Tag: Halloween

‘No Outfit Makes Me a Cat’: Mom in Cat Get-Up Protests Drag-Wearing School Board Member, Threatens to Sue

Last December, Arizona mom Lindsey Graham went viral for crashing a school board meeting dressed in a cat costume—complete with ears, whiskers, and tail. Donning leopard spots, Graham approached the mic and expressed outrage over a male school board member’s being allowed to dress as a woman while still keeping his position. She accused board…


North Korean Hackers Exploited Seoul Halloween Tragedy to Distribute Malware, Google Says

SEOUL—North Korean regime-backed hackers referenced the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul to distribute malware to users in South Korea, Google’s Threat Analysis group said in a report. The malware was embedded in Microsoft Office documents which purported to be a government report on the tragedy that killed more than 150 people after tens of thousands…


Man Drives Through Barricaded Area During Halloween Block Party, Shot by Omaha Officer

OMAHA, Nebraska—A Halloween celebration turned frantic after a man drove through a barricaded area and was shot by an Omaha police officer Monday night, police said. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the shooting occurred during the popular annual “Halloween on the Boulevard” block party in the Minne Lusa neighborhood in Omaha. Children and adults were…


South Korean Officials Admit Responsibility in Halloween Tragedy

SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean officials admitted responsibility and apologized on Tuesday for failures in preventing and responding to a Halloween crowd surge that killed more than 150 people and left citizens shocked and angry. The government is facing growing public scrutiny over whether the crush Saturday night in Seoul’s Itaewon district, a popular nightlife neighborhood,…


US Halloween Night Shootings Kill 1, Injure About 20

One person was killed and about 20 wounded on Halloween night in two separate shooting attacks in the U.S. cities of Kansas City and Chicago, police said. Between five and seven people were shot and one was killed in a shooting at a home in Kansas City, where about 70–100 teens were partying on Monday…


Bidens Dole Out Halloween Candy to First Responders’ Children

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, doled out Halloween candy Monday to trick-or-treaters dressed up as everything from Spider-Man to a flamingo to a monk at a soggy celebration on the south side of the White House. It was the Bidens’ first time welcoming trick-or-treaters as president and first lady. They were in Europe…


South Korea Probes Halloween Crowd Surge as Nation Mourns

SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean police investigated on Monday what caused a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people including 26 foreigners during Halloween festivities in Seoul in the country’s worst disaster in years, as President Yoon Suk Yeol and tens of thousands of others paid respects to the dead at special mourning sites. Saturday’s…


Capitol Report (Oct. 31): Supreme Court Hears Case on Harvard Asian Discrimination Case

Is race-based college admissions coming to an end? The Supreme Court hears arguments in a high-profile case against Harvard. The House speaker’s husband, Paul Pelosi, is recovering from surgery to repair a skull fracture after a violent attack. Now, the suspect faces multiple charges. Chairwoman of the Arizona GOP Kelli Ward joins us to discuss…


Capitol Report (Oct. 31): Supreme Court Hears Case on Harvard Asian Discrimination Case; CDC Director Test Positive for COVID Again

Is race-based college admissions coming to an end? The Supreme Court hears arguments in a high-profile case against Harvard. The House speaker’s husband, Paul Pelosi, is recovering from surgery to repair a skull fracture after a violent attack. Now, the suspect faces multiple charges. Chairwoman of the Arizona GOP Kelli Ward joins us to discuss…


Parents Warned to Check for Drugs Mixed in With Halloween Candy

LOS ANGELES—State and local authorities are warning parents to be vigilant about the possibility of narcotics or other contaminants being mixed in with their children’s candy this Halloween. This raised special attention after someone attempted to smuggle roughly 12,000 fentanyl pills hidden inside bags and boxes of candy at Los Angeles International Airport recently. “With…