Unhappy Ending: Chinese National Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering Over Prostitution Scheme

US Southern Command announced that its forces blew up another alleged drug-running boat in the waters of Latin America on Friday, killing at least three people. SOUTHCOM said the boat was targeted in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and, as usual, the command offered no evidence to back up its claim that the small vessel was […]

89 Arrested In Florida Human Trafficking Operation, Sheriff's Office Says Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A sheriff’s office in Florida announced this week that an undercover operation led to 89 human and sex trafficking-related arrests, resulting in more than 1,200 separate felony charges. A Hillsborough County Sheriff vehicle as seen in a file photo. Google Maps via The Epoch Times The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, which includes the Tampa metropolitan area, said that the operation was carried out over several weeks and targeted individuals “seeking to sexually exploit...

Volkswagen May Convert German Auto Plant Into Iron Dome War Factory Struggling German automaker Volkswagen may soon begin transforming its Lower Saxony factory from producing T-Roc Cabriolets to manufacturing parts for the Iron Dome missile interceptor system, according to a new Financial Times report. This reveals a new reality for the West: a nation's auto industry can become a dual-use industrial base in times of conflict. FT reports that Israel's Rafael Advanced Defence Systems is in talks with VW regarding its troubled Osnabrück plant to produce Iron Dome components.  "The aim is to...