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If you are watching the continous coverage of Charlie Kirk's shooting just announced he has died.

A Wingstop employee in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood was shot following an argument with two customers over marijuana use inside the restaurant, police said. The incident happened on Sept. 7 at the Wingstop at 7644 City Avenue, just after 5 p.m. Surveillance video of the shooting, released by police on Wednesday, Sept. 10, shows one of the suspects rolling what appears to be a marijuana cigar, also known as a blunt. That's when the two men and the Wingstop employees got into a verbal altercation, according to police. The video shows one of the men throwing what police said was a...

Bad news for electric vehicle owners in California. The California DMV is reminding drivers that federal regulations authorizing Clean Air Vehicle decals, which allowed qualifying cars to use carpool lanes with a single occupant or pay reduced toll rates in some areas, will expire on Sept. 30. The decals were valid for up to four years, but the federal government’s decision to end the program means all decals will become invalid on Oct. 1, regardless of when they were issued.

NASA may be preparing to deliver some monumental news about Mars after surprisingly calling for a rare news conference on Wednesday. Officials with the space agency said they plan to discuss a 'new finding' by the Perseverance rover, which has been on the Red Planet since 2021. The discovery involves a rock called 'Sapphire Canyon,' collected by the rover in July 2024 from an ancient river system in a Martian area called Neretva Vallis. Scientists are excited because this rock might contain 'biosignatures,' which are chemical clues that could hint at ancient microbial life on Mars. >>> While NASA has...

An outraged Colorado sheriff was forced to let a 'dangerous' inmate back into the public due to a state law that requires criminals found incompetent to stand trial to be released from jail. Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams issued a warning over the release of an inmate who is considered a 'potential danger to the community' on Monday. Debisa Ephraim, 21, was given a legal 'get out of jail free card' and was released from the Weld County prison after he was found incompetent to stand trial in two of his criminal cases, according to the sheriff's office. He was...

An online fundraiser designed to support a career criminal who brutally murdered a Ukrainian girl onboard a train in North Carolina has sparked fury online. Decarlos Brown Jr., 35, is facing first-degree murder charges for stabbing Iryna Zarutska, 23, onboard a South End light rail train in Charlotte on August 22. Shocking surveillance footage from the scene showed him watching Zarutska for some time after she sat in the seat in front of him, eventually taking out what appeared to be a blade from his pocket. He then stood up and loomed over the 23-year-old, swinging the knife at her...

Dublin City Council is to give its decision on planning permission for a seven-story development featuring a mosque and apartments at Blackpitts, Dublin 8. The project, entitled Al-Bari Mosque and Apartments, is being tendered by Barrett Mahony Civil & Structural Consulting Engineers. The proposed development is on the site of a former warehouse owned by Independent Clothing Holdings and will involve the demolition of the existing two-story structure. The company is owned by Azhar Bari who is from Pakistan, and who was advised on the project by the Clonskeagh Islamic Center, which is currently closed after a series of controversies...

He’s mumbling Mamdani. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani dodged straightforward questions Monday on pressing issues facing the Big Apple — capping off days of mealy-mouthed politician speak that insiders argued showed the charismatic candidate’s shine is wearing off. The frontrunner in the mayoral election only had gobbledygook to offer on a range of topics during the public safety forum at Columbia Journalism School, even when simply asked if he supported school safety agents working in the city’s public schools. “I think it is an indication of this broken status quo that we have many schools where they will have a school...

For decades, US firms have enjoyed a strong foothold in Germany, particularly in the country’s western regions, which were under the control of the Western Allies after World War II. In the immediate postwar years, US cigarettes were so highly prized on the German black market that they effectively served as currency. […] Today, however, the climate has shifted. The image of the US in Germany has taken a major beating, raising questions about how US companies can maintain their reputation. Some US firms are now actively marketing their products as “Made in Germany.” […] Coca-Cola, perhaps more than any...

The mother of an autistic 12-year-old boy who was killed by an alligator has been arrested by New Orleans police. Bryan Vasquez was found dead in a lagoon in New Orleans East on August 26. The cause of death was determined to be an alligator attack and drowning. The boy's mother, Hilda Vasquez, is facing charges of second-degree cruelty to a juvenile and negligent homicide. Bryan went missing on August 14. At around 3am that day, Hilda was woken up by her son who struggled to sleep at night, according to WDSU. She took the boy back to his sister's...

Salinas police determined that a grenade that was donated a Salinas Goodwill was determined to be a fake. The item was donated to the Goodwill Central Coast Outlet at 1566 Moffett Street. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad was called to assist, and they detonated the potential explosive and determined it to be a fake. The parking lot was evacuated, but employees remained inside the building. No customers are being allowed inside. It is undetermined whether the store will be reopened. Police are at the scene gathering more details.

