Columbus, OH

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Butler, PA

Whiskey Riff

Last weekend, one of our nation's worst fears was realized in this divisive political climate as shots were fired at former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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In the hours and days following the incident, the story unfolded, identifying 20-year-old Thomas Crooks as the shooter.

As the story developed, it was learned that multiple law enforcement officers had been briefed that Crooks was seen on the roof outside the rally's security zone. The New York Post reported that Crooks was even identified as a person of interest an hour before the shooting took place.

It's hard to fathom that...

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Knewz

Dan Bongino, a Secret Service veteran of 12 years, has ripped into the agency’s current chief blaming her for the Donald Trump assassination attempt. Knewz.com has learned that despite the back and forth between the state-sponsored VIP protection group and the Butler Sheriff’s Department – and even after it was found that the latter had […]

I’m a Former Secret Service Agent: These are the Failures at Trump Rally Point by Point

Fox News

EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump reacted to the news of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigning in the wake of the assassination attempt against him, telling Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that “she never gave me proper protection."

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Joe Biden's senior White House and campaign staff had spent the past week insisting the president planned to stay in the 2024 race despite an onslaught of calls within the Democratic Party for him to step aside. As recently as Saturday, the president's aides were putting together a campaign schedule...

Isolating at a beach house, Biden gave aides one minute notice of exit

Kimberly Cheatle, the director of the US Secret Service, resigned Tuesday after calling the July 13 attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life the “most significant operational failure of the Secret Service in decades” while testifying to a Congressional committee. Director Cheatle appeared before the House of...

Secret Service director resigns after confirming Trump assassination attempt as ‘significant operational failure’

After President Joe Biden’s announcement on Sunday that he's dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, doctors weighed in on how this decision may impact Biden's cognitive health from here.

After Biden drops out of race, doctors reveal why the decision may have been best for his health

Detectives have released an image of a "vehicle of interest" as part of their investigation.

Second murder suspect held over shooting

Eight people have been jailed for their role in a county lines plot which involved children delivering Class A drugs. The group was sentenced after being convicted of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Barrow and Manchester, between September 2022 and January 2023. Preston Crown Court heard Jordan...

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

Two men have been arrested after a person was raped in a cemetery in the early hours of Sunday. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at about 01:50 BST in Dean Road Cemetery in Scarborough. Officers said two men, 18 and 21, were arrested shortly after the incident on...

Two held after 'terrifying' rape in cemetery

Sgt Richard Heard faces three charges of rape against a female police officer.

Police sergeant raped fellow officer, court told

A dealer who lived a "luxurious lifestyle" and hired high value vehicles to use in a drug supply operation has been jailed. Dylan Martin, 31, was running the "Doctor" line which supplied heroin and cocaine in Braintree and the surrounding area. Essex Police said he was arrested in the town...

Drug dealer who lived 'luxurious' life jailed

A former sub-postmistress, awarded compensation years after being falsely accused of stealing from the Post Office, has said she thought the case "would never end." Gail Ward, who ran a branch in Wells, Somerset, was convicted in 2007 of false accounting because of the Post Office's faulty Horizon IT system.

'I just sat down crying and said, it's finished'

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate were once ubiquitous in medicine cabinets across North Carolina and many other places. These antiseptics, with their distinctive red liquid in bottles with droppers, were staples for treating minor cuts and scrapes. For many, just looking at an old bottle brings back a flood of memories.

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate once were in many North Carolina homes

The bodies of a couple who set off on a sailing trip across the Atlantic Ocean have been found on a washed-up life raft almost six weeks after they were last seen. Briton Sarah Packwood and her Canadian husband Brett Clibbery are thought to have abandoned their yacht and perished before washing up on Sable Island near Nova Scotia in Canada on 12 July.

Couple found dead after trying to cross Atlantic

A former Devon and Cornwall Police sergeant committed gross misconduct when he engaged in sexual behaviour with a member of the public, a hearing has concluded. Former police Sgt Steven Gardner was suspended from duty following a report about his behaviour which was made in August 2021. He retired from the force in December 2021, while under investigation.

Former police sergeant guilty of gross misconduct

A council has said two members of school staff have been removed from their posts.

School staff suspended as investigation launched

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

A boy accused of murdering Holly Newton, 15, told people he was in a different city, a court hears.

Murder-accused teen lied about location

The Scottish government has confirmed that no more under-18s will be kept in young offenders institutions by the week beginning 2 September at the latest. The announcement follows the death of a Jonathan Beadle in Polmont Young Offenders Institution on Saturday 13 July. The BBC understands the 17-year-old took his...

End date set for sending under-18s to jail

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

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US Secret Service boss resigns over Trump shooting failures

US Secret Service director Kim Cheatle has resigned after security failures surrounding an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. \"As your director, I take full...

US Secret Service director Kim Cheatle has resigned after security failures surrounding an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. "As your director, I take full...

US Secret Service boss resigns over Trump shooting failures

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