Day: July 19, 2023

Texas investigating claims troopers were told to push migrants back into Rio Grande, deny them water: report

10:15 pm July 19, 2023

Texas officials are investigating claims by a state trooper that superiors ordered officers on the border to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny them water. The trooper also said a pregnant migrant miscarried while entangled in razor wire, which has injured others, along the river, The Houston Chronicle reported. “There is not […]

Democrat congressman melts down, claims DOJ, FBI, IRS ‘keep democracy in check’ during Hunter Biden hearing

10:11 pm July 19, 2023

A Democratic member of the House Oversight Committee lost it during a heated Wednesday hearing in which two IRS whistleblowers testified the Justice Department politically interfered with an investigation into President Biden’s youngest son, Hunter Biden. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., spent the time he was allotted to question the whistleblowers instead railing against the committee’s […]

Florida man bitten by 7.5-foot alligator while snorkeling in water designated for swimming: ‘Use caution’

10:10 pm July 19, 2023

A man in North Florida was bitten by an alligator while snorkeling in a spring that was deemed safe for swimming this week. The man, whose name hasn’t been released to the public at the time of publication, was bit on Monday, July 17, in the Alexander Springs Recreation Area at Ocala National Forest, according […]

China leans on Kissinger goodwill, but influence ‘diluted,’ expert says

10:09 pm July 19, 2023

China has bet on positive press from a meeting with former U.S. national security adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, hoping to use the face-to-face to revive positive momentum as relations with the U.S. remain tense. “China reaching out to Kissinger really is a sign of desperation,” Gordon Chang, Gatestone Institute senior fellow and […]

Florida suspect accused of selling fentanyl disguised as ADHD medication: police

9:16 pm July 19, 2023

A Florida suspect has been arrested for allegedly selling fentanyl pills disguised as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication, authorities say. Jaquan Jones McCrary was charged with trafficking of fentanyl, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. “McCrary was selling these pills as ADHD medication, but they were actually fentanyl,” the Orange County Sheriff’s Office wrote in […]