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2+ min ago (1044+ words) Minnesota officials keep trying to sell the country a humdinger of a fairy tale about what's happening in their backyard, and it's starting to get embarrassing. The Hennepin County Minneapolis attorney Mary Moriarty is now insisting there's no Somali gang problem in the state. Minnesota " Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty "Let me be very clear" there are no Somali Gangs terrorizing people." " MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) December 3, 2025 This article from 2011 says something very different. For more than two years she was taken on "missions" to abandoned garages, men's bathrooms, apartments and hotels, enduring hours with multiple men so gang members could get money, pot or booze. Though her mother confronted two of the men twice early on and warned them the girl wasn't even 13, they continued to prostitute her. That sounds like organized, targeted, and downright terrifying gang activity. Even so, now…...

4+ min ago (1693+ words) WHAT HAPPENED:The New York Times filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of War on Thursday, seeking to overturn several provisions of the Pentagon's updated media policy that resulted in the revocation of a number of corporate news outlets' media credentials. "WHO WAS INVOLVED:The New York Times, The National Pulse and its Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam, the Department of War, and other media organizations. "WHEN & WHERE:The lawsuit was filed on Thursday, December 4, 2025. "KEY QUOTE: "Among that group are" Raheem Kassam, editor-in-chief of the National Pulse, who described his publication as "basically an industry mag/site for MAGA world.'" " The New York Times lawsuit "IMPACT:Ultimately, The New York Times is asking a federal court to order the reinstatement of its credentials and membership in the Pentagon press corps. WHAT HAPPENED: A gunman opened fire inside the MGM National Harbor…...

6+ min ago (614+ words) Pope Leo XIV has spoken warmly about the relationship between Muslims and Christians and downplaying fears of Islamization. During his recent international trip to Turkey and Lebanon, the Pope gave a speech at an interfaith meeting held at Martyrs" Square in Beirut. "Dear friends, your presence here today, in this extraordinary place where minarets and bell towers stand side by side, yet both soar toward the heavens, testifies to the enduring faith of this land and the persistent dedication of its people to the one God," Leo said, speaking about the relationship of Christianity and Islam in the country. "Here in this beloved land," the Pope continued, "may every bell toll, every adh'n [Islamic call to prayer], every call to prayer blend into a single, soaring hymn " not only to glorify the merciful Creator of heaven and earth, but also…...

8+ min ago (19+ words) Gift cards are displayed at a Target store in New York on Dec. 21, 2023. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)...

9+ min ago (381+ words) WARNING-Graphic Content: Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., discusses responding to violence and terrorism on 'Life, Liberty and Levin.' Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. -House votes to bar anyone tied to Hamas" Oct 7 attack from entering US- Major university must reinstate law student expelled after anti-Jewish comments- Big 10 school to pay $75M in federal civil-rights deal after antisemitism probes Trump and Gaza rubble (Reuters) TOP STORY: The House unanimously passed a bill barring anyone tied to Hamas" Oct. 7, 2023 attack from entering or receiving immigration benefits in the U.S. The bipartisan measure, led by Rep. Tom McClintock, aligns such individuals with Nazi collaborators under immigration law. It now heads to the Senate, where similar legislation awaits consideration. VIDEO:Israeli protesters called for the return of the bodies of the last two Hamas…...

11+ min ago (273+ words) Five years after a pair of pipe bombs rocked Washington on the eve of Jan. 6, the mystery suspect is finally in cuffs " and the FBI's cold trail just got a jolt of life. A male suspect was arrested Thursday morning, law enforcement sources told the AP, ending years of silence and speculation over one of the Capitol riot's most baffling side stories. Charges haven't been released " yet " but the breakthrough confirms CNN and AP reporting and marks the first major movement in the case since 2021. The bombs " "viable explosive devices," investigators said " were planted outside both the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021. Surveillance footage showed a backpack-carrying figure bundled up in a gray hoodie, mask, gloves, glasses, and Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers. The discovery came the next afternoon, just as Congress met to certify the…...

11+ min ago (12+ words) 'The Supreme Court is going to have to look at these standards'...

12+ min ago (344+ words) Scientific advances offer hopes of a cure but "devastating" foreign aid cuts leave countries battling Aids without funds And yet, just as medics make such leaps forward in HIV/Aids treatment, access to both preventive care and medicine for infected patients "remains far from universal, said The Guardian. Foreign aid cuts have shaken "to its core the "complex eco-system that sustains HIV services in dozens of low to middle-income countries. The massive cuts to global health spending made by the US, in particular, has "disrupted HIV/Aids care in many parts of the world, said NPR. Since Donald Trump began his second presidential term and took an "America First approach, his administration has slashed international aid programmes. This year was the first year that the US did not formally commemorate World Aids Day. The Week Recommends Leo Damrosch"s "valuable…...

13+ min ago (709+ words) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks on a fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian woman, Iryna Zarutska, aboard a North Carolina train during a press briefing at the White House, Sept. 9, 2025. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst) On Monday, Iryna's Law went into effect. The legislation is a much-needed corrective to the main problem facing the criminal justice system. That issue being repeat offenders ending up back on the streets and almost endless amounts of leniency by left-leaning governments and judges. The North Carolina law is aimed directly at that problem, making it harder for criminals to immediately end up back on the prowl while creating a mechanism to quickly remove out-of-control judges. The North Carolina law does allow for cashless bail in some cases, but the practice would be dramatically curtailed. Yahoo reported that under Iryna's Law, "anyone charged with a violent…...

14+ min ago (460+ words) Radio host Charlamagne tha God defended an upcoming change to an airline's policy, arguing that particularly overweight people should have to pay for an additional seat in the same way tall people have to pay for extra legroom." Radio host Charlamagne tha God praised an upcoming airline policy change on Wednesday, saying obese passengers should consider eating less food if they don't want to buy a second seat to accommodate their size. Beginning on Jan. 27, 2026, Southwest Airlines will ditch open seating, having previously had a "pick any seat" policy, allowing customers to purchase tickets in different boarding groups by selecting where they wanted to sit upon boarding the plane. The airline has also cautioned portly customers "who encroach upon the neighboring seat(s)""to proactively purchase the necessary number of seats prior to travel. Next month, however, such customers "will be…...