US Launches Airstrike in Somalia for Third Day in a Row

Karen Bass' Brother Joins Class-Action Lawsuit Against Karen Bass over LA Wildfires Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA, The brother of embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has sued the very city government his sister leads, alleging officials failed to protect homeowners and business owners during the destructive Palisades Fire. Kenneth Bass and his wife Cindy joined a class-action lawsuit in May against the City of Los Angeles, alleging the city failed to fill the Santa Ynez Reservoir when the wildfire broke out on January 7, 2025, according to multiple reports. The...

Conference Board Consumer Expectations Hit YTD Highs, Inflation Fears Dip In May With war (and rising gas prices) now fully embedded in respondents' minds (along with record high stock prices), it is perhaps not entirely surprising that The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence dipped in May (but was better than expected). The headline index dipped 0.7 points to 93.1 in May, down from an upwardly revised 93.8 in April. The Present Situation Index - based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions - retreated by 3.2 points to 121.2. The Expectations Index -...

People Are Seeing More Fireballs; Astronomers Can't Explain It... Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, Just as it faces an annual hurricane season and tornado season, North America is also experiencing an annual “fireball season,” according to NASA. “From February through April, the appearance rate of these very bright meteors can increase by as much as 10 percent to 30 percent, especially around the weeks of the March equinox,” NASA explained in a statement in late March. ”Exactly why is not known. Some astronomers think the Earth passes through more large debris...