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just now (33+ words) The White House confirmed today that the U.S. military authorized a second strike on a narco-terrorist vessel on September 2. And President Trump confirmed... NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Dec. 1)...

33+ min ago (196+ words) U.S. stocks gave back some of last week's rally, as bitcoin and other former stars of Wall Street fell again. The S&P 500 lost 0.5 percent Monday, breaking a five-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.9 percent, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.4 percent. Crypto-related stocks sank to some of the sharpest losses after bitcoin dropped below $86,000. Stock prices also broadly felt pressure from rising yields in the bond market. Treasury yields climbed along with yields worldwide after the head of the Bank of Japan hinted at a hike to interest rates there. The S&P 500 fell 36.46 points, or 0.5 percent, to 6,812.63. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 427.09 points, or 0.9 percent, to 47,289.33. The Nasdaq composite fell 89.76 points, or 0.4 percent, to 23,275.92. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 31.31 points, or 1.3 percent, to 2,469.13. The S&P 500 is up 931 points, or 15.8 percent. The Dow is…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago (950+ words) Conrad Black: As Alberta Moves to Improve Health Care, Ottawa Must Lead Nationwide Reform The Alberta government's proposal to allow surgeons to conduct operations outside the province's health-care plan partially funded by the federal government is not only an excellent and humane decision in itself but further pries the lid off our terribly inadequate health-care system. Many readers will remember the era approximately 40 years ago and extending for at least 20 years when Canadians actually purported in large numbers to believe that one of the defining characteristics of Canada as an independent country distinct from the United States was our superior health-care system. This was based on the theory that scores of millions of Americans received no health care at all, and in the event that they did receive health care, they would almost automatically be plunged into bankruptcy. This was…...

3+ hour, 48+ min ago (234+ words) Stephen A. Smith explains why he believes the Eagles' Week 13 loss was worse than the Rams' loss to the Panthers. (2:19) PHILADELPHIA -- The New Jersey home of Eagles offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo was vandalized with eggs early Saturday morning, according to the Moorestown Police Department. The incident occurred after the Eagles' 24-15 home loss to the Chicago Bears on Friday. A video surfaced on social media of multiple people appearing to throw objects at Patullo's home. Online posts suggested it was rocks being thrown, but a Moorestown police representative clarified that it was eggs, adding that the investigation is still ongoing. Patullo, 44, has been under scrutiny amid the Eagles' offensive woes this season. The highest-salaried offense in the NFL ranks 24th in yards (304.8 per game), 23rd in passing (196.3 YPG), 22nd in rushing (108.5 YPG) and 19th in scoring (22.5 PPG). Patullo has been on the Eagles' staff since Nick…...

5+ hour, 14+ min ago (505+ words) It seems to me a prototypical case for the [Board of Immigration Appeals]," said Chief Justice Roberts. The U.S. Supreme Court appeared favorable to the Trump administration"s position in a high-profile asylum-related case before the bench on Monday. During the roughly hour-long hearing, the justices heard arguments in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi. The case centers around Salvadoran national Humberto Urias-Orellana, who fled his home country and illegally entered the United States with his family in 2021 after reportedly enduring targeted violence in El Salvador. The ruling was later upheld by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which prompted plaintiffs to appeal to the First Circuit Court of Appeals for review. The appellate court"s rejection of the petition led Urias-Orellana to appeal to SCOTUS, in which he asked the high court to address the question of "whether a federal court of appeals must…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago (876+ words) Harvard University has hired a former graduate student who was charged with assaulting an Israeli classmate during a pro-Palestine'protest.' Elom Tettey-Tamaklo, 29, has been working at the university as a'Graduate Teaching Fellow since August, his LinkedIn profile showed. In the role, Tettey-Tamaklo advises'faculty on curriculum and consults on what he describes as 'complex subject matter,' he wrote. His profile also highlighted his skills in guest lecturing and teaching. Tettey-Tamaklo graduated from the'Harvard Divinity School in May with a master's degree in religion, ethics and politics. He and fellow student'Ibrahim Bharmal were seen in a now-viral video'accosting'a first-year Israeli business school student during a 'die-in' protest outside of'Harvard Business School in October 2023, just days after the attack by Hamas. Both men were each charged with two misdemeanors for assault and battery, and an'FBI probe was launched into the confrontation. Tettey-Tamaklo was let…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago (248+ words) WASHINGTON " Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that several of his New York offices have faced bomb threats via an email with the subject line "MAGA." Law enforcement is addressing the matter, and no one has been hurt, the New York Democrat said in a statement, while thanking them for the response. "As I have said many times, these kinds of violent threats have absolutely no place in our political system," Schumer added. "No one"no public servant, no staff member, no constituent, no citizen"should ever be targeted for simply doing their job." Schumer read a version of his written statement on the Senate floor, moments after issuing it, before moving on to other issues, including U.S. strikes on what the Trump administration says are drug boats in the Caribbean. The threats against the Democratic leader's offices come in…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago (181+ words) The presidential election is set for a knife edge finish with Nasry "Tito" Asfura narrowly leading a center-right candidate with 55 percent of votes counted. Conservative Backed by Trump Narrowly Leads Honduras Election Nasry Asfura, the Conservative National Party candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, was narrowly leading Honduras"s closely contested presidential election with more than half of the votes counted, according to preliminary and partial results. The election was poised for a knife-edge finish, with early results showing that 67-year-old Asfura had captured about 40 percent of the votes counted so far, while Salvador Nasralla of the center-right Liberal Party was just behind on 39.78 percent. Rixi Moncada, of the ruling leftist LIBRE party, was trailing in third place with 20 percent. Zelenskyy"s Right-Hand Man Quits as Ukraine"s Corruption Scandal Escalates Bissau-Guinean President Accused of Staging Coup After Soldiers Appear…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago (181+ words) The presidential election is set for a knife edge finish with Nasry "Tito" Asfura narrowly leading a center-right candidate with 55 percent of votes counted. Conservative Backed by Trump Narrowly Leads Honduras Election Nasry Asfura, the Conservative National Party candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, was narrowly leading Honduras"s closely contested presidential election with more than half of the votes counted, according to preliminary and partial results. The election was poised for a knife-edge finish, with early results showing that 67-year-old Asfura had captured about 40 percent of the votes counted so far, while Salvador Nasralla of the center-right Liberal Party was just behind on 39.78 percent. Rixi Moncada, of the ruling leftist LIBRE party, was trailing in third place with 20 percent. Zelenskyy"s Right-Hand Man Quits as Ukraine"s Corruption Scandal Escalates Bissau-Guinean President Accused of Staging Coup After Soldiers Appear…...

5+ hour, 29+ min ago (503+ words) Cory Booker married a female woman over the weekend, closing the book on idle speculation about a man often described as "the Leonardo DiCaprio of American politics." The Democratic senator from New Jersey wed his recently acquired fianc'e, Alexis Lewis, at an intimate ceremony in Washington, D.C., over the weekend. The move satisfies a major public relations need for Booker and arrives with exquisite timing as he prepares to launch his 2028 presidential campaign. The post Cory Booker Obtains Female Wife in Boost to 2028 White House Bid appeared first on . The happy couple shared exclusive details about their relationship and "private" wedding ceremony with the New York Times. Booker, 56, and Lewis, 38, reportedly met in May 2024, several weeks after the senator pre-launched his White House bid with a record-breaking (and utterly pointless) filibuster that went viral on Bluesky. Most Democrats celebrated Booker's stunt…...