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After spending more than a year under a gag order, Austin Metcalf’s father Jeff Metcalf gave an emotional and unfiltered interview about the aftermath of his son’s murder and the trial that followed. Jeff described living with constant anxiety, revealed that his family was repeatedly targeted with doxxing and swatting incidents, and condemned the activists who attempted to portray Austin and the Metcalf family as racists despite no evidence supporting those claims. He also vowed to remain involved in any future parole hearings, making it clear that the fight for justice did not end with Karmelo Anthony’s 35-year sentence. warning...

The small town of Battle Ground, Washington—just north of Portland, Oregon—is rapidly becoming a place run by Christians, for Christians, and the speed of its transformation is downright frightening. And if you’re thinking that sounds a lot like Moscow, Idaho, where Christian Nationalist theocrat Doug Wilson has built himself a mini-empire centered around his Christ Church, that’s because he’s directly linked to the people now doing the same thing in Battle Ground. The first is that this is our home. And we hope to help make Battle Ground an even better place to live, work and raise a family. Secondly,...

Karmelo Anthony has launched an appeal against his 35 year prison sentence for murdering Austin Metcalf, according to newly filed court records. Anthony, 19, filed a notice of appeal on Wednesday - less than 24 hours after he learned his fate for fatally stabbing Metcalf in the heart during a track meet in April 2025, legal documents obtained by TMZ detailed. The convicted murderer's lawyer, Mike Howard, told the outlet that 'We believe there are several important issues for the appellate courts to consider. An appeal is the next part of the legal process and a right afforded every American,'...

An Arizona jury convicted a Marine combat veteran who threatened to blow away President Donald Trump with an M16 rifle, saying he would do it with “rounds targeting the head, not the ear.” The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona tells Law & Crime that Rene Ortiz, of Casa Grande, was found guilty on Monday of threats against the president following a four-day trial in Phoenix. His sentencing has not been scheduled yet. Ortiz went on trial this week after being arrested in early 2025 for allegedly hurling assassination threats against Trump in November and December 2024 when...

At a recent meeting of the parliament's Standing Committee on Science and Research, conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Ho asked, 'What is the definition of a woman?' The simple question immediately sparked outrage with other members of the committee, who jumped down Ho's throat and attempted to prevent Chief Science Advisor Mona Nemer from replying. Ho asked the scientist: 'Before you became chief science advisor, you were a molecular geneticist by training, right? So you know a thing or two about X and Y chromosomes. So, I wanted to ask you, what is the definition of a woman?' Immediately,...

Following her historic April decree, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum marked the official launch of the Universal Health Service on June 1, 2026. The landmark initiative unifies public systems to guarantee free, comprehensive medical care for all 130 million citizens. President Claudia Sheinbaum’s sweeping decree to guarantee universal healthcare requires astronomical funding. In a state choking out private industry and banning cash, the math is simple: the government cannot fund a massive entitlement program on a disappearing tax base. Global capital markets are mispricing a massive, systemic threat developing south of the U.S. border. While foreign mining investors watch standard quarterly...

During an appearance on the Unity Over Division podcast, U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) echoed Joe Biden by saying the Second Amendment is “not absolute.” Talarico said, “I believe in the Second Amendment just as much as I believe in the First. We have a right to bear arms to protect ourselves, our families. We have a right to own weapons for sport or for hunting. But like any freedom in the Bill of Rights, it’s not absolute.”Breitbart News reported that on February 26, 2020, during a CNN Town Hall, Biden argued that the Second Amendment was not “absolute.”...

As the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, a new poll finds. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research highlights many Americans’ feeling of unease over the future of its representative government — particularly among young people. It presents a jarring contrast as communities around the country commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary. Only about one-quarter of Americans say the U.S. stands above all other countries in the world, the new poll found, while 44% say it’s one of the greatest countries in the world, along...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will make an official visit to Ireland next week. Mr. Carney will visit Dublin to meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin in what will be the first bilateral visit to Ireland by a Canadian Prime Minister in nearly a decade. Mr. Carney will then visit County Mayo, where he will meet President Catherine Connolly. Mr. Carney’s two grandparents left Aughagower near Westport more than 100 years ago for Canada. His office said that during his time in Ireland, he will focus on deepening Canada and Ireland’s longstanding cultural and people-to-people ties and expanding relationships across agri-food, digital...

