by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2016 President Barack Obama on Dec. 19 pardoned 78 inmates and cut the sentences of 153 others convicted of federal crimes. It was the most individual clemencies ever granted by a president in a single day. “The 231 individuals granted clemency today have all demonstrated that they are ready to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2016 Democratic analysts never miss an opportunity to point out how Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election by 2.8 million votes. What they never mention, however, is that Clinton’s entire popular vote lead, and then some, comes entirely from California. “If you take California out […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2016 Democratic Party leaders who are currently blasting Moscow’s alleged meddling in the 2016 elections and condemning President-elect Donald Trump’s supposed close ties to Vladimir Putin were not too long ago seeking “deepening ties” – and sometimes huge wads of cash – from the very same Russians. Hillary Clinton as […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2016 Facebook, in its effort to “fact-check” its news and ferret out “fake news,” has enlisted an organization funded by liberal billionaire George Soros and several other leftists to do the fact-checking. Facebook announced on Dec. 15 that it will work with “third-party fact checking organizations” that are signatories to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 14, 2016 The following is a Dec. 13 post by Emily Roden on the five days she spent serving jury duty in Denton, Texas with Donald Trump’s Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson. (Emily Roden is the wife of Denton City Councilman Kevin Roden.) “Nine years ago, I showed up to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2016 According to The New York Times and Washington Post, “fake news” played a significant role in the 2016 presidential election and could even have influenced the outcome. In reality, however, the sites singled out have small audience shares and influence, according to Alexa analytics. On Dec. 18, the Times […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2016 Iran has discussed with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) the level of uranium enrichment that will be needed for the Islamic Republic to produce nuclear-powered vessels, a report said. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani discussed the plans for nuclear-powered ships with IAEA head Yukiyo Amano on Dec. 18, AFP […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has harshly criticized Britain in a response to Prime Minister Theresa May’s claim that Iran poses a threat to the region. “The British were the root of all evil in the region over the last two centuries, now in barefaced […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2016 At least 49 Yemeni army conscripts were killed in an Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) bombing on Dec. 18 in the port city of Aden. Officials said the soldiers were in a line to collect their paychecks near a military base in the Khor Maksar district when […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2016 China has said it will return a U.S. underwater drone it seized in the South China Sea. Not long after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s statement criticizing the incident, China’s Defense Ministry said it would return the drone to the U.S. Navy. The drone, launched by the USNS Bowditch, a […]
