Day: October 26, 2023

GOP senators urge Biden to crack down on China’s maritime militia after incidents with Philippines coast guard

8:00 pm October 26, 2023

FIRST ON FOX: GOP Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, are expected to send a letter urging the Biden administration to increase support for the Philippines following repeated aggressive incidents from Chinese maritime assets in the South China Sea. The senators detailed a series of incidents beginning in August involving […]

NYPD says ‘no direct threat’ to Jewish students during Cooper Union protest

7:49 pm October 26, 2023

The New York City government held a press conference addressing the incident Wednesday at Cooper Union during which Jewish students were harassed by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. The New York Police Department (NYPD) told the press Thursday there was “no direct threat” to the Jewish students during the ordeal at the university library and downplayed the severity […]

Missouri nonprofit director stole millions from program to feed needy kids, indictment alleges

7:48 pm October 26, 2023

The executive director of a Missouri nonprofit stole millions of dollars from a program intended to provide meals for low-income children, according to a federal indictment announced Thursday. Connie Bobo, 44, of St. Charles, Missouri, was indicted on three counts of wire fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft and two counts of obstruction of […]

Anti-Israel protester calls for Nike boycott, but her sneakers tell a different tale

7:33 pm October 26, 2023

An anti-Israel protester called for a boycott of Nike while wearing sneakers bearing the apparel brand’s iconic checkmark logo. “We call on you to boycott Starbucks, McDonald’s, Disney, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Pepsi, Domino’s, Papa John’s, Nike, CeraVe and Airbnb, Subway, Walmart and Dasani,” the protester said in a video posted to X […]

WH defends approving visa for Iranian foreign minister to attend UN meeting

7:26 pm October 26, 2023

The White House on Thursday defended the government’s decision to allow Iran’s foreign minister to enter the country. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the that U.S. was obligated to permit Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian to attend a United Nations meeting for foreign ministers at the U.N. headquarters in New York City. “The […]