Russia warns Norway against hosting U.S. Marines

Russia warns Norway against hosting U.S. Marines

by WorldTribune Staff, June 25, 2017 Russia has warned Norway that its hosting of a deployment of 330 U.S. Marines could lead to “escalated tensions” in the region. The Marines arrived in Norway in January and are based near the western city of Trondheim, 900 miles from the Russian border. Russia said it sees the […]

Report: Ship that hit the USS Fitzgerald was on autopilot; No crew on bridge?

Report: Ship that hit the USS Fitzgerald was on autopilot; No crew on bridge?

by WorldTribune Staff, June 23, 2017 The Philippine-flagged cargo ship that hit a high tech U.S. destroyer was under control of a computerized navigation system when the incident occurred in the sea off the coast of Japan, U.S. Navy officials said. Investigators say they have found no evidence the impact with the USS Fitzgerald, in […]

Family kept Otto Warmbier’s Jewish identity secret during his North Korean ordeal

Family kept Otto Warmbier’s Jewish identity secret during his North Korean ordeal

by WorldTribune Staff, June 23, 2017 During his 17 months imprisoned in North Korea, the family of American college student Otto Warmbier was advised to keep his Jewish background secret, an Israeli newspaper reported. Warmbier, age 22, died on June 19, six days after his return to the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump called […]

Court throws out felony charges against investigators behind Planned Parenthood expose

Court throws out felony charges against investigators behind Planned Parenthood expose

by WorldTribune Staff, June 23, 2017 The San Francisco Superior Court dismissed 14 of 15 criminal counts against a pair of pro-life activists who filmed undercover conversations with Planned Parenthood representatives who discussed the selling of fetal body parts to biotech firms. The court on June 21 ruled that the charges against David Daleiden and […]

Johnny Depp applauded for suggesting ‘it’s time’ another actor ‘assassinated a president’

Johnny Depp applauded for suggesting ‘it’s time’ another actor ‘assassinated a president’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 23, 2017 Many observers believe Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp went off the deep end on June 22 when, to a round of applause, he quipped about the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump. While introducing a movie at “Cinemageddon,” a film stage at England’s famous Glastonbury Festival, Depp […]

U.S. airstrike kills Al Qaida leader in Yemen

U.S. airstrike kills Al Qaida leader in Yemen

by WorldTribune Staff, June 23, 2017 A top Al Qaida leader and two of his associates were killed in a June 16 U.S. airstrike on a jihadist stronghold in Yemen’s Shabwa province, the Pentagon said. Abu Khattab al-Awlaqi was emir for Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in Shabwa, and was responsible for planning […]

Trumped: How media miscalculation and a fateful decision by the NY Times editor destroyed American journalism

Trumped: How media miscalculation and a fateful decision by the NY Times editor destroyed American journalism

by WorldTribune Staff, June 22, 2017 How some news organizations chose to cover the 2016 election forever changed journalism, said Michael Goodwin, chief political columnist for the New York Post. “The behavior of much of the media, but especially The New York Times, was a disgrace,” Goodwin said. “I don’t believe it ever will recover […]

Opinion: Before getting angry, make sure you qualify

Opinion: Before getting angry, make sure you qualify

by WorldTribune Staff, June 22, 2017 In the minds and actions of the Left, “not all anger is created equal,” investigative journalist Daniel Greenfield notes. “If you want to know who has privilege in a society and who doesn’t, follow the anger,” Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, wrote for Front Page […]

After pushing Russia investigation, key Democrat now wants more time to prepare

After pushing Russia investigation, key Democrat now wants more time to prepare

by WorldTribune Staff, June 21, 2017 In a move Washington observers see as an attempt to ensure the Trump-Russia investigation, which has yet to produce any evidence, drags on for many months, if not years, the top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence said Democrats need more time to prepare their case. […]

Four reasons why Democrats are losing elections, this time in Georgia

Four reasons why Democrats are losing elections, this time in Georgia

by WorldTribune Staff, June 21, 2017 Campaign appearances in Georgia’s 6th House District by several high-profile Trump-bashing celebrities, plus a boatload of money, couldn’t save a “terrible candidate” in Democrat Jon Ossoff from sinking under the weight of the “Obama effect”, an analysis said. Republican Karen Handel, who spent about $30 million less on her […]