Independent Journal Review

The full story · 2 min read By Andrew Powell (/journals/andrew-powell) Philadelphia police have uncovered images of seven missing women while reviewing more than 1 million files seized from a home in the city that also contained five urns believed to hold human ashes. Two of the women, 27-year-old Gabrielle Armando and 26-year-old Maribel Fresses, appear unconscious and injured in images taken in 2017, Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said during a Wednesday news conference, per Fox News.

GOP Lawmakers Question Trump’s $5,000 Check Promise as Cost Comes Into Focus Andrew Powell · Sep 17, 2026 · 2 min read (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) President Donald Trump’s proposal to give every adult American a $5,000 “dividend” if Republicans retain control of Congress is facing questions from members of his own party over the cost, eligibility requirements and whether Congress would need to approve the payments.

The husband of an Illinois mother accused of killing their 2-year-old son continues to support her as prosecutors detail allegations surrounding the child’s death and her behavior beforehand. Corie Walsh, 38, faces three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the Sept. 1 death of her son, Barrett, per Fox News.

A former climate reporter said she deliberately avoided covering positive weather developments because doing so would have complicated the narrative that climate change posed an existential threat. “When I was a climate reporter, I never covered positive climate stories because it would ‘muddy the narrative’ that climate change was an existential threat,” Lucy Biggers wrote Tuesday on X. “No one told me to behave this way.

Barack And Michelle Obama Announce The Death Of Family Dog Sunny Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama announced the death of their dog Sunny, who died on Tuesday at age 13 after 13 years with the family. A Family Loss Confirmed Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama confirmed the death of their dog Sunny. The couple stated that the family pet passed away at the age of 13.

The Message to the Next Generation First Lady Melania Trump told elementary school students in North Carolina not to fear artificial intelligence. She spoke at Mountain View Elementary School in Jefferson on September 15, 2026. The New York Post reported she warned that kids must learn these tools or they will stay behind. “We need to lead as a AI, as a country, and we could see now what they’re learning, and it’s very important,” she said.

Pro-2A Group Asks Supreme Court To Allow People To Carry Guns In Parks The Supreme Court received another petition to hear a Second Amendment case Wednesday, adding to a potentially massive caseload. The Supreme Court received another petition to hear a Second Amendment case Wednesday, adding to a potentially massive caseload. The high court agreed to hear Viramontes v.

Boeing Still Waiting on GE9X Seal Fix for 777X Certification Business 7 sources·Updated Sep 17, 2026 A routine shop visit inspection found a crack in the GE9X mid-seal on a 777X flight-test engine. That discovery put FAA approval for ETOPS — extended-range twin-engine operations — flight tests on hold and left final certification dependent on a redesigned part from GE Aerospace.

417 Lawmakers Agree: Families Shouldn’t Subsidize Tech Giants The House passed a bill to stop data centers from raising your electric bill. See how this protects families and what it means for your community. The Promise and The Reality For years, big tech promised growth while local families paid the price. The House finally passed a bill to stop this unfair cost shifting. This vote was 417 to 3, according to NBC News. The new law is called the Ratepayers Protection Act.

The federal government is no longer just regulating American companies. It is becoming a shareholder in them. That may be a smart national-security strategy. It may even produce a return for taxpayers. But it also crosses a line that should make every believer in free enterprise ask a serious question: If government is going to own American companies, who is going to keep politics out of the boardroom?