U.S. helps sink worlds first global carbon tax, readthe headline. And every American who values common sense should celebrate. President Trumps administrationstood firm againstthe United Nations attempt to impose a worldwide carbon tax through the International Maritime Organizations laughable net zero framework. The message couldnt be clearer: Americas ...

The typical age of first-time homebuyers reached a record high in 2025, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The median age of a first-time home buyer rose to 40 in 2025, up from38in 2024, according to the NARsProfile of Home Buyers and Sellersreleased Tuesday. The median sale price of a home currently stands at$410,800 ...

Virginia Dogwood   Democrat Jay Jones is projected to defeat Republican incumbent Jason Miyares and will become Virginias next attorney general.Decision Desk HQ made thecallat 8:26 p.m. ET. As of publication time, unofficial results show Jones winning 50.7% of the vote compared with 48.9% for Miyares, with 62% of the vote reported. READ THE FULL… The ...

Reuters   Eli Lilly(LLY.N), opens new taband Novo Nordisk(NOVOb.CO), opens new tabare expected to announce deals with the White House to offer the lowest dose of their weight-loss drugs at $149 per month, in exchange for Medicare coverage, Endpoints News reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Patients in the U.S. currently pay… The ...

James Comey played the victim card in fighting his indictment on charges of misleading Congress, but that strategy boomeranged when prosecutors and his old agency released an avalanche of new evidenceshowing the ex-FBI director hoped to please Hillary Clinton, cheered on media leaks he claimed he did not sanction, and wrote emails and notes that directly ...

California expects to spend 28 times more on health benefits for illegal aliens than on state police in the 2025-2026 budget period. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsoms final budget allocates$348 millionto law enforcement while the states own budget experts in anOctober reportestimate the tab for giving full health benefits for illegal aliens amounts ...

Several polling places in New Jersey were moved on Tuesday due to threats, according to the state attorney general. The post New Jersey Polling Places Moved Due to Threats first appeared on The Ohio Star.

Election Day is upon us. Though we are still a year away from the vital 2026 midterm congressional elections, there are still a number of races garnering national attention for one reason or another. The post Analysis: Five Elections to Watch on Election Day first appeared on The Ohio Star.

Dick Cheney, vice president to former President George W. Bush, has died. He was 84. The post Former Vice President Dick Cheney Dies first appeared on The Ohio Star.

Let me be blunt: since the Wehrmachts surrender in Tunisia in 1943, the African continent has offered the United States almost nothing of major consequence to its national interest. Our engagement since has been a costly, sentimental fog of humanitarian gestures and posturing, achieving little while ignoring the realities of power. Washingtons central ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a multibillion dollarproposalon Monday to increase biometric scanning during the immigration process. The proposal would expand the agency's authority to take fingerprints, DNA, facial and iris scans. The proposal is estimated to cost $288.7 million annually and $2.5 billion over the course of 10 years. The ...

Axios   Walmart CEO Doug McMillonsays the world’s largest retailer is going “on offense” withartificial intelligence reshaping work, leadership and purpose for 2.1 million employees. AIwill create as many new roles as it replaces, McMillon said Monday if workers are trained, trusted and equipped to use it. “Every job we’ve got is going to… The ...

Breitbart   As the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) andSpecial Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) run out of funding due to the government shutdown, more data is coming to light about the extent to which immigrants continuously receive such taxpayer-funded benefits. During an interview with Fox News, ...

A growing number of young Americans believe political violence can be justified, Politico reported Monday on its latest survey through Public First. The poll found that 24% of Americans say there are circumstances in which political violence can be justified, compared to 64% who say it is never acceptable, according to Politicos report on thesurvey. Among ...

Nigeria said Sunday the country would welcome American intervention against Islamic extremist groups behind the massacre and persecution of Christians in the African nation. Daniel Bwala, advisor to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu,toldReutersSunday the country would welcome U.S. intervention to combat Islamic terrorists persecuting and massacring Christians ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James is fighting a federal criminal probe over alleged selective enforcement in cases she brought against President Donald Trumps business and the National Rifle Association (NRA), court documents unsealed Friday reveal. The post Tish James Is Fighting Another DOJ Probe for Selective Enforcement Against Trumps Business, ...

This weekend, public service announcements will remind us daylight saving time is over. This means you have to set your clocks backwards an hour at 2 a.m. on November 2. The post Commentary: Daylight Saving Times Mixed Results first appeared on The Ohio Star.

The Justice Department has opened a probe into fraud allegations tied to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, sources familiar with the investigation confirmed to Just The Newson Thursday. The investigation centers on allegations that the leaders of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. and other Black-led organizations defrauded donors ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has extended the deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., through February The deployment of more than 2,000 National Guardsmen was set to expire at the end of November, a Pentagon officialtold The Hill news outleton Thursday. The post Hegseth Extends National Guard Deployment in D.C. Through February first ...

The Republican-led Ohio Redistricting Commission on Friday adopted a new congressional map to assist the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections. The redrawn congressional districts will help Republicans gain two seats in the U.S. House next year,The Associated Press reported. The GOP currently has 10 of the 15 Ohio congressional seats. The post Ohio ...

CBS News   With the Senate out of town, thegovernment shutdownis almost certain to extend through at least Monday, as millions of Americans begin tofeel its effects. Among them are those who rely on Head Start, a free early childhood development program for low-income families. The Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program is shuttering nine Head… ...

Conventional wisdom holds that Halloween is essentially a secular and pagan holiday, the result of the Christian Church appropriating an ancient Celtic harvest festival. But one strain of critical opinion tends to the view that the holiday wasthoroughly Christianfrom the start. In the church calendar, Halloween (All Hallows' Eve) is the beginning of a ...

The Utah County in-person hearing scheduled Thursday for Tyler James Robinson, 22 - charged with aggravated murder in the death of conservative leader Charlie Kirk - has been postponed to January. The post Tyler Robinsons In-Person Hearing Delayed to January first appeared on The Ohio Star.

Since joining the country music bandwagon over 20 years ago, I quickly learned that a lot of country music evolved from bluegrass. I also learned that bluegrass musicians are some of the most talented instrumentalists in the world. Calamity Jane also hails from that genre with a more modern twist affectionately labeled "Newgrass." Violinist Lucy Cantley and ...

For years, Big Pharma stood together,warningthat President Donald Trumps Most-Favored-Nationexecutive orderwould stifle innovation and that the policy is irresponsible and unworkable. The post Commentary: Big Pharma Resistance to Trumps Push for Most Favored Nation Status Is Starting to Crack first appeared on The Ohio Star.