Free Republic

BUTLER, Pa. – Whistleblowers have told Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley that a law enforcement officer who was assigned to monitor the roof of a building that would-be former President Trump assassin Thomas Crooks fired from on July 13 left their post because it was "too hot." [cut] "…He or she was too hot and just thought it was unnecessary to be out there." — Josh Hawley The same whistleblower told Hawley that multiple law enforcement personnel were also assigned to patrol the perimeter of the building "to make sure that somebody couldn't just jump up" onto the roof, possibly...

PLAY was suspended on outside courts at the Australian Open oday as temperatures soared towards a forecast 43 Celsius. The policy allows for play to be halted on outside courts if the temperature reaches 35 Celsius. It also allows for the closure of Melbourne Park's two retractable roofs covering the two main stadium courts. Play will only restart when weather conditions ease. It is the third day where the policy has been implemented. On Saturday, a distressed Michaella Krajicek became the first victim of the furnace conditions here when heat exhaustion forced the Dutch teenager to concede her third-round match.

Four Sacramento firefighters have been suspended for participating in a series of sexual encounters with each other while on duty, Sacramento Fire Chief Julius "Joe" Cherry said Monday. The four, who were placed on paid administrative leave Monday, are the subjects of an internal investigation for what Cherry described as "on-duty consensual sexual misconduct" during their 24-hour work shifts at Station 12 in Hollywood Park. The three separate incidents at the fire station involved a male captain, two male firefighters and a female firefighter. One of the men would stand lookout while the other three engaged in sex acts, fire...