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A law enforcement investigative source tells PEOPLE its investigation into Matthew Perry's ketamine death is "nearing its conclusion" and police believe "multiple people" should be charged. The source says the U.S. Attorney's Office will make the ultimate decision on whether or not to press charges. The U.S. Attorney's office responded "no comment" on Tuesday, June 25.

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A Bronx bodega worker was bashed in the head with a “sledgehammer” in a fight over a hookah – leaving her so battered she’s ashamed to let her children see her, she told The Post. Oralia Perez, 41, was working at A&D Deli Grocery on East 188th Street in Fordham Heights around 10:08 a.m. Saturday when a man and woman came in and demanded a refund for a $30 hookah, according to the victim and police. She recognized the couple as the same pair that allegedly stole $40 worth of items from the bodega two days earlier, Perez told The...

In my research on the abortion issue, I have come across many statements from abortionists and clinic workers. Some of the most disturbing were about minorities. In a future article, I will give examples of pro-choice activists using racism to gain support for abortion. In this article, I would like to present three disturbing quotes by abortion providers. Dr. Edward Allred owns a chain of abortion clinics called “Family Planning Associates Medical Group.” Their website can be found here. His clinics have such a poor safety record that they have numerous lawsuits against them. At least ten women have died...

A Florida firefighter killed his wife in an apparent murder-suicide just weeks after she opened up online about how his grueling work schedule left him “exhausted” and “never functioning 100% at home.” St. Johns County Fire Rescue Lt. Shawn Yarbrough, 46, and his wife, financial adviser Andrea Nichole Nahrup Yarbrough, 34, were found dead in the bathroom of their St. Augustine home earlier this month, the sheriff’s department said. Police were called to the couple’s home on June 13 after Andrea’s mother requested a welfare check when she couldn’t reach her. Andrea’s death is considered a homicide, while her husband...

CHICAGO — Police briefly pursued a vehicle occupied by two gunmen after shots were fired in River North overnight. A CPD supervisor ordered officers to terminate efforts to stop the suspects’ vehicle. The shots were fired in the 100 block of West Hubbard, between Clark and LaSalle, around 1:53 a.m. A bullet struck a storefront window, but there were no reported injuries. Police found ten shell casings on Hubbard Street. Witnesses reported that they saw a man with a rifle traveling through the area in a gray Hyundai Santa Fe around the time of the shooting. Surveillance video showed two...

On Monday, the country marks two years since the Supreme Court overturned half a century of legalized abortion nationwide, a tumultuous two years that has held both wins and losses for the pro-life movement. Since the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision reversed Roe vs. Wade in June 2022, a total of 24 states have passed bans on abortion at 15 weeks or earlier. The Dobbs case dealt with a 2018 Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks. Bans or restrictions on abortion are currently in effect in 21 states, namely Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina,...

If Minnesota wants to reach its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the state must rapidly cut greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, a sector where pollution is still on the rise. A path to phasing out building emissions exists, according to a new report commissioned by Clean Heat Minnesota, a diverse group of energy experts, cities, community service organizations, and consumer advocates. The report, called the Minnesota Building Decarbonization Analysis, shows that billions of dollars in investments and dedicated planning will be needed to help the state hit its climate targets. But doing so is possible, and best accomplished...

For those of us who are active in the pro-life movement, and who know what an unborn baby looks like even at the earliest stages, it is hard to believe that so many people do not know that abortions often leave behind recognizable body parts. People really are uninformed about fetal development, especially in the first trimester. For example, this past May, pro-lifers responded with incredulity when comedian Sarah Silverman called unborn babies “goo.” The next time one of your proabortion friends or family members makes a statement like Silverman’s, direct them to these quotes by three abortion clinic workers...

CHICAGO — An employee of a popular Boystown nightclub was stabbed during a robbery on the Halsted Street bar strip overnight, just hours before the neighborhood’s annual Pride Fest street party is scheduled to begin. The 23-year-old woman left work near Roscoe and Halsted around midnight and was about two blocks away when the robber confronted her near Halsted and Aldine, according to preliminary information.

