today’s hot news
Netanyahu cancels trip to Washington amid apparent tensions with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled this week’s meeting with President Donald Trump amid apparent tensions with the American president. Netanyahu cancelled his plans to visit the U.S. due to a scheduling conflict surrounding the late Republican South...
Mamdani blocked from speaking at fallen NYC soldier’s funeral, sat humiliated with speech ready
By all accounts, Army Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad's funeral was meant to be about one thing, honoring a young American soldier who gave her life in uniform after an Iranian missile strike on a U.S. base in Jordan. Instead, one of the biggest post-funeral storylines...
DNA test drops family bombshell on young filmmaker, her grandfather was Charles Manson
Filmmaker Sophia Maddox spent years wondering about the grandfather her father had never known. The answer arrived through a genealogy search, and it was about as far from a heartwarming family reunion as anyone could imagine. Her grandfather was Charles Manson....
Cheers erupt; Rand Paul has lawyer removed after Fauci pleads the Fifth
The fireworks started before Dr. Anthony Fauci answered a single question Wednesday. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ordered Capitol security to remove one of Fauci's attorneys after an extraordinary confrontation over courtroom protocol. Moments earlier the former COVID...
Giant bear perched atop utility pole dies before rescuers can reach it
BS BRIEF: A bizarre video of a bear balancing atop a utility pole in rural New Mexico went viral this week, drawing thousands of reactions after the U.S. Department of the Interior reshared the footage with a tongue-in-cheek caption. New Mexico wildlife officials...
GOP rep embroiled in sexual harassment probe drops reelection bid
Republican North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards announced Wednesday he would no longer seek re-election after investigators concluded he engaged in inappropriate conduct. The House Ethics Committee recommended Monday that Edwards be censured after finding that he engaged...
Gun manufacturer slaps Connecticut with suit over gun ban
Glock and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) sued to block Connecticut’s ban on the manufacturer’s popular pistols Monday. Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed the legislation into law in May, according to the Connecticut General Assembly’s...
DHS refutes claims made about ICE Austin shooting
(The Center Square) – After a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting in Austin on Sunday, the Department of Homeland Security is pushing back against claims made about the incident. Venezuelan national Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot and injured...
America’s emergency oil stockpile is running low as winter nears
America’s emergency oil stockpile has fallen to 284.6 million barrels — and the Trump administration is counting on oil companies to repay what they borrowed. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve lost about 405,000 barrels in the week ending Sept. 18 and held about 121...
China lags on $17B farm pledge as Xi visit nears tariff deadline
(The Center Square) – China remains behind on its May pledge to buy U.S. farm goods as President Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping, with a trade truce set to expire Nov. 10. The talks could decide whether suspended higher tariffs on some Chinese...
McCormick calls for doubling NIH budget within five years
(The Center Square) – Arguing that the U.S. is “underinvesting in discovery,” U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., is calling for changes to the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, which include increased investments from the federal government. “Rather than cut...
Banker accidentally leaks internal information. He immediately regrets it.
A Morgan Stanley employee accidentally leaked an internal list containing more than 100 potential deals the Wall Street giant was pitching and monitoring this week. The document contained potential initial public offerings across China, South Korea and India, as well...
