Kentucky attorney general asks FBI to investigate ex-Gov. Matt Bevin's pardons
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky’s attorney general is asking the FBI to investigate former Gov. Matt Bevin’s pardons. “While Kentucky’s Constitution gives the governor the power to pardon a person convicted of a crime, I believe the pardon power should be used sparingly and only after great deliberation with due concern for public safety,” Attorney General…
One Of NATO's Greatest Fears: A Russian Invasion Of Iceland
Key Point: The Soviets could’ve taken Iceland. Or at least caused a lot of chaos and disruption if the United States did not bolster the defenses beforehand. Tom Clancy’s 1986 novel Red Storm Rising depicts a conventional war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. It’s one of Clancy’s best books and, interesting for a story about…
Rockets Strike Near U.S. Forces at Baghdad Airport
Unknown militants have fired three rockets at Baghdad International Airport close to part of the airport that houses U.S. military forces and Iraqi partners. Local sources told The Daily Beast that the attack consisted of three Katyusha rockets which hit the outer limits of the airport near a base which housed the advisory units for…
U.S. sees signs Iran or proxies may be planning more attacks: Pentagon chief
By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday there were indications Iran or forces it backs may be planning additional attacks, warning that the “game has changed” and it was possible the United States might have to take preemptive action to protect American lives. “There are some indications out…
Former Fox News reporter says she rejected Trump's sexual advance
Former Fox News reporter and occasional Fox & Friends host Courtney Friel writes in a new memoir that before he was president, Donald Trump told her she was “the hottest one at Fox News” and during one call, “out of nowhere, he said: ‘You should come up to my office sometime, so we can kiss,’”…
Nearly half a billion animals have been killed in Australia's devastating bushfires
Oakbank Balhannah CFS via AP Ecologists at the University of Sydney told News.com.au that an estimated 480 million mammals, birds, and reptiles, have died in the bushfires sweeping Australia. Eight thousand of the animals deaths are believed to be koalas, The Independent reported. Federal environment minister Sussan Ley told ABC Radio on Friday that up…
Indonesia floods kill 26 after heaviest rain in decades
Tens of thousands of people were evacuated in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Thursday after flash floods and landslides killed up to 26 people amid some of the heaviest rain in more than 20 years, with more deluges forecast, authorities said. The flooding, among the deadliest in years, caused chaos in parts of Southeast Asia’s biggest…
Floods in Indonesia capital recede as death toll reaches 30
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Residents of Indonesia’s capital who had been forced into shelters by widespread flooding began returning to their homes Thursday as the waters started to recede, though the death toll from the disaster jumped to 30. Monsoon rains and rising rivers submerged at least 182 neighborhoods in greater Jakarta starting Wednesday and…
Nâdiya signe son grand retour avec un nouvel album en préparation
Onze ans après la sortie de son dernier album, la chanteuse Nâdiya a annoncé sur les réseaux sociaux qu’elle préparait un nouvel album. Une annonce qui ravit se fans. C’est une des surprises de l’été. Les mélomanes n’avaient plus de nouvelles ou presque de Nâdiya depuis 2011, date à laquelle la chanteuse avait participé à…
Carlos Ghosn: Ex-Nissan boss ‘walked out of home alone’ before fleeing Japan for Lebanon
Surveillance cameras captured Nissan’s former chair Carlos Ghosn leaving his home alone on the night he fled to Lebanon while awaiting trial for financial misconduct, according to Japan‘s state broadcaster NHK. Cameras installed as part of his £6.9m bail agreement pictured the disgraced executive walking out of his residence on Sunday at noon and failing…