Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people, the alleged plotters have yet to face trial. After rejecting prosecutors’ request to begin the trial in January 2027, a military judge at Guantanamo Bay ordered jury selection for the trial of four alleged 9/11 conspirators, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused … Read more
OREM — A year after his murder, Charlie Kirk was remembered for his faith, his commitment to young people and his courage to speak out. Thousands of people attended a memorial event Thursday night at Utah Valley University’s UCCU Center, sponsored by Turning Point USA, the political organization Kirk founded. The event’s keynote speaker, conservative … Read more
The Security Service, MI5, has also had its own failures, amid numerous undoubted successes, in foiling terrorist plots. “After 9/11,” says Lord Jonathan Evans, who headed MI5 between 2007 and 2013, “the assessment was that by far the most pressing security threat to the UK was the terrorist threat from Al Qaeda and associated individuals … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on September 9, 2026. Alex Wong | Getty ImagesUSA President Donald Trump said he has no regrets about starting the war against Iran, adding that “if I had it to do over again, … Read more
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie declared a rental emergency Thursday, proposing reforms aimed at curbing evictions and avoiding rent spikes as the city grapples with rising apartment prices. The Bay Area city, home to a large number of high-income tech workers, has long been one of the most expensive housing and rental markets in the … Read more
A coalition of advocacy groups and a Democratic-led city on Thursday filed a preemptive lawsuit to block the Trump administration from deploying armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to voting centers ahead of the November midterm elections. The lawsuit asks the federal district court in Washington, D.C., to declare illegal any plans to have armed … Read more
Mayor Daniel Lurie on Thursday announced a package of six ordinances to prevent tenants from being evicted and protect more people from large rent increases as part of his efforts to address what he called “San Francisco’s rental emergency.” Lea Suzuki/SF Chronicle Mayor Daniel Lurie is stepping up efforts to counter skyrocketing rents sweeping San … Read more
Former President George W. Bush delivered a rare comment Wednesday as Americans marked 25 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, saying Americans “fail to heed the lesson of 9/11.” “Our nation occasionally goes through periods of isolationism, where the attitude is, ‘Well, we have too many problems at home. So who cares what happens abroad?’” … Read more
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an attempt by a Republican state official in Missouri to use a newly drawn Republican congressional map for this year’s elections. The court, in a brief order with no dissent noted, granted an emergency request filed by a group called People Not Politicians, led by activist … Read more
3 hours agoTrump says Iran war will end ‘immediately’ after election, Tehran ‘can’t hold out any longer’ President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran’s war could end as soon as the election is over, while claiming Tehran is running out of options as U.S. attacks continue. “We have shot down nine of their ships. I … Read more