A new House Oversight Committee report takes aim at Washington D.C.‘s Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith, accusing Smith of manipulating the district’s crime data. The Oversight Committee released the interim investigation report on Sunday, just days after Smith announced her resignation, effective Dec. 31. The committee interviewed eight MPD commanders, seven current and one […]
Law enforcement officials have a person of interest in custody connected to a shooting at Brown University that left two dead and nine injured on Saturday. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley announced that the city was lifting its shelter-in-place alert for the affected area after the person of interest was detained early Sunday morning. “I want […]
Two gunmen opened fire at a Jewish event in Bondi Beach, Australia, on Sunday, the first day of Hanukkah, killing at least 11 people and also resulting in the death of one gunman. Reports of gunfire came in around 6:47 p.m. Australian Eastern Daylight Time at the Chabad of Bondi’s annual “Chanukah by the Sea” […]
Liberal groups and senators are standing firm in their embrace of Graham Platner, even as the progressive outsider’s political baggage hangs over Maine’s Democratic Senate primary to take on incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). The former oyster farmer and Marine veteran is wooing lawmakers and voters more aligned with the progressive wing, as well as […]
New York taxpayers are on the hook for a $2 million program that will “coordinate mental health services and facilitate wellness groups” for “Afghan new arrivals,” according to documents reviewed by the Washington Examiner. The program, which will consist of 10 individual $200,000 awards that must be spent over six months, covers services such as […]
Legal battles over President Donald Trump‘s use of the National Guard in cities to protect federal assets have dragged on even as unrest has subsided, with the president awaiting key court decisions over the deployments in Los Angeles and Chicago. Trump first deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles in June, after unrest over immigration […]
President Donald Trump kept up the presidential tradition of attending the annual Army-Navy game, touching down in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday for what is the 126th meeting between the two rivals. Trump landed at historic Fort McHenry shortly before game time, later driving to M&T Bank Stadium in downtown Baltimore to take in the college […]
Police responded to reports of an active shooter near the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday. The Ivy League school sent out an alert shortly before 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, urging students and staff to “lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice.” “There’s an active shooter near Barus […]
President Donald Trump vowed to enact “serious retaliation” after an ISIS gunman killed two U.S. soldiers and one U.S. civilian interpreter in Syria on Saturday. “We mourn the loss of three Great American Patriots in Syria, two soldiers, and one Civilian Interpreter. Likewise, we pray for the three injured soldiers who, it has just been […]
(The Center Square) – Taxes and tolls will rise for many Illinoisans in 2026 if Gov. JB Pritzker signs legislation to fund public transportation. Senate Bill 2111 went to the governor’s desk on Nov. 25. Pritzker said he looked forward to signing the bill after the General Assembly passed it early Halloween morning. SB 2111, the Northern […]
