Karmelo Anthony Granted Indigent Status, Public Defender Despite Raising Over Half A Million

The family of Karmelo Anthony, the Texas teenager indicted for first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a track meet, is under growing scrutiny after court records revealed he has been granted indigent status—despite raising over $538,000 through an online fundraiser. Anthony’s family had launched a GiveSendGo campaign shortly after his arrest, […]

Iranian Grand Ayatollah Issues Fatwa Targeting Trump

A senior Iranian cleric has called for the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and other Israeli officials, calling them “Enemies of God.” Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, a leading Shiite cleric in Iran with authority to issue legal rulings under Islamic law, has issued a fatwa — an Islamic […]

Rep. Don Bacon To Retire, Opening Key Battleground In Omaha’s 2nd District

It’s official: Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon has announced he won’t seek reelection in 2026 — instantly transforming the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District into a prime Democratic pickup opportunity in a House increasingly defined by razor-thin margins. Bacon, a five-term congressman and retired Air Force brigadier general, has represented the 2nd District since 2017. Known […]

Hundreds Protest Construction of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center in Florida Everglades

Hundreds of protesters lined U.S. Highway 41 on Saturday, decrying the construction of a high security immigrant detention center in the heart of the Florida Everglades, a facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” The protest, which stretched along the Tamiami Trail near Ochopee, drew Native American tribal leaders, environmental activists, and local residents united in opposition […]