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  • UFO striking fighter jet is among swarm of mystery objects spotted near US military sites in Arizona: reports (unidentified drone, not UFO)

    05/20/2025 3:10:48 AM PDT · by RoosterRedux · 22 replies
    NYPost ^ | Nicole Rosenthal
    A UFO that struck and damaged a US fighter jet is just one of a swarm of mystery objects buzzing around Air Force training ranges in Arizona, according to multiple reports. One of the unidentified flying objects hit the clear bubble “canopy” over the head of a pilot in a $63 million F-16 Viper jet in January 2023, damaging it and temporarily grounding the plane, according to Federal Aviation Administration documents first reported by the War Zone. The military jet was struck midair by “an orange-white UAS,” or “uncrewed aerial system,” the FAA documents said. The term refers to drones....
  • Arizona Town Rocked by Murder of Elderly Pastor

    05/12/2025 2:15:42 PM PDT · by Morgana · 16 replies
    The Roys Report ^ | May 5, 2025 | Ann Marie Shambaugh
    Residents of a small town in Arizona are reeling after a pastor was found murdered April 28 in his home. William Schonemann, 76, was pastor of New River Bible Chapel in New River, Ariz., where he was known as “Pastor Bill,” according to the Arizona Republic. Investigators with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office have not released much information on the case beyond confirming they discovered Schonemann’s body the evening of April 28 after responding to a report of a deceased elderly male. They have not announced any suspects, arrests or motives for the crime. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office...
  • Family uses AI to create video for deadly Chandler road rage victim's own impact statement

    05/10/2025 1:22:01 PM PDT · by xxqqzz · 6 replies
    ABC 15 ^ | May 5, 2025 | Jordan Bontke , Ashley Loose
    Christopher Pelkey was killed in a road rage incident in Chandler in 2021, but last month, artificial intelligence brought him back to life during his killer’s sentencing hearing. It was the first time in Arizona judicial history — and possibly nationwide — that AI has been used to create a deceased victim’s own impact statement. The video player is currently playing an ad. Pelkey’s sister and brother-in-law used the technology to recreate his image and voice likeness to “talk” to the courtroom about his life and the day he met Gabriel Paul Horcasitas, who shot him during a confrontation near...
  • Lessons from the Mexican-American war.

    07/08/2006 8:03:57 AM PDT · by A. Pole · 39 replies · 2,088+ views
    National Review ^ | Jul 6, 2006 | William Hawkins
    On July 7, 1846, a contingent of Marines raised the American flag over Monterey, California, to mark a proclamation by U.S. consul Thomas Larkin that the territory was being annexed as a consequence of the war with Mexico. Much of the future state had already been taken from Mexico's nominal control by an uprising of American settlers under the Bear Flag. Victory in the Mexican War meant that the country gained Texas, California, and everything in between, comprising most of what is now New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming. Next to the War of Independence and the Civil...
  • Arizona Woman Faked Pregnancy With 'Bachelor' Star by Fabricating Ultrasound, Officials Say [Ronn Owens' Daughter]

    05/08/2025 1:23:08 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 29 replies
    NBC News ^ | 5/7 | David K. Li
    Laura Michelle Owens filed a paternity claim against Season 26 star Clayton Echard, who celebrated the woman's indictment: "This nightmare is over."An Arizona woman lied about becoming pregnant with "The Bachelor" Season 26 star Clayton Echard, using a fake ultrasound image and a "fabricated ... pregnancy video" to make the bogus claim, authorities said Tuesday. A seven-count indictment accuses Laura Michelle Owens, 34, of Scottsdale, of false testimony that she was pregnant by Echard, prosecutors said. From May 2023 to June 2024, "Owens altered an ultrasound image, fabricated a pregnancy video, and lied multiple times under oath," the Maricopa County...
  • Michigan Starting to Realize Hamburger Gate Wasn't the Nothing Burger they Claimed

    05/07/2025 6:12:08 PM PDT · by Jumper · 23 replies
    various sources | 7 May 2025 | Jumper
    The NCAA is coming to ready to adjudicate the case of the century. The NCAA has the most important case in their history. Already they have lost on NIL and paying players, but they still have rules for cheating, lying, and advanced scouting (stealing). Michigan is beging to realize with the notice(s) of allegations, and the upcoming hearings, that their PR machine is beginning to crack. The National Media is beginning to clue in on what was going on. In part there was a FBI investigation that gave the university cover, because the NCAA could not move forward until they...
  • After an Arizona man was shot, an AI video of him addresses his killer in court

