by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2018 California reported a record number of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in 2017, according to data released by the state’s Department of Public Health. More than 300,000 cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported last year, a 45 percent increase from five years ago. “We’ve known how to control […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 16, 2018 As U.S. F-22 stealth fighters joined the Max Thunder exercises in South Korea, North Korea announced it was cancelling talks with the South and reconsidering the upcoming meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. North Korea claims the Max Thunder drill between the U.S. and South Korean air forces is […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 16, 2018 Sen. Rand Paul has asked the CIA if it “cooperated” with any foreign intelligence services in surveillance that may have been conducted against President Donald Trump over the past five years. The Kentucky Republican also asked whether the CIA or any other U.S. government agency conducted surveillance on Trump […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 16, 2018 The United States has condemned Moscow’s opening of the Kerch Strait Bridge between Russia and Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin drove an orange Kamaz truck across the bridge as he opened the road to car traffic on May 15. “In different historical epochs, even under the tsar priests, people […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 16, 2018 Thousands of North Carolina teachers on May 16 rallied in downtown Raleigh to press state lawmakers for increased funding for education. The rally forced the closing of many of the state’s schools and left a number of parents scrambling to find childcare, reports said. On May 14, North Carolina […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2018 The FBI appears to have successfully inserted a spy into the Trump campaign, reports say. “When the FBI talks about a source, they talk about someone who is an average citizen who uses their credentials, their job as a way of spying for the agency,” the Wall Street Journal’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2018 Journalist and nonfiction novelist Tom Wolfe, who wrote such classics as “The Right Stuff”, “Bonfire of the Vanities” and “A Man in Full” passed away on May 14. He was 88. William F. Buckley Jr., writing in National Review, said of Wolfe: “He is probably the most skillful writer […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2018 A Russian oligarch who is now a witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation spent millions of dollars in an attempt to rescue an American held hostage in Iran at the time Mueller was director of the FBI, a report said. Details of the FBI’s 2009 deal with Russian […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2018 The U.S. Supreme Court on May 14 struck down a 1992 law that barred state-authorized sports gambling. Gaming industry analysts estimated 32 states would likely offer sports betting within five years of the ruling, The Associated Press reported. In a 6-3 ruling, the court struck down the Professional and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 14, 2018 Congressional investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election have also uncovered details of how Obama loyalists set out to make the presidential transition a living hell for the incoming Trump administration. Republican investigators for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence the Senate Judiciary Committee found “a number […]
