Category: US News

Did the Shroud of Turin really hold Jesus Christ’s crucified body? The long-time debate is now perhaps settled with the help of 3D technology, at least according to one study, and it may not be the answer believers were seeking.  The finding Researchers now theorize that the Shroud of Turin was not the result of…

There’s a popular saying in political circles: “If you’re catching flak, you’re over the target.” Lately, some in our local party leadership have used that phrase as a shield against all criticism. They suggest that every disagreement they face—from within the party or from the community at large—must be proof that they’re right and everyone…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is warning the 51 Democratic lawmakers who fled the state over the weekend that he may try to remove them from office and replace them with someone of his choosing. The Democrats’ absence left the Texas House of Representatives without the quorum needed to conduct official business.  The Democrats went to…

When Los Angeles police arrested Jose Juarez-Basilio in March on suspicion of threatening his ex-wife’s new romantic partner, he was released after spending less than 24 hours in jail. The short stay behind bars was all it took to trigger his deportation roughly three months later. Even though no charges were filed against Juarez-Basilio, the…

Activists for illegal aliens in Washington State deleted a fundraiser for a migrant arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after news broke that the man is wanted for murder in Mexico. The activists initially claimed that the migrant, whom they identified as “Paco,” was an innocent businesses owner in Olympia, Washington, who was…

The number of foreigners in prisons for serious violent, sexual and theft offences has surged over the past year, according to official data published for the first time. Some 1,731 foreign criminals are in prison in England and Wales for sexual offences, one in eight of the foreign ­offender prison population and 10.6 per cent…

A regional court in Potsdam has acquitted a 23-year-old migrant from Guinea of criminal responsibility for the January murder of a young CDU member in Beelitz and a separate knife attack on a woman, ruling that he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time of the crimes. Mamadou Alpha B. will be committed on…

The top baby names in England and Wales were revealed today, with Muhammad taking the top spot for the second year in a row. More than 5,721 boys were given the specific spelling of Muhammad in 2024, a rise of 23 per cent on last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Noah…

When I met Joey Gibson in the spring of 2018, I was sure he was an oddity. He was a Japanese American leader of a right-wing group in the Pacific Northwest that rallied for Donald Trump and menaced opponents on the left. But Mr. Gibson also disavowed white supremacy and spoke candidly about harms against…

Slightly less than half of U.S. adults believe that Black people face “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of discrimination in the United States, according to a poll. That’s a decline from the solid majority, 60%, who thought Black Americans faced high levels of discrimination in the spring of 2021, months after racial reckoning…

Trump loyalist Charlie Kirk has sparked debate after sharing a video showing hundreds of Muslims participating in prayer in New York, calling the Democrat city the ‘third world’. The controversial political activist shared the footage that showed a large group of people gathered in Washington Square Park in New York City for prayer. ‘Import the…

What a difference a year makes. Compare the Labour Government’s approach to disorder outside migrant hotels last summer, following the Southport murders, with how they are handling protests and disorder now. The serious violence around last year’s protests demanded a tougher response from the state (which the public supported) than this summer’s events. On August 4 last year, Sir…

Every year in July, the Mises Institute hosts its much awaited flagship program on Austrian economics, Mises University, often dubbed the “best week of the year” by libertarians alike. Chicago Thinker staff members Shubhaankar Gupta and Kellen Riall participated in this year’s edition of the program, occurring from July 20 – July 26 in Auburn,…

In a desperate response to rising crime, a Georgia town mandated that all heads of households keep a firearm in their homes for protection. However, no one expected the drastic results the ordinance would have on the city. After the Kennesaw City Council mandated that its residents own firearms, the outcome shocked experts. (Photo Credit:…

California News: In San Francsico politics, public perception is often of greater importance than policy success. Politicians frequently contract with private public relations (PR) consultants to enhance their image, amplify achievements, and deflect criticism. While this is usually legal, this practice raises ethical concerns about honesty and manipulation, especially when it obscures pressing societal issues….

A key promise from President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign to expand insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization is still on hold with no legislation in place, according to the Washington Post. In vitro fertilization, or IVF, is a medical procedure where an egg is fertilized by sperm outside the body, then implanted in the uterus…

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres is cutting more than $700 million in spending and developing sweeping plans to reshape the organization as the United States, which is its largest sponsor, draws back on its funding. Guterres’ proposal would implement 20% reductions in spending and staff. Budget would hit lowest level since 2018 Bloomberg reports…

China’s potential launch of a military campaign to take control of Taiwan is driving diplomatic matters in the Pacific. So the self-governing island is upping its military readiness game with a new high-tech defense partnership. Taiwan’s leading defensive research organization, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, recently signed a memorandum of understanding with…

California News: The National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies announced over the weekend that they would be cutting around $200 million in research funding grants to the University of California, Los Angeles over federal allegations of antisemitism and admissions discrimination being rife on campus. While issues like antisemitism and…

The United States and India are teaming up on a new satellite mission designed to monitor changes to Earth’s surface and atmosphere. The satellite, known as NISAR, will scan the planet every six days for at least the next five years. The shuttle successfully launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India’s southeastern coast on…

Good employees will often go above and beyond their required duties. In turn, a good employer recognizes these efforts and rewards them accordingly. For an Alabama company, this was exactly the case. After his car broke down, Walter Carr (back) would begin his 20-miles trek to work at midnight. (Photo Credit: Facebook) Walter Carr was…

Lenard McKelvey, better known as Charlamagne Tha God, used his recent Fox News appearance to criticize President Donald Trump, challenge the direction of the Republican Party and send a message to younger voters about the need for change. In a wide-ranging conversation on “My View with Lara Trump,” McKelvey didn’t hesitate to push back on…

As global consumption grows, the world is facing a “plastic crisis” that only seems to be worsening, according to a report published in The Lancet medical journal on Monday, Aug. 4. “Plastics are a grave, growing, and under-recognised danger to human and planetary health,” the study’s authors said, adding that plastics’ ill effects impact everyone…