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Disturbing, new sex abuse scandal targeting USA gymnastics

Two gymnasts who say they were sexually abused at an elite academy in Iowa filed lawsuits Monday against the sport’s oversight bodies, alleging they failed to stop Sean Gardner from preying on girls despite repeated complaints about the coach’s behavior. The lawsuits allege USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Center for… Read More

9/11 survivor found dead in grisly murder

A 64-year-old man who narrowly escaped death during the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center was brutally murdered in Florida by a trio of teenagers, according to reports. According to a statement from the Jackson County (FL) Sheriff’s Office, three suspected ages 13, 16 and 19 were arrested… Read More

Safer streets? U.S. crime stat plummets to 19-year low

A shooting last weekend at a children’s birthday party in California that left four dead was the 17th mass killing this year — the lowest number recorded since 2006, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. Experts warn that the… Read More

Drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ suddenly reemerges

One of the sons of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” pleaded guilty on Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, months after his brother entered a plea deal. Known locally in Mexico as the “Chapitos” — or “little Chapos” — Joaquín Guzmán López and brother Ovidio Guzmán López are accused… Read More

US air travelers set to be fined for not having what!?

Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday. The updated ID has been required since May, but passengers without it have so far been allowed to clear security with additional screening and a warning…. Read More

Heartbreaking update on National Guard member shot in DC released

A West Virginia National Guard member who was shot last week in a brazen daytime attack in Washington, D.C., remains in serious condition but showed positive signs by giving a thumbs-up that he could hear a nurse’s question and wiggling his toes, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Monday. Morrisey said the… Read More

Ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba just handed very bad legal news

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba, whom his administration has maneuvered to keep in place as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, is disqualified from serving in the role, an appeals court said Monday. A panel of judges from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in Philadelphia… Read More

D.C. terrorist connected to Biden admin

Authorities investigating Wednesday’s shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., say the suspect was radicalized after entering the United States in 2021 under former President Joe Biden’s asylum program. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that the suspect, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, turned against the country… Read More

Hidden Donald Trump health scare emerges

President Donald Trump said he’ll release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. “If you want to have it released, I’ll release it,” the Republican president said Sunday during an exchange with reporters as he traveled back to Washington from Florida. He said the results of… Read More