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In a recent move to combat anti-Semitism, former U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that has significant implications for foreign students and individuals involved in pro-Palestinian protests. This order authorizes the deportation of international students who participate in demonstrations perceived as anti-Israel, aligning with the administration’s broader strategy to address campus activities deemed…

Scientists are warning that parts of the U.S. are at real risk of a devastating “mega tsunami” — and it could happen within our lifetimes. The threat centers around the Cascadia subduction zone, a massive fault line stretching from Northern California to Vancouver Island. Experts say a major quake here could cause land to sink…

Double Meteor Shower Lights Up July Sky This week offers a rare treat for sky-watchers as two meteor showers—Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids—peak together on the night of July 29 to early July 30.   Though best viewed from the Southern Hemisphere, those in the U.S. may still catch a glimpse. Southern Delta Aquariids…

The Senate conducted a significant vote regarding acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, on Thursday, moving her closer to a permanent position. The Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed her nomination on Thursday in a re-vote prompted by a Democratic walkout the previous week, as reported by the Washington Examiner. Pirro received approval…

President Donald Trump flew into Scotland for a private visit on July 25. But even before he landed, rumors started flying online about how the Scottish newspaper The National covered the story. People online claimed that the front page of The National said: “Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland.” A Reddit post included an…

A contracted employee of the state’s Department of Human Resources left a three-year-old kid in a hot automobile for hours before he died. On Tuesday, June 22, Bessemer resident Ke’Torrius “KJ” Starkes Jr. was discovered unconscious inside a car parked outside a residence on Pine Tree Drive in Birmingham. KJ was in the automobile from around 12:3…

Note: we are republishing this story which originally made the news in August 2015. In a startling turn of events, a family narrowly averted disaster after unknowingly posing for photographs next to an unexploded World War II mine, initially mistaken for a harmless buoy. Kelly Gravell, accompanied by her two children, stumbled upon the seaweed-covered…

While his wife was expecting their third child, the heroic NYPD officer who was shot and killed in Monday’s horrific shooting in Manhattan was working a second job in private security. On Monday, a shooter carrying an M4 assault weapon was spotted close to a midtown Manhattan office building that contains the NFL and Blackstone…

From a sleepy Slovenian town to the global spotlight — Melania Trump’s transformation is unlike any other First Lady before her. Born Melanija Knavs, she grew up in Sevnica, far from the glitz of Milan or Manhattan. But fate had other plans. Discovered at 16 by a photographer, her journey from factory-town teen to international…