Two Los Angeles residents linked to a powerful Iranian figure found themselves in hot water after federal officials discovered a major mismatch between their online posts and their visa claims. Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter Sarinasadat Hosseiny were taken into custody last week by immigr
When the market takes a hit, some investors look for places that keep paying. Real‑estate investment trusts, or REITs, have been hit by the same forces that pushed stocks lower. But a few of them may stand out because they serve needs people still want, no matter the economy. One of those is
The U. S. administration is asking Congress for the biggest defense budget hike in 75 years, aiming to reshape the military’s industrial base and introduce cutting‑edge systems. The proposal includes a 44 % rise in the overall budget for fiscal year 2027, starting this October, and a 77 % jump in
President Trump’s latest posts on Truth Social demand Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of its bridges, power plants, and desalination facilities by Tuesday. The message includes insults calling Iranian leaders “animals” and boasts about sending the country “back to the Stone
A blaze that hit a Czech defense plant last month has led to the arrest of two more people connected to the incident. The fire, which occurred on March 20 in Pardubice, was claimed by a new pro‑Palestinian activist group that said the company was building weapons for Israel. The plant belongs to LPP
A massive project is brewing in Southern Ohio that isn’t just about electricity. A Japanese government-funded $33 billion natural gas power plant will sit on land already owned by the U. S. government. That is unusual because foreign nations rarely bankroll big infrastructure in America only to hand
The U. S. has a history of underestimating military expenses, and this pattern repeats in the current Middle East conflict. In 2002, officials predicted a $50 billion price tag for Iraq—yet the war cost taxpayers over $3 trillion. Now, a new campaign is launched with the same low estimate, raising d
Police in Paris stopped a bomb attempt early Saturday morning outside a Bank of America office, capturing the would‑be bomber just as he tried to light a homemade explosive. The device was made from about five litres of an unknown liquid, likely fuel, and a 650‑gram powder charge. It was discovered
Utah’s higher‑education scene is busy reshuffling its budget. A plan called “strategic reinvestment” has already asked the state’s eight universities and colleges to move ten percent of their money into programs that help students and local businesses. Now, the same idea is moving to the state’s eig
Spain’s government wanted to slap a 100% tax on non-EU property buyers to cool off a red-hot housing market. The idea was simple: make it too expensive for outsiders to buy homes, so locals could compete again. But after a year of headlines and political speeches, the plan hasn’t even reached a vote
