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Network of Enlightened Women 2026 Essay Contest college winner

Dameiya McMillian · April 27, 2026 6:00 am

Network of Enlightened Women 2026 Essay Contest high school winner

Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

What happens the day after tomorrow in Iran?

An Iranian Shahed exploding drone launched by Russia flies through the sky

Why Russia is bombing Ukraine in daylight

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Why the CIA deaths are a problem for Mexico

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) gestures as he speaks.

Ro Khanna continues to undermine moral support for Israel

Zachary Faria October 6, 2025 3:32 pm

Armed members of Hamas's Izzedine al Qassam Brigades ride in the back of a truck.

Ways and Means Committee pushes for tax revocation of several nonprofit organizations

Pedro Rodriguez October 6, 2025 3:24 pm

Bassem Youssef is interviewed by the Associated Press in London, Thursday, April 4, 2024.

America, don’t fall for the ‘Arab Jon Stewart’

Haisam Hassanein October 6, 2025 2:50 pm

In this Jan. 26, 2017 file photo, Lawrence Krauss, theoretical physicist, chair of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Board of Sponsors, speaks during a news conference the at the National Press Club in Washington. Krauss, an Arizona State University physics professor known for his work with the Doomsday Clock, has been suspended from his job following allegations of groping, ogling and other sexual misconduct incidents. The school confirmed Wednesday, March 7, 2018, that Lawrence Krauss is on paid leave and prohibited from campus while a review is conducted.

Lawrence Krauss’s war on woke science

Peter Laffin October 6, 2025 2:20 pm

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington, as U.S. Chief of Protocol Monica Crowley and Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett listen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hippies plan an emergency Trump protest by riding bikes naked

Christopher Tremoglie October 6, 2025 11:12 am

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a highway during a protest against army recruitment in Bnei Brak, Israel, on March 2, 2025.

ADL report shows urgency of antisemitism crisis

Beth Bailey October 6, 2025 6:00 am

Jordanian hospital with Hamas terror tunnel entrance

Hamas built a rocket factory tunnel under Jordanian hospital in Gaza

Benjamin Weinthal October 6, 2025 6:00 am

Marco Rubio.

State Department’s model for Somaliland should be Taiwan, not Kurdistan

Michael Rubin October 6, 2025 6:00 am

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly during a military parade.

Negotiating Taliban prisoner swap, US demands include unacknowledged detainee

Beth Bailey October 6, 2025 5:30 am

Olivia Cooke.

Only one woman can win: Amazon’s The Girlfriend is ruthless, glossy, and addictive

Harry Khachatrian October 5, 2025 11:45 pm

Flags fly outside the United Nations headquarters.

The UN refuses to reform

Khaled Alyemany October 5, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters.

Trump’s unconstitutional forever war against the cartels

Daniel DePetris October 4, 2025 6:00 am