by WorldTribune Staff, November 9, 2018 U.S. crude oil production hit a record 11.6 million barrels day as domestic prices sunk to their lowest levels since March, the U.S. Energy Department said on Nov. 7. U.S. oil prices fell to $62 a barrel on Nov. 7. The last time the U.S. oil benchmark settled below […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Korean history over the past century has been so full of surprises that it’s risky to make serious predictions. The North Korean invasion of the South in June 1950, ordered by Kim dynasty founder Kim Il-Sung, was the worst, most tragic surprise of all. So traumatic was that blitzkrieg […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 9, 2018 A potentially devastating scandal involving a Pakistani IT aide for the former Democrat National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz and more than 40 Democrat members of the House of Representatives was neutralized this summer by a plea deal that conservative critics call a cover up. On June 7, President […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 9, 2018 The number of residents who have fled the economic and humanitarian nightmare in socialist Venezuela has topped 3 million, the United Nations said on Nov. 8. The exodus amounts to around one in 12 of the nation’s population. William Spindler of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appealed […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2018 A number of people who survived the Las Vegas massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, were also reportedly regulars at the Western-themed bar in Thousand Oaks, California where a gunman killed 12 people on Nov. 7. Authorities said Ian Long, a 28-year-old ex-Marine, opened fire at the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2018 With the removal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller has been thrust back into the spotlight. “It’s true that there’s been a lot of concern with where Mueller is going with this investigation,” a source with intimate knowledge of White House concerns told […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un told South Korean President Moon Jae-In during one of their summit meetings that the North was wary of giving up a list of its nuclear arsenal and facilities, fearing it could embolden the Untied States to attack, a South Korean official said. South Korean […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2018 The Nov. 6 midterms delivered a Democratic House and Republican Senate, but never-Trumpers and anti-Trumpers are suffering from cognitive dissonance over as President Donald Trump seemed to emerge as the big winner, analysts said. Trump and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh are to thank for erecting a red wall […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2018 One day after the midterm elections, the likely next chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Democrats plan to investigate and impeach Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for alleged perjury. Rep. Jerry Nadler, New York Democrat, also said Democrats will investigate President Donald Trump for alleged Russian “collusion.” The Federalist reported that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2018 The United States, following the imposition of sweeping sanctions against Iran, warned all ports and insurance companies to stay clear of Iranian ships. “From the Suez Canal to the Strait of Malacca and all choke points in between, Iranian tankers are now a floating liability,” said Brian Hook, the […]
