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Ukraine says it has shot down dozens of drones over Kyiv, fending off the latest onslaught from Russia. Kyiv’s mayor Vitaly Klitschko said on Telegram that Russia launched nearly 60 Iranian-made drones, 36 of which rained down on the capital. Ukraine shot down all of the rockets over Kyiv, but falling debris left damage. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry gave a slightly different figure, saying that 30 rockets targeted Kyiv specifically and that “35 of 35 russian drones were shot down.” The Kyiv City Military Administration said on Telegram that five people in the capital were injured in the latest bout of...

Vice President Kamala Harris pushed an “assault weapons” ban the day after a 24-year-old former member of the Coast Guard killed one and wounded four with a handgun in Atlanta. Breitbart News reported that the shooting occurred Wednesday just after noon in Northside Hospital, which has a gun-free policy

The Russian presidential administration said Wednesday that the Kremlin was attacked by drones overnight in an attempt on President Vladimir Putin’s life. Moscow residents had reported hearing two explosions behind Kremlin walls shortly after 2 a.m. local time, after which the lights went out. Footage shared by residents in a local Telegram channel captured the incident, as smoke was seen filling the sky above the Kremlin. Videos also appeared to show part of the Kremlin on fire. Now, authorities say it was a brazen attack by Ukraine using two drones, both of which they say have been destroyed. No injuries...

(Reuters) -Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed bid to kill President Vladimir Putin, according to the state-run RIA news agency.The Kremlin said it considered the attack to be a "planned terrorist action" and reserved the right to retaliate, RIA reported.

The University of California, Davis advised students to stay indoors on Tuesday, as police search for a suspect involved in a stabbing that occurred early in the morning, the third knife attack in less than a week. Police received a call about a stabbing late Monday night and located the female victim, according to a press release from the university. The incident occurred in a “known transient camp” near 2nd and L streets, according to police. She reported that she was stabbed multiple times through a tent.

Video posted online shows 2 women being beaten, thrown into the sea for allegedly flouting rules by dining in a cafeRights groups strongly condemned a Muslim mob attack on two women in Indonesia for allegedly eating in a cafe during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and criticized police for not arresting the suspected attackers. A total of 89 organizations and 122 eminent citizens including Catholic youth groups signed a joint statement on April 19 to slam the incident saying that “persecuting women in the name of religious morality is an act that tramples humanity.” “In fact, no religion teaches...

Whistleblower Reveals What is Behind the Mass Attacks on US Food Facilities (Video) In the United States, dozens of food processing plants suspiciously caught fire over the past year. Remarkably, no one was present at the time of the fires. The Eco Health Alliance whistleblower, bioterrorism expert, military veteran, and scientist Dr. Andrew Huff has a possible explanation for the food supply fires. Huff has access to government information about simulating a food supply attack. The information comes from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Food and Agriculture Sector Criticality Assessment Tool (FASCAT). This also includes which places are particularly...

Vice President Kamala Harris defended two Tennessee Democratic legislators who were expelled — and quickly reinstated — after leading a rowdy pro-gun control protest with bullhorns on the floor of the state House of Representatives last month. Harris told the National Action Network’s annual convention in Harlem Friday that a “bullhorn becomes necessary” when “extremists” won’t listen. Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, a Republican, accused the Democrats of “doing an insurrection in the Capitol” and led his caucus in expelling them for the disruption, invoking terminology used by critics of former President Donald Trump to describe the violent riot by...

Christianity is under merciless secular attack. I implore Christian leaders to tackle the enormous task of doing two difficult things even better: A. Living in The Word. i.e. communicating B. Calling out Barabbas (a.k.a. Brandon?)

"We are outraged by the unacceptable behavior that occurred at Stonestown Galleria which was a clear violation of our Code of Conduct," a spokesperson for the mall told Fox News Digital. "We are working closely with school, city, and law enforcement leadership to address this issue." "The safety and well-being of our guests and tenants is our top priority and we have zero tolerance for this disruptive behavior."

Police in Houston have arrested two teenagers over a shocking 'jugging' incident that left a woman paralyzed Joseph Harrell, 17, and Zy'Nika Ayesha Woods, 19, were charged after the victim, Nhung Truong, 44, was attacked after taking $4,300 from an ATM Truong is now paralyzed, uses a wheelchair, and needs round-the-clock support from her family Joseph Harrell, 17, and Zy'Nika Ayesha Woods, 19, were charged after Nhung Truong, 44, was attacked after taking $4,300 from an ATM. Shocking video of the incident shows Truong violently grabbed and body slammed onto the ground by an attacker who followed her for more...

