by WorldTribune Staff, January 11, 2018 The White House is “deeply concerned” that Iran has arrested thousands of citizens who participated in anti-government protests and said it found “even more disturbing” reports that some of the protesters were tortured or killed. “We will not remain silent as the Iranian dictatorship represses the basic rights of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 11, 2018 A non-profit Obamacare co-op in New Mexico did not inform its mostly low-income customers that it was insolvent and also failed to reveal that its executives were paid up to $450,000 per year, a report said. New Mexico Health Connections, which burned through $77.3 million in federal loans awarded […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON ― Uh oh. Watch for all the soothsayers putting in their two cents or two won worth on the future of the Korean Peninsula, post-PyeongChang. Beware of the cognoscenti with dire forecasts of capitulation to the evil Northers, with hopeful words of peace at last, with demands for […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 11, 2018 Federal immigration officers conducted payroll audits at some 100 7-Eleven stores in an effort aimed at stopping the hiring of illegal aliens. The Jan. 10 operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) included visits to 7-Eleven stores in California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Surging crowds thronged the streets of Tehran and cities across Iran screaming Death to the Shah, Death to America. A situation brewing for a few years reached its boiling point with the return of an obscure Ayatollah from exile. The old order collapsed as the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 10, 2018 President Donald Trump on Jan. 9 instructed his director of national intelligence to establish rules for the “unmasking” of Americans, a report said. According to a White House memo obtained by national security correspondent Sara Carter, the president has given DNI Dan Coats 30 days to “issue and release publicly […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 10, 2018 Steve Bannon is under the bus, and then the bus backed up. But no one is saying that the absence of the former chief strategist is the reason for President Donald Trump’s sudden change of tone on the subject of immigration. If the objective is strategic ambiguity, it is […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 10, 2018 The Syrian military reported that Israel, in a predawn attack on Jan. 9, struck a military base outside Damascus that analysts say is known to host Hizbullah’s advanced Scud missiles. While he did not confirm the airstrike, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is prepared to take […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 10, 2018 Several U.S. utility companies announced they are cutting rates as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which was signed into law on Dec. 22. Effective on Jan. 1, the TCJA decreased the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. Energy suppliers like Washington’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 10, 2018 A panel of federal judges on Jan. 9 ruled that North Carolina’s General Assembly must quickly redraw congressional district maps. In ruling the current map drawn by Republicans is illegally gerrymandered, the judges gave lawmakers until Jan. 24 to redraw the districts. North Carolina has 13 congressional districts. Representation […]
