Date: August 21, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
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Here are some headlines that were presented during the first quarter hour:
–FBI Director Kash Patel announced yesterday that his bureau has arrested a woman who was allegedly planning to bomb the New York State capitol in Albany in an ISIS inspired attack.
–An Illinois Islamic scholar indicated he wants Islamic believers at all levels of our government.
–A pastor accuses Dearborn, Michigan, of operating under Sharia.
–In an official state proclamation, Josh Stein, North Carolina governor, seems to communicate that citizens should celebrate Ramadan.
–A Pakistani cleric who admitted he forced his 13 year old niece into marriage will no longer appear at the Islamic Society of North America’s annual convention.
–Islamic state terrorists have claimed the killing of at least 130 Christians in three weeks of violence across Ituri Province, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
–President Trump vowed Wednesday to conduct the most crushing economic operation ever taken against the Iranian regime amid the frustration that the two nations have failed to reach a deal to end their war that began in late February.
–The United Arab Emirates suspended all trade with Iran Wednesday after the UAE said it had come under renewed fire from the country.
–President Trump’s administration plans to prevent Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas from traveling to New York next month to speak before the United Nations General Assembly.
–Nuclear material has been discovered in Syria and placed under International Atomic Energy Agency oversight.
–Ukrainian authorities said Thursday at least 16 people were killed and about 40 injured in massive overnight Russian drone and missile strikes in Kiev and the wider region.
–A Ukrainian man was arrested Wednesday in Croatia in relation to undersea explosions that damaged the Nordstream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022.
–North Korea reportedly fired ballistic missiles into the ocean yesterday despite the U.S. and South Korea agreeing to scale back their joint military drills.
–Chinese President Ji Jinping has challenged President Trump’s push to reestablish the Monroe Doctrine in the Western Hemisphere.
Other stories include news regarding Flock cameras, the U.S. national debt reaches a new record, the Justice Department to send federal poll monitors nationwide for the November elections, and much more, including comments from listeners.
