In recent weeks, Houthi rebels out of Yemen have been launching attacks on commercial and civilian shipping vessels in the Red Sea. The attacks, which include reports of piracy and attempted piracy, have prompted both a commercial shipping crisis and the threat of an international military response. The United States has already recruited a list…

More information may soon be released related to Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous sex trafficking ring. New York federal Judge Loretta Preska has ruled for hundreds of documents pertaining to Virginia Giuffre’s civil lawsuit to be unsealed, meaning names once covered with a black line or listed as a doe will be made public. More than 170…

Working up to the holiday break, the Senate confirmed a dozen top military nominees on Tuesday, Dec. 19, putting an end to Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s 11-month-long hold on military promotions. Tuberville’s blockade started over his protest of the Pentagon’s policy of reimbursing travel costs for military members seeking abortions. Senator Tuberville, and the Republicans…

Citing the 14th Amendment, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled former President Donald Trump is ineligible to run again. And Rite Aid is accused of recklessly using AI technology on its customers. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from 2024 ballot Former President Donald…

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to halt the removal of the Confederate memorial scheduled to take place this week at Arlington National Cemetery. Judge Rossie Alston Jr. is waiting to hear more from both parties before he makes a decision about extending the order past Wednesday, Dec. 20. “The removal will desecrate,…

Tensions that Moscow said had been put to bed between Finland and Russia are heating up again after Finland signed a defense cooperation agreement (DCA) with the U.S. Finland and Russia share a long border and have a troubled history, most notably the 1939 Winter War, when Finland repelled an invasion by the militarily superior…

Following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent military response, reports have documented increasing antisemitism on elite college campuses, including Harvard. Dr. Claudine Gay, Harvard’s president, faced accusations of failing to discipline student protesters who advocated for the genocide of Jews. Calls for her resignation intensified after a lackluster performance on Capitol…

Russia’s air force is taking a beating in Ukraine. The Russians still maintain air superiority, though. With some new added innovations to their drone fleet, the Russians are ready for a winter of warfare unlike anything seen yet. Since the start of the war, Ukraine said it destroyed 324 Russian jet fighters and bombers, and…

Lying underneath the streets of Gaza and less than 500 yards from what was the busy Erez crossing on the border of Israel is what is being called the largest Hamas tunnel found in Gaza yet. Israeli officials announced they discovered the large tunnel on Sunday, Dec. 17. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the…