President Donald Trump announced sanctions against Venezuela’s state-owned oil monopoly PDVSA Monday to pressure Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro to step down. Trump recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the democratically elected president of the National Assembly after Maduro declared victory in an election many world leaders see as illegitimate. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro also …

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  by Nick Givas Actor Hank Azaria said he would “step aside” and stop voicing Apu on “The Simpsons” if the character continues to offend Indian Americans. “The idea that anybody was– young or old, past or present– was bullied or teased based on the character of Apu, it just really makes me sad,” Azaria …

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Reuters Already responsible for close to 200 dead this year, Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram is said to be the cause of over 160 deaths in attacks which began Friday night. The attacks where on various mosque, churches, and government buildings to include the local headquarters of the national intelligence services. Boko Haram is waging …

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As credit card customers drive up credit card debt to an all-time high, more of them are switching cards for a better rewards program, according to the J.D. Power 2018 Credit Card Satisfaction Study, released today. The study finds that 47% of credit card customers who switched to a new card within the past 12 months …

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Guinness Stout Aged in Bulleit Bourbon Barrels the First in a Line of New Barrel-Aged Beers to come from the Guinness Open Gate Brewery & Barrel House in Baltimore Brewed in Dublin. Aged in Baltimore. That’s the transatlantic teamwork Guinness revealed today in announcing its new Stout Aged in Bulleit Bourbon Barrels. The brewer’s latest experimental beer …

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GRANJENO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley apprehend the largest group encountered in the area so far this year. This morning, just after midnight, McAllen agents working near Granjeno, Texas, responded to a report of a large group of suspected illegal aliens walking towards the river levee.  As agents responded, …

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The standard subscription plan at Netflix is seeing its largest price hike since inception, surging $2 from $11 to $13, which will affect approximately 58 million subscribers across the U.S., The Associated Press reported. This is bad news for subscribers but great news for shareholders as the company’s stock rose 6.2 percent to $353 a …

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A white rental van jumped onto a pedestrian walkway in Barcelona, Spain on Thursday killing at least 13 and injuring almost 100 others. Around 5:30 pm local time, a large white van moved on to a pedestrian walkway in the tourist La Rambla area and sped into a crowd of people.   At least 13 …

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According to a report released Wednesday, the American economy created 263,000 jobs indicating accelerating growth in the critical manufacturing and construction sectors. “The U.S. labor market finished the first quarter on a strong note,” said Ahu Yildirmaz, vice president and co-head of the ADP Research Institute. “Consumer dependent industries including healthcare, leisure and hospitality, and …

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Geisha Williams is stepping down as the CEO of PG&E Corp., the largest utility in the U.S., while potential liability over recent California wildfires drives the company into bankruptcy.Watch the latest video at foxnews.com PG&E announced Williams’s departure Sunday and its plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a day later. Investigators found that the …

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