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The woman (Rita Bellew) whose racist rant in a Montgomery County pizza shop went viral was charged with ethnic intimidation and harassment Friday, according to the Hatboro Police Department......Bellew’s case is being prosecuted in Montgomery County by Assistant District Attorney Tanner Beck, per the release from Hatboro police.

Applications for unemployment benefits continued to rise in the past week, while inflation pushed higher and a key manufacturing index weakened. Getty Images The weekly jobless claims number, which is closely watched as an indicator for employment trends, unexpectedly rose 11,000 to 428,000, well ahead of estimates of 411,000. The consumer price index, meanwhile, gained 0.4 percent when including volatile food and energy prices, after an increase of 0.5 percent in July. The so-called core CPI, though, gained 0.2 percent, which was in line with expectations. Consumers paid more for a range of goods and services last month, pushing up...

Woman Pulls Knife During Marriage Counseling A 34-year-old Great Falls woman faces a felony assault charge, for allegedly pulling a knife on her husband during a marriage counseling session. Justice of the Peace Kathleen Jensen set bail at 15-thousand dollars for Laura Ann Jordan. Court documents say she held a knife to the throat of James Jordan, causing him to fear for his life. Police said the assault was witnessed by the counselor.

What has happened to our image as a beacon of freedom, opportunity and the right way to live? Much of the world fears or hates us. We have a proclaimed policy of attacking any country whose policies or regimes don't follow our dictates. Why have we become the biggest bully in the world?