Pastor Greg Laurie and Pastor Don Stewart discuss why America is not mentioned in the Bible as a part of the last days. Are we no longer a Superpower? Are we no longer a nation? All this and more in this video you will not want to miss

Valerie takes Lyft rides between two and six times a week for work — but she only sometimes leaves a tip. Some ride-hailing drivers have been unprofessional, she told Business Insider. Others haven't greeted her or picked her up far from where she requested. Even when a driver provides decent service, she said the increasing fares for her commute have led her to tip less frequently. "The over-charging, high prices, cancellation from drivers, and Lyft making me late for work didn't permit me to leave a tip for some," Valerie said.

Hacker: Underpaid? Backbench MPs, Darling? Being an MP is a vast subsidised ego trip. It's a job for which you need no qualifications, no compulsory hours of work, no performance standards. A warm room and subsidised meals for a bunch of self-opinionated windbags and busybodies who suddenly find people taking them seriously because they got letters "MP" after their names. How can they be underpaid when there're about two hundred applicants for every vacancy? You could fill every seat twenty times over even if they have to pay to do the job. Sir Frederick: [...] there are four words to...

Amtrak is still facing service disruptions Friday in the Northeast after service between New Haven, Conn., and Philadelphia was suspended Thursday afternoon. “As of 8:24 am ET, Due to a disabled commuter train in New York (NYP), All rail services will be delayed/modified between PHL & NYP,” Amtrak Northeast said in a post Friday morning on the social platform X. “Resumption of service is estimated at 12:00 pm. Delays of at least 60 mins are expected. Updates to come.” Amtrak Northeast noted the cancellation and suspension of some trains in the New York region Friday morning due to the disabled...

CHICAGO — Two boys, ages 15 and 16, were part of an armed robbery crew that robbed a CTA passenger at the Racine Blue Line station on June 8, police say. CPD continues to look for three more members of the group. Mass Transit Unit detectives released surveillance images of the robbers on June 10 and asked the public to call them with any information that could help with the investigation. CPD officers arrested the 15-year-old that same day, and the 16-year-old was arrested yesterday, police said. According to CPD, five young men tried to rob a 17-year-old at gunpoint...

Highs soaring toward the middle 90s will spread from the southern Great Lakes and Ohio Valley into the Northeast during the first half of this week. This heat will persist through the end of the week in many of these same areas. Widespread d​aily record highs will be set into Saturday. A few cities that could set new records at times through Saturday include Detroit, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Hartford and Burlington. Dew points will also increase, meaning it will feel sticky and humid. When the humidity is added to the hotter-than-average temperatures, feels-like temperatures will be even higher. In...

Beverly Winikoff, founder of Gynuity Health Projects — the sponsor of controversial abortion pill clinical trials on girls as young as 10 — has credited the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on America with ‘saving’ the abortion pill. On September 1, 2001, a woman in Canada died from taking the abortion pill, and the news of her death was made public on September 10, the day before 9/11. Her death was overshadowed by the horrific events of that day, and Winikoff was glad for that. In a May 2020 interview with Columbia University journalists, Winikoff said, in part: I remember...

SEATTLE — Seattle Police are investigating after a man was found shot in a stairwell in the Mount Baker neighborhood. A 911 caller alerted police to the shooting in the 3600 block of 34th Avenue South at around 2 a.m. on Sunday. When police arrived, they found a 22-year-old man alive but seriously injured. Despite aid from officers and the Seattle Fire Department, the victim later died at Harborview Medical Center. According to Detective Brian Pritchard, there was an altercation that occurred before the shooting, but detectives couldn’t share more information about the circumstances as the homicide investigation is still...

A man riding a dirt bike was shot by an officer with the Philadelphia Police Department's ATV enforcement unit, according to officials. Just after 3 p.m., uniformed police officers were following a dirt bike rider in North Philadelphia, according to Deputy Commissioner Mike Cram. The deputy commissioner said that the rider pulled into a gated area once he realized officers were tailing him. When one of the officers approached the rider at 6th and Somerset streets, the officer explained to the rider that what he was doing was illegal in the city of Philadelphia, Cram explained. During this conversation, the...

First Selectman Fred Camillo has announced plans to honor former President George H.W. Bush with a statue in his hometown of Greenwich. The 41st president of the United States, who grew up in Greenwich, attended Yale University and served in the Navy during World War II. Camillo said the statue will be placed at the town's veteran's memorial, located at the intersection of Greenwich Avenue and Arch Street. During a recent Board of Selectmen meeting, Camillo described the project as long overdue. He did not provide a timeline for the statue's construction.