Day: June 23, 2023

DeSantis to unveil plan to secure the southern border as 2024 campaign heats up

6:01 pm June 23, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday will roll out his plan to secure the southern border at one of the most overwhelmed parts of the U.S-Mexico border in Texas. DeSantis will reveal the policy in Eagle Pass, Texas, which has been one of the central hotspots of the crisis now into its third year. It […]

Illinois ammunition factory explosion kills 1 employee

5:19 pm June 23, 2023

An explosion at an Illinois ammunition factory killed one employee, authorities said. “We were driving through there and heard a big boom, pushed the van a little bit,” said Dustin Courtouise, who lives in East Alton, the site of Winchester ammunition. The factory, which is owned by Olin Corp., is about 20 miles north of […]

Virginia officer seriously injured when struck by car reported stolen

5:16 pm June 23, 2023

A northern Virginia police officer was seriously injured after authorities say he was struck by a stolen car he was attempting to stop. According to Prince William County Police, the officer spotted the stolen vehicle on a side street in Woodbridge around 11 p.m. Thursday. Police had been on the lookout for the 2012 Dodge […]

Liberals erupt on Ron DeSantis for remarks about basketball players: ‘Disgustingly racist trope’

5:15 pm June 23, 2023

Some left-wing outlets and even a national sports columnist accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R., of racism for his remarks this week about basketball players, while his defenders said the outcry was absurd. DeSantis was asked about his love of baseball in a recent interview, which he praised as a “meritocratic” game where people of […]

Deadly gas explosion claimed lives of dozens of illegal miners inside South African gold mine in May

5:15 pm June 23, 2023

At least 31 illegal miners are believed to have died in a gas explosion in a disused gold mine in South Africa that happened more than a month ago but was only now coming to light, authorities said Friday. A search operation of the mine was being delayed because methane gas levels were still dangerously […]