Shooter Tamarius Davis (L) – victim Dustin Wakefield (R) A Georgia man on Tuesday evening shot and killed a 21-year-old tourist dining in Miami Beach with his family – then danced over the body. Tamarius Davis, 22, of Norcross, Georgia, opened fire on Dustin Wakefield as he ate dinner with his family on the outdoor
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo arrives to depart in his helicopter after announcing his resignation, in New York City, N.Y., August 10, 2021. (Caitlin Ochs/Reuters) Andrew Cuomo, the disgraced former governor of New York, is an Emmy-award-winning politician no more. The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences released a statement yesterday announcing that “in
A female Afghan journalist told Fox News she changes her location every day while she is on the run from the Taliban. The 24-year-old woman who is concealing her identity to protect herself from the Taliban said she was told she could no longer come to work because she was female, and that the Taliban
Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened his press conference on Wednesday by speaking for about ten minutes about the number of Americans in Afghanistan who “want to leave” the country. Blinken said the State Department is in direct contact with 500 Americans trying to evacuate, and the department is also sorting through another list of
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has issued a memo calling for the mandatory vaccination of U.S. troops who have not already been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Austin instructed “the Secretaries of the Military Departments to immediately begin full vaccination of all members of the Armed Forces under DoD authority on active duty or in the Ready
U.S. District Judge Linda Parker referred pro-Trump attorneys including Sidney Powell and Lin Wood for possible suspension or disbarment over their legal efforts to overturn the official results of the 2020 election. “This lawsuit represents a historic and profound abuse of the judicial process,” wrote Parker in her decision Wednesday. Powell and Wood have publicized
The Wall Street Journal editorial board nailed it on the head Wednesday in an editorial on “Scrubbing Cuomo’s Emmy.” Last November, the Emmy Award people gave a special award to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his coronavirus press conferences, for his “masterful use of television to inform and calm people around the world.” (That’s no doubt
In this article ULTA Florida, Port St Lucie, The Landing at Tradition, outdoor mall, Ulta, beauty cosmetics store. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Ulta Beauty shares rose nearly 5% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported fiscal second-quarter sales jumped more than 60% as shoppers rushed in to restock
An extra 12,000 COVID-related deaths have been added to the New York State total, following the departure of ex-governor Andrew Cuomo. Mr Cuomo stood down on Monday over claims of sexual harassment by 11 women – allegations which he denies. He was succeeded on Tuesday by former lieutenant governor Kathy Hochul – the first woman
A committee in the South Korean parliament voted to recommend amending legislation that would ban Apple and Google from charging software developers mandatory fees for in-app purchases. According to Reuters, Apple and Google charge commissions of up to 30% for in-app purchases. Apple slammed the measure, arguing that the bill “will put users who purchase
The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban and the botched withdrawal are, without a doubt, the fault of Joe Biden. He’s made a series of mistakes that have created chaos, alienated our allies, and made us less safe. But the events of the past couple of weeks are also a depressing epilogue to the already
President Joe Biden is moving ahead with plans to evacuate all U.S. citizens and troops from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, providing the Taliban does not interfere with the evacuation. But Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a combat veteran, says she does not see how it’s possible to meet that deadline. The notion that Americans and our
The Democrats are on a mission to destroy America. The Biden administration promised the Afghans evacuated from Kabul this week will be fully vetted yet already we are seeing that is not true. At least 100 evacuees out of thousands who fled the country are currently on the US terror watch list.At least one evacuee
New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during an opening ceremony on the first day of the Coney Island parks reopening, in Brooklyn, New York, April 9, 2021. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) New York governor Kathy Hochul’s administration on Wednesday reported close to 12,000 additional coronavirus deaths that were unacknowledged by predecessor Andrew Cuomo. Around 54,000
This article is excerpted from LiberatED, a weekly email newsletter where FEE Senior Education Fellow Kerry McDonald brings you news and analysis on current education and parenting topics. Click here to sign up. In my 2019 book, Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom, which gained even more traction throughout 2020 and 2021
