Category: World

The Pentagon says there are 2,000 U.S. troops deployed in Syria, more than double what officials with the Department of Defense have been telling reporters for months. “We have been briefing you regularly that there are approximately 900 U.S. troops deployed to Syria,” Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Ryder told reporters during a press briefing…

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A plane crash on property owned by Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins Thursday left one person dead, officials in New York said. The Buffalo Niagara International Airport issued an alert at around 11:16 a.m. ET that the aircraft had mechanical issues as it tried to get to White Plains, East Aurora Police Chief Patrick…

Attorneys at the Department of Justice are urging federal judges to reject petitions from at least two Jan. 6 defendants who are asking that they be allowed to return to the nation’s capital for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Cindy Young, convicted of four misdemeanors for her involvement in the riot at the Capitol, and Russell…

Sammy Sosa had not been invited back to Wrigley Field, or anything Cubs-related, since he retired in 2007, but all that has changed. It has long been speculated that Sosa took performance-enhancing drugs during his career, most notably during his home run binge in the late ’90s. Cubs ownership has long said Sosa would need…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday promised to ask former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for help in locating American veteran and journalist Austin Tice following a letter from Tice’s mother pleading for assistance.  “I haven’t seen President Assad yet, since he came to Moscow – but I plan to do so. I will have a…

Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman apologized to his daughter, Trinity, after the soccer player aired out some family issues on a podcast. Trinity Rodman appeared on the “Call Me Daddy” podcast and called her father an “extremely selfish human being” as she dished about her strained relationship with him. The former Chicago Bulls star…

Prince Andrew missed a holiday event hosted by King Charles on Thursday after facing public backlash. Prince Andrew was revealed to have recently had contact with an alleged Chinese spy, Sky News reported. His office released a statement last week, saying he had cut ties with a Chinese businessman who’s been named a risk to…

Oklahoma man Kevin Ray Underwood was put to death by lethal injection on Thursday in the nation’s 25th and final execution of the year. Underwood was pronounced dead at 10:14 a.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, information provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) to Fox News Digital states. He killed a…

Members of President Biden’s staff noticed his fading stamina and increasing confusion within the first few months of him entering office, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The Journal based its report on interviews with nearly 50 people, including current and former White House staffers who interacted directly with the president,…