by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Meta reached a $17 billion-plus settlement with 48 states and U.S. territories to resolve allegations that its Facebook and Instagram platforms’ addictive designs were harming minors, its deceiving the public about safety, and improperly harvesting youth data. The amount will be paid out over 10 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2026 Non-AI Real World News U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Watson has been charged under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) with 10 counts following statements he made while in uniform calling for the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump. Watson, a 17-year military veteran, was taken into […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2026 Non-AI Real World News The U.S. State Department announced it has paused immigrant visa application interviews at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide while it conducts training for consular officers. The State Department said the temporary move is necessary for “in-depth training” so that consular officers can “evaluate every visa […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2026 Non-AI Real World News The Trump Administration has placed three non-law enforcement Secret Service officials, including spokesman Anthony Guglielmi, on administrative leave and stripped them of their security clearances amid an investigation into the leaking of classified information. Reports indicate the investigation, being handled by the agency’s Office of […]
by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News August 25, 2026 Updated, August 26, 7:00 pm EDT Country music legend, prolific and wide-ranging song writer and philanthropist Dolly Parton passed away at the age of 80, her family announced on Tuesday. A spokesman said Parton had been admitted to the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville on […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco on Monday said he will not return the approximately 650,000 ballots he seized from the November 2025 special election on redistricting, reiterating that he has a legal obligation to investigate the ballots after receiving a complaint. The California Supreme Court […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2026 Non-AI Real World News President Donald Trump announced in a post to Truth Social on Tuesday that the U.S. Navy has cleared all water mines from the Strait of Hormuz, declaring a “zero tolerance” policy monitored continuously by the U.S. Space Force. Trump said the military is watching “every […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2026 Non-AI Real World News During a wide-ranging 14-day sweep known as “Operation Safe Community – Washington, D.C.,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 1,328 illegal aliens in Virginia and Maryland. According to the official Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement, the enforcement operation, which took place between Aug. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, August 25, 2026 Is the USA going bankrupt? Thank God, no, we aren’t going bust as a nation, despite our gargantuan $40 trillion national debt. The rapid pileup of debt under Republicans and Democrats alike is certainly a disgrace and worrisome. When I came to Washington in the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2026 Non-AI Real World News The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which have been accurately branded as “communists” by President Donald Trump according to strategists such as Bradley Thayer, are plotting the takeover of the Democrat Party with some dedicated comrades calling for a “violent” overthrow of the establishment. Thayer […]
