The US has pledged $1bn (740m) in assistance to Colombia, after the country's new right-wing president was sworn in on Friday. Abelardo de la Espriella, an ally of US President Donald Trump, used his maiden speech to promise an "all-out war" on what he calls "narco-terrorism". The US state department announced the financial support as part of a "security package" to help de la Espriella achieve "our shared goals", which include fighting organised crime and illegal immigration.
"Effective immediately, the Department of War has REVOKED former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall's eligibility for access to classified information and his ability to hold any sensitive position."
The diabolical Trumpf junta found the AF1 information leaker
"Every single Muslim holding public office in America is a Trojan horse and a threat to both national security and our republic. New York City is being overrun by people who want to see this country burn. This is an invasion. There is no other way to put it. Every American who watched this country get attacked on its own soil and said never again' deserved better than this."
We hope firearm-toting Nancy Mace (R-SC) doesn't shoot Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) one day
Tom Nichols: "Many Americans -- and much of the rest of the world -- have become inured to Donald Trump's strange rants.
A former Louisiana police chief has pleaded guilty for his role in a yearslong scheme that used fake police reports to fraudulently obtain U visas for immigrants, according to federal officials.
Iranian officials wouldn't be surprised if Mitch Khamenei assumed room temperature soon.
Cloudflare chief financial officer Thomas Seifert has run the numbers on internet traffic trends and predicted that human-generated packets will soon account for a trivial amount of overall traffic.
The 11-year NBA veteran said Friday on X that he was "officially declaring" for the 2027 WNBA Draft in a sarcasm-laden post that immediately drew social media condemnation. Freedom is capitalizing on the recent controversy surrounding statements made by the Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham. Though Cunningham has attempted to distance herself from the remarks, she told ESPN that she wanted to use her platform as a WNBA player to "protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men." Read more
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a defense agreement on Friday that would treat an attack on one as an attack on all three, officials said, solidifying cooperation between the three regional powers at a time of growing security concerns.
An embattled Republican congressman accused of horrific domestic abuse of his now ex-wife and their toddler child sued a daycare last year after his daughter was rushed to a hospital covered in bruises. Rep. Max Miller's (R-OH) daughter was taken to an emergency room with injuries "on her thighs, face, groin and vaginal area of her body and she was caused to incur psychological trauma," according to the lawsuit filed in February last year.
Officers for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be equipped with much-delayed body cameras by the end of next month, it was reported on Friday. But experts have questioned the transparency of a policy that allows the ICE director to restrict the public release of footage unless "it is in the best interests of the agency". The policy says ICE will promptly release video of shootings and other encounters in which its agents cause death or serious injury only after determining "it is in the best interests of the agency" to do so.
A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at the White House without congressional approval. President Donald Trump doesn't have the unilateral authority to construct a 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) ballroom where the White House's East Wing stood before he ordered its demolition, according to the decision by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The greatest vocalist of all-time, according to Paul Simon: "The best voice"
Thu 6 August 2026 16:27, UK
FarOutMagazine
Music has always been subjective. One person might swear by Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water', while another will always reach for The Sound of Silence', and neither is wrong.
Every listener hears something different. Every now and then, though, a song comes along whose brilliance is almost impossible to dispute.
Even Paul Simon himself, who speaks with more authority on the subject than almost anyone still alive, knows that musical taste is never absolute.
Like everyone else, he can only offer his own opinion.
Iran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transiting the Strait of Hormuz until Tehran is compensated for war damage, according to Iranian state media. The plan would impose fees of up to 7% of cargo value on commercial vessels that pass through the strait. It would also fine ships 20% of cargo if they violate Iran's conditions.
Trump supporters were quick to boo after hearing a foreign-sounding name"even though it belonged to a cop who died Tuesday in the line of duty.
"Former Tennessee agriculture commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated Rep. Andy Ogles in his Republican reelection primary on Thursday, dealing a blow to the Trumpf-backed Islamophobe. Andy Ogles has faced increased scrutiny over campaign finance decisions and other issues, while Hatcher received a boost this week with a late endorsement from Republican governor Bill Lee."
This gun-loving AIPAC dinosaur wanted to ban Islam in the Volunteer State
