US Launches 56th Airstrike of the Year in Somalia

UMich Sentiment Slumps In August As War Re-Escalated, Inflation Fears Tick-Up Following July's rebound to pre-war levels, the preliminary August University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment index was expected to weaken modestly as the MidEast re-escalated (and with it the price of gas). Sure enough, the headline sentiment index tumbled from 55.2 to 51.0 (55.0 exp) with both Current Conditions (51.8 vs 54.8 prior vs 54.9 exp) and Expectations (50.6 vs 55.4 prior vs 55.2 exp) also both tumbling... Decreases in sentiment were seen across the political spectrum, with Republicans exhibiting the strongest...

European Court Denies Appeal Of Parents Seeking Custody Over Their Kids In Religious Freedom Case Authored by Jonathan Turley, In Sweden, a Christian couple is going through a nightmare that captures the growing bias and targeting of religious families in Europe. Daniel and Bianca Samson have been fighting to regain custody of their daughters since 2022 after the government cited their regular church attendance and faith as warranting their removal. The parents, with the help of the Alliance Defending Freedom International, were delivered another blow after the European Court of Human Rights refused to...