The man accused of shooting at Secret Service agents on the National Mall in Washington on Monday has been identified as Michael Marx, 45, of Texas, according to two people familiar with the matter. Shots rang out just south of the White House on Monday afternoon in an exchange of gunfire that also grazed a…
The National Mall is one of the safest places in Washington, a place for tourists to take in the capital’s grandeur and for residents to relax. The district that includes the National Mall, Ward 2, is among the least violent in the capital, according to data from the Metropolitan Police Department. That calm was punctured…
Mayor Heddlesten has long sideburns and a mustache that curls around the corners of his mouth. The day we met, he was wearing his patriotic glasses, emblazoned with the American flag. Audio clip of Weinberger: Are your eyeglasses, is it the red, white, and blue? Are they — oh, wow. They’re magnetic. Audio clip of…
The United States Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s electoral map was unconstitutionally drawn to create two Black-majority districts. The decision announced on Thursday represented a major reinterpretation of the landmark US Voting Rights Act, in particular, its provision meant to protect minority voters from having their political power diluted. It is set to benefit Republicans…
Over the two and a half years following the 2022 rollout of the 988 national suicide prevention hotline, the rate of suicides among young people in the United States dropped 11 percent below projections, decreasing most sharply in states with a higher volume of answered 988 calls, a new study has found. The findings, published…
President Trump offered a surprising justification last month for forging ahead with construction of his White House ballroom: Halting the $400 million project would pose a grave threat to national security. “Everything is drone-proof and bulletproof,” Mr. Trump said, listing the security features of a bunker being built beneath the ballroom to protect the president…
Shorouk Express Suspect’s asylum application was granted by Trump administration in April, CNN reports While Trump and Vice President JD Vance have been quick to blame Biden for allowing suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal to come to America under Operation Allies Welcome following the U.S military’s withdrawal from his homeland, his asylum application was actually approved by…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 17. Pursuant to the 2025 events plan, a series of events were held in the Azerbaijan Army on the occasion of 17 November—National Revival Day, Trend reports via the Ministry of Defense. The events commenced with commemorating the bright memory of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev and martyrs, who sacrificed…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 17. Today Azerbaijan marks National Revival Day. On the first days of 1988, Armenia started its evident aggression against Azerbaijan. Seeing Moscow and particularly the head of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev’s indifferent attitude towards these events, the Armenians started mass deportation of the Azerbaijanis from their native lands in Armenia…
Shorouk Express On a “mission” in Spain, Palestinian national team coach Ehab Abu Jazar and his players will play symbolic friendlies against the Basque Country and Catalan national teams in the hopes of working towards safety and freedom for their people. Dressed in a black tracksuit, whistle in mouth, Palestinian coach Abu Jazar leads the…
