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Two convicted human smugglers were sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio today for their prominent roles in the 2022 mass casualty human smuggling conspiracy that resulted in the deaths of 47 adults and six children.U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia for the Western District of Texas sentenced Orduna-Torres to life in prison and a $250,000 fine, and Gonzales-Ortega to 83 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Both defendants were found guilty by a federal jury in March for three counts related to the transportation of aliens within the United States resulting in death, causing serious bodily injury, and...

Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and the Los Angeles City Council over policies that Los Angeles enacted shortly after President Donald J. Trump’s reelection to interfere with the federal government’s enforcement of its immigration laws.Not only are Los Angeles’s “sanctuary city” policies illegal under federal law, but, as alleged in the complaint, Los Angeles’s refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities contributed to the recent lawlessness, rioting, looting, and vandalism that was so severe that it required the federal government to deploy the California National...

Largest Justice Department Health Care Fraud Takedown in HistoryMore than Doubles Prior Record of $6 BillionThe Justice Department today announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, in 50 federal districts and 12 State Attorneys General’s Offices across the United States, for their alleged participation in various health care fraud schemes involving over $14.6 billion in intended loss. The Takedown involved federal and state law enforcement agencies across the country and represents an unprecedented effort to combat health...

Can Anti-Ageing Drugs Cause Cardiac Arrest? Doctors Explain Shefali Jariwala Death Reports suggest that Shefali may have taken a cosmetic anti-ageing injection on an empty stomach, which could have caused a cardiac arrest Can Anti-Ageing Drugs Cause Cardiac Arrest? Doctors Explain Shefali Jariwala Death Experts suggest that there is no formal category of 'anti-ageing' drugs approved by the FDA On June 27, 2025, when news of the tragic and sudden death of actress Shefali Jariwala broke, it left everyone in shock. The 42-year-old actress, who rose to fame with the iconic remix of the Kaanta Laga song that every Y2K...

This harrowing incident on May 21, 1946, remains one of the most infamous accidents in the history of nuclear research, a fatal moment of human error and hubris known as the "demon core" incident.

Elected representatives and senators in the U.S. Congress receive substantial pension benefits for life. Congressional retirement pay is not typically a big election-year issue, but it might serve as evidence of a disconnect between lawmakers and the mainstream United States. SNIP Congressional members are eligible for their own unique pension plans under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), though there are other retirement options available, ranging from Social Security to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS).3 Members of Congress are eligible for a pension dependent on the member’s age at retirement, length of service, and salary.4 The pension value can...

Rainbows are among nature’s most magnificent and awe-inspiring displays. Beyond their beauty, they carry rich symbolic and spiritual meanings across cultures and belief systems. For nature enthusiasts, understanding the deeper significance of rainbows can add layers of appreciation to these astounding phenomena. This blog explores the spiritual meanings and symbolism behind seeing a rainbow, its colors, cultural myths, and tales, along with its significance in relationships, dreams, and biblical contexts.

Don’t Sell Off Our American Birthright By Johnny Morris and Collin O’Mara June 27, 2025 America's public lands embody a revolutionary promise. Rejecting the European model that reserved the best lands and wildlife for the crown, our nation established that our majestic natural treasures⁶ would be the birthright of every American. These lands are not only central to our identity—the places we hunt, fish, and recreate across generations—they also serve as the foundation of America’s outdoor recreation economy, which supports more than five million jobs and contributes mightily to our US economy. A recent proposal in the Senate’s budget reconciliation...

Scripps News: This seems like a refreshing, polished, impartial alternative to the tired faces and boring production of FNC. Imho, its perfect for those wanting to take a break from all those personalities who are so full of themselves (eg; the peacock, Jesse Watters; and the motor-mouth Hannity) Guttfeld, who is the silly-class clown on The Five seems easier to take late at night.

In an X post, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited peer-reviewed studies and the actual labels on vaccines to counter The Guardian’s “pharma-financed” claims that thimerosal is safe and has been removed from childhood vaccines.Editor’s note: In a post on X, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called out inaccuracies in an article by The Guardian on the use of thimerosal, an adjuvant containing mercury in flu vaccines. Below is the full, unaltered text of Kennedy’s post.In conformance with the pharma-financed mainstream media’s mantric ritual of dutifully parroting the propaganda tropes spoon-fed them by...

