‘All the news that fits …’: NY Times issues correction on Palin link to Arizona shooting

‘All the news that fits …’: NY Times issues correction on Palin link to Arizona shooting

by WorldTribune Staff, June 16, 2017 After stating unequivocally that there was a “clear link” between Sarah Palin’s rhetoric and the shooting of Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords, The New York Times issued a correction to its June 14 editorial titled “America’s Lethal Politics”. “An earlier version of this editorial incorrectly stated that a link […]

NC Board of Elections data reveals changes in files from late November to Feb. 13

NC Board of Elections data reveals changes in files from late November to Feb. 13

by WorldTribune Staff, June 16, 2017 “Systematic weaknesses” that could “be exploited” to the benefit of one candidate over another made North Carolina vulnerable to voter fraud during the 2016 election, a resident of the state said. David W. Goetze is asking for an investigation into possible widespread voter fraud in the state. The retired […]

Report: NC school systems protecting teachers arrested for sex crimes

Report: NC school systems protecting teachers arrested for sex crimes

by WorldTribune Staff, June 16, 2017 [Editors’ Note: An earlier version of this article cited a report from another publication about Robert Woodard’s previous record that had not been confirmed. That reference has been removed.] Some teachers in North Carolina who have been charged with sex crimes are being shifted to other schools rather than […]

Congress to request probe of China pressure on VOA; Rubio challenges budget cut

Congress to request probe of China pressure on VOA; Rubio challenges budget cut

by WorldTribune Staff, June 15, 2017 Congress is “putting together a formal request” for an investigation into whether China pressured Voice of American (VOA) to cut off a live broadcast of an exiled Chinese businessman who has attempted to expose what he says is corruption in Beijing’s leadership. The April 19 interview with Guo Wengui […]

Iran boat beams laser at U.S. helicopter over Strait of Hormuz

Iran boat beams laser at U.S. helicopter over Strait of Hormuz

by WorldTribune Staff, June 15, 2017 An Iranian missile boat shined a laser at a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter flying over the Strait of Hormuz on June 13 in what the U.S. military called an “unsafe and unprofessional” action. The Iranian vessel also turned its spotlight on two Navy ships that the helicopter was accompanying […]

AOL profile of Scalise shooter raises the question: Was he a hero?

AOL profile of Scalise shooter raises the question: Was he a hero?

by WorldTribune Staff, June 15, 2017 A ‘Business Insiderprofile on AOL news of James Hodgkinson, who allegedly carried out the attack on Republican members of Congress at a June 14 practice’  for a charity baseball game, paints the picture of a “very mellow” business owner who “stayed up late” talking politics and whose alleged actions […]

Open season on Republicans of all rank: Breakdown of America’s social compact?

Open season on Republicans of all rank: Breakdown of America’s social compact?

by WorldTribune Staff, June 14, 2017 As a New York theater production of the graphic assassination of the president gets standing ovations, a gunman who allegedly wanted to “kill as many Republicans as possible” opened fire on a field in which GOP members of Congress were practicing for a charity baseball game. Rep. Steve Scalise, […]

Sessions: ‘I did not recuse myself from defending my honor against scurrilous and false allegations’

Sessions: ‘I did not recuse myself from defending my honor against scurrilous and false allegations’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 14, 2017 Saying he would not be intimidated by “false attacks, innuendo and leaks,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions on June 13 repudiated charges by Democrats that he held improper meetings with Russian officials during the 2016 presidential campaign. In his opening statement before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Sessions also […]

Trump takes heat over planned cuts to RFA broadcasts into China

Trump takes heat over planned cuts to RFA broadcasts into China

by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2017 The Trump administration’s plan to slash $4.5 million from Radio Free Asia’s budget came under fire for cuts to the pro-democracy Chinese language broadcasts at a time when Beijing has sharply increased its propaganda activities against U.S. interests and allies. “China’s propaganda and censorship efforts are growing, and now […]

Mattis delivers warning on North Korea crisis; Drone spied on THAAD installation

Mattis delivers warning on North Korea crisis; Drone spied on THAAD installation

by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2017 North Korea’s ongoing pursuit of weapons of mass destruction is a “clear and present danger to all,” U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said. Because of the fast pace of its development of those weapons, the Kim Jong-Un regime represents the most urgent threat to peace and security in the […]