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Justice Department announces indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro

by Georgia Epiphaniou | May 20, 2026 | Breaking News, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON –Thirty years after he allegedly ordered an attack on U.S. civilian planes, the Justice Department on Wednesday indicted Raul Castro, 94, a former president of Cuba. Raul Castro, who served as Cuba’s president from 2008-2018 (Department of Justice) ...
New findings connect China to construction of Cambodian-based scam network in bipartisan investigative report

New findings connect China to construction of Cambodian-based scam network in bipartisan investigative report

by Amy L. Wong | May 20, 2026 | Cybersecurity, Featured, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Science + Technology

WASHINGTON — China constructed headquarters for a massive Cambodian-based scam network harming victims and is failing to hold them accountable, according to never-before-revealed findings in a bipartisan congressional investigative report released on Tuesday. House...
FAA chief: Bad airspace design led to D.C. airliner-Black Hawk crash

FAA chief: Bad airspace design led to D.C. airliner-Black Hawk crash

by Wisdom Howell | May 20, 2026 | Featured, Politics, Transportation

WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) — The administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration told senators in a hearing Tuesday that “bad design” of the airspace above Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport caused an American Eagle commuter flight and a...
Scientific report on ‘Golden Dome’ program counters Trump’s claims

Scientific report on ‘Golden Dome’ program counters Trump’s claims

by Reece Dower | May 20, 2026 | National Security, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s move to build a national missile defense system would leave millions of Americans vulnerable to nuclear attack despite the program’s exorbitant cost, the author of a new scientific report said at a press...
Todd Blanche won’t rule out payments to Jan. 6 rioters

Todd Blanche won’t rule out payments to Jan. 6 rioters

by Samantha Freeman | May 19, 2026 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, in a Senate hearing Tuesday, refused to rule out payments to convicted Jan. 6, 2021, rioters and Jeffrey Epstein-related sexual abuse perpetrators as part of the Justice Department’s...
House passes bill to discourage release without bail before trial

House passes bill to discourage release without bail before trial

by Olivia Ardito | May 19, 2026 | Politics

WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) The House on Thursday passed the Cashless Bail Reporting Act, which is intended to deter states and communities from releasing people charged with crimes before trial without paying bail. Ninety-six Democrats joined most Republicans to approve...
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