U.S. border patrol seizes, in record bust, enough fentanyl to kill 115 million people

U.S. border patrol seizes, in record bust, enough fentanyl to kill 115 million people

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 […]

Ranchers win back grazing rights after being branded terrorists by feds

Ranchers win back grazing rights after being branded terrorists by feds

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 […]

Pennsylvania is second state in a week to acknowledge non-citizen voters

Pennsylvania is second state in a week to acknowledge non-citizen voters

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 […]

God, the White House and Donald Trump: Sarah Sanders connects the dots

God, the White House and Donald Trump: Sarah Sanders connects the dots

by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2019 God wanted Donald Trump in the White House and the president has responded with major support for people of faith, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said. “I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times and I think that He wanted Donald Trump […]

Sen. Sasse to Virginia governor: ‘Get the hell out of public office’

Sen. Sasse to Virginia governor: ‘Get the hell out of public office’

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 […]

FBI closes Las Vegas shooting case without discovering motive

FBI closes Las Vegas shooting case without discovering motive

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, […]

Iran boasts it has willing-to-die supporters worldwide, including in U.S.

Iran boasts it has willing-to-die supporters worldwide, including in U.S.

by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2019 Iran has “supporters inside America and Europe” who “are willing to sacrifice their lives” for the Islamic Republic, a member of Iran’s Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution said last month. In an interview with state-run Channel 1 TV on Dec. 21, which was translated by the Middle East Media […]

Intelligence chiefs ‘naïve’? President says public assessment at odds with Iran policy is ‘wrong’

Intelligence chiefs ‘naïve’? President says public assessment at odds with Iran policy is ‘wrong’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his intelligence chiefs might want to “go back to school” following their assessment of the threat from Iran, which included the chiefs’ insistence that the Islamic Republic is currently not taking steps toward becoming a nuclear state. The president tweeted on Jan. 30: “The […]

Howard Schultz rebuffs Democrats who say he’ll split 2020 vote

Howard Schultz rebuffs Democrats who say he’ll split 2020 vote

by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2019 Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is brushing off Democrats who say the billionaire running for president as an independent in 2020 would split the anti-Trump vote and guarantee the re-election of the current occupant of the White House. Schultz said he isn’t worried about offending any political party: “I’m […]

Cracks appear in Democrats’ united front against border wall

Cracks appear in Democrats’ united front against border wall

by WorldTribune Staff, January 29, 2019 Several Democrats have signaled support for a physical barrier at the U.S. southern border. Virginia Rep. Elaine Luria and 30 other members in a letter last week urged Pelosi to make a deal with President Donald Trump that includes a wall in certain areas along the border. The letter is […]