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A convicted January 6 rioter now holds a top‑secret–cleared role in a Pentagon office tied to special operations and counterterrorism, raising urgent questions about who is guarding America’s most sensitive missions. Story Snapshot A 24‑year‑old convicted for entering the Capitol on January 6 now works in a Pentagon office handling highly sensitive irregular warfare and counterterrorism policy. His position as a special assistant in the Special Operations and Low‑Intensity Conflict office reportedly carries...

A veteran Hollywood actor is dead, a troubled family member is charged, and Los Angeles prosecutors are already shaping the narrative before a jury ever hears a word. Story Snapshot Veteran actor James Handy, 81, was fatally stabbed outside a Tarzana home; police say his girlfriend’s son confessed at the scene. Prosecutors have charged 44-year-old Michael Gledhill with one count of murder and a special allegation that he personally used a knife. ...

All the hostages walked out alive, but the Bakersfield bank standoff still raises hard questions about how much the public was told before the FBI opened fire.Quick TakeAuthorities said the 15-hour standoff ended after an FBI officer-involved shooting and that the suspect died at the scene.Police and the FBI identified the suspect as Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, age 41.Officials said all 10 hostages were released unharmed and received medical evaluation at the scene.Reporters described a...

dailyvantage.com — A United Airlines flight that some outlets hyped as a hijacking scare has now exposed how fast officials, media, and social platforms can fuel fear while leaving the public in the dark about what really happened in the air.Story SnapshotUnited Flight 2005 from Chicago to Minneapolis diverted to Madison after an alleged cockpit-breach attempt by an unruly passenger.The crew reportedly sent the hijack emergency transponder code, yet United and law enforcement publicly...

dailyvantage.com — A European court just sent a stark warning about Islamist terror targeting Western culture—handing a 15-year sentence to a young man who admitted plotting an attack on Taylor Swift’s Vienna concert—and reminding Americans why vigilance and strong borders still matter. Story Highlights Austrian court sentenced a man to 15 years for plotting an attack on Taylor Swift’s Vienna concert. The defendant pleaded guilty as the trial opened, acknowledging his...

dailyvantage.com — A quiet directive from Washington just cut the list of vaccines routinely pushed on American children, igniting a fierce new fight over who decides what goes into your kids’ bodies.Story SnapshotPresident Trump ordered health agencies to compare U.S. childhood vaccines with peer nations and trim the schedule if others were doing better.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now reduced universal childhood recommendations from 17–18 diseases down to 11, moving...