Body camera footage showing the events leading up to a police officer fatally shooting a pregnant Black woman in Westerville, Ohio, is expected to be released to the public on Friday. Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old mother of two kids and pregnant with a third, went to a Kroger in the […]
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‘Life-threatening’ rip currents posing risk to Labor Day weekend beachgoers
The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning beachgoers in the Northeast of “life-threatening rip currents” as the busy Labor Day weekend kicks off today. The rip current warnings for Friday – which stretch from Delaware’s beaches to those in New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Cape Cod, Massachusetts – […]
Read MoreNikki Haley calls Senate ‘most privileged nursing home in the country,’ says McConnell freeze-up was ‘sad’
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley mocked the U.S. Senate on Thursday as a “nursing home.” Haley made the comments in an interview with Fox News when asked about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest episode of freezing up while addressing the press. “No one should feel good about seeing that […]
Read MorePackers Super Bowl champion speaks out following untimely death of teen son: ‘A special soul’
Former Green Bay Packers linebacker Brady Poppinga spoke out Thursday for the first time since it was revealed that his 17-year-old son, Julius, died earlier this week after reportedly suffering a severe asthma attack. Julius Poppinga, a junior at Westlake High School in Ventura County, California, and a member of […]
Read MoreFarmers, ranchers, landowners take aim at Biden admin for latest crackdown
A wide range of groups representing farmers, cattle ranchers, hunters, landowners and energy companies are fighting Biden administration regulations expanding wildlife protections. In individual comments submitted earlier this month, the groups said the regulations — unveiled in June by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) — represent federal overreach […]
Read MoreAlaska board of education votes to ban transgender girls from competing on women’s high school athletic teams
The Alaska state board of education on Thursday voted to support banning transgender girls from competing on high school girls athletic teams, sending the issue to the attorney general. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who appointed the members of the state education board, has said the regulation is needed to ensure […]
Read MoreBronze Marcus Aurelius statue seized from Cleveland Museum of Art in looting investigation
A headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius was ordered seized from the Cleveland Museum of Art by New York authorities investigating antiquities looted from Turkey. A warrant signed by a judge in Manhattan on Aug. 14 ordered the seizure of the statue, which […]
Read MoreCalifornia equestrian saddled with murder-for-hire charges in alleged plot to take out husband
A California woman known for a pair of high-profile business failures alongside her husband has been charged with trying to hire someone to kill him in San Diego County. Sometime between July 1 and Aug. 2, Tatyana Remley, 42, allegedly tried to hire a hitman, according to a criminal complaint. […]
Read MoreTexas Supreme Court allows ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for trans kids to take effect
The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the state’s ban on transgender medical procedures for minors to take effect. The ruling came down after a judge last Friday issued an injunction against the law in response to a lawsuit brought by families of transgender youths and doctors. The law is […]
Read MoreNASA captures images of moon showing ‘likely impact site of Russia’s Luna 25 mission’
NASA says it has captured images of the moon showing the “likely” impact site of Russia’s failed Luna 25 mission. The lunar lander crashed onto the surface of the moon on Aug. 19, marking an end to Russia’s first lunar mission in nearly five decades. “NASA’s LRO – the Lunar […]
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