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- Luke 2:14
Key inflation gauge shows consumer prices increased 0.3% from July to August, less than expected
Excluding food and energy, the Personal Consumption Index increased 0.2%.
Tennessee to execute woman for 1995 murder, committed when she was 18
Pike and her boyfriend were convicted of killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, who was a classmate at a job training facility in Knoxville. The case drew national attention in part because of a pentagram that was carved into Slemmer's body.
US military says withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, who presided over the handover ceremony, said the withdrawal was the beginning of a "new phase" for a sovereign Iraq.
16 trucking companies file for bankruptcy in less than one month amid high fuel prices
The Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 protection filings hit small owner-operators and fleets operating dozens of trucks.
Hegseth to announce large cuts to positions reserved for generals and admirals
Hegseth approved the reductions, which target the Army, Navy, Air Force and the military's joint pool, earlier this month.
Flight bound for Israel makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia following bloody cockpit fight
The Boeing 737 Max switched its transponder code to 7700, a code to signal illegal interference with an aircraft.
Inaugural Anti-Communist Film Festival debuts in DC, showcasing movies that amplified epic failures
Festival producer journalist Mark Judge said he committed to the project that he would have screened the films on a “sheet hanging in my backyard."
Inaugural Anti-Communist Film Festival debuts in DC, showcasing movies that amplified epic failures
Festival producer journalist Mark Judge said he committed to the project that he would have screened the films on a “sheet hanging in my backyard."
MAHA summit focuses on innovations reshaping American healthcare, covers 14 topics
The second Make America Healthy Again Summit brought together dozens of leading voices on the frontier of innovation in healthcare to tackle familiar MAHA priorities, including reversing the chronic disease epidemic and giving Americans greater control over their health.
Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax rollout slapped down by NY state Supreme Court judge
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plans to charge wealthy out-of-towners with a new tax were dealt a blow on Tuesday after a state judge ordered the administration to redo its rollout.
Maine Sen. Collins pushes back against claims by Democrats that she voted to cut Medicaid
“I did NOT vote to cut Medicaid," Collins said in a statement on social media, noting that she proposed amendments to strip the bill of those cuts.
Mayor Mamdani plans to spend $30M to combat NYC antisemitism
The initiative comes amid strained relations between Mamdani and NYC's Jewish leaders over his support for the Palestinian state and criticism of Israel, which has drawn claims that he is antisemitic. He has denied any bias towards Jewish people.
Amish paradise? New York 'effectively' bans sect with biased school vaccine mandate, SCOTUS told
An appeals court rubber-stamped its first ruling against the challenge after the high court said it needed to consider a recent parental rights precedent. "If New York wins, the Amish will be forced to flee the state," lawyer says.
Senate Republicans argue that Jack Smith's probe was purely political, not criminal
The hearing saw Smith appear to discuss his investigations targeting Trump. Those investigations were related to alleged mishandling of classified materials, as well as 2020 election challenges and the Jan. 6, 2021 incident at the Capitol. While they resulted in felony indictments, Smith abandoned the cases after Trump won back the White House in 2024. Lawmakers each followed party lines throughout the day.
Florida judge who made more than 900 donations to Democrats quits before suspension, keeps pension
A judge who admitted to hundreds of violations of Florida's judicial ethics code left the bench without suspension or fine and kept a partially taxpayer-funded pension. The Florida Supreme Court noted that Tennis had "written hundreds of checks" in violation of the code's prohibition on political donations.
Another leftist race narrative bites the dust: Mississippi hanging edition
Fortune’s case is one of several alleged hanging deaths of black people in recent years that have drawn activist and political attention.
Trump officially changes artificial intelligence to Super Intelligence in new executive order
Trump first teased the name change last week during a state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He later teased the executive order making the change official at a White House event earlier Tuesday.
You Vote: Florida designated CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood as domestic terrorist groups. Do you agree?
A document that accompanied the vote claimed “there is substantial evidence that CAIR is engaging in terrorist activity” and accused the group of having connections to Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Treasury says it will auto-enroll millions of children into Trump accounts through new rules
The funds are intended to give children a hand up and will be made available to the account owner when they turn 18. It will then act as a traditional individual retirement account.
Florida designates CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood as domestic terrorist groups
Florida expanded the designation to include the domestic terrorist group label and also labeled al-Qaeda, the Houthis and the Continuity Irish Republican Army as foreign terrorist organizations.
