Report: Democrats Lost More than 1,000 Seats Under Obama
President Obama claims he could have won a third term if he had been allowed to run, but many Democrats in down ballot races haven’t been as successful during Obama’s presidency.
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Iran Adopting ‘Art of the Deal’ Strategy as Trump Takes Office
Iran is adopting Donald Trump’s Art of the Deal strategy by scrambling to sign Western energy deals as bargaining chips before confronting the President-elect, who once called the Iran nuclear deal “one of the worst deals ever made by any country in history.”
U.S. Citizen Held Hostage in Venezuela Loses 50 Pounds Due to Illness, Torture
The socialist government of Venezuela has been torturing U.S. citizen Joshua Holt in prison, forcing him to violate his Mormon faith and perform “calisthenics” naked in the hallways of the prison, according to Holt’s family.
WATCH: Trump Tells GOP Rally In Jerusalem He’ll ‘Make Israel, U.S. Safe Again’
TEL AVIV – Donald Trump told a Republican rally in Jerusalem on Wednesday that he loves Judaism and will work to make “America and Israel safe again.”
Iranians In Italy Caught With Fake Israeli Passports
Three Iranian citizens were caught in Italy with fake Israeli passports, Israeli authorities were informed over Yom Kippur.
Syria: Airstrikes Kill 90 Just Hours After Ceasefire Announcement
The regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad struck rebel strongholds hours after the U.S. and Syrian regime ally Russia announced a ceasefire would be implemented on Monday.
Iran Hopes to Join Project to Produce Nuclear Fusion Power
Iran is hoping to join an international project in southern France that hopes to build the first machine to generate significant amounts of energy using nuclear fusion, which is considered a clean, safe and virtually limitless form of nuclear power.
Saudi Prince Visits U.S. Amid Calls to Declassify Portions of 9/11 Report
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has arrived in the United States amid strained U.S.-Saudi relations.
Border Patrol Agent Discovers 3rd Cartel Tunnel Under Border
During a routine patrol on Thursday morning, an El Centro Border Patrol agent discovered a tunnel spanning the U.S.-Mexico southern border.
Syrian Islamic State Militant Planned Attack on U.S. Consulate in Turkey
Turkish authorities have arrested and detained a suspected Islamic State militant for allegedly planning a suicide attack on the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
U.S. Officials: Russia Responsible for Syrian Airstrike Blamed on U.S. Forces
Syria blamed the U.S.-led coalition for the deaths of three soldiers on Sunday night after warplanes attacked their camp. The Pentagon insists Russian forces, however, not Americans, conducted the airstrike. Russia is a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
70 U.S.-Trained Afghan Troops Surrender Weapons to Taliban
At least 70 members of the U.S.-trained and equipped Afghan security forces handed over their weapons and equipment, purchased with American taxpayer funds, and surrendered to the Taliban in the restive district of Sangin in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province along the Pakistan border.
34 Arrests After Mexico Soccer Victory at Rose Bowl
Police arrested 34 people Saturday evening after Mexico’s soccer team defeated the United States 3-2 at the Rose Bowl, earning a spot in the 2017 Confederations Cup.
China Arrests American Woman for Spying, ‘Endangering National Security’
Jeff Gillis has gone public with the six-month detention and subsequent arrest of his wife, Sandy Phan-Gillis, while on a business trip in China, on the cusp of President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, D.C.
Turkey’s ‘Anti-ISIS’ Assault Leaves 390 Kurdish PKK Dead, Hundreds Wounded in Iraq
The Turkish government’s anti-terrorism campaign, initially advertised as a campaign to destroy the Islamic State terrorist group, has killed hundreds of members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and left the terror group significantly diminished, as its imprisoned leader calls for peace talks.
Soccer Tweets Invoke Pearl Harbor after U.S. Win over Japan
A Twitter firestorm broke out when some soccer fans referenced Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki after the U.S. Women’s National Team trounced Japan 5-2 to win the World Cup in Vancouver Sunday night.
US Becomes Second-Largest Spanish Speaking Country After Mexico
According to the Instituto Cervantes, an organization created by the Spanish government in 1991 to promote the Spanish language, more people speak Spanish in the United States than any other country in the world except for Mexico.
Jet Skiing Illegal Aliens Arrested on San Diego Beach
Just before sunrise Friday morning two Mexican nationals were arrested on the sandy beaches of Coronado Silver Strand State Beach after jetting through ocean waters and making illegal entry into the United States.
U.S. only 6th in Tech Innovation
The Bloomberg Innovation Index, which ranks countries based on tech developments including research and development, tech education, and patents, placed the United States in sixth place with regard to overall innovation, research and development (R&D), and education. The U.S. followed South Korea, Japan, Germany, and Finland.
