December 2021

The two Federal Court decisions, issued on the same day, dismiss a lawsuit Canceling the October elections and certifying their results unchanged ended a prolonged and bitter legal struggle over the results, paving the way for a political…

Editor's Note: Leonard Pitts is on vacation. He will be back on January 4. Today, we are replacing Robert Koehler.War spits hell out in all directions. Just ask the guys at Talon Anvil, a secret American "strike cell"…

LAS VEGAS (KLAS)- Former US Senator Harry Reid, an American politician who represented Nevada in the United States Senate for 30 years, has died. Reid was known as a champion who fought for the state he loved. Reid is…

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A senior Iraqi government official and head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) mission to Iraq spoke on Sunday about NATO's support for Iraqi forces as well as methods to improve regional stability.…

NNA | Update: December 26, 2021 9:14 p.m. STI Baghdad Dec. 26 (ANI/Xinhua): A senior Iraqi government official and…

The high price tag and the complete lack of control over this budget are hard to reconcile with America's current situation. Having ended our longest war, you would be forgiven for expecting some form of peace…

(December 24, 2021 / JNS) As Christians face persecution and dwindling numbers across the Middle East, Christian Israelis face a different reality with increasing numbers and a high quality of life. The number of Christians in Israel…

LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) - The holidays have left many people strapped for cash and looking for ways to make a quick buck.A quick fix some people use to solve their money problems are short-term loans.While this may remedy the situation, it may…

Last week, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announcement that she had entered into a consent order with Wheels Financial Group, LLC d/b/a LoanMart, a California company that markets and services…

Senior US officials want us to believe that the Pentagon is carefully saving civilian lives while waging war abroad. The idea is nice. And with the high-tech killing far from home, physical and psychological distances…

BEIRUT: Six people, including four women, were killed in the Syrian Al-Hol camp for people displaced by Daesh in December, a group of war observers based in Britain said on Sunday. The camp, which is controlled by the Kurdish-led…

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There have been several attempts to bomb US-led coalition convoys in Iraq this month. Tensions are mounting in the country as the withdrawal of American troops approaches. US-led coalition is deployed in Syria…

On the other end of the scale, the direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 have already been far worse for those on the fringes, whether in the Global North, but of course much more in the Global South. In June, the UN Department of…

Notice anything different in Union Square this holiday season? It doesn't quite put me in a festive mood.Hard to pinpoint exactly, but I think it might have a little something to do with, say, the presence of militant police in the area.…

D David Tarpley What consumers need to know about high cost loans By Marla Williams and David Tarpley, Legal Aid Society It's an expensive time of year for many of us. From gifts, trees and decorations, to food and other expenses,…

On December 11, Sali Berisha, Albanian Prime Minister and President with two terms, addressed some ten thousand participants in the congress of the Democratic Party jubilant in the main football stadium in Tirana. The political event was…

California's financial regulator has entered into a consent agreement with high-cost lender LoanMart, barring the company from marketing or servicing certain auto title loans in the state for nearly two years.The agreement applies to auto…

The entrance to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Photo: USMC Guest comment For nearly a century, military personnel have suffered toxic exposure to a wide variety of toxic agents, often without their knowledge. Taking a deep dive into the…

Brett McGurk, the US coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, concluded a two-day visit to Iraq on Monday in which he praised the "enormous progress" made by Iraqi security forces and the Peshmerga in the fight against…

Poll shows majority of Americans disapprove of Biden America's Newsroom host Dana Perino reacts to President Biden's poll numbers as the supply chain crisis continues over the holidays. She then presented a preview of the book "All…

Any system that can provide people with a decent quality of life, housing, jobs, health care, education and fundamental freedoms could be considered an option. The term "democracy" is defined as "the government of the people, by the…

President Biden will award the Medal of Honor to Sgt. First Class Alwyn C. Cashe, who would become the first black serviceman to receive the country's highest medal for bravery in combat for events during the War on Terror.Why is this…

Saudi Arabia is seeking "hundreds of other" missile shells for its Patriot air defense systems. Supplied by the United States, the weapon systems are used to protect the country against drone and missile assaults by Iranian-backed Houthi…

SULAIMANIYA / BAGHDAD, Iraq, December 5 (Reuters) - Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters on Monday recaptured a village in northern Iraq after ISIS militants recaptured it the day before, reported police and security sources.Elite…

ISIS's sporadic attacks in Iraq have once again caused disaster and drawn public attention to the dangers of the terrorist group's remnants in the country. According to security officials in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, on Friday ISIS…

On November 16, the California DFPI published Sound version 2.0 Annual Report financial lenders, brokers and PACE administrators licensed under the California Finance Act (CFL). The annual report reviewed unaudited data collected from…

Now that the Boyertown Area School District has done a great job of budgeting and “collecting higher than expected property taxes,” the school board may be able to authorize a tax cut. No I'm sure…

A new report details how at least hundreds of pounds of U.S. military explosives and other ammunition, including C4 bricks, artillery shells, grenades, and rockets, as well as ancillary items like detonators and detonating…

Hundreds of veterans and other frontline volunteers who have organized ongoing evacuations from Afghanistan say their efforts have become "untenable" without increased support from the US government. In a letter to President Joe Biden and…