Day: August 28, 2023

Clashes between US-backed groups in Syria leave 3 dead, raise tensions in area occupied by American troops

12:39 pm August 28, 2023

Clashes broke out Monday between two U.S.-backed groups in eastern Syria, leaving three gunmen dead and raising tensions in the region where hundreds of American troops are deployed, opposition activists said. The clashes raise concerns of more divisions between U.S.-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters in eastern Syria that borders Iraq and where the Islamic State […]

14th annual Philly Naked Bike Ride brings hundreds to the City of Brotherly Love

12:13 pm August 28, 2023

Hundreds of people in various states of dress — or undress – set out Saturday for a ride through some of Philadelphia’s main streets and sights for the 14th Philly Naked Bike Ride. The annual ride, which started in 2009, is billed as promoting cycling as a key form of transportation and fuel-conscious consumption. It […]

The Trump prosecutors have a grand jury problem. Where are his defense attorneys?

12:00 pm August 28, 2023

Let me address a very important and timely matter that, as best as I can tell, has not been addressed by the legal commentariat or, for that matter, defense counsel in the wide-ranging charges against President Donald Trump and his co-defendants. The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution states, in pertinent part, that “No […]

Hawaii’s Maui horror reveals what happens when government is broken

12:00 pm August 28, 2023

Editor’s note: The following column was first published on OutKick. The people of Lahaina probably assumed there was a plan for this. They probably thought their emergency response director had emergency management experience. They imagined emergency sirens would go off in emergencies. They might have taken for granted that if a fire watch was issued […]

2 killed, 3 wounded in Philadelphia gun violence over the weekend

11:42 am August 28, 2023

At least two people were killed and three others were wounded in gun violence in Philadelphia over the weekend, including a man who was gunned down near Independence Hall, authorities said. A 29-year-old man was shot shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday steps away from the tourist attraction where the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. […]