Wisconsin State

Mountain View, CA

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The Hill

CNN anchor Jake Tapper called out the pro-Palestinian protesters that targeted his colleague Dana Bash earlier this week, saying the attacks amount to “antisemitism.” “These protesters target Dana at her home and this event because she’s Jewish,” Tapper wrote Friday in a post on social media platform X, sharing a video of the exchange. “There…

Jake Tapper says pro-Palestinian protesters targeting Dana Bash is ‘antisemitism’

NBC News

As students return to campus this fall, Democrats are working to engage both students and parents online and in person — and to keep “Project 2025” at the forefront of the campaign, with a new digital ad campaign that will target battleground voters using common back-to-school search terms.

Democrats tie 'Project 2025' and back-to-school together in online ads and organizing push

Las Vegas, NV

LAS VEGAS — Republican politicians filed in and out of Las Vegas this week to give public speeches at an annual event held by the influential Republican Jewish Coalition. But behind the scenes, there was something else happening: the Adelson primary. For years, an informal process dubbed "the Adelson...

The 'Adelson primary' returns as Republicans gather in Las Vegas

Minnesota State

Erie, PA

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz used some of his sharpest language on the campaign trail Thursday in remarks going after both former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Speaking at a rally in Erie, Pa., Walz borrowed a line from Josh Shapiro, the state's Democratic governor by saying...

Walz lays into Trump and the Republican Party with some of his harshest campaign rhetoric

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

Washington, DC

NewsNinja

A woman says she overheard Texas Roadhouse corporate managers plotting to terminate an employee who is in the intensive care unit (ICU) by baiting her husband with a fake benefits package. The story has sparked outrage in a now-viral TikTok.

Woman catches Texas Roadhouse managers allegedly scheming to terminate an injured worker

A retired four-star general recently warned that the United States is currently faced with the “most challenging” threats since World War II and that a “near-term major war” could take place. Jack Keane, a retired four-star general and Fox News senior strategic analyst, told Fox Business’...

Retired four-star general warns US facing ‘serious’ threat of third world war

Delaware State

Georgetown, DE

A Delaware man was arrested and charged nearly 30 years after the death of his girlfriend, whose body was discovered in a Florida canal in 1996, officials announced Wednesday. Stephen L. Ford, 72, was taken into custody near his home in Georgetown, Delaware, on Aug. 16 on a warrant for second-degree murder with a weapon in connection with the death of Doris A. Korell, authorities in Florida said.

Delaware man arrested and charged nearly 30 years after girlfriend's body was found in Florida canal

Utah State

Two years ago, a sex scandal shook the foundation of a thriving online subculture of Mormon moms. “MomTok,” an online community shaped by a group of Mormon influencers in Utah, rose to prominence on TikTok for its lifestyle and parenting content. Then, one of its main creators, Taylor Frankie Paul, announced that she and her husband were getting a divorce — revealing in the process that they’d had an open relationship and she had violated the terms.

Inside a Mormon swinging scandal: New docuseries showcases 'MomTok' influencer drama

Maine State

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Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

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Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Among the Team USA athletes who won medals today at the Paris Paralympics: Hunter Woodhall, whose wife Tara Davis-Woodhall won gold at the Olympics, and Ali Truwit, who lost part of her leg in a shark attack last year. The 2024 Paralympics have attracted unprecedented numbers of viewers in the United States. NBC News' Emilie Ikeda reports.

Good News: Paralympics highlight amazing achievements of American athletes

HONG KONG — China’s main intelligence agency has a warning for young people: Beware of “handsome guys” and “beautiful women” looking to turn them into spies. University students with access to classified or sensitive research data should especially guard against foreign intelligence agents who might try to lure them into false romantic relationships and then manipulate them into spying against China, the Ministry of State Security said Wednesday in a post on the social media platform WeChat.

China warns students against 'beautiful women' and 'handsome guys' who might turn them into spies

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Chicago, IL

Nine Chicago-area mayors sent a letter to President Joe Biden Friday seeking a pardon for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the namesake son of the legendary civil rights leader who was honored at last month's Democratic National Convention. In 2013, Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty to conspiring with his then-wife, Sandi...

Mayors ask Biden to pardon Jesse Jackson Jr.

New York City, NY

New York Post

Eight anti-Israel protesters who caused millions of dollars worth of damages during a violent demonstration at City College’s campus in Upper Manhattan pleaded not guilty to an array of charges on Thursday — including two who attacked campus public safety officers.

They are charged with burglary in the third degree and other related charges after following a clash between protesters and police who moved in to clear out an “intifada” encampment at the City College of New York this spring.

All eight defendants, most of whom appeared in court with face masks and keffiyeh scarves, pleaded not guilty to the charges as...

Anti-Israel agitators who tore up City College with $3M of damages don masks, keffiyehs as they plead not guilty

Michigan State

Two Nigerian men were sentenced 210 months each on Thursday in a Michigan federal court over their roles in an online sexual extortion scheme, which authorities said led a teenage boy to die by suicide. Two years ago, 17-year-old Jordan DeMay was told that the sexually explicit images he believed...

2 Nigerians sentenced to over 17 years in 'sextortion' case that led to Michigan teen's suicide

California State

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Nick Mardesic and his family are living off the power grid, so light at night comes from a flashlight, and a hot meal and shower require driving several miles to his parents’ home. The family is not in a rugged location, but rather...

In a landslide-stricken town in California, life is like camping with no power, gas

Colorado State

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Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Today, Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris administration for failing to provide public documents requested through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) filing. The March 2024 FOIA request sought records related to policies allowing the release of dangerous criminal illegal aliens from U.S. prisons into the general population rather than deporting them.

FL Attorney General Sues Biden-Harris Administration Over Release of Criminal Illegal Aliens

Nevada City, CA

A woman was found in the Northern California wilderness on Friday, 12 days after going missing, officials said. Esmeralda Marie Pineda, 24, was found Friday afternoon by the Nevada County Sheriff's Office in Nevada City, California, at the top of a canyon near the Yuba River and Sweetland Creek, the sheriff's office wrote on Facebook.

California woman found in wilderness 12 days after going missing

Hillsborough County, FL

Brandon, FL

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) has arrested Avery Rhodes, a 15-year-old student at Bloomingdale High School, for allegedly making threats to "shoot up" the school on social media, according to an official release shared by the department this evening.

15-Year-Old Student Arrested for Threatening Hillsborough County School Shooting

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Pro-Palestinian protests return to campuses adding election complication

Students are barely back on campus, but pro-Palestinian protests have already returned, putting a divisive issue back in the spotlight that Democrats had hoped the nomination...

Pro-Palestinian protests return to campuses adding election complication

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