Police arrested a man Sunday night for allegedly setting a ballot drop box on fire over the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts. The suspect, 39-year-old Worldly Armand, is expected to be arraigned Monday in municipal court, according to WBZ 4. “Police said he lit a fire inside the drop box outside of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square around 4 a.m. Sunday,” the report continued. Prior to […]
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Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign has shelled out more money for television and digital advertising than any presidential candidate in the nation’s history, the Hill reported Friday. “Biden’s campaign has spent more than $582 million on television advertising since launching his campaign last year, according to data from the nonpartisan firm Advertising Analytics. In just the last week, Biden’s team spent $45 million on air,” […]
CNN’s Van Jones praised President Trump’s work with the black community during a panel discussion on the network Friday. Anchor Jake Tapper criticized Trump for remarks he made during the final debate on Thursday when he said he has “done more” for black Americans than any other president with the “possible exception of Abraham Lincoln,” according to Fox News. However, Jones then named several things Trump has […]
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) blasted Judge Amy Coney Barrett for saying “sexual preference” but refused Thursday to call on Joe Biden (D) to apologize after he used the term in May. National Review’s Washington correspondent John McCormack spoke with Hirono in the Capitol this week and questioned her about the “apparent double standard,” the report continued: National Review: Senator, last week at the hearing you mentioned […]
A couple made two special needs children in need of a home a permanent part of their family this summer in Gadsden, Alabama. Willie and Teresa Smith became licensed therapeutic foster parents in 2003 when the youngest of their six kids was still in high school, according to AL.com. “Since then, they have opened their home, and their hearts, to more than 30 children of ‘all nationalities,’ […]
Officials say Americans will be wearing masks and social distancing into 2022, moderator Kristen Welker said Thursday during the final presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee. “Let me follow up with you and because this is new information, you have said a vaccine is coming soon, within weeks now,” she told President Trump after asking how he would lead the country in the next stage of the […]
Residents of the Jordan neighborhood in north Minneapolis are suing the city over a lack of law enforcement protection, according to CBS Minnesota. “Every single night on any block in this neighborhood you can hear gunshots! Every single freaking night!” resident Cathy Spann told the outlet on Monday. In court this week, Spann and seven of her neighbors asked a judge for help. “We didn’t get anything […]
If Joe Biden (D) wins in November, he will raise taxes and plunge the country into a depression, President Donald Trump said Saturday at his rally in Janesville, Wisconsin. “This election is a choice between a Trump super recovery and a Biden depression. And you know they’re gonna raise your taxes substantially, like, quadruple,” he told the crowd at the Supporting Law Enforcement event. The president […]
President Donald Trump said Friday at a rally in Ocala, Florida, that Republicans will win Minnesota in November because of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). “I think we’re gonna win Minnesota because of Omar. Think of it, she hates our country; she hates our country. She comes from a place that doesn’t even have a government and then she comes here… she tells us how to run […]
A voter complimented President Donald Trump’s smile Thursday evening during NBC News’s Town Hall event in Miami, Florida. “Good evening, Mr. President. I have to say, you have a great smile,” Paulette Dale told him, adding, “You’re so handsome when you smile.” “Thank you, thank you,” Trump replied. Dale, a daughter of immigrants from Eastern Europe, then asked the president, “If you are elected to a second […]
A group of about 1,000 Texomans took part in a two-state parade for President Donald Trump on Saturday. “Supporters drove from the Hugo Agriplex in Oklahoma and met up with a group of Trump supporters from Paris, Texas, at the Red River,” according to KTEN. The vehicles traveled along US 271 flying American flags and Trump 2020 flags, the outlet said. Sunday in Bryan, Texas, thousands of people drove […]
Activists marched to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ California mansion Sunday to protest the company’s working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. “Protesters rallied at Will Rogers Memorial Park in Beverly Hills, then marched to the gates of Bezos’ home, carrying signs and chanting ‘Tax Bezos,’” according to the Los Angeles Times. A group called the Congress of Essential Workers (T.C.O.E.W.) sponsored the event that was led by its […]
Two university students were hospitalized after they fell from a four-story rooftop in Philadelphia while taking selfies on Saturday. “Police were called to an off-campus apartment around 2 a.m. where several Temple University students were attending a party and gathered on the rooftop,” according to ABC 13. Authorities said the two 19-year-old girls were taking selfies when they fell from the roof and landed on a […]
Americans gathered outside Walter Reed Medical Center on Saturday night to show support for President Trump after he tested positive for the coronavirus. A woman named Anna told Breitbart News she attended the prayer rally because the president spoke up for Americans when they could not speak for themselves. “Donald Trump had the courage and backbone, despite persecution, to speak for us and have commonsensical stances on […]
President Trump has done more for minorities than any of his predecessors, a gay Republican said Saturday at the prayer rally for Trump outside Walter Reed Medical Center. “This man here has done more for the gay community and the black community and all minorities than any president we’ve had in history,” the Trump supporter identified as Heath told Breitbart News. He continued: The man has […]
Officers arrested four protesters outside the Penumbra Kelly Building in Portland, Oregon, on Friday night after authorities said the crowd became “hostile.” “The gathering of more than 100 people started at Laurelhurst Park and the group began to march down East Burnside Street at around 9 p.m., police said, proceeding towards the Penumbra Kelly Building at 4735 E. Burnside St.,” according to KATU. Officers warned that any […]
A college freshman in Storm Lake, Iowa, is getting a lot of attention for helping save his coworker who experienced a heart attack on September 17. His first day working at Walmart, Buena Vista University (BVU) student Diego Aguilera was being trained in the produce department when he and another associate took a break together in a back room, according to the Sioux City Journal. A […]
