Category: US News

Arizona City Bans Natural Grass Front Yards in Newly Built Homes

As Arizona faces drought and intense heat, the city in Scottsdale has banned natural grass in the front yards of newly built homes in an effort to conserve water. The measure was supported unanimously by the Scottsdale City Council and will apply to single-family homes constructed or permitted after Aug. 15. “By adopting this ordinance,…


Manchin Announces Fundraising Numbers as Speculation Grows About 3rd-Party White House Bid

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who has not decided whether he will next year run for reelection, make a third-party bid for the presidency, or retire, has raised $1.2 million in the second quarter of 2023. The Epoch Times obtained the fundraising figures along with other numbers showing that the Manchin campaign has $10.7 million cash…


US Calls for Freedom of ASEAN Countries to Choose Their Alliances

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized Friday the importance of ensuring the freedom of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to choose and forge alliances without facing coercion. Speaking to reporters following the ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting in Indonesia, Blinken said the United States and the 10-member bloc have embarked on “a new…


Tucker Carlson Warns Young Conservatives to Pay Attention to Topics With ‘Unapproved Words’

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Since his separation from Fox News, political commentator Tucker Carlson hasn’t spoken much publicly—until this weekend. In a rare spurt of appearances, he enjoyed the adulation of thousands of enthusiastic conservatives at political gatherings in two states. On July 14, he publicly grilled most of the top-tier Republican presidential candidates—with the exception…


Arrests Have Been Made in a Human Remains Trade Tied to Harvard Medical School—Here’s What to Know

What Happened? Federal investigators discovered a human remains trade with connections to Harvard Medical School and have arrested people in several states. According to prosecutors, the defendants were part of a nationwide network of people who bought and sold remains stolen from the medical school and an Arkansas mortuary. One of those charged, 55-year-old Cedric…


Heavy Rains Swamp Northeast Again as Flash Flooding Claims at Least 5 Lives in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa.—Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages. In Pennsylvania, a sudden flash flood late Saturday afternoon claimed at least five lives. Officials in Bucks County’s Upper Makefield Township in Pennsylvania said torrential…


Trump Says ‘Probably’ a Mistake Putting Christopher Wray in Charge of FBI

President Donald Trump said that it was “probably” a mistake to put Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray in his current post amid a litany of concerns about the agency chief’s conduct. Following his decision in May 2017 to fire former FBI Director James Comey over his handling of an investigation into former…


Trump Addresses Mistakes Made During First Term

President Donald Trump acknowledged that he made mistakes during his first term in office, saying that most issues arose from the people he chose to fill various roles in office. In an interview that aired July 16, Mr. Trump sat down with Fox News’ Mario Bartiromo to discuss an array of issues, including whether he…


Trump Opens Up About Mistakes Made During First Term

President Donald Trump acknowledged that he made mistakes during his first term in office, saying that most issues arose from the people he chose to fill various roles in office. In an interview that aired July 16, Mr. Trump sat down with Fox News’ Mario Bartiromo to discuss an array of issues, including whether he…


Supreme Court to Hear Police Officer’s Sex Discrimination Case

The Supreme Court will hear the case of a Missouri police sergeant who claims illegal discrimination was behind unfavorable employment decisions made against her. Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow of the St. Louis police department claims she was forced out of the intelligence unit, transferred to a different job, and denied a requested transfer because she is…