Activists marching in Atlanta on Monday to stop construction of a police and firefighter training centerwere met with tear gas and flash-bang grenades during a confrontation with police. The event, dubbed “Block Cop City,” saw more than 500 protesters march from a park to the facility’s site, located just outside …
Read More »Washington state chiropractor and husband go missing under 'suspicious' circumstances
A well-known chiropractor in a Washington state community and her husband went missing under suspicious circumstances, according to a local sheriff’s office. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that deputies conducted a welfare check on Monday at the Lacey, Washington home of Karen Koep and her …
Read More »Former missing Texas teen accused of murdering man she met online
A 17-year-old Texas girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert in September has been indicted on a capital murder charge in the Aug. 27 death of a man she allegedly met online. A Dallas County grand jury indicted Natalie Navarro this week on allegations she “did unlawfully then …
Read More »Man fires at teens in Philadelphia transit station in self-defense during attack: report
A man fired in self-defense during a fight Sunday night at a Philadelphia transit station outside City Hall, law enforcement sources told local media. Philadelphia police officers responded to reports of shots fired at 15th Street Station around 10 p.m., Fox Philadelphia reported. GRANDMA, 84, SLAMMED TO GROUND AFTER ALLEGEDLY …
Read More »Oregon hiker rescued after tumbling ‘several hundred feet’ down Mt. Hood
An Oregon hiker was rescued after she slipped and fell hundreds of feet down a popular route on Mt. Hood over the weekend, authorities said. The 36-year-old woman from Portland was descending the South Side route near the Old Chute, close to the mountain’s summit, around 11:30 a.m. Saturday when …
Read More »Border agents across US asked to virtually process migrants amid surge at southern border: report
U.S. Border Patrol agents along the northern and coastal borders are being asked to help their colleagues at the U.S.-Mexico border by expediting the virtual processing of illegal immigrants, according to a memo. The memo, obtained by the Daily Caller, said that as of Monday, the USBP had more than …
Read More »Good tidings and cheer, unless you're in the House of Representatives
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) may have a few new lyrics to add to the holiday season staple “The 12 Days of Christmas.” On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me… A partridge in a pear tree. Tuesday was the “first day of Christmas” on Capitol …
Read More »Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry won't seek re-election as congressional exodus expands
Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., announcedTuesday that he will not seek re-election, once again expanding the coming congressional exodus. McHenry said he will finish out the remainder of his term. The Republican is a close ally of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and served as interim-speaker in the time between McCarthy’s …
Read More »VP Harris' husband botches Hanukkah story on social media during celebration of major Jewish holiday
Douglas Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, got his Hanukkah story wrong in a Monday social media post and was scolded for the confusion before he deleted it. In a post on X, formally known as Twitter, Emhoff posted an image of himself and Harris lighting a menorah. …
Read More »North Carolina woman held captive in man's house for 10 days escaped with help of family, friends: prosecutors
A North Carolina man will spend 20 years in prison after he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman in his Asheville apartment for 10 days in February 2020, according to local prosecutors. A Buncombe County jury on Nov. 13 found William Todd Murell, 58,guilty of first-degree rape and felony assault …
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