This AI parody song takes aim at Greta Thunberg’s endless lectures, photo ops, and political adventures — from blocking oil pipelines to sailing off on flotillas. If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at the drama, this one’s for you. 👉 Title: Ode To Greta Thunberg – How Dare You! 👉 Genre: Comedy / Satire / AI Music 👉 Audience: People tired of being told the world ends tomorrow. Highlights: Greta vs. Sydney Sweeney (because apparently looking like He-Man saves the planet). Scolding leaders, boat trips, and dramatic stares that could melt pipelines. Flotilla adventures where the West is always guilty...

Lefty Rep. Ayanna Pressley – who once camped out on the Capitol steps for taxpayer-funded rent relief — reaped a windfall as a Boston landlord last year, The Post has learned. Pressley (D-Mass) and her ex-con hubby, management consultant Conan Harris raked in up to a staggering $350,000 in profit last year from a property sale and rental income that includes a decidedly capitalist pad on Martha’s Vineyard, Pressley’s 2024 annual financial disclosure reveals. Financial disclosures show Pressley — who disclosed as much as $8 million in assets, the first time she’s declared over $1 million — now joins Squad...

OREFIELD, Pa. (AP) — In a romance and adventure worthy of the big screen, a Pennsylvania couple is preserving the past and forging a future as the owners of the world’s oldest operating drive-in movie theater. Lauren McChesney got more than admission to a double feature when she handed her ticket to Matt McClanahan at a different drive-in he managed in 2018. They started dating a year later, and, in August, got engaged. In between, they purchased Shankweiler’s Drive-In Theatre, which was Pennsylvania’s first drive-in and only the nation’s second when it opened in 1934. The couple began brainstorming about...

As the country experiences record tourism in 2025, Greece is taking stronger measures to protect its natural and cultural treasures. With millions of visitors flocking to its beaches and islands, authorities have decided to crack down on practices that threaten fragile ecosystems and historic landmarks. Tourists who remove pebbles, shells, or other items from protected beaches will now face up to €1,000 in fines. These elements are a vital part of the ecosystem, helping prevent erosion and supporting local marine life. While collecting a few seashells as souvenirs might seem harmless, over time, the practice can significantly damage delicate coastal...

Gregory Washington, George Mason’s first Black president, runs a university that prizes diversity. That has made him a target of the Trump administration.Gregory N. Washington, the first Black president of George Mason University, remembers the tumult on campus as he began his new job in 2020.It was the era of Black Lives Matter, and students were protesting over the man the school is named after, a complicated Virginia historical figure and slaveholder. Demonstrators were demanding that a statue of Mason on campus be torn down, Dr. Washington said.Five years later, George Mason’s statue remains intact, and politics are once again...

After they have displaced us and our culture, our language will also disappear. In Southeast Michigan, this is happening already: Dearborn Heights Police Department is believed to be the first in the country to have a patch with a language other than English. Just as the replacement religion is Islam, the replacement language is Arabic. Unlike neighboring Dearborn, Dearborn Heights is not yet majority Middle Eastern/North African. But it won’t take long. (video on link) I hope the woman wearing the cross necklace has made her escape plans.

Florida is host to a variety of invasive species, largely thanks to its history in the exotic pet trade. However, there’s one amphibian you may want to keep an eye out for, as it could prove dangerous. That’s the cane toad — also dubbed the “Bufo” toad — which was originally brought to Florida in the 1930s as part of a pest control program, according to the UF/IFAS. At the time, cane toads were used to eat beetles threatening sugar cane crops in the state, though the initial population didn’t survive this attempt. Instead, around 100 of these toads were...

The Los Angeles Police Department has pulled its cops from a security detail at Kamala Harris’ Brentwood, California home after outrage that crime-fighting units were being diverted to guard the former vice president. A dozen Metro Division officers had been stationed outside Harris’ mansion after President Trump revoked her Secret Service protection last week, ending an extension through which had been quietly granted by President Biden. By Saturday, the backup was gone, sources told the Los Angeles Times. The short-lived detail drew fury inside the department after LAPD officers were pulled from crime suppression in the San Fernando Valley to...

Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani refused to denounce a resolution by his comrades at the Democratic Socialists of America’s to boot members who were not strongly anti-Zionist. Mamdani tiptoed around the hateful resolution at the Labor Day Parade along Fifth Avenue, where he marched alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont). “My reaction is that the platform, that I am running on, the one that I want to be held accountable to by New Yorkers is the one that is on my website. It’s the one that I’ve been running on since the beginning of this campaign and that the only orders...