Mattis praises Kurdish fighters, confirms Turkey gave advance notice of attacks in Syria

Mattis praises Kurdish fighters, confirms Turkey gave advance notice of attacks in Syria

by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2018 Turkish military leaders informed the United States prior to bombing positions of U.S.-allied Kurds in northern Syria, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Jan. 21. “They warned us before they launched the aircraft that they were going to do it,” Mattis said. Turkish warplanes on Jan. 20 launched […]

DOJ announces indictment in bribery scheme that may be tied to Russia Uranium One deal

DOJ announces indictment in bribery scheme that may be tied to Russia Uranium One deal

by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2018 The Department of Justice has indicted the former co-president of a Maryland-based company in a bribery scheme that may be tied to the Russia Uranium One deal facilitated by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The 11-count indictment was issued against Mark Lambert, whose transportation company “provides services for […]

Popular meteorologist John Coleman, 83: Called global warming ‘greatest scam in history’

Popular meteorologist John Coleman, 83: Called global warming ‘greatest scam in history’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2018 John Coleman, co-founder of The Weather Channel, who incurred the wrath of climate change believers by declaring global warming a “hoax” and a “scam,” passed away on Jan. 20. He was 83. Coleman’s six-decade career in broadcasting included gigs as the original meteorologist on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and […]

What is the ‘Deep State’? Former CIA official warns it is a ‘real thing with names and faces’

What is the ‘Deep State’? Former CIA official warns it is a ‘real thing with names and faces’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 21, 2018 The “Deep State” is not only real, but because it “thinks it knows better” than President Donald Trump and the voters who elected him it has become something the country “should fear,” a former CIA official and a former science adviser to President Ronald Reagan said in a joint […]

Costly Obama Presidential Center runs into mounting opposition from U. of Chicago faculty

Costly Obama Presidential Center runs into mounting opposition from U. of Chicago faculty

by WorldTribune Staff, January 21, 2018 The Obama Presidential Center will cost Chicago taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and “will not provide the promised development or economic benefits to the neighborhoods” in which the proposed center will be near, more than 100 University of Chicago faculty members said in an open letter posted online. […]

‘Is this the KGB?’ Lawmakers call for public release of classified memo on FISA abuse

‘Is this the KGB?’ Lawmakers call for public release of classified memo on FISA abuse

by WorldTribune Staff, January 19, 2018 Lawmakers are calling for the immediate public release of a classified memo they say shows senior Justice Department and FBI officials abused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in investigating the Trump campaign. Rep. Ron DeSantis, Florida Republican and a member of the House Judiciary Committee member, tweeted: “The […]

Released emails reveal Clinton had clear awareness of security issues with her private server

Released emails reveal Clinton had clear awareness of security issues with her private server

by WorldTribune Staff, January 19, 2018 Newly released documents from the State Department show then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had detailed knowledge of security issues with her private server and was warned about “overseas” and other issues concerning her emails and her personal BlackBerrys, a government watchdog group reported on Jan. 19. An email from […]

The Senegalese and us: Peace Corps experience was instructive for idealistic volunteer

The Senegalese and us: Peace Corps experience was instructive for idealistic volunteer

by WorldTribune Staff, January 19, 2018 The “greatest gift” one volunteer received from serving in the Peace Corps was realizing how much she “loves and treasures America more than ever.” “I take seriously my responsibility to defend our culture and our country and pass on the American heritage to the next generation,” Karin McQuillan wrote […]

Court hearing reveals ‘additional suspects’ under investigation in Las Vegas massacre

Court hearing reveals ‘additional suspects’ under investigation in Las Vegas massacre

by WorldTribune Staff, January 19, 2018 Las Vegas police are still investigating and could charge “additional suspects” in the Oct. 1 attack that claimed 58 lives, a Las Vegas police department lawyer said during a court hearing on Jan. 16. “Without naming names, there are potential charges against other people, because of the ongoing investigation?” […]

Poll: 70 percent blame publishers for sharp increase in politically biased media

Poll: 70 percent blame publishers for sharp increase in politically biased media

by WorldTribune Staff, January 19, 2018 Americans see a “great deal” of political bias in news reporting these days and put the blame for it squarely on those publishing the news, a new poll found. The survey, “American Views: Trust, Media and Democracy”, from Gallup and the Knight Foundation, found that 73 percent of respondents […]