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Chinese rocket crashing to earth soon
Another Chinese rocket is going to crash down to earth. It’s not entirely clear when or where the rocket will land, but the good news is it probably won’t hurt anyone. Since the Chinese military controls the country’s space program, China is excluded from participating in the International Space Station. So, it’s building its own.… -
Kentucky floods kill 15, more deaths likely
In Kentucky, at least 15 people are dead and entire communities are gone. Torrential rainfall over the last few days is causing flooding on a massive scale. A series of storms drenched the eastern part of the state. Search and rescue teams and the National Guard are actively looking for survivors, but travel in the… -
Attempted Kavanaugh assassin ‘shooting for three’ Supreme Court justices
There’s new evidence coming to light about Nicholas Roske. The 26-year-old California man was arrested for allegedly trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Recent court filings show in the weeks leading up to his arrest, Roske performed internet searches for things like: quietest semi auto rifle, assassin skills, most effective place to stab… -
Hawaii couple accused of conspiracy against US
A Hawaii couple in its 60s was arrested last week. The two are accused of stealing identities and working to conspire against the U.S. government. According to unsealed court documents in Honolulu, Walter Glenn Primrose and Gwynn Darle Morrison lived on the island of Oahu under the stolen identities Bobby Edward Fort and Julie Lyn… -
Former officers sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights
J. Alexander Kueng and Tao Thao, the last two former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, were sentenced Wednesday in federal court. Keung was sentenced to three years in prison. Thao was sentenced to three and a half years. The two men were convicted after their trial in February. The jury found… -
Scientists: Existence of Loch Ness monster ‘plausible’
The existence of Nessie, the Loch Ness monster, is now “plausible.” British scientists made the assertion after finding fossils in Morocco. Loch Ness is a lake in the Scottish Highlands. According to the local folklore, a monster, known as Nessie, lurks beneath the surface of the waters. The first reported sighting of Nessie dates back… -
Russian man makes homemade armed robot dog
Who let the death-dealing drone dogs out? Apparently, some guy in Russia did. Folks online were hitting the panic button this week, when a video of a dog-like robot, with a gun strapped to its back, began circulating. You can see “Fido” shoot, carrying a submachine gun while doing some target practice. It looks like… -
Pushback after DHS Secretary Mayorkas calls southern border ‘secure’
On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the southern border is “secure.” The next day, a federal grand jury indicted two men in the deadliest migrant smuggling tragedy on record. Back in June, 53 dead or dying migrants were found in a tractor-trailer near San Antonio. The grand jury indicted 46-year-old Homero Zamorano and… -
Monarch butterflies now endangered
They’re considered by many to be one of the most iconic, recognizable insects in North America. Now, monarch butterflies are officially endangered. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the migrating monarch butterfly to its “red list” of threatened species. They’re now categorized as “endangered.” That’s just two steps away from “extinct in… -
Kavanaugh’s pro-choice neighbors tired of Roe v. Wade protesters
Protestors have been demonstrating in front of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home for about two months. They meet every Wednesday to protest the Dobbs ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. Now, the conservative justice’s neighbors, most of whom reportedly identify as pro-choice, are fed up with the protesters’ often vulgar antics. Emily Tucker Strulson is one of Kavanaugh’s… -
Poll: Armed citizens trusted more than police in active shooter situation
It’s been three days since an armed gunmen shot five people and killed three at a mall in Greenwood, Indiana. Police are still looking for a motive. The 20-year-old shooter was a local man. He was armed with a Sig Sauer model 400M (a semi-automatic rifle) and had a few hundred rounds of ammunition. According… -
Biden’s executive order to help American detainees might not help Griner
President Joe Biden signed a new executive order Tuesday. The order aims to punish people who wrongfully detain Americans abroad and provide more information to the families of detainees. The plight of detained American citizens abroad is gaining attention largely because of the ongoing detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner. Griner’s story of getting arrested… -
DHS paid millions for cellphone data to track Americans
For at least the last five years, the Department of Homeland Security tracked the movements of millions of people using cellphone data. DHS tracked citizens and non-citizens, both inside and outside the country. According to a report released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union, DHS spent millions of dollars to buy the data from…