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The head of a county elections board in North Carolina resigned after police said they found video of him hiding drugs in his grandchild’s ice cream. James Yokeley Jr., who led the Surry County Board of Elections in North Carolina, reportedly warned police officers that two teens found hard items in their Dairy Queen ice cream, according to a report from NC Newsline. The teenagers were his step-granddaughter and her friend. Video footage seen by Wilmington Police allegedly showed that Yokeley was the one who placed the small blue pills in the desserts. Field tests showed that the pills contained...

The expansion of this influential formation, which is accused of harboring extremist ideologies, will have an impact on any future peace deal Over the last several weeks, Russia’s 51st Combined Arms Army has achieved a penetration of the Ukrainian defenses northeast of Pokrovsk, seeking to isolate the Ukrainian forces defending the city. To seal off the penetration, Ukrainian forces committed a large number of formations, spearheaded by the 1st “Azov” National Guard Corps. While the results of fighting are still uncertain at the time of this writing, the presence of an entire “Azov” Corps and its sister Corps in the...

Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is likely the next mayor of New York. But his ascent should alarm anyone who still believes in the foundational principles of the Democratic PartyAmong the members of the American Islamo-leftist alliance, New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is widely viewed as a rising star and likely the next mayor of America’s largest city. But his ascent should alarm anyone who still believes in the foundational principles of the Democratic Party and the health of America’s political system. Mamdani reflects the slippery slope direction the party is headed for, if it doesn’t change course very soon. Mamdani...

Bobby Nunez, a tow truck driver in Los Angeles, is under arrest for towing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle during an enforcement operation in mid-August. Bill Essayli, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, announced his arrest Monday morning for theft of government property. Nunez is facing up to ten years in federal prison. How it started vs. How it’s going ARRESTED: Bobby Nunez is now under arrest for brazenly towing an ICE vehicle. He is charged with theft of government property. Apparently he thought it would be funny to interfere with our immigration enforcement operations....

BREAKING: President Donald Trump says U.S. shot out a "drug-carrying boat" coming from Venezuela, says more details coming soon.pic.twitter.com/nBGLjiDaQv— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) September 2, 2025

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will ask the Supreme Court for an “expedited ruling” to overturn an appeals court decision that found most of his tariffs are illegal. “If you take away tariffs, we could end up being a third-world country,” Trump told reporters at the White House. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a 7-4 ruling on Friday, said that Trump does not have the authority to implement most of his tariffs.

On Monday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz spoke at an annual picnic in Duluth, which focused on organized labor. But he set the Internet ablaze by issuing a comment on the crazy rumors. A gloating Walz essentially told the audience to remain hopeful that Trump would soon die and their dreams would be fulfilled. Was he pandering to the crowd, or is something more nefarious at work? “You get up in the morning and you scroll through things…Although the last few days, you woke up thinking there might be news,” Walz said to laughter. “I’m just saying there will be news...

Protesters are targeting the Hamptons as part of a Labor Day weekend action against billionaires A small group of protesters walked into the iconic American Hotel's restaurant in Sag Harbor this weekend to convey a message they filmed for the world to see: "Tax the rich." Sag Harbor is a village in East Hampton that has long been a premier destination for the wealthy. Labor Day weekend is one of the busiest times of year for the otherwise sleepy enclave. "You're all here in the Hamptons enjoying $200 caviar as though your money isn't funding an actual fascist regime!" one...

California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom is the new front runner in the race for the Democratic nomination for president. Behind a social media campaign that mocks the style and demeanor of President Donald Trump, Newsom’s charges have worked wonders for his national profile and elevated what appears to be an all-but-certain presidential campaign in 2028. New polling from Emerson suggests the 57-year-old former mayor of San Francisco is heads and shoulders above his Democratic peers who each possess a fatal flaw that will likely prevent them from warding off the coming era of Newsom. Emerson queried 387 active registered Democrats and...

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday endorsed socialist Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani in the race for City Hall — claiming the progressive’s “bold, sweeping” agenda will save the Big Apple. “We don’t just need Zohran Mamdani to be our mayor because he has the right ideas, or because they can be achieved,” de Blasio said in a New York Daily News op-ed as he threw his support behind the front-runner. “We need him because in his heart and in his bones he cannot accept a city that prices out the people who built it and keep it running.” The...

