NYC: 1,163 Shot so Far This Year, Two-Decade Record
By Petr Svab Rudy Giuliani was still the mayor the last time New York City saw so many people shot. By mid-August, 1,163 were shot in the Big Apple. That’s…
All eyes on Biden’s response to COVID variants, Afghanistan, border crisis, inflation
By Audrey Conklin All eyes are on President Biden as he responds to threats facing the U.S. and other countries, including COVID-19 variants, the Taliban’s growing stronghold over Afghanistan, the…
Minneapolis DFL chair calls burning of police precinct ‘revolutionary moment,’ ‘act of pure righteousness’
By Jessica Chasmar The chair of the Minneapolis Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is defending a recent op-ed in which he argued that rioters’ burning of the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct headquarters…
Facebook executive helped Cuomo smear sex harassment accuser: AG report
By Theo Wayt A top communications manager at Facebook helped Gov. Andrew Cuomo fight sexual misconduct allegations — including by helping leak confidential files about accuser Lindsey Boylan and by…
Mexico Sues US Gun Manufacturers Over Arms Trafficking
The Mexican government sued United States gun manufacturers and distributors Wednesday in U.S. federal court, arguing that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unleashed tremendous bloodshed in Mexico. The…
Dems silent as Seattle’s homeless terrorize residents with homicide, attempted rape
By Jason Rantz A fatal stabbing. A brutal attack against a senior walking his dog. An attempted rape of a woman seven months pregnant. Over 200 instances of debris, rocks,…
Texas murder suspects arrested for death of 60-year-old woman helping couple move into new home
By Louis Casiano A pair of Dallas-area murder suspects have been arrested in connection with the Tuesday slaying of a 60-year-old woman who was helping her married daughter move into…
Justice Department threatens Texas with legal action over COVID-19 migrant order
by Jeremy Beaman, Attorney General Merrick Garland urged Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to withdraw the “dangerous and unlawful” executive order he instituted on Wednesday aimed at restricting the transport of…
GOP Lawmakers Barred From Checking Prison Conditions for Jan. 6 Inmates
BY KEN SILVA Two days after being denied entrance into the Department of Justice and then being chased away by protesters, four Republican lawmakers probing the conditions of the inmates…
New restrictions on Washington state police may lead to spike in crime
By Danielle Wallace , Andrew Murray As the most sweeping police reform in the nation takes effect in Washington state over a year after the death of George Floyd, law…
National Police Association: Congress Should Investigate 2020 Riots, Not Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
BY JACK PHILLIPS The National Police Association lobbying group has said that the House hearing into the Jan. 6 Capitol incident is politically motivated, urging Congress to instead investigate left-wing…
Tech Giants to Use Government Intel List to Police Content to Target White Supremacists: Report
BY IVAN PENTCHOUKOV A private counterterrorism group formed by the world’s biggest tech companies, including Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, will use lists produced by government intelligence agencies to police content…