Former Trump campaign lawyer sparked FBI probe of Fulton County ballots: Affidavit

Former Trump campaign lawyer sparked FBI probe of Fulton County ballots: Affidavit

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing at the edge of a truck loading bay after the FBI executed a search warrant for the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in relation to the 2020 election, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter, in Union City, … Read more

Trump Commerce Sec. Lutnick admits visiting Epstein island during family vacation

Trump Commerce Sec. Lutnick admits visiting Epstein island during family vacation

Trump administration Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday admitted he and his family had lunch on the private island of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein years earlier. “I did have lunch with him, as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation” in 2012, Lutnick said in testimony before the Senate Appropriations … Read more

A School Project That Went to the Dogs | BOOMER Magazine

A School Project That Went to the Dogs | BOOMER Magazine

Young Carol Giuliani was excited about her school project and put her heart, soul, and endless evenings into crafting it – especially portraying her favorite crop, corn. The result was spectacular, until disaster struck. Giuliani shares her childhood memories in “From Our Readers.” I was so excited that day in the fifth grade in 1952, I … Read more

GOP Sen. Johnson slams Dems’ ‘obnoxious’ judicial warrant demand as another shutdown looms

GOP Sen. Johnson slams Dems’ ‘obnoxious’ judicial warrant demand as another shutdown looms

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) speaks with reporters after a vote in the U.S. Capitol June 3, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., on Tuesday slammed Democrats for conditioning Homeland Security Department funding on a requirement that federal immigration agents must obtain judicial warrants to carry out key enforcement activities. Johnson, in … Read more

Disappointing holiday season: December retail sales were flat, falling well short of estimate

Disappointing holiday season: December retail sales were flat, falling well short of estimate

Consumer activity slowed sharply for the December holiday shopping season amid a spate of rough weather, tariff impact and persistently higher inflation, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Retail sales were flat on the month following a 0.6% increase in November, according to numbers adjusted for seasonality but not inflation. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had … Read more

Milestone for Rewilding as Ostriches Return to Saudi Desert After 100-year Absence

Milestone for Rewilding as Ostriches Return to Saudi Desert After 100-year Absence

A red-necked ostrich – credit, Shlomi Chetrit via PikiWiki Israel CC 2.5 If you pull out a world map to see where you could find some space to stick a few endangered species without the risk of bothering human settlements, the Arabian Peninsula comes to mind as an obvious location. With virtually the entire population … Read more

BP suspends share buyback plan in fresh sign of oil price pressure

BP suspends share buyback plan in fresh sign of oil price pressure

Trowbridge in Somerset, England, on March 15, 2025. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant BP on Tuesday posted fourth-quarter profit in line with expectations and suspended share buybacks, seeking to shore up its balance sheet as lower crude prices take their toll. The London-listed energy firm reported underlying replacement … Read more

Before April 15: 4 Tax Moves You Can Still Make (Without the Guesswork) | Sixty and Me

Before April 15: 4 Tax Moves You Can Still Make (Without the Guesswork) | Sixty and Me

It’s that time of the year when tax documents start to appear. The 1099s, W-2s, Social Security, and pension statements all start arriving. And you might be wondering, did I overpay or underpay? So let’s address a common misconception, that tax planning for 2025 ended on December 31. True, many moves that can lower taxes … Read more