Turning Up Your Voice

Now Playing

The Paul Finebaum Show

FM Talk 1065

Listen Live

Call Us

Hear Dr. Bill Williams' Forecast

twice an hour on FMTalk1065

Three Big Things

1 2 3

State of the Union coincides with 4th anniversary of Russia’s invasion

(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump will address the nation Tuesday, coinciding with the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and amid escalating tensions with Iran.

Though the president is expected to focus on domestic issues in his State of the Union address, the intensifying threats of military action in Iran over its nuclear program and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine make it likely the president will take the opportunity to defend his administration’s foreign policy Tuesday.

Trump’s address will provide insights into Republican messaging ahead of November’s midterm elections for control of the House and the Senate, with recent polling suggesting many Americans distrust how Trump has managed the government during his first year back in office.
Iran latest

The State Department on Monday ordered the departure of nonemergency U.S. personnel and eligible family members from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, a senior State Department official told NewsNation. It remains to be seen if other American embassies in the region will implement similar orders.

This comes as U.S. military buildup in the region picks up, with the USS Ford, the Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, en route to the Middle East.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take military action against Iran if the country does not capitulate to his demands regarding its nuclear program.
“It’s proven to be, over the years, not easy to make a meaningful deal with Iran, and we have to make a meaningful deal. Otherwise, bad things happen,” Trump said Thursday.

Iran has stated it would respond forcefully to any attacks, raising the risks of conflict in the region.

Ukraine latest

As for Russia and Ukraine, recent peace negotiations have resulted in little progress and there is no imminent end to the war in sight.
After Russia failed to seize the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and install a puppet government in February 2022, the conflict turned into trench warfare with tremendous cost. By some estimates, nearly 2 million soldiers are dead, wounded or missing on both sides in Europe’s most devastating conflict since World War II.

On Monday, the European Union failed to pass new sanctions on Russia following a weekend of strikes between Russia and Ukraine.

Read More : Trump's State of the Union address coincides with 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion
Gulf Shores pedestrian bridge construction passes halfway mark: What to know

By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com

A unique pedestrian bridge rising over the Intracoastal Waterway in Gulf Shores is now more than 50 percent complete.

Gulf Shores pedestrian bridge construction passes halfway mark: What to know - al.com
Mexico violence sees dozens of military troops, criminals dead after cartel leader 'El Mencho' killed

Cartel violence that erupted across Mexico left 25 Mexican National Guard troops and more than two dozen criminal suspects among the dead following the killing of Jalisco New Generation cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, officials said Monday.

Mexico Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said the troops in Jalisco were killed in six separate attacks following the killing of Oseguera Cervantes during a shootout inside his home as the Mexican military attempted to capture him. He also said some 30 criminal suspects were killed in Jalisco and four others were killed in Michoacan.

The Security Secretary added that a prison guard, an agent from the state prosecutor’s office and a woman whom he did not identify were also killed.
The U.S. provided intelligence support for the Mexican operation that resulted in the death of the cartel leader, who was known as "El Mencho."
Mexican Defense Minister Ricardo Trevilla said Monday that intelligence leading to the military operation came from a romantic partner of the crime boss, Reuters reported.
The cartel reacted to its leader's death with violence across Mexico, placing roadblocks and setting vehicles on fire throughout Sunday.
President Claudia Sheinbaum urged calm Monday, and authorities said all the more than 250 cartel roadblocks across 20 states had been cleared.

The U.S. State Department said its personnel in cities across Mexico would shelter in place Monday, urging U.S. citizens in many parts of Mexico to do the same.

Oseguera Cervantes was the leader of one of the largest narco-terrorist cartels in the country.
The criminal network was notorious for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine to the United States, and staging brazen attacks against government officials who challenged it.

Read more : Dozens of Mexican troops, criminal suspects killed in cartel violence | Fox News