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Derek Johnson

Derek Johnson covers breaking news for the USA Herald.

Bard College president Botstein retires Epstein scandal

Investigates May 3, 2026

Bard College President Leon Botstein Retires After Damning Report Reveals Years of Hidden Epstein Visits and Money

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — Leon Botstein, the longtime president of Bard College and one of higher education’s most recognizable public intellectuals,…

By Derek Johnson

US troop withdrawal from Germany 2026

America May 3, 2026

Pentagon Pulls 5,000 American Troops From Germany as Trump-Merz Feud Erupts Into Major NATO Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon has formally ordered the withdrawal of approximately 5,000 American troops from Germany over the next…

By Derek Johnson

Kentucky Derby 2026 winner Golden Tempo

America May 3, 2026

Golden Tempo Storms From 18th to Triumph as Cherie DeVaux Becomes First Woman to Train a Kentucky Derby Winner

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 152nd Run for the Roses delivered one of the most dramatic finishes in Kentucky Derby history…

By Derek Johnson

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America May 1, 2026

Hundreds Of Thousands March In May Day “Workers Over Billionaires” Boycott — Schools Shut Across Five States As NEA Leads Largest Labor Mobilization In A Decade

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hundreds of thousands of teachers, nurses, fast-food workers, students and union activists poured into the streets of…

By Derek Johnson

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America April 23, 2026

Viral ‘Where Is Your Daughter?’ Ring Cam Intruder Jason Nichols Faces New Child Molestation Charge As Bail Explodes To $250,000 — ‘Harry Dresden’ Wizard Claim Unravels Into Nightmare Case

FAIRFIELD, CA — The trench-coated, flip-flop-wearing stranger whose chilling Ring camera footage went viral earlier this month for demanding to…

By Derek Johnson

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America April 23, 2026

Elon Musk Finally Admits 4 Million Tesla Owners Will Never Get The Full Self-Driving They Paid For — Company Pivots To ‘Discounted Trade-Ins’ And Microfactory Retrofits As Backlash Explodes

AUSTIN, TX — Tesla CEO Elon Musk conceded on Wednesday’s Q1 2026 earnings call what critics, regulators, and thousands of…

By Derek Johnson

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America April 23, 2026

Iran Seizes Two MSC Container Ships In Strait Of Hormuz Just Hours After Trump Extends Ceasefire — 15 Filipino Seafarers Held As Global Oil Traffic Grinds To A Halt

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized two commercial container ships in the Strait of Hormuz on…

By Derek Johnson

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America April 23, 2026

Iran Seizes Two MSC Container Ships In Strait Of Hormuz Just Hours After Trump Extends Ceasefire — 15 Filipino Seafarers Held As Global Oil Traffic Grinds To A Halt

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized two commercial container ships in the Strait of Hormuz on…

By Derek Johnson

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America April 22, 2026

Death Or Life? Texas Jury Weighs Fate Of Tanner Horner In Penalty Phase Of Athena Strand Murder As Elon Musk Demands Execution

DECATUR, Texas — A North Texas jury on Wednesday continued weighing whether Tanner Lynn Horner — the former FedEx contractor…

By Derek Johnson

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Breaking News April 22, 2026

Tim Cook Steps Down As Apple CEO After 15 Historic Years — Hardware Chief John Ternus Takes Helm September 1 In Long-Planned Succession

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple is turning the page on the Tim Cook era. In a stunning succession announcement that reverberated…

By Derek Johnson

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