A woman reads a book to her children in Budapest, Hungary, January 28, 2020. (Bernadett Szabo/Reuters) Under the Democrats’ COVID bill, most American parents will be receiving $3,000 per child this year, or $3,600 for kids under six. The money started going out last month; it’s paid in a combination of regular installments and a
President Joe Biden’s abysmal, failed withdrawal from Afghanistan has stranded American citizens and our allies alike. But after Biden spoke to the nation, MSNBC’s far-left hosts praised him for “owning” the decision. It took one of their own guests to blast Biden for his outright lies. On a recent episode of “LevinTV,” host Mark Levin
As evacuation efforts continue in Afghanistan, the White House is signaling Americans may be left behind in order to comply with the self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline and an agreement with the Taliban. What are the details? White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked Tuesday how the Biden administration would respond to Americans stranded in
The heart-breaking scenes of suffering in Kabul are the kind of “hard news” that many Americans find compelling. But on most days, many Americans don’t find “hard news” a compelling thing to watch. People would rather be entertained. Even political junkies want to be entertained – with political hot takes. A new Media Research Center
In this article BYND Beyond Meat “Beyond Burger” patties made from plant-based substitutes for meat products sit on a shelf for sale in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The popularity of plant-based meat products from companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods has skyrocketed in recent years, aided by availability
A flight from New Orleans to Seattle was evacuated after a passenger’s mobile phone caught fire inside the cabin. Fortunately the phone did not catch fire while the plane was in the air and all 129 passengers and six crew members were safely transported to the terminal, with no serious injuries although two people received
Media Research Center President Brent Bozell, in conjunction with the Free Speech Alliance, joined 10 other conservative leaders in demanding the International Fact-Checking Network remove PolitiFact as a fact-checker for violating IFCN’s Code of Principles. More than 40 conservative leaders have signed on to the open letter led by the Free Speech Alliance and MRC’s
Afghanistan is an unmitigated disaster. Joe Biden is down hard in the polls as a result and the media are turning decisively against him. Even CNN ran a lengthy segment Wednesday after Biden’s much-delayed speech in which a Democrat congressman flat out said that the August 31 deadline is arbitrary and there’s no way the
In Singapore on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris scolded China for trying to bully its neighbors in the South China Sea region. The vice president said that China “continues to coerce, to intimidate, and to make claims to the vast majority of the South China Sea.” “Beijing’s actions continue to undermine the rules-based order and
Oregon Governor Kate Brown In Oregon, Masks will be mandated in “all public outdoor settings where physical distancing is not possible, regardless of vaccination status”, effective Friday. Kate Brown: In addition, the Oregon Health Authority strongly recommends masking in outdoor gatherings at private residences, where people from different households do not maintain physical distance. Here
The Supreme Court Building in Washington D.C., August 5, 2021 (Brent Buterbaugh/National Review) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block a lower-court ruling that will require the Biden administration to reinstate the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy for asylum seekers at the U.S. border. The court’s three liberal justices dissented, saying they would have
The Biden administration needs to expand operations allowing for the safe passage of American citizens and allies in Afghanistan, a veteran and national security council staff member under former President George W. Bush said on Tuesday. U.S. officials should work to expand the perimeter around the Kabul airport so that Afghan allies and stranded Americans
The Washington Post Company headquarters in Washington, March 30, 2012 (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) David’s piece on the home page rightly points out that the backlash against humor columnist Gene Weingarten — for dissing all Indian food in a sweeping, misinformed, and rather silly statement — was more than a little overheated. The dust-up followed a familiar
Talk show host Alex Jones bashed former President Donald Trump after he advocated that everyone should go out and get vaccinated. Jones voiced his disappointment on his “Infowars” talk show on Sunday after Trump told supporters at his rally in Alabama to get vaccinated. “Shame on you, Trump. Seriously. Hey, if you don’t have the
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are set to become a major player in China’s commercial truck market, predicts JPMorgan’s Elaine Wu. “Currently, the fuel cell vehicles account for less than 5% of the commercial truck market in China and that could grow to about one-third of total market share in 2050,” Wu, head of Asia ex-Japan