8+ min ago (638+ words) WASHINGTON'Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday that they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack. The lawmakers said they did not know whether last week's Washington Post report was true, and some Republicans were skeptical, but they said attacking survivors of an initial missile strike poses serious legal concerns. "This rises to the level of a war crime if it's true," said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.). Rep. Michael R. Turner (R-Ohio), when asked about a follow-up strike aimed at people no longer able to fight, said Congress does not have information that that happened. He noted that leaders of the Armed Services Committee in both the…...

8+ min ago (558+ words) A former police officer who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 predicted that Donald Trump will flee the destruction he has wrought on his own country and live out his days in relative freedom like Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Former Metro Police Officer Michael Fanone made the wild prediction about the future of the Trump administration in an interview with journalist Tommy Christopher. "I foresee he'll be hopping on that Qatari jet to Saudi Arabia and living out the remainder of his days in some guest house of the Saudi prince," Fanone said. "I think things are gonna get a whole hell of a lot worse before they get any better." The 45-year old cop was beaten by Trump supporters during the attack on the Capitol building in 2021. He was repeatedly tasered and suffered cardiac arrest and traumatic brain injury as…...

10+ min ago (520+ words) More than 10 US warships, including the country's largest carrier, the USS Gerald F. Ford, are bearing down on the Caribbean amid escalating tensions between President Trump and Venezuela. A Marine Expeditionary Unit capable of an amphibious land invasion has also been deployed as part of efforts to stem the flow of drugs into the US from the socialist country. "The military's job is to defend the homeland," Secretary of the Navy John Phelan told Fox Newson Saturday night. "That's exactly what we're doing, and we're using our best assets to defend the homeland. "Drugs kill more Americans than we've ever lost in wars," he said. "So I think at the end of the day, the president has correctly identified this as an attack on the country, which it is." Venezuela's socialist president, Nicolas Maduro, is being blamed for allowing narco vessels…...

10+ min ago (520+ words) More than 10 US warships, including the country's largest carrier, the USS Gerald F. Ford, are bearing down on the Caribbean amid escalating tensions between President Trump and Venezuela. A Marine Expeditionary Unit capable of an amphibious land invasion has also been deployed as part of efforts to stem the flow of drugs into the US from the socialist country. "The military's job is to defend the homeland," Secretary of the Navy John Phelan told Fox Newson Saturday night. "That's exactly what we're doing, and we're using our best assets to defend the homeland. "Drugs kill more Americans than we've ever lost in wars," he said. "So I think at the end of the day, the president has correctly identified this as an attack on the country, which it is." Venezuela's socialist president, Nicolas Maduro, is being blamed for allowing narco vessels…...

21+ min ago (488+ words) Venezuelan President Nicol's Maduro has received little support from long-time allies Russia and China as President Trump ramps up military pressure against Caracas. Beijing and Moscow, Maduro's two most powerful allies, have previously provided Venezuela with military equipment, financial aid, and army trainingin the face of American aggression " but both nations have strayed from their usual tactics as they face their own military and economic woes. While Russia previously deployed two nuclear-capable bombers to Venezuela as a united show of force against the US in 2018, Moscow's generosity has apparently dried up as it approaches its fourth year of war in Ukraine. So far, Russia has only provided two oil tankers to help Caracas' pump its own crude oil for export to China, Vladimir Rouvinski, an international relations professor at Icesi University, told the Wall Street Journal. "These are small gestures…...

21+ min ago (488+ words) Venezuelan President Nicol's Maduro has received little support from long-time allies Russia and China as President Trump ramps up military pressure against Caracas. Beijing and Moscow, Maduro's two most powerful allies, have previously provided Venezuela with military equipment, financial aid, and army trainingin the face of American aggression " but both nations have strayed from their usual tactics as they face their own military and economic woes. While Russia previously deployed two nuclear-capable bombers to Venezuela as a united show of force against the US in 2018, Moscow's generosity has apparently dried up as it approaches its fourth year of war in Ukraine. So far, Russia has only provided two oil tankers to help Caracas' pump its own crude oil for export to China, Vladimir Rouvinski, an international relations professor at Icesi University, told the Wall Street Journal. "These are small gestures…...

30+ min ago (558+ words) Queens Borough President Donovan Richardspredicted both planned casinos in the World's Borough will get licenses when bidders face a make-or-break vote on Monday. "I feel confident. I feel bullish. Bet on Queens," Richards said Sunday, a day before the New York Gaming Facility Location board is set to decide whether to issue up to three downstate casino licenses " with two bidders pitching locations in Queens. "Why go to Manhattan? You can stay in Queens! Queens becomes a global entertainment hub," Richards said. New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is leading a group that wants to build a gaming complex near Citi Field while Genting's Resorts World is bidding for a casino at Aqueduct race track. Bally's is also bidding for a casino complex at Ferry Point, President Trump's former golf course in The Bronx. The proposed $8 billion Cohen-Hard Rock Metropolitan…...

31+ min ago (805+ words) By midweek, as a handful of reporters watched his every move, Nico Iamaleava looked like someone on the verge of the offseason, not a rivalry game. In the early stages of practice Wednesday, the UCLA quarterback threw one pass softly before shifting into observer mode for the rest of the open viewing period. Three days later, as thousands of probing eyes watched his every move, Iamaleava was slinging passes with considerably more zip. His efficiency in completing one pass after another against No. 17 USC on Saturday helped the Bruins take a halftime lead, silencing a Coliseum crowd and triggering a brouhaha between the teams on one corner of the field as they headed for the tunnel. It was the kind of moment Iamaleava had dreamed of growing in Long Beach and attending the cross-town rivalry as a kid. "Meant a…...

40+ min ago (269+ words) Lane Kiffin wanted to leave Ole Miss for LSU, and has done so. But he did not want to leave now, and he is blaming the University of Mississippi athletic director for it. " Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) November 30, 2025 In his announcement that he is bolting for Baton Rouge, Kiffin called out AD Keith Carter for not allowing him to remain with Ole Miss through the College Football Playoff. Such was the reported source of dispute at a meeting on Sunday. Ole Miss, 11-1 and almost certainly bound for the CFP, wanted Kiffin to either stay or to leave immediately. It also wants a reason for the coaching staff under Kiffin to remain. Kiffin, meanwhile, wanted to finish the job with the Rebels and then say goodbye after they were eliminated or after they had won a title. Kiffin reportedly threatened to do his…...

41+ min ago (694+ words) The most important college football story in these parts is about the downtrodden program from Westwood and whether it will leave its dump of a stadium in Pasadena. UCLA's incompetence has overshadowed every team in this market outside of the Dodgers and Lakers, and that includes USC. Which speaks to where USC stands right now. The Trojans have become afterthoughts in a market they once owned, and they only have themselves to blame. Their 29-10 victory over the Bad News Bruins at the Coliseum on Saturday didn't change that. The 17th-ranked team in the country, the Trojans are by no means a bad team. USC literally can't afford to buy out coach Lincoln Riley's contract, which means that until further notice the Trojans will be known as the team that's good enough to not embarrass itself but not good enough to…...