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A London, Kentucky man shot dead after police enter his house looking for stolen weedeater. Police had the wrong address.

WASHINGTON — The congressional joint session to count electoral votes on Monday is expected to be much less eventful than the certification four years ago that was interrupted by a violent mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump who tried to stop the count and overturn the results of an election he lost to Joe Biden.This time, Trump is returning to office after winning the 2024 election that began with Biden as his party’s nominee and ended with Vice President Kamala Harris atop the ticket. She will preside over the certification of her own loss, fulfilling the constitutional role in...

The U.S. attorney is one of the most consequential figures in the District of Columbia’s criminal justice system. Washington might soon learn that lesson firsthand after Donald Trump’s eventual choice for the role — that is, his handpicked sheriff — assumes the reins from U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves. This week, Graves announced that he will officially step down on Jan. 16, four days before Trump steps up to take the oath of office.A cautious and understated prosecutor, Graves will leave with numerous accomplishments under his belt. His targeting of repeat offenders has paid off with reductions in gun- and...

Certain F-1 students who receive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees may apply for a 24-month extension of their post-completion optional practical training (OPT). If you are an employer who wants to provide a practical training opportunity to a STEM OPT student during their extension, you must: Be enrolled in E-Verify, as evidenced by either a valid E-Verify company identification number or, if the employer is using an employer agent to create its E-Verify cases, a valid E-Verify client company identification number. Remain a participant in good standing with E-Verify, as determined by USCIS. Have a valid Employer Identification...

Since his victory in November, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s allies have raised well over $200 million for a constellation of groups that will fund his inauguration, his political operation and eventually his presidential library, according to four people involved in the fund-raising. It is a staggering sum that underscores efforts by donors and corporate interests to curry favor with Mr. Trump ahead of a second presidential term after a number of business leaders denounced him following the violence by his supporters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Mr. Trump has promised to gut the “deep state” and made various...

Biden honors Dem donor George Soros, Hillary Clinton with Presidential Medal of Freedom, sparking outrage: ‘A national disgrace’ President Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 new recipients Saturday, including George Soros and Hillary Clinton — sparking outrage from top lawmakers and law enforcement professionals. “Hillary Clinton abandoned our Navy SEALs in Libya and George Soros spent millions electing soft-on-crime politicians that let criminals wreak havoc in our major cities,” said Montana’s new Senator, Tim Sheehy. “Joe Biden’s decision to give Hillary Clinton and George Soros the Presidential Medal of Freedom is a national disgrace.” Biden on Saturday...

Disagreeing over political differences doesn’t stem from being close-minded, but rather from the fact that our views are often core to our character and how we live our lives. This can create a deeper separation and divide in friendships…

Explanation: Earth's orbit around the Sun is not a circle, it's an ellipse. The point along its elliptical orbit where our fair planet is closest to the Sun is called perihelion. This year perihelion is today, January 4, at 13:28 UTC, with the Earth about 147 million kilometers from the Sun. For comparison, at aphelion on last July 3 Earth was at its farthest distance from the Sun, some 152 million kilometers away. But distance from the Sun doesn't determine Earth's seasons. It's only by coincidence that the beginning of southern summer (northern winter) on the December solstice - when...

New Orleans – A lawsuit will be filed against the City of New Orleans and New Orleans Police Department for negligence leading to the Bourbon Street terrorist attack on Jan. 1, 2025 according to WDSU. Maples and Connick says they will file a lawsuit on January 8th for failure to implement basic safety precautions for citizens and visitors, paving the way for the attack on New Year’s Day. According to the firm, the evidence will demonstrate that the attack was foreseeable and preventable, and the suspect exploited police negligence, which left 14 people dead and dozens of others injured.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum appears to have changed her mind and warmed to the concept of receiving migrants from other countries who are expected to be deported by the Trump administration later this month. During her daily news conference on Friday, Sheinbaum claimed that Mexico and the U.S. could collaborate on cases where migrants are deported to Mexico instead of being returned to their countries of origin. The Mexican politician said that Mexico could receive migrants from certain countries or ask the U.S. for compensation to return them to their home countries.

