Day: December 30, 2023

Texas border town fire department hemorrhaging $21,000 a day dealing with migrant-related calls

2:00 pm December 30, 2023

An Eagle Pass Fire Department first responder arrives at either the Rio Grande or a Customs and Border Protection (CPB) holding facility nearly every hour to address a migrant-related emergency, costing an extra $21,000 a day, according to the Texas city’s fire chief. “There’s not a day where we don’t go to the river’s edge […]

Ohio prosecutor warns robbers should ‘expect to be shot’ after store manager charged in killing

1:00 pm December 30, 2023

An Ohio county prosecutor warned thieves they should “expect to be shot” when targeting retail stores after indicting a smoke shop manager charged in connection to the fatal shooting of a teenager during an attempted robbery in the Cincinnati area earlier this year. Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers filed charges on Tuesday against Tony Thacker, […]

Media spent 2023 trying to convince financially strapped Americans that economy is ‘booming’ under Biden

1:00 pm December 30, 2023

A major trend among mainstream media outlets and pundits in 2023 was them attempting to convince Americans the economy has been doing well under President Biden. A majority of Americans consistently tell pollsters that they believe the economy is doing poorly, however, leading to a disconnect of sorts as conditions on the ground don’t appear […]

Ukraine missile and drone attack in Russia kills 2, including child

12:15 pm December 30, 2023

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Ukraine launched a series of rocket and drone attacks into Russian territories with local officials reporting that two people, including a child, were killed in the attacks. Russia said 13 rockets and 32 drones were shot down over several Russian regions, according to Reuters. A child, born in 2014, was killed […]

NFL Week 17 preview: 24 teams remain in contention for Super Bowl title

11:25 am December 30, 2023

Two weeks remain in the 2023 NFL regular season, and there are a number of interesting matchups on the docket for Week 17 that could determine playoff seeding and who’s in and who is out. Before Thursday’s game between the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets, two teams had a playoff spots wrapped up in […]