    05/07/2025 4:45:27 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 13 replies
    NPR ^ | May 7, 2025 | Juliana Kim
    For two years, Stacey Wales kept a running list of everything she would say at the sentencing hearing for the man who killed her brother in a road rage incident in Chandler, Ariz. But when she finally sat down to write her statement, Wales was stuck. She struggled to find the right words, but one voice was clear: her brother's. "I couldn't help hear his voice in my head of what he would say," Wales told NPR. That's when the idea came to her: to use artificial intelligence to generate a video of how her late brother, Christopher Pelkey, would...
  • Pam Bondi Touts Takedown of 6 High-Level Sinaloa Cartel Members and Largest Fentanyl Seizure in U.S. History

    05/06/2025 9:45:40 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 43 replies
    Red State ^ | 05/06/2025 | Jennifer Oliver O'Connell
    On Tuesday, Attorney General Pamela Bondi held a press conference announcing a week-long, multi-agency and multi-law enforcement and tribal operation headed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the New Mexico District Attorney’s Office. The operation resulted in huge drug busts and multiple arrests of high-level members of the Sinaloa cartel. According to Bondi, the agents garnered 11.5 kilos of fentanyl, including three million fentanyl pills — the largest seizure in the nation's history. The main head of the Sinaloa cartel, Alberto Salazar Amaya, was arrested along with five others, all in the country illegally. Amaya was arrested in Salem,...
  • 18 States Sue Over Trump’s Halting of Wind Power Projects

    05/05/2025 5:29:26 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 74 replies
    The New York Times ^ | May 5, 2025, 6:05 p.m. ET | Karen Zraick
    Eighteen states sued the Trump administration Monday over its halting of permits for wind-energy projects, arguing that its actions posed an existential threat to the burgeoning industry.“This administration is devastating one of our nation’s fastest-growing sources of clean, reliable and affordable energy,” said Attorney General Letitia James of New York, which is one of the plaintiffs. She said the halt threatened “the loss of thousands of good-paying jobs and billions in investments” and was “delaying our transition away from the fossil fuels that harm our health and our planet.”The halt on federal permits for wind energy was first laid out...
  • At least 3 dead and 5 wounded after shooting at a restaurant in Glendale, Arizona, police say

    05/05/2025 2:58:53 PM PDT · by Towed_Jumper · 24 replies
    NBC News ^ | May 5, 2025 | Rudy Chinchilla and Patrick Smith
    At least three people have died and five more were wounded Sunday after multiple shooters opened fire at an Arizona restaurant, police said. The shooting at El Camarón Gigante in downtown Glendale began as a fight between "at least two groups of people" near the restaurant's stage area, Glendale police said in a statement Monday. The people involved were told to go outside, spurring another altercation, which ended in gunfire, police said. The three victims were identified only as a 17-year-old male, a 21-year-old man and a 29-year-old, police said Monday. The 17- and 29-year-old males were brothers. Wounded were...
  • At least 3 dead, 5 others injured in shooting at restaurant in surburban Phoenix: police

    05/05/2025 6:27:25 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 15 replies
    NY Post via AP ^ | May 5, 2025, | Associated Press
    GLENDALE, Ariz. — Three people are dead and five others were injured after a shooting at a restaurant in a Phoenix suburb Sunday night, police said. Police received calls reporting shots around 7:45 p.m. at El Camaron Gigante Mariscos & Steakhouse, Glendale Police Department Officer Moroni Mendez said during a briefing. Mendez said three people died from their injuries and five other people were injured by gunshots or shrapnel, KPHO-TV reported. “Obviously there was a lot of people here,” Mendez said. “A lot of people that were attending some sort of event. Anyone who has information, please come forward and...
  • Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoes a bill ordering her and the Attorney General to enforce federal immigration laws.

    05/03/2025 7:12:54 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 46 replies
    Benny Johnson on Twitter X ^ | May 3, 2025 | Benny Johnson
    Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson 🚨BREAKING: Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoes a bill ordering her and the Attorney General to enforce federal immigration laws. 12:47 PM · May 3, 2025
  • Killer murdered beautiful stranger because he was secretly TRANSGENDER and jealous of her looks, prosecutors say

    05/01/2025 10:29:19 AM PDT · by Strict9 · 55 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5-1-25 | Germania Rodriguez Poleo
    A 24-year-old brutally killed a young woman as she enjoyed a morning hike because he believed he was a transgender woman and was jealous of her beauty, according to police. When policer asked the alleged killer about Heike before his arrest, he reportedly said: 'That's what I would want to look like.'
  • ‘It’s The Key’: Chips Giant Breaks Ground On Third US Plant

