Turkish forces aboard rescued ship – Screengrab Social Media/X Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 31, 2026 Turkish and Somali forces have successfully retaken a cargo ship seized by pirates off the [...]
Holly Ratchford, the San Diego apartment manager who rented to two of the 9/11 hijackers, says she was completely taken in by their polite demeanor, raising fresh questions about how easily America’s enemies slipped through routine security and community screens. Holly Ratchford, who managed and lived at the Parkwood Apartments in the San Diego area, […] The post San Diego landlord recalls unknowingly renting to 9/11 terrorists, says she was deceived by hijackers’ “friendly” facade appeared first on American Almanac .
Holly Ratchford, the San Diego apartment manager who rented to two of the 9/11 hijackers, says she was completely taken in by their polite demeanor, raising fresh questions about how easily America’s enemies slipped through routine security and community screens. Holly Ratchford, who managed and lived at the Parkwood Apartments in the San Diego area, has spoken publicly about her experience renting to Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar, two men later identified as members of the terrorist team that hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 and crashed it into the Pentagon, killing 184 people. Ratchford told reporters she had “cookies and tea” with the men, describing them as “nice,” “polite,” and “very, very friendly.” She…Open
Experts worry that the conflict in Iran and other regional dynamics are setting the stage for a Somali pirates’ comeback.
State of the Union: The USS George Washington arrived in the Mideast to relieve the Lincoln. The post Iran War Day 174: Trump Threatens ‘ECONOMIC D-DAY’ for Iran appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Donald Trump announced what he described as “ECONOMIC D-DAY” against Iran Wednesday. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the U.S. would target Iran with the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY!” He further warned that “ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences.” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded on X Thursday morning, calling the threats “a diversion from America’s own crisis: unprecedented debt & surging interest costs” and citing the U.S. national debt’s recent increase past the $40 trillion mark. Aragchi added…Open
by Diana Zapata • News Writer /Editorial Specialist Published August 18, 2026 Mogadishu, Somalia — Somali pirates have hijacked another commercial vessel off the country’s coast, raising fresh concerns about a resurgence of piracy in [...]
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Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez went missing while transporting vehicles from Georgia to Florida.