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Crime across the United States has been going down, and there are several reasons for the trend, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday. The drop in crimes such as homicide, robbery, and theft may point to a “public-safety rebound” following the “upheaval” brought on by the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, the outlet said. The Journal continued: “Overall, most crimes are lower than where they were prepandemic,” said Ernesto Lopez, a senior research specialist with the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice and co-author of a recent report on crime trends. The findings are based on data for a few dozen big…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was hit in an airstrike Saturday, an official Iranian news agency reported, saying there was no radiation leakage, as Israeli defense minister warned of an upcoming surge in attacks on Iran as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week. Israel Katz, the defense minister, said in a video statement that next week, “the intensity of the attacks” by Israel and the United States against Iran’s ruling theocracy will “increase significantly.” He spoke shortly after fragments from an Iranian missile slammed into an empty kindergarten near Tel…

The Kentucky Senate followed in the House’s footsteps and passed legislation allowing 18-20 year-olds to carry concealed for self-defense. The Louisville Courier Journal noted that the legislation, HB 312, passed in the Senate on March 20, 2026, with a 30-17 vote. It had previously passed in the House by a vote of 73-17. HB 312 would allow 18-20 year-olds to acquire concealed carry licenses and, subsequently, carry firearms on their persons. State Rep. Savannah Maddox (R) sponsored HB 312. She posted to X: Citizens who are 18, 19, and 20 years old are legally recognized as full adults. They can…

The US president vowed to strike the “biggest” facility unless the Strait of Hormuz is reopened within 48 hours US President Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran’s power plants unless the Strait of Hormuz is reopened to shipping within 48 hours.Iran has kept the vital waterway largely closed to most shipping since February 28, when the United States and Israel carried out the first wave of strikes on Iran. The disruption to shipping, combined with Iranian strikes on oil and gas infrastructure in Gulf states, is driving up global energy prices.Trump issued an ultimatum to Tehran on Saturday evening…

Czech authorities are investigating an apparent arson attack on an arms factory in Pardubice as a potential terror attack, with a group claiming responsibility and citing the firm’s dealings with Israel. The Elbit Systems arms factory warehouse in Pardubice, Czechia, was engulfed in flames on Friday after a suspected arson attack. The firm, which produces drones and other tech for aerospace and military industries, said that it had ended its cooperation with Israel and had not even produced any drones for the Israel Defence Forces. Nevertheless, a group calling itself the ‘Earthquake Faction’ claimed responsibility, citing the company’s ties to Israel,…

Thursday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Democrats have to make sure President Donald Trump “is neutered” in the 2026 midterm elections. Host Chris Hayes said, “It’s not just, of course, funding Israel which is a partner in this war. And I should note the International Court of Justice has allowed for that international law case of accusing them of genocide to go forward though there has not been a determination on that. But there’s also, of course, the U.S. spending. The word today that it’s going to be $200 billion, $200 billion war supplemental request coming from…

Riyadh has condemned Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Gulf states hosting US bases Saudi Arabia has expelled several Iranian diplomats, citing Iran’s strikes on its territory. The move comes after 12 Arab and Muslim countries, including those hosting US bases, denounced Iran’s retaliation for US-Israeli bombardment that began on February 28.On Saturday, the Saudi Foreign Ministry condemned what it described as Iran’s “blatant and repeated attacks targeting Saudi Arabia” and other Gulf countries, accusing Tehran of violating international law and the “principles of good neighborliness.”“Saudi Arabia has formally notified the Iranian military attaché, assistant military attaché, and three other embassy staff…

Friday on Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), a supporter of President Donald Trump’s actions against Iran, said he had questions about a $200 billion request from the Department of War to continue those military operations. “So going forward, it would just sort of perhaps require some maintenance going into the future,” guest host Charlie Hurt said. “I want to ask you about something about this notion of President Trump sending in troops or doing whatever he has to do to take Kharg Island. Is there any concern on your part about trying to negotiate rationally…

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted the Navy football team at the White House on Friday for the Commander-in-Chief Trophy presentation, and took action to protect the time-honored Army-Navy football game’s time slot. At the end of the ceremony, the president signed an executive order to ensure no other college football games are played at the time of the Army-Navy game on the second Saturday in December. Trump noted that the time slot traditionally reserved for the game has been increasingly encroached upon due to the expansion of the college football playoff. “Nobody’s going to play football for four hours during that…

More than 20 nations spanning from Asia to Europe to the Gulf have expressed a “readiness to contribute” to the effort of opening up the Strait of Hormuz amid threats to ships by the Islamist regime in Iran. In a joint statement released on Saturday morning, the nations of Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom condemned in the “strongest terms” the recent attacks by Iran against unarmed, civilian shipping vessels, its attacks on oil and…