An edit of the Rhodesian Bush War, which took place in what is now Zimbabwe. I hope you enjoy

A twisted Georgia high school teacher has been charged with repeatedly having sex with a 16-year-old student — while allegedly exchanging nearly 20,000 sexts and begging him to run away to Mexico with her. Amanda Katz, who was a teacher and then administrator at Roswell High School, smirked knowingly in her mugshot Tuesday when she was charged with improper sexual contact with the boy, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The student told investigators that he had unprotected sex several times with the 55-year-old educator, mostly in her home and the backseat of her Jaguar car...

Two top US government scientists have been charged with smuggling vials of mpox into the country - and then allegedly lying about it when questioned by officials. According to a criminal complaint from the US Attorney's Office, Vincent Munster, 53, and Claude Kwe, 38, researchers at the National Institutes of Health's Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana, arrived at McNamara Airport in Detroit on January 25 from the Republic of Congo, where an mpox outbreak was taking place. Border agents stopped them after noting they were carrying a large black plastic case. When asked, Munster is alleged - according to a...

A claim that OnlyFans suffered a massive data breach has spread rapidly across X and Reddit in the past 48 hours, with reports alleging that a hacker is selling a database containing records for 340 million users and creators. The viral story has triggered panic among creators and subscribers, with many rushing to change passwords or delete accounts. However, a closer look at the available evidence shows this is not a direct hack of OnlyFans’ systems. Instead, it appears to be a large-scale compilation of data pulled from older breaches and publicly visible profiles. What the hacker is actually selling...

A recently unearthed study has set off a tidal wave of outrage after scientists claimed it was 'morally' justifiable to infect people with a virus making them allergic to meat. Researchers Parker Crutchfield and Blake Hereth from Western Michigan University published an inflammatory paper in 2025, making the case that society had a moral 'duty' to spread ticks that were infected with or engineered to carry alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). AGS is a real medical condition transmitted to humans through tick bites, causing victims to suffer allergic reactions when eating red meat, including beef, pork and lamb, dairy and other products...

Ready for a ride on the highway to Hel? The infamous 'Route 666' bus service to the Polish seaside resort is being resurrected by Flixbus – three years after it was renumbered due to pressure from religious groups. The 13-hour route links Kraków and Hel, with stops in major Polish hubs like Władysławowo, Kuźnica and the capital, Warsaw. The route gets its name from a mix of its destination, Hel (similar to the English word 'hell'), and bus number 666, the biblical number of the beast. Although the service ran for over a decade, the number was ultimately retired and...

Once upon a time, inequality in Europe was largely horizontal. The rich western half drove BMWs and holidayed abroad, while the poorer east rewired its own appliances and queued for bread. But three decades of catch-up growth in erstwhile communist countries has put paid to jokes about Romanian cars whose top speed was “downhill”. These days inequality in Europe has a vertical dimension—one that goes up and down family trees. Youngsters unable to move out of their parents’ spare room due to sky-high house prices wonder if they will ever enjoy the lifestyle as adults which they knew as kids....

Benjamin Netanyahu is seething as Donald Trump edges closer to striking a peace deal with Iran, leaving the Israeli prime minister wishing Barack Obama were back in the White House, according to a new report. Netanyahu privately views the looming US-Iran pact as an unmitigated catastrophe and lays the blame squarely at Trump's feet, a senior political source revealed to Al-Monitor. 'This time, the prime minister’s hands are tied. He is completely paralyzed and knows that he will not be able to do anything, even if the agreement signed between the United States and Iran remains the disaster he now...

A chilling tattoo of a human heart clutched by clawed hands may have helped federal prosecutors tie an alleged MS-13 gangster to one of Los Angeles’ most gruesome killings, a court has heard. Prosecutors claim Angel Guzman helped butcher a man while deep inside the Angeles National Forest in 2017 — stabbing him more than 100 times, carving out his heart with a machete, and dumping his body into a canyon, the LA Times reported. Now, Guzman and three other alleged members of the notorious MS-13 Fulton gang are facing federal charges tied to a bloody string of murders that...

A Washington sheriff shocked the internet with a scathing comment on George Floyd just a day after the sixth anniversary of his murder. Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank jumped on social media and declared that Floyd, who was murdered by a cop in May 2020, would be doing drugs if he was still alive. A post shared on X on May 19 saw four images of Floyd in different professions created with artificial intelligence. The images saw Floyd as a doctor, a priest, in a suit and a construction workers uniform, with the caption: 'If George Floyd were still alive...

A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the federal government and stashing them in his home. David Rush was arrested and charged with criminal theft of public money last week, according to federal court filings in Virginia, where he lives. From November to March, Rush requested and received a “significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars for work-related expenses,” according to an affidavit from an FBI agent investigating the case. The affidavit says its unclear what Rush...