Yahoo News

Washington — New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to disband the National Rifle Association (NRA), claiming its top officials diverted millions of dollars from the influential gun group for their personal use and enriched their families and close associates by awarding lucrative contracts.

The lawsuit from James, filed in New York state court, alleges the NRA and four of its top executives mismanaged funds and violated state and federal laws, resulting in the loss of more than $64 million for the organization in a span of three years. The senior leaders, James claims, used millions from the NRA’s coffers on trips to the Bahamas, private jets, luxury hotels and fine dining. Continue reading “New York AG seeks to shut down NRA in suit alleging financial crimes”

Fox News

Protesters-turned-rioters vandalized and broke into Portland’s Police Association office on Tuesday night, setting fires at the building and elsewhere nearby, police said Wednesday morning.

Hundreds of protesters marched to the office building on North Lombard Street near North Campbell Avenue and arrived at approximately 9:45 p.m., at which point police said they blocked “all lanes of traffic” at the intersection, according to information released by the department Wednesday morning. Continue reading “Rioters vandalize, set fire at Portland Police Association office”

Washington Examiner – by Becket Adams

The Biden coalition is coming along about as smoothly as you would expect for a guy whose two previous bids for the White House ended in disaster.

The president and founder of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA has backed the Democratic nominee for president, announcing in a ponderously lengthy statement that the former vice president, though a detestable enabler of evil, is the right man for the revolution. Continue reading “Revolutionary Communist Party, USA backs Biden”

Yahoo News

A Florida man has been charged with fraud and other criminal offenses after receiving $3.9 million in COVID-19 relief funds and using the money to purchase, among other things, a Lamborghini.

David T. Hines, 29, was arrested on Friday and charged on Monday according to a statement by the Department of Justice. Over $3 million has been seized from his bank accounts along with the sports vehicle. Continue reading “Florida Man Receives $3.9 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds, Buys a Lamborghini and Gets Arrested for Fraud”

San Angelo Live – by Matt Trammell

KERVILLE, TX – Three veteran police officers were killed and a number more were hospitalized Saturday afternoon following a crash with a drunk driver.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, on July 18, troopers were dispatched south of Lantana Road and north of Las Colinas Drive for the report of a crash involving multiple motorcycles.  Continue reading “Drunk Illegal Alien Plows Into Police Bikers Club Killing Three”

Fox News

A doctor in Israel has reportedly been reinfected with COVID-19 — three months after her first bout with the coronavirus.

While there have been several reports of reinfection of COVID-19 globally, the news comes amid ongoing uncertainty in the scientific community about whether long-term immunity is possible following an infection. Continue reading “Doctor reinfected with COVID-19 — three months after recovering”

Fox News

Two men and a woman on Wednesday have been arrested in connection with the brutal beatings and death of three Florida friends during a nighttime catfishing trip.

“We have locked up the three people responsible for the murders of these guys,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. Continue reading “Three arrested in connection with triple murder of Florida fishing buddies”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Update (0815ET): Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted Wednesday morning that China’s Houston consulate was “a massive spy center”, and that “forcing it to close is long overdue”. Continue reading “China Furious After US Abruptly Orders Closure Of Houston Consulate Sparking “Unprecedented Escalation””

AOL

Authorities believe an attorney found dead in New York Monday was the shooter who killed a New Jersey federal judge’s son and wounded her husband, law enforcement sources with knowledge told NBC New York.

The man’s body was found the town of Rockland, in the Catskills. A senior law enforcement official said the FBI and police were investigating whether the man died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds and whether a gun found at the scene was the one used to kill Judge Esther Salas’ son and wound her husband. Continue reading “Suspect in shooting death of federal judge’s son is found dead, believed to be attorney”

Yahoo News

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal officers deployed tear gas and fired less-lethal rounds into a crowd of protesters in Oregon, hours after the the head of the Department of Homeland Security visited Portland and called the demonstrators “violent anarchists.”

Video showed many protesters leaving the area near the federal courthouse late Thursday as smoke filled the air. Protests have taken place for nearly two months in Portland, since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Continue reading “Federal officers use gas to clear protesters in Portland”

Fox News

Incomplete reporting from some Florida laboratories resulted in errors on the state’s report on virus positivity rates, according to a Fox 35 News report.

