It wasn’t your washing machine acting up or your dog losing its mind. That shake you felt Saturday morning? A legit 4.1 magnitude earthquake. In Tennessee. At 9:04 a.m. ET, the ground under Greenback, Tennessee (about 30 miles south of Knoxville), decided it had something to say. And it said it loudly. The U.S. Geological […]
Trump Administration Considering Suspension of Habeas Corpus, Stephen Miller Confirms
Hold onto your Constitution, folks — Stephen Miller just hinted that the Trump team is seriously thinking about hitting pause on habeas corpus. Yep, that habeas corpus — the one that stops the government from locking you up without a court hearing. No big deal, right? Speaking to PBS NewsHour, Miller — Trump’s longtime policy […]
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested at ICE Facility in Bold Protest
In a move that has everyone talking, Newark’s Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested this week while protesting at an ICE detention center in Newark. Yep, you read that right. The mayor was nabbed by authorities after he refused to leave the Delaney Hall facility, which is under fire for allegedly operating without proper permits. Baraka […]
Justice David Souter, Unexpected Liberal Voice on Supreme Court, Dies at 85
David Souter — the famously quiet U.S. Supreme Court Justice who low-key rocked the legal world for nearly two decades — has died. He was 85. The news just dropped Friday morning … confirmed by the Court itself. No scandals, no drama. Just a peaceful passing at his New Hampshire home on May 8, according […]
Camryn Kinsey Faints Live on Fox News During Biden Segment
Whoa — blink and you missed it. Fox News contributor Camryn Kinsey had everyone doing a double-take Thursday night when she straight-up fainted during a live segment of Fox News @ Night. Yeah, seriously. One minute she was giving her take on Biden and Harris, the next — boom — she slumped right out of […]
Trump Cuts UK Auto Tariffs, Raises Toy Prices With China Trade Move
Buckle up — President Trump just gave British luxury cars a red carpet rollout while sending Barbie’s Dreamhouse straight into a price hike nightmare. In a trade plot twist straight out of a political soap opera, Trump inked a flashy new deal with the UK this week, cutting tariffs on British steel, aluminum, and yes […]
India Launches Naval Ops In Arabian Sea After Pakistan’s Provocation
Boom. Just like that, the Arabian Sea turned into a battleground. After Pakistan reportedly tried to stir the pot with attempted missile and drone attacks across Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan, India didn’t just sit around sipping chai. The Indian Armed Forces clapped back with what’s now being called Operation Sindoor — and it’s […]
Cardinal Robert Prevost Elected Pope Leo XIV in Historic First for U.S.
America Has a Pope Now Yep, that just happened. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost — born in Chicago, fluent in Spanish, and a former bishop in Peru — is now Pope Leo XIV. The first American pope. Ever. The College of Cardinals made the call on Wednesday, wrapping up their conclave faster than your average group […]
Amritsar Goes Dark in Surprise Blackout Drill Amid National Security Alert
Amritsar: Lights out, people! The Amritsar administration just hit the switch on a surprise blackout drill Wednesday night — and yes, it caught plenty of folks off guard. Residents were asked to stay indoors and kill the lights as part of a high-alert civil defence mock drill. Think of it as a citywide game of […]
India Strikes Terror Sites in Sialkot During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan Shuts Airspace
Sialkot just made it to the geopolitical hot seat—and it’s not for exporting footballs this time. In the last hour, the city faced the fallout of Operation Sindoor, a surprise airstrike campaign launched by Indian forces in retaliation for the deadly April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. And yes, Sialkot was one of the nine targets. […]
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