U.S. Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett protested the nonvoting status of the Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories Friday— sparking mixed reactions after she accused the U.S. in House floor remarks of having a "colonies problem." Combined, she noted that the delegates excluded represent some four million Americans and what she said was "the largest per capita of veterans in this country."

An unflinching 71-year-old woman gave a group of would-be teen muggers a taste of their own medicine when they tried to mug the senior on her way to church on New Year’s Day. The gutsy straphanger fought off the four female teens as they punched and stomped on her during the botched robbery on the New York City subway system, the latest in a string of crimes on the Big Apple’s crime-ridden transit network. The victim was on her way to a church service on New Year's Day in Brooklyn at around 6 p.m. when she got off a Number...

Social media erupted in anger Saturday morning with news that President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and left-wing billionaire George Soros. The award, the nation’s highest civilian honor, is given to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values or security of the United States, world peace or other significant societal, public or private endeavors, the White House said in a statement. Tesla founder Elon Musk led the furious outcry, labeling the decision to award Soros the honor as "a travesty." Musk shared a video clip of himself...

Senior law enforcement officials say the explosive devices left in New Orleans contained a rare compound not seen before in a U.S. terror attack. NBC News' Tom Winter reports.

A message circulating on a Haitian WhatsApp group in Springfield, Ohio, lists the best destinations for those fleeing the town in the wake of Donald Trump’s election win. All of them are states run by Democrats who could provide sanctuary for Haitians worried about being deported following Mr Trump’s election victory: New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Vermont, Massachusetts and California. It is believed that thousands have left for those states in the weeks after polling day. More of Ohio’s sizeable Haitian population is preparing to follow. Springfield has had an uneasy time in the political spotlight since Mr Trump declared,...

U.K. — England is safe once again after Metropolitan police caught and jailed a man who made memes that offended child rapists. The man, Edward Goulding, reportedly made several rapists feel bad about themselves with memes he shared on social media. "Oi! Awful stuff you got here," said police as they ransacked Goulding's home. "Now, how do you think this would make you feel if you were a child rapist and you saw this? That's hate speech, and Britian won't tolerate that sort of thing. Bloody bigoted of you." Several convicted child rapists have had their probation terms rescinded by...

Artificial intelligence: authentic scams. AI tools are being maliciously used to send “hyper-personalized emails” that are so sophisticated victims can’t identify that they’re fraudulent. According to the Financial Times, AI bots are compiling information about unsuspecting email users by analyzing their “social media activity to determine what topics they may be most likely to respond to.” Scam emails are subsequently sent to the users that appear as if they’re composed by family and friends. Because of the personal nature of the email, the recipient is unable to identify that it is actually nefarious. **SNIP** While many savvy internet users now...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Federal Bureau of Investigation spokesperson announced Friday that the bureau had turned itself in for the planting of pipe bomb explosives outside the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6 and collected the $500,000 reward from itself. The investigation was now officially closed. FBI Director Christopher Wray praised his team for their hard work and dedication in bringing themselves to justice. "After an intense investigation, we have concluded that the true culprit behind the January 6 pipe bombs was us and have taken appropriate action to turn ourselves into ourselves," he said. "Therefore, I bestow upon us...

The number of candidates testing to become New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers has reportedly dwindled in recent years, leaving the Democrat-run city scrambling to fill those positions. The number of candidates has shrunk over the past eight years, the New York Post reported on Saturday. In 2017, the number of prospective officers was 18,000 but has decreased to 8,000. That is a 55 percent drop, according to data from the union known as the Police Benevolent Association.

Watch in wonder as Bob Dylan slays Communists!Can you dislike Bob Dylan and like the new biopic about him? The answer is yes, because I did. The question is why. I will attempt to answer this question now, so pull up a chair, because this could take a while.Now, I should explain that I’ve had it in for Bob Dylan for about 56 of my 63 years on this earth; my older sisters had Dylan records when I was a little kid, and I just couldn’t stand his voice. In those days, especially if you were a kid, there was...