Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked traffic on bridges in Boston and San Francisco during rush hour Thursday morning to call for a cease-fire in Gaza as Israel continues to target Hamas leadership more than a month after the militant group’s deadly incursion into Israel. On the Boston University bridge, the group IfNotNow, …
Read More »Pro-Palestinian group posts NYC map of locations 'tied' to 'Genocide' in Gaza: 'Globalize the Intifada'
A pro-Palestinian group posted a picture of multiple locations around New York City it alleges are associated with the “genocide” in Gaza. The group, Within Our Lifetime, posted the map which was later deleted, with a headline of “From Palestine to NYC. Globalize the Intifada,” according to the New York …
Read More »Chinese national indicted by federal grand jury for illegally manufacturing COVID-19 tests
A federal grand jury in California has indicted a Chinese national for allegedly running an unauthorized lab that assisted in the illegal manufacture and sale of “hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 test kits” inthe U.S., bringing in millions of dollars, federal prosecutors say. Jia Bei Zhu, a 62-year-old who formerly …
Read More »Naomi Biden Secret Service shooting: Crime plague spreads to presidential granddaughter's neighborhood
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secret Service agents protecting Hunter Biden’s daughter opened fire on a group of suspects early Sunday – and it’s not the first time that the elite agency has been involved in a law enforcement action in the vicinity. The president’s 29-year-old granddaughter, Naomi Biden, lives with her …
Read More »Vermont governor launches holiday fundraising drive to aid July flood victims
Vermont hopes to raise an additional $1 million this holiday season for victims of the July flooding through ongoing sales of “Vermont Strong” license plates and socks, Republican Gov. Phil Scott said Monday in announcing the six-week campaign. “With summer flooding not yet in the rearview mirror, many families are …
Read More »Wisconsin deer hunt's underwhelming opening weekend blamed on warm weather, lack of snow
A lack of snow and warm temperatures that suppressed deer movement led to a lackluster opening weekend of Wisconsin’s nine-day gun season, with hunters killing thousands fewer deer than last year. The state Department of Natural Resources released preliminary data Tuesday that showed hunters registered 92,050 deer compared with 103,623 …
Read More »Maine caretaker charged with killing partner, grandmother
A caretaker in Maine has been charged in the death of her romantic partner and grandmother, authorities said. NEW YORK COUPLE, 5-YEAR-OLD SON, FOUND STABBED TO DEATH IN APARTMENT: OFFICIALS Police said deputies conducted a welfare check at a home in the town of Denmark on Saturday and found two …
Read More »Arizona farms face water crisis as drought depletes aquifers
A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona’s McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun. Matthew Hancock’s family has used groundwater to grow forage crops here for more than six decades. They’re long accustomed to caprices of Mother Nature that can spoil …
Read More »California homeowner shoots armed burglars, killing one: police
A Los Angeles homeowner opened fire on three suspects during an attempted home invasion early Saturday, killing one of them, police said. Police responded to a call around 5 a.m. Saturday concerning shots fired inside a home in the 11400 block of Swinton Avenue, the Granada Hills neighborhood of Los …
Read More »Suspected Los Angeles serial killer got $700K settlement from Santa Monica before shooting spree
The 33-year-old California man accused of killing four people last week had just received a $700,000 settlement from the City of Santa Monica after he suffered serious injuries when a beach patrol officer ran him over while responding to a fire. Jerrid Powell was lying in a ditch on one …
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