Day: July 21, 2023

Nikki Haley targets Confucius Institutes, but at least 2 operated in South Carolina when she was governor

1:10 pm July 21, 2023

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has repeatedly warned against China’s investments in the United States and American universities, despite at least two higher education institutions in South Carolina hosting language and culture programs operated by the Chinese Communist Party during her tenure as governor of the Palmetto State. Last month – during her remarks on […]

Pittsburgh synagogue shooter led a deeply unstable life dominated by mental illness, psychologist testifies

1:10 pm July 21, 2023

The perpetrator of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre has led a deeply unstable life dominated by serious mental illness and family dysfunction, and has attempted suicide several times, a clinical psychologist testified Thursday. “This was a person who from the beginning had a childhood that was just laden with trauma, neglect and abuse from before […]

Dramatic video shows Michigan police officer helping save 2-year-old spotted ‘lifeless’ in pool

12:57 pm July 21, 2023

Police in Michigan have released a dramatic video showing the moment an officer helped save a 2-year-old boy who authorities say was spotted “lifeless at the bottom” of a swimming pool. The incident happened on July 9 in Sterling Heights, outside of Detroit, during what the Sterling Heights Police Department described as a “fun pool party […]

Daughter of longtime former MLS goalkeeper, 11, killed in boating accident in South Carolina

12:41 pm July 21, 2023

The daughter of former longtime New England Revolution goalkeeper Brad Knighton tragically died in a boating accident in South Carolina on Wednesday, family and officials confirmed. She was just 11-years-old. Olivia Knighton was killed in a boating accident on the Intracoastal Waterway in Little River after the 23-foot boat she was on was “rocked by […]

Texas school board invokes eminent domain, could raze century-old family home to build parking lot

12:00 pm July 21, 2023

A public school district in Texas is pursing an eminent domain process to remove a 78-year-old man from the home that his family has owned for more than a century in order to build a high school football stadium parking lot. “I want you to understand what the significance of this place is for my […]