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The surviving granddaughters of Alphonse “Al” Capone, one of the country’s most notorious gangsters, are auctioning off a slew of the mob boss’ treasures that include his “favorite” gun and letters to his son he wrote from prison. Sacramento, California-based auctioneer Witherell’s said it has authenticated the items included in the collection and will run the live auction on Oct. 8. Among the more eye-popping items listed in the collection is the ruthless racketeer’s “favorite” gun, a Colt .45 pistol that’s been passed down through the generations of Capone’s descendants and will start bidding at $50,000. The collection, called “A...

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In a not unexpected decision, Joe Biden has surrendered to the Taliban. US forces will be gone from Afghanistan by August 31, the date the Taliban demanded the US be out. President Joe Biden delivered a snub to his international allies on Tuesday, dismissing the desperate pleas of G7 leaders to extend the Kabul evacuation beyond August 31, after the Taliban issued a chilling warning to western forces who stay and banned Afghans from leaving.The move gives the Biden administration just seven days to evacuate thousands of American citizens and local allies still stranded on the ground. And it means...

Fox News reporter Lucas Tomlinson tweeted: "The US military has started withdrawing from Afghanistan reducing troop presence - US officials." But the decision from US President Joe Biden to begin withdrawing troops from the crisis-hit country has sparked a furious reaction. One person raged on Twitter: "This is disgraceful!" Another said: "And our NATO allies are telling us not to. Why are we doing this?"

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman said she was falsely arrested after twerking to NWA’s “**** Tha Police” at a Black Lives Matter rally in Portland. A federal civil rights action lawsuit recently filed against the city of Portland and multiple Portland police officers states that Alonna Mitsch, a Black woman, was wearing Black Lives Matter clothing and joined a large demonstration in downtown Portland on Aug. 17, 2019. Kyle Green, Ken Le and Andrew Braun were named as PPB officers in the suit, where Mitsch is demanding for a jury trial. She’s also suing for assault, battery, violation...

The ongoing fiasco in Afghanistan is a major humiliation of American power and prestige abroad, sending an image of weakness and incompetence to friend and foe alike. After spending 1.2 trillion dollars, and losing thousands of soldiers, the U.S. has failed to convert Afghanistan into a stable, democratic country. What sort of society is Afghanistan anyway? Now, what about the refugees? We’re being told that we must take in Afghan refugees, potentially tens of thousands. But how compatible are Afghans with American culture?

GENEVA (Reuters) - China's envoy to the U.N. in Geneva said on Tuesday that the U.S. army and the militaries of other coalition partners should be held accountable for alleged rights violations they committed in Afghanistan. "The US, UK, Australia and other countries must be held accountable for the violation of human rights committed by their military in Afghanistan and the evolution of this current session should cover this issue," China's ambassador Chen Xu told an emergency session of the Human Rights Council on Afghanistan. "Under the banner of democracy and human rights the US and other countries carry out...

As an independent grand jury, you also have the right to initiate your own investigations on evidence presented to you, and to indict anyone if you feel they are guilty of wrongdoing, including those government employees and elected officials who are not upholding an oath of public office.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Tuesday said the company believes a COVID-19 vaccine-resistant variant will likely one day emerge, though the company has a system in place to turn around a variant-specific jab within some three months. "Every time that the variant appears in the world, our scientists are getting their hands around it," Bourla told Fox News’ "America’s Newsroom." "They are researching to see if this variant can escape the protection of our vaccine. We haven’t identified any yet but we believe that it is likely that one day, one of them will emerge." Bourla noted a company process...

Josh Duggar's lawyers want his child pornography case tossed. Attorneys for the former TLC star, who is accused of receiving and possessing material depicting the sexual abuse of children, filed two motions on Friday seeking to dismiss the case. According to the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Duggar's defense team argues the government failed to preserve potentially exculpatory evidence during its investigation. A second motion claims the case should be dismissed because the two acting secretaries of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during the investigation weren't properly appointed under the designated order of succession when Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned in 2019....

