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 […]

North Carolina parents protest forced ‘equity training’ on ‘structural racism’, ‘white privilege’

North Carolina parents protest forced ‘equity training’ on ‘structural racism’, ‘white privilege’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 21, 2017 Parents are outraged that a North Carolina school district which faces a nearly $6 million budget shortfall is paying for so-called “equity training” for school staff which includes topics such as “structural racism” and “white privilege.” Rockingham County Schools is paying OpenSource Strategic Consulting a flat fee of $45,000 […]

Report charges China-subsidized institutes on U.S. campuses are ‘soft power’ influence ops

Report charges China-subsidized institutes on U.S. campuses are ‘soft power’ influence ops

by WorldTribune Staff, June 20, 2017 Students at Chinese academic institutions in the United States are getting a heavy course of political indoctrination along with their regular studies, a report said. The Chinese Confucius Institutes are “operating without oversight and promoting a dangerous political agenda,” the National Association of Scholars (NAS) said. NAS director of […]

The McCain-Soros connection: It started after senator got caught in ‘Keating Five’ scandal

The McCain-Soros connection: It started after senator got caught in ‘Keating Five’ scandal

by WorldTribune Staff, June 20, 2017 An institute that launched with $9 million in unspent funds from Sen. John McCain’s failed 2008 presidential campaign has been likened to the Clinton Global Initiative and linked to billionaire leftist George Soros. The McCain Institute for International Leadership, intended to serve as a “legacy” for McCain, says it […]

Researchers: Number of non-citizens who voted illegally much greater that previously reported

Researchers: Number of non-citizens who voted illegally much greater that previously reported

by WorldTribune Staff, June 20, 2017 The number of non-citizens voting in U.S. elections since 2008 is far greater than election analysts and the major media have reported, a New Jersey research group said. As many as 5.7 million non-citizens may have voted in the 2008 election which saw Barack Obama defeat John McCain, Just […]

Collision? Ramming of the USS Fitzgerald has raised serious questions, few answers

Collision? Ramming of the USS Fitzgerald has raised serious questions, few answers

by WorldTribune Staff, June 19, 2017 Delayed and distorted reporting from authorities and the media of the “collision” between the USS Fitzgerald and a Philippine-flagged container ship raise questions about what transpired in the sea off the coast of Japan in the early morning hours of June 17. The incident “still being misreported as a […]