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N.C. Police Union Requests National Guard for Charlotte
North Carolina's largest police union has requested federal law enforcement assistance, including National Guard deployment to Charlotte, citing what it described as escalating violence and a staffing crisis.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 22:32:23 EDTPiece of NASA Equipment Lands on West Texas Farm
Members of the Walter family were enjoying a quiet Thursday on their farm in West Texas when they saw a massive parachute drifting across the sky.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 22:18:19 EDTSpeaker Johnson Cancels Votes as Democrats Stall Deal
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is canceling scheduled House votes next week, intensifying Republican pressure on Senate Democrats who continue to block the GOP's plan to reopen the government, The Hill reported.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:15:27 EDTFBI Cuts Ties With SPLC, ADL After Conservative Complaints
FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau is cutting ties with two organizations that for decades have tracked domestic extremism and racial and religious bias, a move that follows complaints about the groups from conservatives and prominent allies of President Trump.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:56:15 EDTBari Weiss' Reported CBS Deal Sparks Liberal Outrage
Reports that journalist Bari Weiss is set to become editor-in-chief of CBS News have triggered a wave of criticism from liberal commentators, who argued the move signals a shift in the network's editorial direction, Newsweek reported Friday.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:37:47 EDTFederal Judge Tosses Biden's Offshore Drilling Ban
A federal judge in Louisiana has ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority by indefinitely blocking new oil and gas drilling across vast portions of U.S. coastal waters.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:00:56 EDTHegseth Fires Top Navy Official
War Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Navy chief of staff Jon Harrison on Friday, Politico reported, citing two current Pentagon officials and one former official.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:06:28 EDTDHS Illegals Blitz Tops 1,000 Arrests as Noem Joins Chicago Raids
More than 1,000 illegal aliens in Illinois have been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol officers as part of Operation Midway Blitz, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Friday.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:34:47 EDTAppeals Court Rejects End to Birthright Citizenship
The Trump administration's attempts to end birthright citizenship received a stinging rebuke Friday in a decision by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:42:01 EDTKavanaugh's Would-Be Assailant Gets Prison Term
A federal judge on Friday sentenced Sophie Roske to eight years and one month in prison for the 2022 assassination attempt on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his Maryland home.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:37:55 EDTMunich Airport Closes Again Over Drone Reports in EU Airspace
Authorities shut down Munich Airport late Friday, the second closure in less than 24 hours after more suspected drone sightings, the airport said in a statement.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:19:20 EDTJohnson, Thune PACs Target Dems, 'Woke Mob' on Shutdown
Super PACs for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., are pooling together on ads blaming House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for the government shutdown.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:41:45 EDTTrump Urges Gaza Bombing Halt to Free Hostages
President Donald Trump said Friday that he believes Hamas is "ready for a lasting peace" after the terrorist group accepted most of the 20-point peace plan he outlined for Gaza earlier this week.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:54:39 EDTDOJ Investigating Portland Police Following Arrest of Conservative Influencer
The Department of Justice is launching a probe of the Portland Police Bureau following conservative influencer and citizen journalist Nick Sorter's arrest while covering an overnight protest in the city.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:20:42 EDTSenate Dems Again Reject Ending Govt Shutdown
The Senate on Friday rejected a stopgap funding measure, leaving the government in a partial shutdown for another day. It marked the third time this week — and the fourth in two weeks — that Democrats in the upper chamber blocked passage of a continuing resolution.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:19:03 EDTKFF Poll: 57% of MAGA Supports Renewing ACA Subsidies
Nearly 6 in 10 Republicans - including 57% of Make America Great Again supporters - are in favor of extending the Obamacare subsidies, according to a new survey published Friday by the nonpartisan KFF.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:43:50 EDTSean 'Diddy' Combs Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison
Sean 'Diddy' Combs was sentenced Friday to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and "freak-offs." The judge said a lengthy sentence was needed for deterrence and that he was unconvinced that if Combs is released these crimes won't happen ...
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:47:54 EDTRFK Jr.'s Autism Claims Shake GOP Midterm Playbook
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims linking vaccines and Tylenol to autism are emerging as a flashpoint in the Republican midterm strategy, with allies of President Donald Trump betting the rhetoric will energize disillusioned voters.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:28:07 EDTJustices Let Trump Strip Temporary Status From 300K Venezuelans
The Supreme Court cleared the way the Trump administration to revoke a temporary legal protection for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants in the United States, backing a key priority of the Republican president as he pursues a policy of mass deportations.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:44:34 EDTN.C. Gov. Signs Justice Bill After Ukrainian's Murder
North Carolina's Governor Josh Stein signed into law on Friday a criminal justice measure that the state's Republican-controlled legislature approved in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte train, even while opposing provisions within or wishing for others left out.
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