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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the U.S. Navy has allowed more than a dozen ships through to Iranian ports, lifting a blockade as part of an agreement to end the war.Vance made the announcement at a White House press briefing, where he said more oil is now flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. The Republican vice president said more than 12.5 million barrels went through the shipping channel Wednesday night."So we're also honoring our end of the early part of the agreement on the military side," Vance said, citing it as an immediate benefit of...

According to the Jersey City Police Department, two suspects drove up to the victims and threw what authorities believe to be sulfuric acid. Investigators state that the incident was a targeted attack stemming from a dispute earlier in the day involving a larger group. All six victims were hospitalized with skin burns and peeling. Officials confirmed that at least one victim suffered severe second-degree burns to her face and scalp.

An Arizona woman went on an unhinged rant against a taco restaurant because it is owned by two white brothers. Lily Kaplan torched Poolboy Taco in Phoenix after sampling the Mexican eatery's nachos and soft tacos. She shared a blistering review with her 21,000 TikTok followers earlier this month slamming the quality of the food and taking aim at owners Jared and Aaron Pool.

Top White House officials on Thursday morning bade farewell to a jet that has carried U.S. presidents around the world for 35 years, as the Trump administration prepares to replace it with a Boeing 747 donated by Qatar to serve as Air Force One. As President Donald Trump and his staff returned from France after 3 a.m. on Thursday morning, White House communications director Steven Cheung and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino posted photos of one of the highly customized, heavily fortified Boeing 747-200B jumbo jets that are called Air Force One when carrying the president. “Well...

The line between reality and satire gets thinner by the day. If you didn't hear, the fake news has gone all-out this past week with actual journalism (albeit stupid journalism) into the algae bloom that has hit Trump's renovated Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It's funny that they didn't have time to analyze the water when it was dark green during Obama's years, or to pay attention to billions in migrant fraud, or to investigate Covid lies, but they did have time to send a crew to get water samples to make Trump look bad. 😂 The reason for...

Out of a planned 1,419 miles of Primary Smart Wall, 708 miles of Secondary Smart Wall, and 536 miles of Waterborne Barrier; all but the last 124 miles has already been awarded on contract, as of 18 June 2026. The rate of wall building has exceeded 5 miles per week, and is expected to reach a mile per day this month or next, as more and more segments begin construction. The complete project has been funded up front, and now has been overwhelmingly awarded on contract. The rate of construction will continue accelerating over the coming months, as many new...

Members of the European Parliament erupted in chants of “Send Them Back!” moments after the chamber overwhelmingly approved what is being called the EU’s 'strictest-ever' migration and return law on Wednesday. This marks a major policy shift in Europe. It follows years of uncontrolled illegal crossings and relentless public pressure. That pressure translated to significant gains for conservative and populist parties in recent elections. Right-wing and center-right MEPs exemplified the energy and desire for change as chants rang out on the floor of the parliament chamber. "Send them back!" indeed. This is an incredible display. Euronews has described the legislation...

A British tourist was attacked and wounded by a sword-wielding martial arts instructor following an alleged confrontation with a local in Thailand. The holidaymaker reportedly went on a rampage following a road rage incident with a motorcyclist on the resort island of Phuket on June 13. He yelled at the motorist and allegedly threatened residents with an iron pipe before Muay Thai and sword-fighting instructor Waikoon Promsuwan, 50, confronted him at 11.30pm. Chaotic footage of the incident shows the shirtless man holding the weapon as he taunted Waikoon and called him a 'p****'. Waikoon then charged at him with a...

For a decade, the network and the president have fueled each other’s rise. As the midterms approach, both are learning who really owns the Republican base.During President Trump’s “executive time” on a recent Sunday evening, one of the missives during a marathon Truth Social posting spree told the story of what was eating him as the week began. His centerpiece post carried overtones of heartbreak and its target was one that had long taunted him from inside the room: Fox News — his constant companion, his comfort zone, the powerful media engine that took a chance on him a decade...

It's entirely possible that Trump, the "Art of the Deal" master, never saw the details of the MoU --brokered by fake "friends" Qatar/Pakistan-- before blindly placing his confidence in JD Vance. Yet virtually no one argues that this deal is good for America. There is broad consensus across Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, and many others that the sole beneficiary would be Iran's oppressive regime and its jihadist proxies. No one believes that the $300 billion would simply be spent on "reconstruction." Just like the regime has been doing with Obama's cash release for its annihilation nuclear program, ballistic missiles, shahed drones...