A local prosecutor said an investigation was in its early stages and that the motive of the assailant was not yet known. A man who went on a stabbing rampage in the southern French city of Marseille injured at least five people before he was shot dead by police, authorities said. Local prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said that the attack was carried out on Tuesday afternoon by a Tunisian national with legal residency status. Bessone said that the suspect had been expelled from his hotel for not paying his rent. He returned armed with two knives and a baton, first attacking...

Jack Poso 🇺🇸 @JackPosobiec BREAKING: 600 military lawyers to serve as immigration judges: report From thepostmillennial.com 2:05 PM · Sep 2, 2025

Former MP Dawid Szóstak and model Michalina Manios confirmed they were dating and said they want to "focus on what's important." A politician with Poland’s far-right Konfederacja (Confederation) has said he has left the party after announcing he is in a relationship with an intersex woman. In a joint interview with the Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza, former MP Dawid Szóstak and model Michalina Manios confirmed they were dating and said they want to "focus on what's important." The couple emphasised their shared values, such as their Catholic faith and respect for traditions. Szóstak said they had met through an online...

Explanation: The Horsehead Nebula is one of the most famous nebulae on the sky. It is visible as the dark indentation to the orange emission nebula at the far right of the featured picture. The horse-head feature is dark because it is really an opaque dust cloud that lies in front of the bright emission nebula. Like clouds in Earth's atmosphere, this cosmic cloud has assumed a recognizable shape by chance. After many thousands of years, the internal motions of the cloud will surely alter its appearance. The emission nebula's orange color is caused by electrons recombining with protons to...

Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 @julie_kelly2 Boasberg's release of the woman who made threats against the president and was arrested near the White House last month wasn't the only one. In an arguably worse case, Boasberg released a man with a long record charged with one count of making threats against Pres Trump--telling police officers during an arrest he was "going to kill the president." Here is just a taste of Ed Dana's record: 11:19 AM · Sep 2, 2025

BREAKING: President Trump just announced the relocation of the US Space Command HQ to Huntsville, Alabama. (video)

Sumer is commonly acknowledged as one of -- if not the earliest known -- human civilizations. Emerging in southern Mesopotamia between the sixth and fifth millennium b.c., the Sumerians are often credited with a number of key innovations, including the invention of writing, the establishment of human-engineered agricultural systems, and the construction of the first urban centers. According to a statement released by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, a groundbreaking new study suggests that all of these Sumerian developments may have been driven by dynamic changes in the interactions between rivers, tides, and sediments. The research shows that between 7,000 and...

For over three decades since the Cold War, the United States has lacked a coherent strategy for Russia, lurching from one failed “reset” to another. This stands in stark contrast to the clear, successful Cold War doctrine of containment. Successive administrations have failed to grasp Russia’s true nature and objectives, allowing Moscow to rearm and pursue its imperial ambitions.

Pro Tip for CNN contributor Cari Champion: If you're going to criticize people who "don't really understand tennis," avoid making a glaring mistake of your own about the sport! Appearing on Monday's CNN This Morning, former ESPN host Champion was discussing the ongoing U.S. Open and commenting on how, in her opinion, women players get treated more harshly when it comes to bad behavior on the court, Champion ripped people who comment on the matter but "don't really understand tennis." But just moments later, Champion thrice alluded to Naomi Osaka as an "American" tennis player: You know what I'm excited...

Cobb’s Veterans Betrayed: Commissioners Vote Against Memorial FundingCobb Voice Contributor August 31, 2025Commission Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, along with Commissioners Keli Gambrill, Erick Allen, and Monique Sheffield, voted against allocating the final piece of funding for the Cobb Veterans Memorial.Cobb County Commissioners Reject Funding for Veterans Memorial Despite Available SurplusIt should have been the easiest vote a county commission could make, funding a long-promised memorial to honor the more than 60,000 veterans who call Cobb County home. Instead, in a stunning and shameful act of dirty political gamesmanship, Commission Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, along with Commissioners Keli Gambrill, Erick Allen, and Monique...