New York Times Blames ‘Climate Change’ and ‘Immigration Enforcement’ for L.A. Restaurant Closures

Not mentioned: crime, homelessness, minimum wage increases, Democrat politicians New York Times building (Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images), Noma (paz.ca via Wikimedia Commons) March 9, 2026 image/svg+xml New York Times reporter Julia Moskin has what seems to be a pretty good story. The Times online headline definitely doesn’t undersell it: “Punching, Slamming, Screaming: A Chef’s

U.S. designates Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention

Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally designated Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention on Monday, paving the way for the Trump administration to impose restrictions such as sanctions and export controls as punishment for the Taliban’s arbitrary imprisonment of Americans.  The designation allows for powers created by an executive order in September to

Trump says Iran war will end “very soon” at Florida news conference

Washington — President Trump said he expects the war in Iran to end “very soon,” but also called it “the beginning of building a new country,” as the administration offers different characterizations for how long the operation will last. He also warned that Iran could pay an “incalculable” price if its military disrupts oil tankers,

‘Strike, Strike Tel Aviv’: Mamdani Introduced at Ramadan Celebration by Extremist Who Called on Hamas To Bomb Jewish State

Abdullah Akl, political director of the Muslim American Society of New York, also faced investigation from Harvard over anti-Semitic social media posts (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D., N.Y.) celebrated Ramadan last week at a Staten Island mosque where he was introduced by an extremist who has called on Hamas to strike Tel