Day: May 29, 2024

Trump mocks ‘wacko’ De Niro in late-night rant after actor’s chaotic presser

1:34 pm May 29, 2024

Former President Trump ridiculed Robert De Niro as “pathetic” and a “wacko” after the liberal actor’s chaotic conference on Tuesday outside a Manhattan courthouse was widely derided. In a late-night post on Truth Social, Trump tore into the two-time Academy Award winner who has angrily attacked Trump for years and on Tuesday claimed that Trump […]

Could verdict in Trump criminal trial upend the presidential election?

1:33 pm May 29, 2024

With former President Trump’s criminal trial now in the hands of the jury, a pending verdict in the historic case could have serious consequences in the 2024 election between the former president and President Biden. Trump currently holds a slight edge both in national polling and in public opinion surveys in most of the crucial […]

North Korea flies balloons carrying garbage over South Korea following failed satellite launch

1:07 pm May 29, 2024

North Korea flew hundreds of balloons carrying trash and manure toward South Korea in one of its most bizarre provocations against its rival in years, prompting the South’s military to mobilize chemical and explosive response teams to recover objects and debris in different parts of the country. The balloon campaign came as North Korean leader […]

Illinois city slapped with lawsuit over ‘unconstitutional’ reparations plan: ‘Using race as a proxy’

1:06 pm May 29, 2024

Some residents of Evanston, Illinois, are suing their city for doling out reparation payments in what they call an “unconstitutional” program. The Illinois city made history in 2019 by becoming the first in the nation to create a government-funded reparations program for current and former Black residents. In 2021, the Evanston City Council voted 8-1 […]

Spain hosts Palestine’s prime minister after recognition of Palestinian state by western European nations

1:02 pm May 29, 2024

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and leading officials from several Middle Eastern countries in Madrid on Wednesday after Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized a Palestinian state. The diplomatic move by the three western European nations on Tuesday was slammed by Israel and will have little immediate impact on […]