The German tourist who was attacked yesterday in Nablus recounts the attack and says - the PA police were unable to help at all Gerald Hetzel, the German tourist who was attacked yesterday with his friend in Nablus told about the difficult moments. In an interview with Maya Rachlin in the edition of Five Today (Sunday), he describes what happened and his helplessness. The pair of tourists got into a shared vehicle of the Tel Aviv Municipality with the Israeli flag on it and were therefore attacked. Gerald says that the two entered Nablus to visit the old city, and...

A Florida homeowner who asked not to be identified shot an alligator attacking his dog in his backyard. The man, who lives in Deltona, said he let his dog Winston outside. He noticed the dog sniffing around, so he told FOX 35 Orlando he wanted to see what Winston was interested in. The man spotted the alligator at the same time the reptile spotted his dog. The nearly 8-foot-long gator and homeowner lunged forward at the same time. “The gator got Winston, chomping down on the side of his head, and the homeowner shot the gator four times in the...

It was a very unwelcome house call. A Florida man was attacked by an alligator after opening his front door Saturday night, according to a report. Daytona Beach resident Scott Hollingsworth told WESH that he heard a noise outside his home around 9:42 p.m., and when he stepped outside, “something grabbed me on the leg, started shaking violently.” He added that he didn’t turn on a light, so he didn’t get a good look at his assailant, but told the station that he initially thought it was a dog. “I stepped back into the house and closed the door,” Hollingsworth...

A major ransomware attack compromised a host of sensitive information held by the US Marshals Service, including details about potential targets of investigations and employees of the federal law enforcement agency. The cyberattack was discovered in “a stand-alone USMS system” on Feb. 17 and prompted a forensic investigation by the Department of Justice, said Drew Wade, a spokesperson for the Marshals Service. On Feb. 22, officials from the Marshals Service briefed investigators from the DOJ, who determined the breach was a “major incident” that affected an array of sensitive law enforcement information. “The affected system contains law enforcement sensitive information,...

We live in a world created in 1945. The United States is the world’s dominant political, economic, and military power. We treat those facts as if they are somehow immutable. They are not. We are standing on the brink of losing it all. The Biden administration continues to blunder forward with its reckless policy of escalation in Ukraine treating the entire enterprise as if it were a video game of some sort. There are in the minds of these men and women no consequences for their actions. Only the other side takes losses. Only the other side feels pain. ......

A Florida man reportedly fended off a bobcat attack on his daughter’s dog by swinging his fists, clocking the wild animal in the face. Paul Broadhurst told Fox 32 Orlando that he was walking the dog, Koda, on Feb. 11 in the Stoneybrook neighborhood of East Orlando when the bobcat pounced. “The bobcat, he clawed into me pretty good, and I end up having to punch the bobcat in the mouth to get it off of me,” Broadhurst said. “He was walking down the sidewalk that bobcat was just over the top of him. He no sooner got there, and...

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul revealed Sunday that the Chinese spy balloon that traversed the United States "did a lot of damage." Speaking on CBS News' "Face the Nation," the Texas Republican explained that by not preemptively downing the balloon, the Biden administration essentially allowed China to gather intelligence on areas sensitive to national security. The noteworthy revelation came after host Margaret Brennan asked McCaul about new restrictions enacted on six Chinese companies whose technology was used in the spy balloon's construction. "It will be one of my number-one priorities, as the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee...

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida prizes preparation and the way it allows him to control his political narrative. But suddenly, he was on the verge of going off message. He had traveled to a Central Florida warehouse this past week to promote a $2 billion tax cut proposal when he was confronted with the inevitable: an especially ugly attack from former President Donald J. Trump that seemed to warrant a strong response. Mr. Trump had insinuated on social media that Mr. DeSantis behaved inappropriately with high school girls while he was a teacher in his early 20s. As a reporter...

The Israeli ambassador to Spain, Rodica Radia-Gordin, was attacked by a few dozen pro-Palestinan activists during a lecture at a university in Madrid. A video published Friday on social media shows how the ambassador was taken to a safe room by Israeli and local security guards, and one even pulled out his weapon and pointed it at the activists. The Israeli embassy in Madrid stated: "We are shocked bt the anti-Israeli demonstrator's violence aimed at the Israeli ambassador at a conference at Complutense University marking 30 years to the Oslo Accords. We thank the dean for bravely and determinedly leading...