Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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US Marines have revealed how many people they successfully evacuated on a packed C-17 cargo jet after the original photo went viral on social media. Earlier this week, an image showing the inside of a US military plane crammed with hundreds of Afghan refugees was widely shared across social media.…
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President Joe Biden has said he will "mobilize every resource necessary" in order to pull Americans out of Afghanistan. Speaking from the White House on Friday (August 20), the 78-year-old POTUS declared: "Any American who wants to come home, we will get you home." However, per CNN, Biden did state…
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A Florida school board will pay $300,000 to a former high school teacher who was removed from her teaching position after displaying a Black Lives Matter flag over her classroom door. As reported by USA Today, Amy Donofrio had been teaching at Riverside High School (formerly Lee High) when she…
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President Joe Biden has spoken out in more detail about his decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of the country. In an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, the 78-year-old POTUS revealed that he believes there was no way of withdrawing US…
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Donald Trump appeared to praise the Taliban in the wake of their victory in Afghanistan, referring to them as "smart" and "good fighters." The ex-POTUS made the comments during an appearance on Sean Hannity's Fox News program on Tuesday, August 17 - just days after the insurgents rapidly seized control…
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Former President Donald Trump has branded Afghanistan's president in hiding, Ashraf Ghani, "a total crook" and said "he got away with murder". The 75-year-old Republican made the remarks during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday, August 17. Trump was asked about his previous dealings with Taliban…
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Former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill has given his two cents on President Joe Biden's handling of US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The 45-year-old - who famously shot and killed Osama bin Laden, hit out at the POTUS, calling him a "disaster". This week Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul, taking over…
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Donald Trump has demanded that US President Joe Biden resigns over the Taliban invasion of Afghanistan. According to The Independent, the former President of the United States lambasted his successor in a scathing official statement issued on Sunday. This comes after Taliban insurgents managed to secure the capital city of…
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A 14-year-old boy tragically jumped to his death from the Vessel structure at Hudson Yards, NBC New York reports. In late July, the teen became the fourth person to die by suicide at the tourist attraction in 18 months. He was also the first to take his life since developers…
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A prison inmate who was freed early due to Covid-19 has been charged with murdering a teenager in an act allegedly committed just two days after his release. According to NJ.com, 25-year-old New Jersey inmate Jerry Crawford was serving time for burglary when he was let out of South Woods…
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A woman who received $230K in donations after claiming to be a struggling mom-of-three on television has admitted the truth. Dasha Kelly, 32, of Las Vegas, appeared on CNN last week claiming to be a single mom-of-three facing eviction to reporter Nick Watt, who she took on a tour of…
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A Team USA paintballer has been kicked off the team indefinitely after she fat-shamed a teenager hospitalized with Covid-19. Jessica Maiolo, 31, a Team USA Paintball player, has been removed from the squad for mocking 17-year-old David Espino, claiming that he needs "f**king treadmill" more than a vaccine, the Daily…
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Joe Biden was confronted by a female reporter during a press conference this week after the president said Andrew Cuomo had done "a helluva job" as New York's head of state. As reported by The Independent, CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins took umbrage with the President's praise of Democratic Governor Andrew…
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Donald Trump has left Twitter perplexed by sharing a bizarre three-word statement. The former president, 75, had the statement posted to shared to Twitter by his spokesperson Liz Harrington yesterday (August 11), and it was shared with no clarification or context, Independent reports. The statement simply read: "Bullies never fight."…
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A woman has married the man who was previously convicted of fatally shooting her brother in 1989, as he awaits a new trial over the alleged murder. News 5 Cleveland reports that John Tiedjen and Crystal Straus - both from Cleveland, Ohio - tied the knot over the weekend, with…
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A 13-year-old boy was reportedly duct-taped to his seat on an American Airlines flight from Maui to Los Angeles after trying to kick out a window on the plane. Footage of the alleged incident was obtained by CBSN Los Angeles and appears to show a young boy being taped to…
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Two brothers have been tragically killed after being hit by a light-rail train while holding a memorial for another sibling who died in the same spot a week earlier. Per the Associated Press, early on Tuesday, August 3, police officers in Charlotte, North Carolina, responded to a call about two…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hit with a suspension from Twitter for saying that vaccines are "failing". The Georgia Republican Representative, 47, was suspended from the social media platform for a week after she tweeted on Monday (August 9) to say that the Food and Drug Administration "should not approve the covid…
