Slain Hubby Claimed Doomsday Mom Threatened to Kill Him
Lori Vallow, the mother of two Idaho children who have vanished, allegedly threatened to kill her estranged husband five months before he was murdered, according to divorce documents. Charles Vallow said in the papers that Lori was obsessed with doomsday and near-death scenarios and told him in January that she was a “translated being who…
Top Senate Democrat Schumer says chamber must conduct fair impeachment trial of Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday that the Senate must conduct a fair impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, with relevant witnesses and documents presented. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Speaking on the Senate floor, Schumer said there had never been an impeachment trial “in which the Senate was…
Qassem Soleimani Is Dead: What You Need To Know And What Happens Next
Qassem Soleimani was responsible for the deaths of more Americans than any terrorist leader since Osama Bin Laden. No one should mourn his death. In Iran, however, and certainly without moral equivalence, he was a revered figure like former U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, a man who advocated for the troops and was not afraid…
People Worried They’d Be Drafted Into a War With Iran Apparently Crashed the U.S. Selective Service Website
The website for the United States Selected Service crashed Friday morning, the Selected Service tweeted, seemingly amid fears of a possible armed conflict with Iran. Tensions between the U.S. and Iran — which have been growing for over a year now — sharply spiked Friday morning when the U.S. assassinated Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the…
College students panic over FAFSA and the draft
After a U.S. airstrike killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds military force, in Baghdad on Thursday, Iran vowed “crushing revenge” against all responsible. Now, with #NoWarinIran, #TrumpsWar and #WorldWarIII trending on Twitter, users are looking into the draft — and how the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) could play into their…
Fed's Barkin says it's time to let rate cuts work through economy
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Richmond Federal Reserve bank president Thomas Barkin said on Friday it would take a “substantial” change in the economic outlook for him to support a rate change. Barkin said the U.S. economy is steady after the Fed cut interest rates three times in 2019 to ward off the risks of the trade…
The Fed says interest rates are likely to remain at historically low levels — for now
Associated Press Federal Reserve policymakers saw fewer risks to the economy at the end of 2019. They predicted there would be little to no need to adjust interest rate levels anytime soon. But the central bank has also pointed to a bruising trade dispute between the US and China, which has weighed on business investment…
Libyan authorities report airstrike on military academy
CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike slammed into a military academy in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, on Saturday, killing at least 16 people, most of them students, health authorities said. Malek Merset, a spokesman with the Tripoli-based health ministry, told The Associated Press that the airstrike took place in the capital’s Hadaba area, just south of the…
Turkish intervention risks Syria scenario for Libya: experts
Paris (AFP) – Turkey’s decision to approve the deployment of troops to Libya risks plunging the North African nation deeper into a Syrian-style proxy war between regional powers including Russia, experts warn. Libya has been mired in conflict since a NATO-backed uprising in 2011 toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with rival administrations in the east and…
Airstrike death toll in Libya’s besieged capital rises to 30
CAIRO (AP) — The death toll from an airstrike that slammed into a military facility in Libya’s capital climbed to at least 30 people, most of them military trainees, health authorities said Sunday, as fighting over control of Tripoli between rival armed groups escalated. Eastern Libyan forces led by Gen. Khalifa Hifter launched an offensive…