50+ min ago (601+ words) Israel's prime minister has expressed dismay as the six-year trial heads back to the courts. President Isaac Herzog of Israel holds the fate of Benjamin Netanyahu in his hands as the prime minister on Sunday took the extraordinary step of asking for a pre-verdict pardon on corruption charges that have been tied up in Israel's court for six years with no end in sight. The unprecedented request " matching the uniqueness of Mr. Netanyahu becoming the first sitting Israeli prime minister to stand" trial for criminal charges " emerged as popular opinion remains deeply divided over the decade-long case. Mr. Netanyahu said that it has become clear that the case against him was built on serious violations and the prosecution has only provided exonerating evidence against claims that he personally profited from gifts traded for public support. He added that the prolonged…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago (501+ words) Former military lawyers argue that, if confirmed, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's order could constitute a criminal act. On Friday, it was reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the military to kill any survivors of the first strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean earlier this year. Since then, several bombings have taken place both in the Caribbean and in the Pacific, according to the Defense Department." That first alleged drug boat " which some experts have said was likely a human smuggling vehicle rather than one being used to ferry drugs " had 11 passengers on board. After the first strike hit, two of the passengers survived. The military then allegedly conducted a second strike to kill those two survivors." Now, Republicans on Capitol Hill say the incident must be investigated." The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago (594+ words) I thought 1984 was a book, not an instruction manual," says Jon Richelieu-Booth. The arrest followed a series of three posts shared by Mr. Richelieu-Booth on LinkedIn in August. In them, he is seen near or shooting shotguns. The posts do not reference where he is or what he"s doing. Rather, in the post cited by police, Mr. Richelieu-Booth speaks about filing a complaint over a delinquent client with the secretary of state for business and trade and the North Yorkshire Police." Mr Richelieu-Booth told the Yorkshire Post that nothing in the posts was threatening, but the police visited his home in mid-August to warn him that someone had raised concerns about it. On August 24, they returned at 10:00 p.m. and arrested him." While he reportedly offered to show officers his geolocation data proving he had been in America at the time…...

21+ hour, 34+ min ago (877+ words) The current generation "Z" " those now roughly between 13 and 28 years old " is becoming our 21st-century version of the "Lost Generation." Members of Gen Z are often nicknamed "Zoomers," a term used to describe young adults who came of age in the era of smartphones, social media, and rapid cultural upheaval. Males in their teens and 20s are prolonging their adolescence " rarely marrying, not buying a home, not having children, and often not working full-time. The negative stereotype of a Zoomer is a shiftless man, who plays too many video games. He is too coddled by parents and too afraid to strike out on his own. Zoomers rarely date supposedly out of fear that they would have to grow up, take charge, and head a household. Yet the opposite, sympathetic generalization of Gen Z seems more accurate. All through K-12, young men, particularly…...

21+ hour, 52+ min ago (456+ words) The findings raise "serious health concerns associated with the tattooing practice," the researchers say. As tattoos become increasingly mainstream, particularly among young adults, new research raises questions about their long-term effects on the immune system." A new study has found that tattoo ink doesn"t just stay in the skin; it quickly travels to the lymph nodes, where it can trigger persistent inflammation, kill immune cells, and even alter the body"s response to vaccines. With more than 30 percent of Americans " and an even greater percentage of younger people " now sporting at least one tattoo, the findings highlight a significant public health question about the safety of substances injected into the body. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, used mice to track what happens to tattoo ink after it"s injected into the…...

21+ hour, 53+ min ago (447+ words) Few major outlets are spared from inclusion on a list of "repeat offenders" on a new White House web page Almost no mainstream news media outlet is spared from appearing on a new "Hall of Shame" appearing since Friday on the White House website. Prominent on a list of "repeat offenders" that "don"t just get it wrong " they do it over and over again" are the New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, CNN, Politico, Axios, Los Angeles Times, and three of the four major networks: ABC, NBC and CBS. Less politically oriented outlets such as People Magazine and USA Today are included among the 22 named news sources, as are a pair of British outlets " BBC and The Independent. Absent from the list is President Trump"s preferred broadcaster, Fox News. The inaugural issue of the web page focuses…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (518+ words) The declaration follows the president's recent threats to expand U.S. military operations to targets on Venezuelan soil "very soon.' President Trump on Saturday declared that the airspace over and around Venezuela is deemed "closed in its entirety," escalating tensions as he signals potential military action against the South American nation. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Mr. Trump addressed a wide audience with the directive: "To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY." The declaration follows Mr. Trump's threats to expand U.S. military operations, which have so far focused on maritime strikes in the Caribbean, to targets on Venezuelan soil "very soon." The administration has justified its actions as a crackdown on extensive drug trafficking networks, though the threats have often been linked to a…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago (716+ words) Many more remain in third countries years after the fall of the Taliban, working through an elaborate application and vetting process. A freeze on processing leaves tens of thousands of Afghan applicants for permanent status in the United States in limbo, many of them in third countries where they fear deportation home to face Taliban retaliation for their support of America in its 20-year war. Despite concerns about the quality of Biden administration vetting of the former interpreters, military aides, embassy staff and others, many were still working their way through the arduous application process more than four years after the fall of Kabul when President Trump froze the process this week. "I was deeply distressed when I heard this news. We have completed all the required review procedures," a former TV presenter and press adviser under the ousted U.S.-backed…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago (581+ words) At his trial in Manhattan, Juan Orlando Hern'ndez faced accusations similar to those leveled against Nicol's Maduro in Venezuela President Trump is promising a "full and complete" pardon to the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hern'ndez, who is serving a 45-year sentence in an American prison on charges of helping drug traffickers to bring hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States. The planned pardon stands in sharp contrast to the president's military buildup in the Caribbean, where the administration is seeking the ouster of another Latin America president accused of complicity in the drug trade " Nicol's Maduro of Venezuela. Mr. Maduro, however, leads a leftist government with a long history of antagonistic relations with America while Mr. Trump is publicly backing the right-wing National Party that Hern'ndez' led for a dozen years in a closely contested election…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago (644+ words) President claims on social media that Somali refugees are completely taking over Minnesota. In a Thanksgiving message late Thursday night, President Trump attacked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, criticizing his intellectual capacity, and also attacked Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a lengthy denunciation of Minnesota's large Somali community, which has recently come under scrutiny." Early Friday, the White House pushed out over X the Truth Social posting where Mr. Trump made his remarks, calling them "one of the most important messages ever released by President Trump. Read every word." Mr. Trump claimed that Somali refugees are "completely taking over" the North Star State. He then set his sights on the Somali-born Ms. Omar, a prominent and influential member of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's far left squad. "The worst "Congressman/woman' in our Country, Ilhan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling…...