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For Spencer Pratt’s supporters, the last four days of the Los Angeles mayoral primary vote-counting and conclusion were like a gut punch delivered in slow motion. On election night, their candidate held a lead of roughly 40,000 votes over Democratic Socialist City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, a margin that seemed to validate Pratt’s social media insurgency – and set up a November runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. By Sunday evening, six days later, that lead had evaporated entirely. Raman had pulled ahead by more than 3,100 votes, crushing Pratt’s long-shot dream of flipping Los Angeles City Hall red. “A net...

Last Tuesday, both chambers of the New York legislature passed a bill that would insert 22 occurrences of the term “gestating parent” or “non-gestating parent” into sections of law dealing with parent-child relationships and custody. According to the bill’s title, its purpose was to replace terms like “father” and “mother” with “gender neutral language” — and what a way to do so! “This would be almost funny,” said Casey Harper, The Washington Stand’s managing editor for broadcast and guest host of “Washington Watch,” “if it weren’t basically the sign of total moral confusion and departure from the ways of God.”...

A baby girl, born at 22 weeks and 5 days on World Prematurity Day, defies odds as the youngest ever surviving baby to be born at a hospital in the UAE. Baby Talia was born weighing only 400g in November. Her birth was so sudden that Talia was still in her amniotic sac when she was born, and her skin was very thin and transparent. Despite her incredibly small size, the medical team immediately started life-saving care, including advanced breathing support and intubation. As is common with extremely premature babies, it was not smooth sailing once baby Talia was out...

Everyone knows you call the cops when you're in trouble. Not everyone knows that you can also call the cops when you're in trouble with the cops. According to [Florida Highway Patrol], a trooper conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding on I-75 by Corkscrew Road at around 7:49 a.m. The driver, identified as Luis Marin Gonzalez, 26, refused to provide ID, became agitated, and then put his window up. Marin Gonzalez then called 911 mid-traffic stop, and the call went through to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, FHP said. You gotta give him credit for originality. Most...

President Trump vowed to respond after a US Army helicopter was downed last night, confirming that the Iranians executed the attack. President Trump initially told reporters while departing Queens, New York, after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, “The pilots are fine.” “Nobody injured. We are going to issue a report tomorrow, but the pilots are fine,” he added. WATCH: VIDEO AT LINK............ President Trump says “pilots are fine” after Apache Helicopter downed near the coast of Oman Trump on Tuesday revealed that the Apache helicopter was “shot down” by Iranians and that the US “must, of necessity, respond...

Collins initially supported the SAVE America Act in February. But when Sen. Graham tried to get the measure passed by using an amendment to bundle it into a budget reconciliation/immigration funding package, she voted against it. The issue was that it was reportedly combined with other controversial elements in the broader package. If Collins maintains her support for the bill, the remaining holdouts include Sens. Murkowski, Tillis, and McConnell.

President Trump confirmed Tuesday that Iran shot down the American Apache attack helicopter that crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, vowing to respond to Tehran’s latest act of aggression. “I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack,” he added.

An alligator was handed a joke award by a Louisiana sheriff after attacking a man suspected of driving while impaired after he tried to escape across a swamp. The unnamed reptile was given a 'deputy of the year' prize by St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office after the attack on Victor Rivas, 40, on June 7. Rivas was spotted driving a Toyota recklessly along Interstate 10, the sheriff's office said. The car had a blown tire and sustained damage from a collision with a concrete barrier. Louisiana State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 310 and reported that Rivas, of...

We are 18 days past Flight 12. And SpaceX is already deep into preparing for the next one. Booster 20 just completed its first cryo test. Booster 21 is stacking up inside Mega Bay 1. Ship 40 has engines going in. And the launch pad still looks like it has never seen a rocket. The question now isn't whether Flight 13 is coming. The question is how soon. And it might come sooner than you think. SpaceX Reveals NEW Prototype! Starship Flight 13 Is Almost Here! | 22:14 What about it!? | 647K subscribers | 43,920 views | June 9,...