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago will mandate city workers get a COVID-19 vaccination, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday. "City employees are absolutely going to be required to be vaccinated," Lightfoot said during a press conference Monday afternoon. The announcement came hours after the FDA announced the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine had been granted full approval in the United States. Lightfoot added that the city has been working with labor unions over the last several weeks to finalize plans. A formal announcement is expected as early as this week. "We absolutely have to have a vaccine mandate," Lightfoot added. "It's for the safety...

But what happens when the veep's chair opens up, either because he's "promoted" to president or something happens to him while he's No. 2? (Note: Yes, all the male pronouns still apply as of this writing.) Those circumstances are provided for in the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, which was passed in 1967. Section 2 states: "Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress." So whether the VP becomes president — and the 25th...

@Breaking911 PRES. BIDEN: “Anyone arriving in the United States will have undergone a background check — and we must all work together to resettle thousands of Afghans.” Clip...

Commenting on former President Obama's Instagram page was briefly suspended Monday morning as commenters urged the former president to do something about the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. Obama has yet to issue a public statement on the rapidly declining situation in Afghanistan, as thousands of people try to flee the country that fell to Taliban rule in a matter of days. Obama’s Instagram posts said, "Comments on this post have been limited" for roughly two hours Monday morning. His most recent post, a video Thursday touting his All on the Line redistricting campaign, garnered 885 comments before it was shut...

As Josh Duggar's trial grows closer, he and his attorneys continue to make demands regarding potential evidence used in the case against him. According to court documents obtained by the Sun, Josh's legal team wants photos of his hands and feet deleted — apparently, it was "illegal" to take them in jail in the first place. Wait, what? Apparently, Josh was required to pose for photos showing his hands and feet while in jail. According to the court documents, law enforcement took the photos without a warrant and without his lawyer present, and because they were an "intrusion on [his]...

It's time for The Jesse Kelly Show! Let's have some fun! Listen live at the link below. Jesse's show is now on over 200 radio stations across the nation, replacing Buck Sexton. Those of us who miss Rush very much know that no one could ever replace him, but if you give Jesse a chance, you'll find him to be a very intelligent, refreshing, naturally funny truth teller.Jesse is a former Marine. He and his beautiful wife live in the Houston area with their two young sons. He's a self-deprecating historyphile with an infectious laugh. His time slot is later...

The U.S. government can’t be held liable for the death of Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier based on a federal ranger’s negligent storage of a gun that was stolen and used to shoot her, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Tuesday.Steinle was killed by a bullet that ricocheted off a concrete walkway and struck her in the back on Pier 14 in San Francisco on July 1, 2015. . . . In arguments before a three-judge Ninth Circuit panel last month, a lawyer for Steinle’s parents argued U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ranger John Woychowski had a duty...

Oregon implementing mask mandates outdoors regardless of vaccination status © Getty Images Oregon announced Tuesday it is reimplementing an outdoor mask mandate regardless of vaccination status, a measure that is slated to take effect starting Friday. “Effective Friday, August 27, masks will be required in most public outdoor settings, including large outdoor events, where physical distancing is not possible, and regardless of vaccination status,” a press release from the governor’s office stated. Gov. Kate Brown (D) said in a video this action is to “protect Oregonians and save lives.”

The House Intelligence Committee's chair, Rep. Adam Schiff, on Monday said it was unlikely all Americans and allies would be able to get out of Afghanistan by the August 31 deadline."I think it's possible, but I think it's very unlikely given the number of Americans who still need to be evacuated, the number of SIV's, the number of others who are members of the Afghan press, civil-society leaders, women leaders," Schiff told reporters. "It's hard for me to imagine all of that can be accomplished between now and the end of the month."On Sunday, President Joe Biden suggested delaying the...

Christ warned his disciples, “He said to them, ‘Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him’” (Mark 4:24–25, NKJV). Jesus knew these words might sound strange to non-spiritual ears, so he preceded his message by saying, “If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear”(Mark 4:23). Jesus was telling us, “If your heart is open to God’s Spirit,...