A meeting between Biden campaign officials and The New York Times seems to have gone awry, according to a recent report. A “source familiar” told Semafor that “with the exception of its recent meeting” with The New York Times, the Biden campaign’s meetings with reporters have been “substantive” and “productive.” […]
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China detains suspect accused of spying for Britain’s secret intelligence service
China says it has detained an individual accused of collecting state secrets on behalf of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency MI6. The Ministry of State Security posted on social media Monday that Britain had been cooperating since 2015 with the person, who it said was a citizen of a third nation […]
Read MoreTrump could win Iowa but voters’ second choice is absolutely critical
Politics rarely comes out as all the commentators expect and nowhere is this truer than at the Republican and Democratic primary processes that start with the Iowa caucuses. There should be no surprise, however, that former president Donald Trump will win the Iowa caucus – he has a commanding lead […]
Read MoreDefense Secretary Austin has no plans to resign, Pentagon says
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is not resigning, the Pentagon said, amid his unannounced, multi-day hospital stay that was not initially disclosed even to President Biden. Department of Defense press secretary Major General Pat Ryder told Fox News Digital that Austin doesn’t have any plans to leave his post. “Secretary […]
Read More‘Too many are coming’: Germany grapples with soaring asylum applications as records show 51% surge
The number of people applying for asylum in Germany last year rose to 351,915, an increase of 51.1% compared with the year before. The largest number of asylum-seekers came from Syria, with 104,561 applications, followed by Turkish citizens with 62,624 asylum pleas and 53,582 Afghans, Germany’s Federal Office for Migration […]
Read MoreNebraska Senator introduces bill to make nitrogen asphyxiation a legal method of execution
A Nebraska lawmaker has introduced a bill to add asphyxiation by nitrogen to the state’s method of carrying out the death penalty, even as Alabama officials await a judge’s ruling on a request to block its plans to become the nation’s first state to carry out an execution by nitrogen […]
Read MoreCongress demands more information on Defense Secretary Austin’s hospitalization
Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives are demanding more information on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization and why it was kept under wraps for days before it was finally announced. The top lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee released a statement on Sunday evening calling for “additional […]
Read MoreJelly Roll brought his own mixtapes to his drug deals: ‘It was like my business card’
A reformed drug dealer turned musician, Jelly Roll has not had a traditional trajectory to fame. Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, says he has always been focused on music, even amid his illicit activity. “Even my drug dealing, to me, was always a means to music,” he […]
Read MoreEagles’ Jason Kelce sounds alarm on team’s struggles before playoffs: ‘We have a lot to do better’
The Philadelphia Eagles fell to the New York Giants on Sunday – costing the team an NFC East title and a home playoff game. The Eagles enter the playoffs as losers of five of their last six games. They defeated the Giants on Christmas Day, but it wasn’t pretty, and […]
Read MoreSome nurses experience violent attacks at Seattle Children’s Hospital, say they want protection, support
Nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital say they feel unsafe at work and have demanded protection. Police responded to multiple violent incidents in November at the hospital’s Psychiatric and Behavioral Medicine Unit (PBMU), according to the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), which represents over 2,000 registered nurses in the state. On […]
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