Category: US News

21 International Experts Dispute Prevailing US Gender Transition Methods

Twenty-one clinicians and researchers from nine countries have signed a letter saying that the “best available evidence” doesn’t support the prevailing treatment methods of gender dysphoria, namely sex-change procedures, in the United States. “Every systematic review of evidence to date, including one published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society, has found the evidence for mental-health…


Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Steve Forbes Speak at FreedomFest 2023 in Memphis—July 15 (Day 4)

FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with independent minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to July 15. Agenda for July 15: 9:45 a.m. ET Welcome Lisa Kennedy 9:50 a.m. ET Yrefy – Investing in America’s Future Laine Schoneberger • Larry Elder • Yrefy…


LIVE NOW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Steve Forbes Attend FreedomFest 2023 in Memphis—July 15 (Day 4)

FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with independent minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to July 15. Agenda for July 15: 9:45 a.m. ET Welcome Lisa Kennedy 9:50 a.m. ET Yrefy – Investing in America’s Future Laine Schoneberger • Larry Elder • Yrefy…


LIVE NOW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Steve Forbes Speak at FreedomFest 2023 in Memphis—July 15 (Day 4)

FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with independent minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to July 15. Agenda for July 15: 9:45 a.m. ET Welcome Lisa Kennedy 9:50 a.m. ET Yrefy – Investing in America’s Future Laine Schoneberger • Larry Elder • Yrefy…


LIVE 9:45 AM ET: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Steve Forbes Attend FreedomFest 2023 in Memphis—July 15 (Day 4)

FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with independent minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to July 15. Agenda for July 15: 9:45 a.m. ET Welcome Lisa Kennedy 9:50 a.m. ET Yrefy – Investing in America’s Future Laine Schoneberger • Larry Elder • Yrefy…


Man Killed by Iowa Police After Homicide and Carjacking Had a ‘Hit List,’ Authorities Say

OMAHA, Neb.—Police in Omaha say they found a “hit list” at the home of a Nebraska man suspected of a homicide and carjacking before being fatally shot by police in western Iowa over the weekend. Investigators said they found two guns in the stolen car driven by Matthew Briggs, 41. When detectives searched his home…


Rising Crime Rate Spurs Increased Demand for Highly-Trained Protection Dogs

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Connor Rafferty has been bitten dozens of times by canine “Ditto,” though he’s not shy when it happens. Wearing a padded safety suit, Rafferty, a professional “bite trainer” at K9 Defense in Scottsdale, Arizona, waited for Ditto to make a go at him on July 11. And Ditto, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, was quick…


Ex-officers at Federal Women’s Prison in California Plead Guilty to Multiple Sex Abuse Counts

SAN FRANCISCO—Two former officers of a federal women’s prison in California pleaded guilty Thursday to multiple counts of sexual abuse, the latest to be prosecuted following an Associated Press investigation last year resulting in prison sentences for the former warden and chaplain. Andrew Jones, a former cook supervisor at Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, pleaded…


Vivek Ramaswamy Makes His Case in Q&A With Tucker Carlson at Crowded Iowa Forum

All of the top Republican presidential candidates, Donald Trump excepted, braved questions from journalist Tucker Carlson at a summit in Des Moines, Iowa. While some met with a lukewarm or, at times, unfriendly reception from the very Christian audience, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy was most definitely not among them. He even got a standing ovation….


New York Man Turned ISIS Recruiter Handed Life Sentence

A former New York resident was handed a life sentence on Friday after being convicted on charges related to his involvement with ISIS, according to federal prosecutors. Mirsad Kandic, 41, was found guilty by a federal jury in Brooklyn following a three-week trial in May 2022. Mr. Kandic, originally from Brooklyn and Kosovo, was convicted…