A police officer who confronted Marcus Monzo after he murdered schoolboy Daniel Anjorin with a samurai sword in Hainault, east London, last year says he does not see himself as a hero. Inspector Moloy Campbell engaged in face-to-face fighting with Monzo - receiving a slash wound to his hand as he tried to disarm him. But he said his team of officers are "undoubtedly heroic" for their actions in stopping the attack. Recalling the confrontation in April 2024, Insp Campbell told the BBC: "It's a natural instinct: fight or flight, and in that moment it was fight. There was emotion...

A meteorite, complete with shock wave, light trail, and flight noises (rumbles, light a train or close airplane) struck the ground northeast of Atlanta this afternoon, 26 June 2025. Impact was visible from dash cameras in vehicles on I85 near the South Carolina border. Meteor is any solid object hitting the atmosphere but burning up before it hits the ground. A meteorite is a rocky solid that survives its flight through the atmosphere and hits the ground as a solid. Damage is unknown, some reports claim a house was struck.

Conservatives are conveying anger with northern Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie over his vote to oppose a resolution censuring California Rep. Adam Schiff, a favorite boogeyman of Republicans. Massie joined 19 other House Republicans in defecting from party leadership from condemning Schiff for championing the investigatory onslaught against former President Donald Trump. Combined with unanimous Democratic opposition, the measure failed, surprising even Schiff. The libertarian-leaning Massie claimed the resolution was unconstitutional for a clause that instructed Schiff should be fined $16 million if the House Ethics Committee found he “lied, made representations and abused sensitive information.” “Allowing a majority of Congress...

President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that Democrat lawmakers are responsible for leaking top secret intelligence about last week’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. “The Democrats are the ones who leaked the information on the PERFECT FLIGHT to the nuclear sites in Iran,” the president posted on Truth Social. “They should be prosecuted!” The post comes as the Pentagon, along with assistance from the FBI, is actively working to identify the source of leaks about a preliminary Central Command battle damage assessment. At least one anonymous source leaked the information, which was preliminary, to CNN and the New York Times. Both...

SNIPA new universe of deportable peopleWOLF: You have this exclusive report about a large universe of new people the Trump administration might be trying to deport. What did you find out?ALVAREZ: The plans that the administration has been working on are targeting people who came into the US unlawfully and then applied for asylum while in the country.The plan here is to dismiss those asylum claims, which could affect potentially hundreds of thousands of people and then make them immediately deportable.It also puts the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency responsible for managing federal immigration benefits, at the...

SNIP The film, set in Arkansas in 2010, tells the story of Jerry Kane, a self-described “sovereign citizen” who proselyted against laws and governmental authority via appearances on right-wing radio talk shows and traveling around the Midwest delivering seminars about property rights and avoiding taxes. It’s as if Ron Swanson had gone fully around the bend. A widowed, unemployed roofer, Jerry constantly faces eviction and home-schools his teenage son Joe (Jacob Tremblay, Room). He’s a loving but disciplinary father, hectoring his son to say his prayers every night and reminding him, “Don’t forget J.C.” Like many others of his ilk,...

SNIPIn December 2017, "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough said a close associate of Trump on the campaign trail told him the then-presidential candidate had "pre-dementia."Media personalities across networks called for the 25th Amendment to be invoked against Donald Trump more than 600 times between 2016 and 2021. (Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/MANDEL NGAN /AFP via Getty)Scarborough also suggested that "everybody" who’s known Trump for years has said he has "mentally devolved." The MSNBC co-host then said he wanted to know "when it’s safe" to start talking about whether Trump should be taken off his presidential duties.Scarborough’s comments came a month...

For weeks, House Republicans have been turning up the heat on the Biden administration—and now, one of the First Lady’s closest aides is officially on the hot seat. Anthony Bernal, a longtime senior advisor to former First Lady Jill Biden and often referred to as her “work husband,” has been subpoenaed to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 16 at 10:00 a.m., according to an official subpoena obtained Thursday. The hearing will take place at 2247 Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. Bernal had previously agreed to voluntarily testify behind closed doors today,...

...Gaza hostilities will conclude within two weeks... ...Multiple nations globally will accept numerous Gaza inhabitants seeking emigration... ...Israel will declare its willingness for future Palestinian conflict resolution under the "two states" concept... ...The United States will acknowledge limited Israeli sovereignty implementation in Judea and Samaria... EXCERPTED

A 51-year-old Dallas letter carrier, Jacob Taylor, died over the weekend after collapsing on his route. Taylor's cause of death is still unknown pending the results of an autopsy. The National Association of Letter Carriers fears his death could have been related because of how similar it was to the death of Eugene Gates, who died of heat exhaustion two years ago.