“Countless labs have reported a 100 percent positivity rate, which means every single person tested was positive,” Fox 35 News reported. “Other labs had very high positivity rates.”  Continue reading “Coronavirus update: Florida labs not reporting negative test results, report says”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Despite resistance from civil liberties groups and liberal journalists (which is ironic, considering that he was a white supremacist), the US has successfully executed convicted murderer Daniel Lee after the Supreme Court cleared the way overnight, according to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman. Continue reading “US Carries Out First Federal Execution In 17 Years”

Reason – by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Federal law enforcement agencies “are surging resources” in protest areas. A young man was hospitalized Saturday and required facial reconstruction surgery after being shot in the head by an impact munition that federal agents fired into a crowd of peaceful protesters in Portland, Oregon. The agents were there to carry out a recent executive order, framed by the White House as a move to protect national parks and monuments.  Continue reading “Homeland Security Acting Like ‘An Occupying Army’ Says Sen. Wyden, After Federal Agents Shoot Peaceful Portland Protester”

ABC News

More than a dozen sailors and several civilians have been hospitalized following an explosion on a Navy ship in San Diego on Sunday, officials said.

A fire broke out aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard sometime around 8:30 a.m. local time, said officials with the Naval Surface Forces. The blaze escalated to a three-alarm fire, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, which assisted in battling the fire along with base and shipboard firefighting teams.  Continue reading “Officials investigating after 21 sailors, civilians hospitalized in San Diego naval ship explosion”

Fox News

A pair of NYPD cops simply wanted to disperse a crowd gathered on a hot July night at a Bronx street corner.

But as a disturbing video shows, the officers suddenly found themselves surrounded by angry, taunting bystanders. Continue reading “NYPD cop placed in headlock as cheering crowd looks on, video shows”

Yahoo News

A Texas doctor says a 30-year-old patient died after attending a “COVID party,” believing the coronavirus pandemic was a hoax.

The patient, who was treated at a San Antonio hospital, is just one of thousands to test positive in the state in recent days. On Saturday, Texas state officials reported a record 10,351 daily new cases.

“We cared for a 30-year-old patient at Methodist Hospital who told their nurse that they had attended a ‘COVID party.’ … Just before the patient died, they looked at their nurse and said ‘I think I made a mistake. I thought this was a hoax, but it’s not,'” said Dr. Jane Appleby in a video statement obtained by USA TODAY. Appleby is the chief medical officer for Methodist Healthcare in San Antonio.

Appleby said the parties are held by those skeptical of the virus and include someone who has previously tested positive. Attendees go to see “if the virus is real and if anyone gets infected.”

‘This is no joke’: Man died of coronavirus day after saying he regretted attending a party

Similar parties have been reported in other areas of the nation, including Alabama and Kentucky.

Young people are increasingly catching and spreading the novel virus. People under 45 made up 42% of cases before Memorial Day weekend but 55% of cases reported since then, a USA TODAY analysis found in late June.

Although COVID-19 has been known mainly for its impact on seniors, experts said the disease can debilitate patients in young age cohorts as well. And they warned that an expansion in cases among younger people ultimately threatens any vulnerable person with whom they come in contact.

Methodist Hospital is currently treating multiple COVID-19 patients in their 20s and 30s, Appleby said. Some may require intensive care, she said.

Appleby urged Texans to wear a mask, stay at home when possible and avoid spending time with groups of people.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Texas patient, 30, dies after attending ‘COVID party,’ doctor says

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Continue reading “‘I thought this was a hoax’: Patient, 30, dies after attending ‘COVID party,’ doctor says”

New York Post – by Amanda Woods

Footage posted online this week captured the moment a vandal sprayed graffiti outside a Lower Manhattan courthouse, right under the noses of several cops — who do nothing but watch.

The video, posted by the Sergeants’ Benevolent Association on Tuesday and taken in broad daylight, shows the man tagging the base of a lamppost in front of the Surrogate’s Courthouse at 31 Chambers St., which had already been vandalized amid Occupy City Hall protests last week. Continue reading “Video shows man spray graffiti outside Manhattan courthouse as NYPD cops watch”

Fox News

The California gunman whom a 15-year-old boy spent more than 30 hours hiding from in the Tahoe National Forest after he allegedly shot and killed his father was taken into custody after trying to run over two wildlife officers, investigators say.

John Thomas Conway, of Oroville, eventually was arrested on the Fourth of July following an officer-involved shooting and K-9 deployment, according to the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office. Continue reading “California police detail chaotic arrest in shooting that led boy, 15, to hide in wilderness for 30 hours”

MSN

WASHINGTON — After several months of mixed messages on the coronavirus pandemic, the White House is settling on a new one: Learn to live with it.

Administration officials are planning to intensify what they hope is a sharper, and less conflicting, message of the pandemic next week, according to senior administration officials, after struggling to offer clear directives amid a crippling surge in cases across the country. On Thursday, the United States reported more than 55,000 new cases of coronavirus and infection rates were hitting new records in multiple states. Continue reading “‘We need to live with it’: White House readies new message for the nation on coronavirus”