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The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office says it has an "open and active investigation" into how rat poison ended up in a to-go food order of a man who bought burritos Sunday from a Taco Bell restaurant in the Denver suburb of Aurora, CBS Colorado's Brian Maass reports. "Right now what we're looking at is if the rat poison was actually put into his food at the restaurant. We don't know if it was, at this point in time," Sheriff Deputy John Bartmann told the station, adding that the case is categorized as "criminal attempt homicide." Bartmann and the restaurant manager,...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin told Ford to take its plan to build a massive, 2,500-job EV battery plant in the state and shove it, all because Ford’s partner in the project is a Chinese battery manufacturer—the largest such manufacturer in the world.

The National Archives responded to House Oversight Chairman James Comer’s request for information related to Biden’s documents scandal. Rep. Comer last week requested: 1. All documents retrieved from President Biden’s personal office at the Penn Biden Center. 2. . All internal documents and communications regarding the documents retrieved from President Biden’s personal office at the Penn Biden Center 3. A list of all people who had access to President Biden’s personal office at the Penn Biden Center 4. All documents and communications related to the handling of the classified material by President Biden’s personal lawyers — including but not limited...

Former Vice President Al Gore said that “greenhouse gas pollution” was “boiling the oceans,” causing “rain bombs,” and creating “climate refugees” during remarks at a World Economic Forum (WEF) event in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday. Gore joined a panel discussion ostensibly examining what the WEF and the White House regularly describe as a “climate crisis” driven by consumption of fossil fuels. One of the panel’s hosts framed it as a “planetary crisis” driving “mass extinction” while “really putting humanity’s future at risk.” Gore claimed: We’re still putting 162 million tons [of greenhouse gas pollution into the atmosphere] every single day,...

Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz has launched an all-out, MAGA-style assault on Disney CEO Bob Iger, vowing to bring “leadership mentality” back to the media giant’s boardroom with a “Restore The Magic” campaign. After years of tanking stocks, uber-woke failures, and the loss of faith by many in “The Happiest Place On Earth,” Peltz, who already owns 0.5 percent of Disney through his Trian Partners firm, is looking for a seat on the company’s board. The Restore The Magic website went live with stark criticism of the company’s “poor” corporate governance, strategy and operations, and capital allocation.

Hunter Biden previously denied paternity of his 4-year-old daughter, Navy, a child he's never met. 52-year-old “first son” Hunter Biden has petitioned an Arkansas court to stop his daughter, Navy, from taking his last name. Biden previously denied paternity of the child, who was born to an Arkansas stripper, but a court-ordered DNA test confirmed that Hunter Biden is indeed the little girl’s father. Hunter Biden is in the midst of a court battle to lower his child support payments to Lunden Roberts, a former stripper and the 31-year-old mother of Navy, who currently has her mother’s surname. In addition...

Russian President Vladimir Putin will call up hundreds of thousands of additional troops to continue trying to invade Ukraine this month — a move that will be done quietly. The muted mobilization was reported by Russian independent outlet Volya last week, citing sources in the Russian military’s General Staff. “The Ministry of Defense needs to recruit about 700,000 more people for the war by February,” the outlet reported, adding, “[O]fficials, politicians and generals will publicly assert that there is no mobilization.”

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — When Austal USA was not selected in April 2020 by the Pentagon to build a frigate for the U.S. Navy, many worried about the future of Mobile’s largest industrial employer. Craig Hooper, Senior Contributor at Forbes called the moment an “existential catastrophe” for the Mobile shipyard.

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Police have arrested a man on suspicion of attempting to abduct a bikini-clad barista through a drive-thru window. The suspect, who has not been publicly identified, was arrested at 11am on Tuesday, at his home in Auburn, Washington. Investigators were able to search his vehicle and found evidence linking him to the scene, as well as spotting his unique 'Chevrolet’ tattoo on his left forearm. The driver of the Chevy Silverado will remain in police custody and has yet to be officially charged with anything. Auburn Police Department spokesperson Kolby Crossley said: 'They are in vulnerable positions because they’re usually...

Now says Biden will NOT NEGOTIATE ON DEBT CEILING.

The former president will be investigated for his role in the Jan. 8 riots in which supporters ransacked official residence of new leader.

[video] This is Part 1 of a four-part investigative series. Content Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse. Reader discretion is advised. A months-long Townhall investigation reveals disturbing new details about the affluent LGBTQ-activist couple accused of sodomizing their young adopted sons—now ages 9 and 11—and distributing "homemade" child pornography of the sexual abuse. Half a year after the shocking story made national news, Townhall is the only outlet following up on the criminal case in Georgia that has since seen zero headlines written about it. We've found that it's far, far worse than what was first...

Eight mobilized Russian soldiers fled the front lines in Ukraine and ordered a cab to take them 300 miles back home, are now facing desertion charges. The men, who were conscripted in Russia's Kaliningrad region under President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization order, face up to 15 years in jail after being charged with "armed desertion in wartime." The serviceman who organized their escape in December is Junior Sergeant Yevgeny Kravchenko, who has been arrested by a garrison military court, according to the Russian newspaper Kommersant. The others who fled with him from a training camp in Ukraine's Luhansk region are...

I formed a Neighborhood Watch group and now need a messaging app. The police rep. mentioned WhatsApp but supposedly some people are moving away from it to Signal. Not knowing anything about social media I need some advice, our group already has Facebook which I don't have, don't do, and can't even seem to get, and someone else handles that Facebook account and it isn't used much by them I'm told. My first instinct is to use Signal, but I'm really in the dark about these things and once I sign-up someone else will be doing the mass communications on...

ATLANTA – The Georgia Ports Authority handled a record 5.9 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) of cargo during the last calendar year, an increase of 5% over 2021. The Port of Savannah achieved four of its top five months for container volume during the year, peaking in August with an all-time high of 575,500 TEUs. “It was a challenging year, but collaborative effort across Georgia’s supply chain ensured cargo movement remained fluid,” said Griff Lynch, the authority’s executive director. “I want to thank our board for approving new infrastructure that allowed us to handle more cargo.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is providing $125 million for electrical parts and other supplies to help repair crews in Ukraine keep up with Russian strikes pounding the country’s electrical system, the U.S. international development aid chief said Wednesday.The U.S. Agency for International Development plans to use the money to procure backup power for Kyiv’s water and district-heating systems. The funding also will help replenish supplies of gas turbines, transformers and other vital power equipment.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is planning a trip to China “in the near future,” the Treasury Department announced Wednesday, following a meeting between Yellen and a top Chinese official in Switzerland. The secretary “looks forward to traveling to China and to welcoming her counterparts to the United States in the near future,” Treasury said in a readout of the meeting in Zurich between Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. It marks the latest outreach on behalf of the U.S. to China, with President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting last November in Bali during the G-20 summit and...

<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill allowing police to charge a bigger fine for people driving slow in the left lane of interstates and other multilane highways is one of the first to be taken up at the South Carolina Statehouse in 2023.</p>

ATLANTA Trooper shot, shooter killed during raid of proposed APD training facility, GBI says By WSBTV.com News Staff January 18, 2023 at 11:49 am EST NOW PLAYING ABOVE Georgia trooper shot, suspected shooter dead near site of proposed public safety training center ATLANTA — A Georgia State Patrol trooper was shot near Moreland Ave and Constitution Road in Atlanta Wednesday morning. Officials confirmed the shooting to Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne. Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Michael Register said several agencies were doing a raid near a proposed Atlanta Police Department training facility when someone started shooting at them....