National Guard members were seen in the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday, ready to help quell potential unrest ahead of the first presidential debate. “More than 300 guard members were ordered into the city on a proclamation by Gov. Mike DeWine to’ensure a safe and secure environment’ during the debate,” according to the New York Post. After receiving a formal request from Cleveland officials last […]
A mother and daughter in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty Monday to murdering five of their family members in 2019. “Shana Selena Decree, 47, and Dominique Kiaran Decree, will both serve five consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty but mentally ill to five counts of first-degree murder and one county [sic] of criminal conspiracy,” according to Fox 29. In the Doylestown courtroom on Monday, President Judge Wallace […]
Bikers and other community members came together Sunday in Clermont County, Ohio, to support a little girl’s battle against cancer. Jamie and Holly Gooch were saddened when doctor’s diagnosed their eight-year-old daughter, Emma, with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), according to Fox 19. Holly said her child’s symptoms began showing up earlier this year. “Bellyaches, and then in February, toward the end of February, she got a really […]
A 16-year-old in Austin, Texas, expressed her desire Friday to someday find a home she can call her own. “I’ve been in poverty and I’ve been poor before all those things, and I just want not the luxuries in life, but more than anything I just wish for them to love me,” Natasha said during an interview with KVUE’s Tori Larned. “More than anything I want someone […]
Trump supporters gathered outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Saturday following the president’s announcement of his nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacant seat. A man identified as Fred told Breitbart News he was there to “show support for the president for making such a wonderful selection that my children will get a chance to know how great America is.” “It […]
Left-wing pundits and activists expressed strong disagreement with President Trump’s announcement Saturday to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Author Ibram X. Kendi appeared to accuse Judge Barrett of being racist for adopting two children from Haiti: Adopting two children from Haiti is now racist. This is the way Democrats are going to attack Amy Coney Barrett? Yikes. https://t.co/oiJ5u4cWzo — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) […]
A man in Baltimore, Maryland, will receive a hero’s medal for attempting to rescue his neighbor when her home caught on fire last year. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced recently it will award Pierre Gibbons the Carnegie Medal for risking his life to help someone else, according to KMBC. The medal is the highest civilian honor in the United States. The commission detailed Gibbons’ selfless […]
A large group in Louisville, Kentucky, reportedly used a church as a “safe space” Thursday night during the ongoing Breonna Taylor protests. Courier-Journal columnist Maggie Menderski tweeted a photo of the crowd assembled outside the First Unitarian Church: I’m at First Unitarian Church on South Fourth where protesters are using as a safe space. I’ve been here since about 6 p.m. with organizers. It’s 9:01 — one […]
Protesters descended on Louisville, Kentucky, for the second night Thursday after it was announced Wednesday that no police officers would be charged directly for Breonna Taylor’s death. Just before 8:00 p.m., Brendan Gutenschwager tweeted video footage of protesters marching through the city’s downtown area: The scene out in downtown Louisville tonight #Louisville #LouisvilleProtests #BreonnaTaylor pic.twitter.com/2L3hW8u90X — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 25, 2020 Courier-Journal reporter Sarah Ladd shared photos […]
The Louisville Metro Police Department held a live press conference Wednesday in response to two police officers being shot during protests. “Both officers are currently undergoing treatment at University Hospital,” a police spokesperson told reporters. “One is alert and stable, the other officer is currently undergoing surgery and stable. The officers were shot Wednesday evening in the city’s downtown area as protests erupted following a Kentucky […]
Baltimore officials passed a bill Monday to rename a Columbus monument located near a memorial for fallen police officers the “Police Violence Victims’ Monument.” At the meeting, the Baltimore City Council voted 10-4 to approve the legislation, according to WBAL. “The Columbus Monument obelisk is located in Herring Run Park and is in the same section of the park as a memorial for five Northeast District police officers […]
Community members in Louisville, Kentucky, gave a local handyman and his loved ones a huge surprise on Friday. When Robert Simpson lost his job and apartment a few months ago due to the coronavirus pandemic, he stood at the Hurstbourne exit for a week holding a sign asking for work, according to WLWT. At the time, he was living at the Red Carpet Inn with his […]
Two of President Donald Trump’s supporters in Minnesota agreed Friday that he has a bigger silent majority backing him this year than he did in 2016. Breitbart News asked one Trump rally attendee in Bemidji, Minnesota, if he believed there was a possibility the state might flip from blue to red in November. “Absolutely. I think 2016 woke up the left side. They realize that they […]
A California family has accused Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) of trespassing on their property for a photo opportunity after wildfires ravaged their home. “The California lawmakers visited Fresno County Tuesday to survey the damage of the flames engulfing much of the West Coast, and received a briefing from Cal Fire and U.S. Forest Service officials,” Fox 29 reported. The two reportedly […]
A man is in critical condition after two suspects allegedly beat and slashed him outside a deli in the Bronx on Wednesday. “The NYPD says it happened at the Bronx Zoo Deli on Southern Boulevard on Sept. 16, 2020,” Fox 5 reported, adding that the 19-year-old was leaving the building when the two men approached. WANTED for an assault in front of 2325 Southern Boulevard. #Bronx […]
Researchers announced Monday that they have identified possible signs of life in the harsh acidic clouds of the planet Venus. Even though scientists did not find actual life forms, they noted that on Earth a gas called phosphine is produced by bacteria “thriving in oxygen-starved environments,” according to Reuters. “The international scientific team first spotted the phosphine using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in Hawaii and confirmed […]