Tesla short sellers have lost $8 billion
This has got to make Tesla CEO Elon Musk happy: In the last seven months, short positions on Tesla shares have lost $8.4 billion, according to S3…
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Meat has been taken off the menu at this year’s Golden Globe Awards dinner
At Sunday’s 77th Golden Globe Awards, almost 1,300 glittering guests will take their seats in the historic The Beverly Hilton hotel and be…
Continue ReadingIran’s President says U.S. committed a ‘grave mistake’ in killing top general
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday the United States committed a “grave mistake” in killing Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani…
Continue ReadingTrump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against US ‘within weeks’
The Trump administration has warned members of Congress that Iran is expected to retaliate against the US “within weeks” for the strike…
Continue ReadingCalifornia firefighters are heading to Australia to battle deadly brushfires on the ground
Twenty veteran California firefighters are heading to Australia as the first US ground crew to battle out-of-control wildfires that have killed at…
Continue ReadingDHS gives agency heads two weeks to provide plans to protect houses of worship
In the wake of the mass stabbing at an upstate New York Hanukkah celebration, acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf directed the…
Continue ReadingCrisis in Middle East tests potency of Sanders’ criticism of Biden’s Iraq vote
One month before the Iowa caucuses kick off the Democratic primary, foreign policy is suddenly playing a central role in the wake of a rising crisis…
Continue ReadingTwo Mississippi inmates missing amid rash of prison violence
A search was underway Saturday for two violent inmates missing from a Mississippi state penitentiary, corrections officials said. Inmates David May,…
Continue ReadingUS deploys thousands of additional troops to Middle East following Soleimani killing
The US is deploying thousands of additional troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran mount following the airstrike that killed Iranian…
Continue ReadingHow Trump’s decision unfolded to kill a top Iranian general
President Donald Trump had been weighing the biggest risk of his presidency for days. Inside ornate Mar-a-Lago suites commandeered as makeshift…
Continue ReadingDems question order to kill Iranian military leader. Trump hasn’t publicly explained his reasoning
The Trump administration has yet to publicly explain the legal justification for killing Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, prompting…
Continue ReadingTrump repeatedly claimed in 2011 and 2012 that Obama would start a war with Iran to win reelection
In media appearances prior to the 2012 election, Donald Trump repeatedly predicted that then-President Barack Obama would start a war with Iran in…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court’s liberals prepare for a spring of dissent
The four liberal justices of the Supreme Court are steeling themselves for a momentous spring as the reality settles in that the left flank of the…
Continue ReadingCoalition denies report that airstrike hit Iran-backed paramilitary forces in Iraq
A coalition spokesman denied that a convoy that included Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces was hit by an airstrike in Iraq on Saturday morning.…
Continue ReadingScientists just found one of the world’s largest flowers blooming in an Indonesian jungle
The rafflesia plant is often referred to as a “monster flower” for its parasitic properties and repugnant stench. Indonesian wildlife…
Continue ReadingUS drone strike ordered by Trump kills top Iranian commander in Baghdad
US President Donald Trump has said that he ordered a precision strike to “terminate” a top Iranian commander who was plotting…
Continue ReadingMan accused of stabbing Hanukkah celebrants is indicted on attempted murder and assault charges
The man accused of stabbing multiple people at a New York Hanukkah celebration has been indicted on assault and attempted murder charges, Rockland…
Continue ReadingMexico’s former public safety secretary pleads not guilty to cocaine trafficking, making false statements
Mexico’s former public security secretary pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to a drug trafficking conspiracy in which he allegedly…
Continue ReadingA palm reader was arrested for allegedly scamming a client out of $71,000 to banish a demon from her daughter
A Massachusetts palm reader allegedly convinced a client that her daughter was possessed by a demon and swindled her out of $71,000, according to the…
Continue ReadingAlabama woman who texted ‘I feel in trouble’ before she disappeared has been found dead, police say
Alabama police found the body of a woman missing since December 20 on Friday. Paighton Houston disappeared after leaving a Birmingham bar, her family…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey approves $9.5M for family planning over HHS abortion-referral rule
New Jersey will put $9.5 million toward the state’s gaps in family planning resources after some providers, such as Planned Parenthood, dropped…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to killing his wife because she wanted a divorce
Click here for updates on this story SARPY COUNTY, Neb. (KPTM) — A man who told police he killed his wife because she…
Continue ReadingA man working at Starbucks had his laptop stolen. He was killed when he chased down the thief
Police have arrested and charged two suspects after a man died on New Year’s Eve while chasing down a person who snatched his laptop while he…
Continue ReadingEthan Couch, who killed four people in ‘affluenza’ case, had a ‘weak positive’ THC result after his arrest, authorities say
Ethan Couch, known for the “affluenza” defense in his deadly drunk driving case in 2013, had a “weak positive” result on a…
Continue ReadingRapper DaBaby arrested in Miami after a fight with a music promoter
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested Thursday in Miami for allegedly attacking a music promoter over payment for a performance, according to a…
Continue ReadingAuthorities are searching the home of the stepfather of the missing Idaho siblings
Law enforcement officers investigating the disappearance of two missing Idaho siblings executed a search warrant Friday at a home owned by the…
Continue ReadingElizabeth Warren raised $21.2 million in fourth quarter of 2019
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren‘s presidential campaign announced Friday morning that it raised $21.2 million in the final quarter of 2019,…
Continue ReadingUS authorities prepare as Iran vows revenge for Soleimani strike
US authorities are increasing vigilance and fortifying defenses as Iran warns of a “harsh revenge” in the aftermath of a US drone strike…
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Trump on strike that killed Soleimani: ‘We did not take action to start a war’
President Donald Trump said Friday that he authorized a recent precision strike against the commander of Iran’s security and intelligence…
Continue ReadingFighting for McGahn testimony and Mueller docs, House lawyer says more impeachment charges could come
The House Judiciary and Intelligence committees could bring additional articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, House general counsel…
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