Daily U.S. newspaper circulation has dropped below pre-World War II levels

Daily U.S. newspaper circulation has dropped below pre-World War II levels

by WorldTribune Staff, June 2, 2017 The shift from print to all-digital delivery has led to a drop in newspaper circulation to levels not seen since before World War II, according to an industry review. The Pew Research Center in its “State of the News Media” review said daily newspaper circulation has dropped to a […]

Frustrated competitors take legal route against Google

Frustrated competitors take legal route against Google

by WorldTribune Staff, June 2, 2017 Has Google become too big to sue? Saying that Google rigged search results to favor its own shopping service, the European Union plans to slap a heavy fine on the Internet giant. Over a seven-year investigation, EU antitrust regulators say the distortion of search results harmed both rivals and […]

Bilderberg summit comes to Virginia and the top agenda item is Donald Trump

Bilderberg summit comes to Virginia and the top agenda item is Donald Trump

by WorldTribune Staff, June 1, 2017 It’s fitting that the secretive Bilderberg summit is convening just 30 miles from the White House. At the top of the agenda of the meeting of elite politicians, bankers, business moguls and European royalty is this item – “The Trump Administration: A progress report.” Bilderberg, which bills itself as […]

Planned Parenthood’s year: More abortions, more taxpayer subsidies, fewer health services

Planned Parenthood’s year: More abortions, more taxpayer subsidies, fewer health services

by WorldTribune Staff, June 1, 2017 From 2015-2016, Planned Parenthood performed 114 abortions for every adoption referral it issued. According to the abortion provider’s annual report, which it released this week, Planned Parenthood performed 328,348 abortions from 2015-2016 while issuing just 2,889 adoption referrals. “Planned Parenthood’s new report reveals that abortions, taxpayer funding, and profit have […]

Skunk at the garden party: Trump pulling U.S. out of Paris Climate deal

Skunk at the garden party: Trump pulling U.S. out of Paris Climate deal

by WorldTribune Staff, May 31, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly decided to make good on a campaign promise and pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement. “Details on how the withdrawal will be executed” are being worked out by a small team including EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, Axios reported on […]

Major advertiser reverses decision to bail from Hannity show

Major advertiser reverses decision to bail from Hannity show

by WorldTribune Staff, May 31, 2017 A financial services firm with a huge active and retired military clientele has backtracked on its decision to pull its advertising from Fox News’s “Hannity” show. San Antonio-based USAA said on May 30 it would resume advertising on the show “in response to the uproar that it had a […]

Escape from New York City: Secessionist movement seeks rare constitutional convention

Escape from New York City: Secessionist movement seeks rare constitutional convention

by WorldTribune Staff, May 31, 2017 Every 20 years, New York voters have the opportunity to call for a constitutional convention. Upstate supporters of a movement to break away from New York City hope to use that opportunity to get a secession vote on the ballot. Voters will decide this November whether to hold a […]

Trump’s break with G7 climate consensus caused melt-down in polite society

Trump’s break with G7 climate consensus caused melt-down in polite society

by WorldTribune Staff, May 30, 2017 At the Group of 7 (G7) summit, agreeing to disagree on shared convictions so strongly-held that they approach religious fervor is not an option. It is simply not cool. Therefore, when U.S. President Donald Trump broke ranks on the Paris Agreement climate accord over the weekend at G7, sophisticates […]

Pew report: Islam to overtake Christianity as world’s No. 1 religion by 2050

Pew report: Islam to overtake Christianity as world’s No. 1 religion by 2050

by WorldTribune Staff, May 30, 2017 Islam will be the world’s No. 1 religion, surpassing Christianity by the end of the century, according to a Pew Research Center study. Pew projects that the Muslim population will grow by 70 percent worldwide between 2015 and 2060, compared with an overall population growth of 32 percent. That […]

As Trump returns, McCain embarks on overseas apology tour

As Trump returns, McCain embarks on overseas apology tour

by WorldTribune Staff, May 30, 2017 The 2008 GOP candidate who lost to a two-term U.S. president known for expressing regrets about his country while abroad has gone down under to apologize for Barack Obama’s Republican succcessor. Sen. John McCain, in a May 30 speech in Sydney, Australia, said President Donald Trump had unsettled some […]