TWO top U.S. senators are urging the Trump Justice Department to challenge the legality of President Joe Biden's pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci and to pursue criminal charges against the nation's former top doc during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I think we should challenge the pardon, because it's an extraordinary pardon. It's a pardon not for a specific crime, and it's a pardon over a 10 year period. It's the same that he got the same thing Hunter Biden got," Sen. Rand Paul told the Just the News, No Noise television show on Tuesday. "I think that could be challenged in...

As Peter McIlvenna reported earlier, the 219-page Rape Gang Inquiry Report, released on June 16, 2026, was led by Restore MP Rupert Lowe and survivor advocate Sammy Woodhouse. Funded by more than 20,000 British supporters, this investigation reveals a major failure in child protection. It documents the systematic grooming, rape, trafficking, and abuse of at least 250,000 vulnerable White British girls by mostly Muslim Pakistani gangs throughout the UK. The report’s main finding is clear. Organized groups, with 87-95% of convicted offenders having Muslim names, mostly of Pakistani background, targeted girls as young as 11 from unstable homes and care...

in a letter to MLB Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr., AG Hanaway made it crystal clear: Missouri will not tolerate MLB punishing players for exercising sincerely held religious beliefs. “It has come to my attention that MLB is considering disciplining members of the San Francisco Giants who expressed their dissent from wearing ‘Pride Night’ hats—by either writing Bible verses on those hats or wearing the regular Giants cap. In response to these actions, MLB said, ‘The writing on the cap violates our rules, and consistent with normal practice, we have warned the players about future violations,’” Hanaway wrote. “Missouri will...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday sided unanimously with a Texas marijuana user in a Second Amendment case asking whether it was constitutional to ban certain drug users from owning firearms.Justice Neil Gorsuch delivered the court's opinion, writing that the government's persecution of a Texas man who owned guns while admitting to regularly using marijuana was unconstitutional and violated the man's Second Amendment rights. Although Gorsuch acknowledged that the decision was "narrow" and did not address whether someone who is actively intoxicated can use a gun.Someone addicted to a drug could still be prosecuted after Thursday’s decision, Gorsuch wrote....

One of the individuals charged with plotting a terrorist attack against the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House earlier this week, and the alleged ringleader of the operation, is an illegal alien, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Abraham Alvarez, a Mexican national, entered the United States as a child and later received deportation relief through former President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program after overstaying his visa. Alvarez was arrested on Sunday by the FBI in Omaha, Nebraska. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has already lodged a detainer against him.

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms. In a unanimous decision in the case U.S. v. Hemani, the justices found that Ali Hemani's prosecution for having a firearm while he was an unlawful drug user is inconsistent with the Second Amendment. Hemani allegedly was only an occasional user of marijuana when the FBI found a handgun at his Texas home in 2022. The ruling from the Supreme Court is narrow, since the justices did not strike down the law at the center...

A French woman is pleading with American and European patriots for help as her own government is looking to jail her for publicly exposing the dangers African and Arab immigrant men pose to women in France. "I need your help," said Thaïs d'Escufon in a video posted Tuesday on X, as she faces a possible six-month prison sentence and $3,500 fine. "Tomorrow I may be sentenced to unsuspended prison for daring to say on French TV that the main danger to women in France comes from black African and Arab immigrant men, even though I was defending a woman who...

Starfall?! Most Tesla investors have never heard of it. But this quiet SpaceX project could be one of the biggest tailwinds for TSLA in the 2030s and beyond. It is not just "another capsule." It is a 10 feet diameter, 2.5 feet tall disk-shaped, reentry vehicle designed to bring high-value payloads back from orbit safely and affordably. It weighs about 4,600lbs and is the missing piece for in-space manufacturing at scale. The first FAA-approved launch test is scheduled for June 21st 2026. Starfall’s sole purpose is to be a rapid point-to-point cargo delivery vessel. It unlocks commercial in-space manufacturing by...

Britain will provide 150,000 drones to ​Ukraine by the end ‌of 2026 as part of a £752 million ($996 million) ​funding package, defence ​minister Dan Jarvis said on ⁠Thursday at a ​meeting of the Ukraine ​Defense Contact Group in Brussels. The package, funded by Britain's £2.26 ​billion loan to ​Ukraine, includes 350 air defence missiles ‌and ⁠ground-based radar systems. The loan is backed by proceeds from immobilised ​Russian sovereign ​assets. Jarvis, ⁠who co-chaired the meeting with his ​German counterpart, met ​with ⁠U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and other ⁠defence ​ministers including ​France and Ukraine.

A teacher who murdered and sexually abused a 13-month-old baby boy he was adopting was given a whole life order in prison today. Jamie Varley, 37, a former head of year, will die in jail for the killing of Preston Davey during sexual abuse in July 2023. His partner, 32-year-old sales manager John McGowan-Fazakerley, who was complicit in Preston's death, was sentenced to 25 years.