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2 Die When Their Dirt Bike Collides With SUV; Neither Was Wearing a Helmet

WAREHAM, Mass.—Two people died over the weekend when the dirt bike they were riding collided with an SUV near a shopping plaza in Massachusetts, authorities said. The victims of the crash in Wareham just before 11 p.m. Saturday were identified as Robert Stocker, 17, of Woburn, and Brady Petrucci, 20, of Raynham, according to a…


$5 Million Bail for Alleged Getaway Driver in Shooting Outside Cleveland Bar

CLEVELAND—A second man charged in a recent downtown Cleveland mass shooting that left nine people wounded was ordered held on $5 million bail during a court hearing Monday where prosecutors said a third man was with the two suspects when the attack occurred. Kevin Del Valle-Salaman, 24, of Lorain, did not speak during his initial…


2-Vehicle Wreck Kills 5 in Fiery Crash on Northeast Georgia Highway

ALTO, Ga.—Five people are dead after a wreck on a busy northeast Georgia highway. State troopers say Avonlea Holtzclaw of Dahlonega was trying to cross U.S. 23 in a Ford Explorer Sunday afternoon when a driver going northbound hit her. The wreck happened near Alto in Habersham County. Ms. Holtzclaw, 29, died in the wreck…


Boy Thrown From Carnival Ride at Illinois Community Festival

ANTIOCH, Ill.—Carnival rides were shut down at an Illinois community festival after a 10-year-old boy was thrown from his seat and seriously injured, authorities said. The boy was riding Moby Dick, which locks people in at the shoulders and then goes up and down as speed increases. The boy was thrown Sunday as the ride…


Tulsi Gabbard Considering 2024 Presidential Bid

Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard is considering “all options” for a possible 2024 presidential bid as an independent or third-party candidate. While appearing on Fox’s program “Hannity” on Thursday, Ms. Gabbard said she would consider running “if there were a way for me to serve the country in that fashion best.” The former congresswoman announced her departure…


Tulsi Gabbard Comments on Potential 2024 Presidential Bid

Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard is considering “all options” for a possible 2024 presidential bid as an independent or third-party candidate. While appearing on Fox’s program “Hannity” on Thursday, Ms. Gabbard said she would consider running “if there were a way for me to serve the country in that fashion best.” The former congresswoman announced her departure…


On Eve of Pentagon Plan Rollout, DeSantis Says Administration’s Top Military Mission Would Be to Secure the Border

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will reveal what policies and priorities he will push if elected commander-in-chief of the nation’s armed forces during a midmorning July 18 campaign speech in Colombia, South Carolina. Right about the same time, the Democrat-led Senate will begin deliberations on the nation’s proposed $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 defense budget. The…


White House Did ‘Best They Could’ With Cocaine Probe Despite No Suspects: John Kirby

White House advisor John Kirby said that the investigation into the cocaine found in the West Wing was handled correctly, even though no suspects have been identified. Kirby, who serves as National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, made the remarks in an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” while responding to a question about the probe,…


Santa Monica Councilman Attacked by Homeless Man

A Santa Monica city councilman was attacked July 16 around 2:45 p.m. while walking along the Third Street Promenade, an outdoor dining and shopping street, with his wife after asking a man he believed to be homeless to pick up his trash. “I asked him if he could pick up the trash and put it…


LIVE 8 AM ET: Congressional Electromagnetic Warfare Working Group on Achieving Spectrum Superiority—A Hudson Event

Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), the co-chairs of the Congressional Electromagnetic Warfare Working Group, discuss the U.S. military’s efforts to achieve spectrum superiority with Hudson Senior Fellow Timothy A. Walton and Association of Old Crows President Brian Hinkley at 8:00 a.m. ET on July 18 in an event held…