Trent Walker, Author at News Addicts

16 Dec

Major Retailer to Close 65 Stores After Christmas

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Macy’s announced Wednesday it will close 65 more stores after the Christmas holiday. The major retailer’s move to shutter dozens of locations comes as part of a plan to get rid of 150 underperforming stores in the next three years, according to CBS News. Macy’s CEO Tony Spring revealed on…

16 Dec

Trump Responds to Biden’s Border Wall Sale: ‘Must Be Stopped’

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President-elect Donald Trump called on the Biden administration to stop its effort to sell off tons of border wall construction materials before Trump takes office. Government contractors in Arizona have been hauling off tons of steel bollards and fencing purchased under the first Trump administration to be used in border…

16 Dec

Police Arrest 2 Men Accused of ‘Hazardous Drone Operation’

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Amid multiple reports of possible drone activity over Massachusetts, the Boston Police Department arrested two men who are accused of hazardous drone operation in the Boston Harbor Islands. Robert Duffy, 42, of Charlestown and Jeremy Folcik, 32, of Bridgewater, Massachusetts were arrested Saturday night by the Boston Police Harbor Patrol…

16 Dec

Ex-CIA Officer Gives ‘Unsettling’ Theory Behind Mystery Drones

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An ex-CIA staffer offered a chilling theory behind the “extremely unsettling” number of drones that continue to flood the Northeastern skies — as federal officials brush off public panic as an “overreaction.” Former CIA operations officer Laura Ballman pressed the federal government to be more transparent about the mysterious drone…

16 Dec

Trump Reportedly Looks to Privatize US Postal Service

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President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly looking to privatize the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), three people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post in a report published Sunday. Trump has made known his desire to detach the USPS from the federal government in conversations at his Mar-a-Lago estate, sources informed…

15 Dec

Watch: Crowd Chants ‘USA’ as Trump Returns to Army-Navy Game

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President-elect Donald Trump attended the iconic Army-Navy college football game on Saturday, marking the fifth time he has attended the historic matchup. Trump was joined by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and a number of additional cabinet nominees and key Republican leaders, including Tulsi Gabbard, who has been nominated for Director…

15 Dec

Missing American Found in Overseas Prison, Set Free in ‘Christmas Miracle’

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When Missouri man Travis Timmerman stopped talking with his family for seven months, a Syrian prison was the last place they thought he’d be. Syrian officials captured him earlier this year entering the country on foot during a Christian pilgrimage to Damascus, the Springfield News-Leader reported. Timmerman was freed along…

15 Dec

FBI Releases Wanted Poster for 14 North Korean IT Workers Targeting US Companies

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The FBI released a wanted poster Thursday after 14 North Koreans were indicted for fraud and theft against U.S. companies and nonprofits, according to an FBI news release. The bounty? $5 million. It’s a small sum compared to the $88 million the alleged criminals stole during their six-year conspiracy. The…

15 Dec

Trump Speaks Out After Woman Admits She Made Up Duke Rape Claims

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President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on Saturday morning to the news that the woman who accused three Duke Lacrosse players of rape in 2006 has now recanted her story. “Woman admits to totally fabricating accusations in the horrible Duke Lacrosse Case,” Trump posted on social media. “She destroyed the lives…

15 Dec

Democrat Rep. Arrested for ‘Terroristic Threats’ to Kill 5 of His Republican Colleagues

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An incoming Democrat state representative in West Virginia has been arrested after he allegedly threatened to kill five of his soon-to-be Republican colleagues. Joseph de Soto, 61, was arrested by state police Thursday in Martinsburg after an investigation found that he made “several threatening/intimidating threats against government officials,” according to…