This video covers the murder trial of Carmelo Anthony, who is accused of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet. The defense's primary argument of self-defense appears to be failing as the trial moves toward jury deliberations. Key takeaways from the trial: Evidence of Provocation: Multiple witnesses, including some called by the defense, have testified that Anthony initiated the confrontation by refusing to leave a school tent, challenging others, and acting aggressively (1:33-1:50, 2:16-2:29). Witnesses characterized Metcalf's physical contact as a "soft shove" in an attempt to get Anthony to leave, not an act of aggression...

Following her historic April decree, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum marked the official launch of the Universal Health Service on June 1, 2026. The landmark initiative unifies public systems to guarantee free, comprehensive medical care for all 130 million citizens. President Claudia Sheinbaum’s sweeping decree to guarantee universal healthcare requires astronomical funding. In a state choking out private industry and banning cash, the math is simple: the government cannot fund a massive entitlement program on a disappearing tax base. Global capital markets are mispricing a massive, systemic threat developing south of the U.S. border. While foreign mining investors watch standard quarterly...

The ongoing tensions between Turkey and Israel reached another high point on Sunday, after Israeli ministers reacted strongly to the suggestion of Turkey’s interior minister that Jerusalem could one day be reconquered by the successor state to the Ottoman Empire.Speaking at a party convention, Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said that “just as we witnessed the liberation of Damascus, Aleppo, and Karabakh, God willing, one day we will also witness the liberation of Jerusalem.”This is a reference to the defeat of the Assad regime at the hands of the Islamist alliance led by the now-defunct terror group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS),...

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — A woman filed a lawsuit against Outback Steakhouse, stating she had serious injuries after slipping on mashed potatoes. The amount for which she is suing: $1.5 million. Tracy J. Renshaw initially filed a civil lawsuit in Loudoun County Circuit Court in 2025. The company requested that the case be moved to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, in 2026. According to the complaint Renshaw filed in Loudoun County, the incident, itself, was to have taken place on May 14, 2023 at the Outback Steakhouse in Sterling, Va. That...

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz. There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP Jun 09, 2026, 12:38 PM

A father’s mission to save his teenage daughter from an alleged intruder who broke into their San Jacinto home prompted a gun battle Friday night that ended with the suspect dead. “His goal was to get his daughter out safely, regardless of what happened to him,” neighbor Robert Dorame said. “I’m shattered for them because they’re good people.” Police said they were called to a home on Herron Way around 10:23 p.m. on a report of assault with a deadly weapon. When they arrived, officers found the suspect had been shot dead at the scene. The family who lives at...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A woman from Kanawha County was arrested after investigators said she threatened to blow up a medical facility in South Charleston. J’mece Naquis Young, 26, of Dunbar, is charged with threats of terrorist acts, conveying false information concerning terrorist acts and committing terrorist hoaxes. J’mece Naquis Young, 26, of Dunbar, is charged with threats of terrorist acts, conveying false... J’mece Naquis Young, 26, of Dunbar, is charged with threats of terrorist acts, conveying false information concerning terrorist acts and committing terrorist hoaxes.(WVRJA) According to court records from Kanawha County, the incident happened around 1 p.m....

In a speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting in Washington, DC, Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham (NM) claimed "if women — Democratic women — just show up and vote, we're good. We don't need any of the men. We have more women and women of color elected in New Mexico than anywhere else in the country. We have the most female legislature." "Don't get me wrong," the Governor said. "I want the men's votes. I am greedy. Losing anyone's vote — and that's been, I think, part of the Democratic Party's national branding problem. I just...

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JD Vance suggested Israel may not be on board with a US-Iran peace deal as he was grilled over bombshell intelligence reports claiming Benjamin Netanyahu's spy agencies have been eavesdropping on American negotiators. US intelligence officials are alarmed by Israel's eavesdropping on American diplomats negotiating with Iran. The Pentagon now ranks Israel as a bigger counterintelligence threat than some of America's enemies, according to The New York Times.The report details concerns that Israel has been spying on senior Trump officials, including the President's top negotiator Steve Witkoff and Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby, along with other American military and government...