Italian police have arrested nine people accused of financing Hamas through charity associations that investigators said raised at least €7.3 million for the Palestinian militant group. The Police and the Guardia di Finanza executed arrest warrants and seized more than €8 million in assets in an operation coordinated by the District Directorate of Anti-Mafia and … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW A Texas father tracked down his kidnapped 15-year-old daughter by using her phone’s location through parental controls, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office The Police said that “the suspect had threatened the victim with a knife and kidnapped her from the street” Giovanni Rosales Espinoza, 23, was arrested and charged … Read more
(Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is once again under fire – this time because of her husband By Tim Mynett The $25 million venture capital firm, Rose Lake Capital, has reportedly removed the details of key officials amid growing questions about the couple’s wealth and ongoing Minnesota welfare fraud investigations. According … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell is seeking damages from Chuck Redd, the jazz musician who canceled his Christmas Eve Jazz Jam concert at the venue. The longtime Jazz Jam host was canceled shortly after the site was renamed the Trump Kennedy Center on both its website and the building’s signage. “This … Read more
Dec. 27 (UPI) — President Donald Trump and Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent has urged an end to the Senate’s filibuster rule ahead of an anticipated budget battle in January. Bessent submitted an op-ed that The Washington Post published on Saturday blaming Senate Democrats and the filibuster for blocking passage of a resolution to keep the … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted in November for allegedly stealing millions in disaster relief funds and using the money for personal purchases, including a $100,000 ring. After the congresswoman shared a photo of herself on Christmas, social media users noticed that the ring had been edited out of the previously shared … Read more
Officials with the UK’s Royal Navy are in hot water for pressuring a government agency to hide information about radioactive pollution. What’s going on? Investigative news The Ferret has obtained emails in which naval officials urged the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to keep details of the pollution secret. Nemes made Freedom of Information Act requests … Read more
With Donald Trump expanding the travel ban inspired by his first term in the White House to 20 more countries, as well as the Palestinian Authority, on December 16, a total of 39 countries from different corners of the world now face either a total ban or restrictions to enter the United States. Mali, South … Read more
A sulfuric acid leak at an industrial plant in eastern Harris County sent two people to the hospital and caused more than 40 people to be treated, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the incident began around 2 a.m. Saturday at the BWC Terminals facility when a catwalk structure fell on a … Read more
The forecast for a storm that is expected to affect much of Iowa has intensified. The National Weather Service in Des Moines says expected snow amounts on Sunday, Dec. 28, could reach up to an inch in central Iowa, 2 inches in Ames and Cedar Rapids and up to 4 inches along the Minnesota border, … Read more