US veteran flees ahead of US trial over failed 2020 Maduro ouster plot
NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. military veteran awaiting trial on U.S. charges concerning a failed May 2020 armed incursion to oust now-jailed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has absconded and is a fugitive, federal prosecutors
Louisiana’s alligator farms raise the reptiles for meat, skins — and conservation
ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) — Jacob Sagrera unrolls an alligator skin and lays it flat on a metal table, brushing off flecks of salt. He holds it up to the light, looking for blemishes, and gives it a
US economy expanded at sluggish 0.7% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading first estimate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, advanced at an unexpectedly sluggish 0.7% annual rate from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Friday in a big downgrade of its initial
Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.
Low and slow, the enduring style of lowrider culture in photos
PASEDENA, Calif. (AP) — Born in Mexican American and Chicano communities of the American Southwest, lowrider culture has grown from neighborhood boulevards into a globally recognized form of automotive art. Emerging in the 1940s and ’50s, enthusiasts
Photos show the dramatic dawn flight of migrating snow geese
KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Birdwatchers gather before dawn at Middle Creek in Pennsylvania to witness thousands of migrating snow geese lifting off from the reservoir in a swirling mass. The display lasts only minutes before the birds
US consumer spending, core PCE inflation firmer in January
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending increased slightly more than expected in January, which together with continued strength in underlying inflation and the dragging war in the Middle East bolstered economists’ views that the Federal
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 03.13.26
Terror Attacks: A heroic ROTC student fatally stabbed the crazed ISIS-linked gunman who opened fire inside an Old Dominion University classroom Thursday. Hero ROTC cadet fatally stabbed ISIS-supporting Old Dominion gunman to prevent more carnage (New York Post) Oil:
Snow geese take off for the Arctic in mesmerizing sunrise display
KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A few dozen birdwatchers gathered in the predawn darkness to wait for the moment when thousands of migrating snow geese stopped honking and preening to suddenly take flight from a Pennsylvania reservoir. The
Trump threatens Iran following new wave of attacks on Gulf states and Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched multiple attacks early Friday on Gulf Arab states, including dozens of drones at Saudi Arabia, following warnings from its new supreme leader about hosting American bases, and U.S. President