California gun magazine ban struck down by federal court

California gun magazine ban struck down by federal court

by WorldTribune Staff, March 31, 2019 California’s ban on firearm magazines which hold more than 10 rounds was struck down by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California on March 29. Judge Roger T. Benitez concluded that the restriction on magazine round capacity in the state “as amended by Proposition 63, burdens the […]

In first, North Korea acknowledges mysterious opposition group

In first, North Korea acknowledges mysterious opposition group

by WorldTribune Staff, March 31, 2019 North Korea has for the first time publicly acknowledged that an “anti-DPRK body” broke into the North Korean embassy in Madrid. Pyongyang also accused the FBI of being the group’s “wire pullers” in what state-run media called a “terror incident.” On Feb. 22, five days before the U.S.-North Korea […]

Report: FBI ignored Intel IG’s repeated warnings that China firm had hacked Clinton’s server

Report: FBI ignored Intel IG’s repeated warnings that China firm had hacked Clinton’s server

by WorldTribune Staff, March 29, 2019 The FBI ignored direct warnings from the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG) that Hillary Clinton’s private email server had been compromised by foreign hackers, a report said. In July 2018, Rep. Louie Gohmert revealed during a House Judiciary Committee hearing that the ICIG found that Clinton’s server was compromised […]

Former UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-Moon on North Korea: ‘If you are cheated two times, you are stupid’

Former UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-Moon on North Korea: ‘If you are cheated two times, you are stupid’

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Ban Ki-Moon, now that he’s no longer United Nations secretary-general, can offer frank views that would definitely have had North Korean diplomats screaming bloody murder in the UN headquarters had he expressed them there. Ban, ever bland, polite, genial, the essence of the seasoned diplomat, gave about as reasoned […]

‘Silent coup’ has been exposed and its perpetrators must be brought to justice

‘Silent coup’ has been exposed and its perpetrators must be brought to justice

Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Trump has just won re-election. This is the real meaning of the Mueller Report. For nearly two years, Trump’s critics predicted his downfall. Mueller, they said, would prove — once and for all — that the president is a traitor, a secret agent of the Kremlin who colluded […]

Soros donated over $400K to prosecutor who dropped charges against Smollett

Soros donated over $400K to prosecutor who dropped charges against Smollett

by WorldTribune Staff, March 27, 2019 A super PAC which backed Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx received $408,000 from leftist billionaire George Soros in 2016, Illinois state campaign finance records show. Foxx’s office on March 26 announced it was dropping the 16 felony counts in the hate crime hoax case of Jussie Smollett. Foxx’s office […]

Blood thicker than water: Ivanka and Jared took the heat, ignored swamp

Blood thicker than water: Ivanka and Jared took the heat, ignored swamp

by WorldTribune Staff, March 27, 2019 In a new book titled “Kushner Inc.”, author Vicky Ward portrays Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump and their influence with President Donald Trump as dangerous. In a review for NPR, Annalisa Quinn notes that Ward, a longtime writer for Vanity Fair, portrays the couple “as coiffed agents of chaos […]

‘Real reckoning’ demanded from major media, U.S. intel agencies over Mueller investigation

‘Real reckoning’ demanded from major media, U.S. intel agencies over Mueller investigation

by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2019 Two prominent journalists yesterday called for a full accounting from major U.S. media and intelligence agencies that helped launch and fuel Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, which cleared the Donald Trump campaign of rumors its colluded with the Russian government to defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton. For two years, the […]

China scores first ‘Silk Road’ beachhead in the Mediterranan as Xi tours Europe

China scores first ‘Silk Road’ beachhead in the Mediterranan as Xi tours Europe

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Beijing’s ambitious “Belt and Road” infrastructural initiative has scored its first significant beachhead in the Mediterranean, as Italy has signed on to the expansive Chinese globe-spanning project. China’s President Xi Jinping was feted in Rome with a grandiosity fit for an visiting Emperor as the […]

Press foundation: Pulitzer prizes awarded jointly to NY Times, Washington Post should be returned

Press foundation: Pulitzer prizes awarded jointly to NY Times, Washington Post should be returned

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2019 When Olympic athletes who win gold, silver or bronze medals are caught violating the regulations of the Games, they must return their medals to the International Olympic Committee. In Olympics history, 143 medals have been stripped. When a media outlet is awarded a Pulitzer Prize for reporting as […]