by WorldTribune Staff, February 1, 2019 Since 2004, some 1,800 local newspapers have shut down. With cable news and social media filling the void, the United States has become a much more politically polarized nation, a study said. Fewer local newspapers mean fewer opportunities for citizens to find out about local politicians. As a result, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 1, 2019 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on Jan. 31 that its officers had seized 254 pounds of fentanyl in Nogales/Mariposa port of entry in Arizona. The amount discovered in what was the largest fentanyl seizure ever recorded was enough to kill 115 million people, according to investigators in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2019 The Bureau of Land Management on Jan. 29 confirmed that the grazing permits for Hammond Ranches in Harney County, Oregon have been reinstated. In one of his last acts as Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke earlier this month had ordered the BLM to renew the grazing permit through 2024. In […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2019 A Pennsylvania state lawmaker is calling on state election officials to remove the names of more than 11,000 non-citizens from the state’s voter rolls. The administration of Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, confirmed that 11,198 non-citizens are registered to vote in Pennsylvania. “I believe that we need to take […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2019 Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, in a radio interview discussing legislation which would repeal the state’s restrictions on late-term abortions, suggested an infant could be born and then the mother and doctor could discuss what should happen next. Some observers said the Democrat governor’s seeming advocacy for infanticide raises the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2019 The FBI on Jan. 29 reported that it ended its investigation into the Oct. 1, 2017 Las Vegas massacre and, after 16 months of investigating, could not determine a motive for the attack which left 58 people dead and hundreds wounded. FBI special agent in charge Aaron Rouse said, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 29, 2019 President Donald Trump applauded the efforts of state legislatures that are seeking to return classes about the Bible to public schools. “Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible. Starting to make a turn back? Great!” Trump tweeted on Jan. 28. Lawmakers in Republican-controlled state […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 29, 2019 Some 95,000 non-citizens are registered to vote in Texas and about 58,000 non-citizens may have voted in Texas elections between 1996 and 2018, state election officials said. Texas Secretary of State David Whitley said on Jan. 25 that the large number of non-citizens registered was discovered in a year-long […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 28, 2019 Driven by a continued shale boom, the United States is on track to produce more crude oil and liquids than Russia and Saudi Arabia combined by 2025, an energy consultancy said. In 2018, the U.S. passed Russia and OPEC-leader Saudi Arabia to become the largest crude oil producer. America’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 28, 2019 Ranchers who live along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona have invited House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the border to see for herself what they describe as a border that is far from secure. The ranchers even offered to “send a plane” for Pelosi, Breitbart News reported on Jan. 27. […]
