New video footage captured by a rally goer shows the assassination attempt on former President Trump before a sniper took out the shooter after he opened fire. Jon Malis captured the footage as he and his family watched the campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, next to the American Glass Research (AGR) building, which Thomas Matthew…
New report identifies best and worst US states for religious liberty
It is the First Amendment of the Constitution that protects religious freedom, with the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause further safeguarding that right. A recent report by First Liberty Institute, the Texas-based nonprofit Christian conservative legal organization, shows which U.S. states are making good on that promise — with others falling behind. The nonprofit…
Vulnerable House Dem dodges question on VP Harris’ record as ‘border czar’: ‘Don’t know who Kamala Harris is’
Democrat Rep. Emilia Sykes, who is running for re-election in an Ohio district that’s vulnerable for Democrats, ignored questions about Vice President Harris’ record on immigration on Tuesday. “Hello, Congresswoman, do you think that Kamala Harris did a good job as the border czar,” Sykes was asked in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.,…
Top Dem who visited Butler says local officials told him ‘we need to talk’ more about Secret Service failures
A top House Democrat who took part in a bipartisan walk-through of the Butler Farm Show grounds in Pennsylvania, where former President Trump was nearly assassinated, said law enforcement rank-and-file seem apprehensive to speak publicly about “who’s in charge.” Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., said officers who serve are “great people” and that breakdowns that led…
Nepal plane crash kills 18 just after takeoff
A plane has crashed just after taking off from Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot who was the lone survivor. Police official Basanta Rajauri said authorities pulled out all 18 bodies on Wednesday. The pilot had injuries to his eyes but his life was not in any danger, said a doctor…
Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff responds to Trump’s attacks on her: ‘That’s all he’s got?’
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff clapped back at former President Trump, who criticized his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, after she launched her presidential campaign. Trump, who often coins nicknames for his political opponents, dubbed Harris “Laughin’ Kamala” and “Lyin’ Kamala” on his social media platform Truth Social. “That’s all he’s got?” Emhoff said Tuesday when…
Steven Pinker: Young people sick and tired of being told, ‘you can’t say that, you can’t think that’ on campus
Dr. Steven Pinker, a Harvard psychologist and prolific author, has often been described as a cheerleader for science, reason, and humanism. He is often maligned by his critics as a defender of the status quo. Much of his research focuses on slow and steady incremental improvements that have defined rapid human development, both in the…
Sleep and travel don’t always mix: Here are 7 tips to help you rest on the road
More than half of U.S. adults plan to take a summer vacation this year, surveys have found — but for many, the time off may not be as restful as they’d hoped. Whether traveling for pleasure or business, it’s common for people to experience sleep struggles away from home, experts say. Yet there are some…
Netanyahu’s speech to Congress: Can he rouse the world to the terror crisis it faces?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should use his Wednesday speech to a joint meeting of Congress to seek a renewal of bipartisan American support for Israel that began when the U.S. became the first nation to recognize the Jewish state’s independence in 1948. Netanyahu, who is also scheduled to meet this week with President Biden, Vice President…
Hiker’s death in Utah spotlights need for safety protocols on the trail
A female hiker died on Sunday on a trail near near Quail Creek State Park in southern Utah, according to local reports. The woman, 56, who was not identified in the report, had sent out a distress call regarding lack of water and high temperatures, but by the time police arrived, she was unresponsive and…