LONG BEACH, Calif. — A long-running Southern California fireworks show that has raised millions for charity will not take place this year after state regulators denied a permit, citing environmental concerns ahead of the nation’s 250th Independence Day celebration. The California Coastal Commission rejected a final request to hold the annual “Big Bang on the […]
As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, the Trump Administration is rolling out a nationwide initiative encouraging Americans to explore the country by car. Branded as “The Great American Road Trip,” the effort is part of a broader campaign to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is partnering with The […]
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned, according to multiple sources cited by NOTUS. The reported resignation follows an inspector general probe into misconduct allegations against her and staff, including claims of an affair with a subordinate, drinking on the job, misuse of resources, and civil rights complaints from employees over a hostile work environment. A […]
Two U.S. Embassy personnel were killed in what officials described as an accident in Mexico, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson said Sunday, in an incident that also claimed the lives of two Mexican law enforcement officers. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of two U.S. Embassy personnel, the Director of Chihuahua’s State […]
The United States Navy formally began operations to control access to the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, 14 April. This effort, the “Strait of Hormuz Blockade,” is currently led by the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG-3). There are approximately 15 American warships conducting the closure, with other vessels from other task groups assisting or […]
In July 1876, Sandford Fleming, a Scottish Canadian engineer, was standing on an Irish railway platform fuming — he had misread his timetable, confusing a.m. and p.m., and as a result had missed his train. Spurred by this inconvenience, Fleming began thinking how a 24-hour clock would have made this sort of mistake impossible. But […]
Soon after leaving public office, the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) delivered a world-famous speech in France, a part of which later became one of his most often quoted. Referred to as “The Man in the Arena,” it provided insight into the perspective of combatants who perform well under pressure. By Steve Tarani […]
A growing number of failed startups are finding unexpected value in their shutdown process: selling the digital trail of their day-to-day operations to artificial intelligence companies hungry for new training data. According to a report from Forbes, this emerging practice is turning what was once considered useless corporate residue into a potentially lucrative asset. When […]
A vulnerable House Republican faced a tense exchange with Fox News hosts after defending his vote to join Democrats in extending deportation protections for Haitian migrants, highlighting divisions within the GOP over immigration policy. The confrontation followed a recent House vote in which a small group of Republicans broke with party leadership to support legislation […]
Shreveport police have identified 31-year-old Army veteran Shamar Elkins as the gunman responsible for a shooting that left eight children dead and three others injured Sunday, in what officials described as one of the worst tragedies in the city’s history. Shreveport Police Department Corporal Christopher Bordelon said seven of the eight children killed are believed […]
President Donald Trump is publicly distancing himself from his own administration’s energy forecast, rejecting a timeline from Energy Secretary Chris Wright that suggests Americans may have to wait until 2027 for gas prices to fall below $3 a gallon. In a brief phone interview with journalist Julia Manchester, Trump dismissed the projection without hesitation. “No, […]
Color Revolution: Thune And Johnson Built The Runway For A One Party State
On April 17, 2026, the veteran Democrat strategist James Carville and the longtime journalist Al Hunt sat down for their Politicon podcast and described, on the record, the architecture of a one party American state. A listener had asked a hypothetical. Hunt answered that the first order of business after a 2027 Democrat Congress would […]