Karaj Bridge Strike Raises Hard Questions About War Powers, Civilian Targets, and Who Pays the Bill
As Washington escalates a costly Middle East war without a fresh congressional vote, a destroyed Iranian highway bridge — and...
Tom Wong
As an investigative reporter focusing on municipal governance and fiscal accountability in Hayward and the greater Bay Area, I delve into the stories that matter, holding officials accountable and shedding light on issues that impact our community. Candidate for Hayward Mayor in 2026.
Nick Shirley Escapes Cuba After Intelligence Agents Move to Detain Him — Regime Fires Back
Independent journalist Nick Shirley traveled to Cuba to document a humanitarian crisis. Within 24 hours, he says Cuban state intelligence...
IRS Refund 2026: Americans Are Receiving the Biggest Tax Refunds in U.S. History — Here’s Why
Thanks to sweeping new tax deductions under the One Big Beautiful Bill, millions of hardworking Americans — from tipped workers...
Scientists Flip Two Atoms in LSD and Create Non-Hallucinogenic Antidepressant JRT — 100x More Potent Than Ketamine
A UC Davis chemist spent five years engineering a molecule that physically rebuilds the brain without the hallucinations — and...
Cuba’s Hidden Humanitarian Crisis: The Regime Is Silencing Everyone Who Tries to Tell the Truth
When a citizen journalist flew to Cuba to document a collapsing nation, authorities seized his cameras at the airport and...
America’s Hidden Crisis: How Thousands of Undocumented Children Are Being Trafficked While Government Looked Away
The federal government sat on more than 7,300 child trafficking reports. A broken placement system handed vulnerable children to unvetted...
Iran Attacks UAE: The Gulf War the World Can No Longer Ignore
From Fujairah's burning oil terminals to Dubai's shattered skyline, Iran's sustained assault on a sovereign Arab nation is reshaping the...
UAE Air Defenses Intercept Iran Missile Assault: What the World Must Learn Now
When a prosperous, Western-aligned nation absorbs nearly 3,000 Iranian missiles and drones — and holds the line — the world...
South Carolina Judge Gives Child Pornography Offender One Day in Jail — Demanding Reform Now
A circuit court judge's stunning sentencing decision in a child sexual abuse material case has ignited a firestorm across South...
Senate Republicans Lead on Key Issues in 2026 Poll — But Can They Deliver Before the Midterms?
A new Washington Post-ABC-Ipsos poll shows voters trust Republicans more on the economy, taxes, immigration, and crime. The question isn't...
California Election Integrity Crisis: What’s Really at Stake in the June 2026 Primary
As mail-in ballots flood California homes ahead of the June 2 gubernatorial primary, a perfect storm of legal battles, seized...
Trump Iran Nuclear Deal: No Nukes, No Program. The Red Line That’s Reshaping the Middle East
As negotiations stall and a U.S. naval blockade tightens around Iran, President Trump is making one thing unmistakably clear —...
Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Raymond Chandler Arrested for Allegedly Threatening to Kill President Trump
A man running for U.S. Senate on a progressive platform was taken into federal custody after prosecutors say he spent...
America’s First Humanoid Robot Factory Opens — and It Took Zero Government Dollars
While Washington debates trillion-dollar spending bills, a Norwegian-American startup backed by private capital just did what government never could: built...
Biogen’s Litifilimab Scores Second Win in CLE Trials — Will the FDA Finally Act?
A second successful Phase 2 trial proves private-sector science delivers what decades of regulatory inertia couldn't — and now the...
DOGE Social Security Cleanup: What the 12.3 Million Record Purge Really Means for Taxpayers
The Department of Government Efficiency marked 12.3 million outdated records as deceased in a long-overdue SSA cleanup. The work is...
Walz Used Taxpayer Money to Block a Federal Fraud Investigation — DOJ’s New Fraud Chief Is Watching
Minnesota's governor authorized spending public funds to sue the federal government over fraud enforcement — just as the newly confirmed...
Pras Michel Begins 14-Year Federal Prison Sentence for Foreign Election Money Scheme
Grammy-winning artist Prakazrel "Pras" Michel has traded the stage for a federal prison cell — and his case is a...
