‘Impact is severe’: Texas Republicans erupt over DHS migrant flight program as state becomes top destination
Texas Republicans are criticizing a Biden administration parole program for four nationalities after it was revealed this week that three of the top destinations for migrants under the program are in Texas — on top of the numbers it is already seeing coming across the border. “It’s just another layer to the entirety of what Read More
At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps
At least 12 people, including children, have been killed in twin bomb blasts that hit two camps for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to government officials, the United Nations and an aid group. Friday’s explosions targeted the camps in Lac Vert and Mugunga, near the city of Goma, the capital Read More
Landslides, floods sweep Indonesia’s South Sulawesi, killing 15 people
Disaster management agency says 115 people evacuated, more than 100 houses damaged amid prolonged torrential rain. Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rains in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province have killed at least 15 people after dozens of homes were swept away and roads damaged, the country’s disaster management agency said. Indonesia is prone to landslides Read More
‘No turning back’: Carnation Revolution divides Portugal again, 50 years on
Lisbon, Portugal – The olive-green military vehicles are the same, as are the uniforms of the personnel riding them. It’s even the same day of the week on this April 25 – a Thursday. This is when it all started, on the shore of the Tagus River where the sun hangs like a bulb over Read More
‘India has been a very…’: Jaishankar reacts to US President Joe Biden’s remark claiming India, others ‘xenophobic’
Biden had said the “xenophobic” nature of India, China, Japan and Russia is responsible for their economic troubles and argued that America’s economy is growing because it welcomes immigrants to its soil
Texas Senate special election Saturday previews Democratic primary runoff coming later this month
Jarvis Johnson and Molly Cook are vying to finish John Whitmire’s unexpired term. They’ll compete again for the nomination to a full term in a May 28 runoff.
Australian lawmakers send letter urging Biden to drop case against Julian Assange on World Press Freedom Day
A group of Australian lawmakers wrote to President Biden on World Press Freedom Day urging him to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as press freedom groups call for the release of Assange and other journalists around the world facing legal cases. In a Friday letter, the co-chairs of the “Bring Julian Assange Read More
Millions of Americans may lose access to affordable internet program this month
Walter Prescher is a Methodist pastor in rural Texas who served three Army tours in Iraq. He’s also a father of 12 grown children, with nine still at home. And he’s one of 23 million Americans who could lose a critical government subsidy allowing them to have internet access when it expires at the end Read More
‘Stop caving to the woke mobs’: GOP ramps up attacks on vulnerable Dems amid anti-Israel campus unrest
FIRST ON FOX: The anti-Israel protests that have erupted on college campuses across the country in recent weeks over Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza are fueling new political attacks by Republicans on vulnerable Democrats running in this year’s Senate elections. “Death to America. Threatening Jews. Attacking Police. Antisemitic mobs are taking over our universities. Read More
“We lost everything”: East Texas residents confront their future after flooding
Dozens of evacuees, including the elderly and barefoot children, crowded in an old school building Friday, praying for clear skies on Monday.