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Woman, 87, Fatally Struck by Jeep Wrangler in Irvine

An 87-year-old woman was struck and killed by a Jeep Wrangler in Irvine, authorities said on July 22. The motorist driving the jeep stayed at the scene and cooperated with police, according to Lt. Cathy Scherer of the Irvine Police Department. The victim was identified as Maria Servas, Ms. Scherer said. The black Wrangler was…


Austin Peay State Freshman Football Player Dies in Single-Car Crash

Clarksville, Tenn.—A freshman football player at Austin Peay State University died Friday night in a single-car crash near the school’s campus in Clarksville, Tennessee, officials said. Jeremiah Collins, 18, was driving too fast while exiting Briley Parkway West at Clarksville and his pickup truck rolled several times before coming to rest in a grassy area,…


Buyers in California’s Orange County Bidding up Tight Housing Market

Limited supply is driving up housing prices in Orange County, with sales records indicating declining inventory and an uptick in price in June as compared to the same time last year. “It’s not insatiable demand,” Steven Thomas, founder of Reports on Housing—which publishes biweekly analyses of the real estate industry since its founding in 2004—told…


Auto Thefts Skyrocket in Cities Across the United States

According to a new crime report, car robberies have skyrocketed in dozens of cities across the United States in the first half of 2023. The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) released its “Crime Trends in U.S. Cities: Mid-Year 2023 Update” on July 20, which examines monthly crime rates for ten violent, property, and drug offenses in 37…


Cupkin Children’s Cups Sold on Amazon Recalled Over Newly-Detected Lead Levels

NEW YORK—More than 345,000 children’s cups are being recalled due to lead levels that exceed the federal content ban, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said Thursday. Soojimus is recalling 8-ounce and 12-ounce models of its Cupkin Double-Walled Stainless Steel Children’s Cups—sold in various colors on Amazon and the Cupkin website from 2018 through…


The Climate Change Movement Is All Part of a Communist Ploy: Trevor Loudon

News about the weather is starting to look scary. The establishment media is warning us about extreme weather events. They say temperatures have never been higher. And they make it sound like we’re facing apocalyptic events unless we do something drastic to change how we live. This likewise has a lot of people wondering if…


Man Who Ambushed Fargo Officers Likely Had Bigger and Bloodier Attack in Mind, Attorney General Says

FARGO, N.D.—The heavily armed man who ambushed Fargo police officers investigating a fender bender last week likely had a bigger and bloodier attack in mind, with at least two fairs taking place at the time in and around North Dakota’s largest city, authorities said Friday. Mohamad Barakat killed one officer and wounded two others and…


Woman Admits to Stealing Over $70,000 From Homeless Individuals in Government Checks

A former employee of a San Diego homeless center pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud July 20 for stealing over $70,000 in government checks meant for the homeless. Charisse Elaine Alexander, 55, worked at the San Diego Day Center for Homeless Adults—also known as the Neil Good Day Center—in April 2021, where she…


Texas’ Border Crackdown Bears Fruit: 422 Million Lethal Fentanyl Doses Seized, Over 31,000 Criminal Arrests

Texas’ efforts to stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into the United States under Operation Lone Star have borne fruit, according to data provided by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who pledged to continue deploying “every strategy” available to respond to the border crisis. Operation Lone Star was launched in March 2021 in response…


[PREMIERING NOW] [EXCLUSIVE] Matt Taibbi: How Hidden Actors Distort Reality, Manipulate the Public, and Enforce Consensus

“This is the new technology of speech in America: You can dial people all the way up to ‘everybody sees it,’ and you can dial someone else down to ‘it’s almost impossible to see them.’ And that is extremely dangerous, and it’s especially dangerous if it’s done in secret and nobody knows exactly how it…