Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 16, militant rockets kill 1 Israeli as cross-border violence soars

HEBBARIYE, Lebanon (AP) — A series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed 16 people and a barrage of rockets fired by the militant group Hezbollah killed one Israeli man, making Wednesday the deadliest day in more than five months of fighting along the border. Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, concerns … Read more

Trump to attend wake for slain New York policeman

By Nathan Layne and Tim Reid (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to attend the wake on Thursday for a New York Police Department officer who was gunned down during a traffic stop earlier this week in a killing that drew national attention. Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate, has made support … Read more

My 2 Favorite Stocks to Buy Right Now

I have a simple approach to diversification: I buy a specific dollar amount of any new stock I acquire. After that point, I can opportunistically add (usually in steps) to my position but only to a point where my dollar investment is twice my entry level. I’ve done just that with Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) … Read more

March Madness ratings tick up, Final Four picks and could new rule lead to super sized football staffs?

Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde kick off the podcast by reacting to March Madness TV ratings and why this year’s tournament has exceeded most people’s expectations. Forde believes the combination of early upsets coupled with big time programs and storylines moving on to the second weekend … Read more

Old video shows fight outside Turkish embassy in Tokyo, not Kurds ‘causing mayhem in Saitama’

An old video of Turks and ethnic Kurds brawling outside the Turkish embassy in Tokyo has resurfaced in posts that falsely claim it shows Kurdish migrants “causing mayhem” in Saitama while they demanded Japan loosen its immigration policies. The video has in fact circulated since October 2015 in reports about scuffles outside Turkey’s embassy, where … Read more

Election denier who Trump wanted to take over DOJ invokes the 5th in disbarment hearing

WASHINGTON — An environmental lawyer whom Donald Trump wanted to take over the Justice Department in the days before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol repeatedly asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a disbarment hearing Wednesday. Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department civil lawyer with no criminal law experience, had wanted … Read more