Posts

First Lady Melania Trump announces first conviction under ‘TAKE IT DOWN Act’

-
Image
(L) James Strahler (Photo via: Franklin County Sheriff’s Office) /(R) U.S. first lady Melania Trump on March 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) First Lady Melania Trump praised a significant milestone in her advocacy for digital safety this week, hailing the first federal conviction under the “ TAKE IT DOWN Act . “ The landmark case, involving a disturbed Ohio man who used artificial intelligence (AI) to terrorize his victims, represents the first major enforcement of the 2025 law aimed at eradicating non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and deepfake exploitation. On Tuesday,  James Strahler II, 37, of Columbus, Ohio , pleaded guilty in the U.S. Court for the Southern District of Ohio to charges including cyberstalking, production of obscene AI visual representations of child sexual abuse, and the “publication of digital forgeries” — the specific legal term for deepfakes established by the new legislation. He was arrested on federal charges in June ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Vance to lead U.S.-Iran peace talks in Pakistan over the weekend

-
Image
U.S. Vice President JD Vance looks on before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, D.C. from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport on April 8, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. The White House announced Vance would be leading the U.S. delegation in upcoming peace talks with Iran. Vance was in Hungary supporting Viktor Orbán’s bid for reelection in Hungarian parliamentary elections scheduled for April 12. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images) This weekend, President Donald Trump is sending a team of diplomats led by Vice President JD Vance to Pakistan for mediated discussions with Iran to work out a more permanent end to the weeks-long conflict. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Wednesday that talks will be held in Pakistan’s capital city, Islamabad, on Saturday morning local time. Trump also confirmed in a phone call with the  New York Post  that the talks would “take place very soon.” He was not certain at the time of the phone call if V...
Post a Comment
Read more

Crown Prince Pahlavi tells Iranians ceasefire is ‘not a time for despair' but 'belief in victory'

-
Image
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and an Iranian opposition figure flashes the victory sign  during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) USA 2026 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, in Grapevine, Texas, U.S., March 28, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Daniel Cole) Iran’s Crown Prince  Reza Pahlavi  told Iranians on Wednesday night not to view the newly imposed ceasefire between Iran and the United States and Israel as a defeat. Instead, he portrayed the truce as evidence that the Islamic Republic had suffered a historic blow and was nearing collapse. In an address broadcast into Iran by satellite and radio, Pahlavi sought to rally opposition supporters disappointed by the two-week pause in hostilities, arguing that the regime had been forced into a position of weakness after weeks of war and the destruction of much of its military and repressive infrastructure. Go to the full article > >
Post a Comment
Read more

Israel to Open Schools on Thursday

-
Image
First-grade pupils attend the first day of a school in Jerusalem on September 2, 2018. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) The IDF Home Front Command released an update to its guidelines on Wednesday, with major changes taking effect Thursday morning. Starting at 6 a.m. on Thursday, schools will open in most of the country, with limits on gatherings canceled. In certain areas, such as those near the border with Lebanon, the current guidelines will remain unchanged for the time being. This is a developing story. Go to the full article > >
Post a Comment
Read more

Israel offered to check itself in Lebanon strikes to promote Iran ceasefire, VP Vance claims

-
Image
US VICE President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, DC, after the White House announced he would be leading the US delegation in upcoming peace talks with Iran, from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, April 8, 202 (photo credit: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool) Israel has offered to restrain its strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon in order to allow for the ceasefire between Iran, Israel, and the US to be successful, US Vice President  JD Vance  told reporters on Wednesday night. Vance noted that Israel's offer was not an indication of whether or not Hezbollah would be included in the Iran ceasefire deal. "The Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn't," he said. "We never made that promise. We never indicated that was going to be the case." Go to the full article > >
Post a Comment
Read more

Trump weighs punishing certain NATO countries over lack of Iran war support - report

-
Image
US President Donald Trump gestures, as he heads back to the Oval Office, on the day of the 2026 White  House Easter Egg Roll, in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026 (photo credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard) The Trump administration is considering a plan to punish some members of the NATO alliance that he believes were unhelpful to the US and Israel during the Iran war, the  Wall Street Journal  reported on Wednesday, citing administration officials. The proposal would involve moving US troops out of NATO member countries deemed unhelpful to the Iran war effort and stationing them in countries that were more supportive of the US military campaign, the report added. Go to the full article > >
Post a Comment
Read more

France's Macron tells Iran, US leaders that ceasefire decision was best choice

-
Image
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he spoke with both Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, as well as with US President Donald Trump, and told them their decision to accept a ceasefire was the best possible one. "I expressed my hope that the ceasefire will be fully respected by each of the belligerents, across all areas of confrontation, including in Lebanon," Macron said in a post on X. Macron added that any agreement between the countries must address the concerns raised by Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, as well as its regional policy and its actions obstructing navigation through the Strait of Hormuz..  
Post a Comment
Read more