Botched robbery at Soho Zara’s leaves 1 hurt; patrons flee
An attempted robbery at a Zara clothing store in Soho left a security guard injured and customers fleeing, witnesses said. According to authorities, police were quelling a disturbance that broke out at 503 Broadway just after 3 p.m. Saturday. An NYPD spokesman said officers responded to a report of shots fired inside the store and […]
Black activists outraged after Republicans call Democrats’ bluff on reparations, say the bill will hurt Harris campaign
California Republicans call Democrats bluff on reparations issue, Black activists say Responded He said he would refuse to vote for the Democratic presidential candidate. The unrest also included protests by Black community leaders at the California State Assembly while Democrats voted to introduce their own bill on reparations payments. “What we saw was a complete […]
Drunk Texas woman attempted to drown girl, 3, and hurt her brother, 6, because they were Muslim: Indictment
A Texas woman arrested after attempting to drown a 3-year-old girl and injuring her 6-year-old brother has now been formally charged with attacking the children because they are Muslim. A Tarrant County jury on Aug. 15 indicted Elizabeth Wolf, 42, on charges of attempted murder and injury to a child in connection with the May […]
Activists Warn Harris’s Failure to Campaign on Reparations Will Hurt Her
Pro-reparations groups in California are threatening Governor Gavin Newsom and other state lawmakers that the backlash against racism will have a “direct impact” on Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign if they don't pass a slavery reparations bill. Lawmakers decided to postpone passage of two state Senate bills following “heated” debate and protests on Saturday. […]
Joint raid targeting Islamic State leaves at least 15 dead, 7 US troops hurt in Iraq
U.S. and Iraqi forces carried out joint strikes targeting Islamic State militants in western Iraq on Friday, killing at least 15 people and wounding seven U.S. soldiers. Five U.S. soldiers were wounded in Thursday's attack, two of them in a fall during the operation, The Associated Press reported, citing a U.S. defense official who spoke […]
Sununu: Arlington National Cemetery spat won't hurt Trump
(News Nation) — Reported Argument A dispute between Donald Trump's campaign staff and Arlington National Cemetery officials is unlikely to affect the November vote, New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said. “Trump is very unique in that respect because he connects with people in that he instinctively wants to fight. People want someone to fight,” […]
Pennsylvania police involved in shooting that erupted after 2 groups shot at each other, multiple people hurt
Police in Allentown, Pennsylvania, responded to a shooting Sunday night when two groups began firing at each other during the annual Dominican Festival. Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan said an Allentown Police officer also returned fire during the incident, which happened in the 100 block of North Seventh Street around 6:45 p.m. Lehigh Valley […]
Michael Oher claims ‘The Blind Side’ portrayal hurt NFL chances
The 2009 release of “The Blind Side” may have been a box office hit, but the author of the Sandra Bullock-starring film and its book say it negatively affected his NFL career and caused teams to doubt his intelligence. Michael Oher is First long interview with The New York Times Magazine The lawsuit was filed […]
2 hurt by propeller in sailboat-motorboat crash in Mass.
Two people were injured by the boat’s propeller when a motorboat and a sailboat collided off the coast of Massachusetts on Friday afternoon, authorities said. The Weymouth Police Department confirmed to The Washington Post that the boat crashed around 12:30 p.m. in Hingham Bay near Grape Island, about 15 miles south of Boston. A 38-foot […]
I Worry Biden’s Rent Price Control Plan Will Hurt Supply, Harris Doing One for Food Is Good
On Thursday’s episode of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) defended 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris’ apparent support for food price controls, but said he’s “a little bit worried” about President Joe Biden’s push for rent caps, fearing they will reduce the housing supply. “Your main points are: [2024 Republican presidential […]