” sign in Ann Arbor is now removed. City officials gathered on Princeton Avenue on Tuesday, April 21, for the ceremonial removal of the final sign after weeks of work to remove hundreds of similar signs. “It’s great to see the last of these relics of the past come down,” said City Council Member Jen Eyer, D-4th Ward. Eyer joined Mayor Christopher Taylor and Council Member Cynthia Harrison, D-1st Ward, in lifting it out of the ground to be hauled away and recycled. Despite neighborhood watch programs being defunct, more than 600...