    04/30/2025 1:56:22 PM PDT · by CFW · 27 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | 4/30/25 | Thomas English
    The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) broke ground Tuesday on its third factory in Arizona, widening the Trump administration’s push to yank critical chip production out of China’s shadow, according to the Department of Commerce. The new fab — backed by some $6.6 billion in CHIPS Act grants and part of a broader $100 billion expansion pledge TSMC made in March — is slated to provide thousands of local jobs and anchor a domestic supply chain for everything from smartphones to fighter jet avionics, according to a TSMC press release “It’s the key,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said of domestic...
  • Cybertruck fire at Mesa Tesla dealership: Suspected arsonist arrested

    04/28/2025 4:02:48 PM PDT · by Beowulf9 · 15 replies
    https://www.fox10phoenix.com ^ | April 28, 2025 | Brent Corrado and Danielle Miller
    The Brief . A man is accused of arson after a Cybertruck was burned in a fire at a Tesla dealership near Sossaman Road and Southern Avenue. . The suspect was identified as 35-year-old Ian Moses. . No one was hurt in the fire.
  • Arizona Department of Agriculture employee accused of human smuggling

    04/26/2025 6:25:30 AM PDT · by CFW · 9 replies
    AZFamily ^ | 4/5/25 | Ben Bradley and Dennis Welch
    NOGALES, AZ (AZFamily) — A now-former employee of the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) was arrested earlier this month at the state’s southern border for alleged human smuggling, in an incident that threatens to derail the nomination of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ pick to run the state agency. Joshua Castro is facing two federal charges: one felony and one misdemeanor. Further details of the arrest were laid out in a complaint filed two weeks ago by the U.S. District Attorney of Arizona. On April 9, Border Patrol agents in Nogales spotted a black Chevrolet Impala quickly leaving a known smuggling route...
  • Eric Swalwell’s Campaign Spent Thousands on ‘Childcare’ Expenses in 5 Months After the Election

    04/24/2025 5:32:46 PM PDT · by Twotone · 16 replies
    Washington Free Beacon ^ | April 22, 2025 | Chuck Ross
    Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign spent thousands of dollars after the election on childcare expenses for the California Democrat, raising potential ethics concerns for a lawmaker who has been accused in the past of using his campaign war chest as a "personal piggybank." According to campaign finance records, the Swalwell campaign spent at least $20,000 on "childcare" from Nov. 8, three days after the election, to March 31. The payments went to two of the Swalwell family’s longtime babysitters as well as a Washington, D.C.-area Spanish language immersion preschool where tuition is around $3,000 per month. The payments raise potential ethics...
  • Former NFL Player Says Trump Assassination Attempt Motivated His Run for Congress

    04/23/2025 9:13:54 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 7 replies
    A former NFL kicker is launching his bid for Congress on Tuesday after revealing what inspired him to make the decision to run for office. The sports commentator, Jay Feely, is entering the Republican primary for Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District to replace Rep. Andy Biggs, who’s running to be the Grand Canyon State’s next governor. Feely said that while he’s been interested in politics for years, it was the assassination attempt on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump last year that inspired him to run for office. “The lawfare that Democrats did against President Trump and you watched him get shot. That...
  • Democrat Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Vetoes ICE Act, Which Would Mandate Law Enforcement Help Facilitate Deportations

    04/20/2025 1:01:09 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 44 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | April 20, 2025 | Cassandra MacDonald
    Democrat Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed the ICE Act, which would have mandated state and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal officials to facilitate deportations. The legislation, Senate Bill 1164, aimed to have local authorities assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement with identification, detainment, and deportation of illegal aliens. Additionally, the bill barred any town or city from declaring “Sanctuary” policies that would restrict or hinder ICE actions. In her veto letter, Hobbs wrote, “Today I vetoed Senate Bill 1164. Arizonans, not Washington, DC politicians, must decide what’s best for Arizona.” “I will continue to work with the federal...
  • California losing another refinery, impacting AZ and NV; fuel shortages possible

    With Valero announcing the pending closure of one of its two remaining California refineries, the state will lose at least 18% of its current refining capacity by the end of 2026. Because California is an “energy island,” meeting demand for California and the parts of Nevada and Arizona that rely on its refineries will require costly imports of volatile fuel by emissions-heavy tanker ships. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has long blamed rising gas prices on refiners’ “price gouging,” but even though his own administration has said that it has no found no evidence of such, he called a special legislative...