A Muslim mob in north-western Pakistan has broken into a police station, snatched a man who was held there and then lynched him over allegations that he had desecrated Islam’s holy book, the Koran. The attackers also torched the station in Madyan, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and burned police vehicles parked there, according […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Muslim mob in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday broke into a police station, snatched a man who was held there and then lynched him over allegations that he had desecrated Islam’s holy book, the Quran. The attackers also torched the station in Madyan, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and burned […]
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday to throw out the federal ban on “bump stocks,” an attachment that allows semiautomatic rifles to fire at a speed comparable to a machine gun, prompting a blistering dissent from liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor. In a 6-3 vote on ideological lines, the court’s conservative justices decided that a 1986 […]
Apple Valley Fire Protection District officials are attempting to educate residents about illegal fireworks, brush fire danger, and the need to create defensible space around structures. Fire Chief Buddy Peratt said because of the extreme amount of dry vegetation this year, the district is concerned about the potential of wildland fires, especially those started by […]
Donald Trump on Sunday joked that he didn’t care about his supporters ― but screen icon Mark Hamill and other critics of the former president said there was more than a little truth in the crack. Trump made the remark as he urged fans to stay safe at an outdoor rally in Las Vegas, where […]
After a tumultuous, side-winding hearing on Capitol Hill, Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared particularly unimpressed by a line of questioning directed at him by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. During his testimony Monday before the House oversight committee about the origins on Covid-19, Greene torched Fauci, the medical leader of America’s pandemic response, refusing to refer to […]
A federal judge tore into the Justice Department on Friday for blowing off Hunter Biden-related subpoenas issued in the impeachment probe of his father, President Joe Biden, pointing out that a former aide to Donald Trump is sitting in prison for similar defiance of Congress. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, a Biden appointee on the […]
Meghan McCain hit back at former President Donald Trump for making fun of her late father, Sen. John McCain‘s, R-Ariz, injuries from serving in the military during an Iowa rally over the weekend. “My dad was an American hero. An icon. A patriot that will be remembered throughout history. I cannot buy a bagel without […]
A Russian Su-34 fighter jet was lit on fire on Jan. 4 at the Shagol airbase in Chelyabinsk, Russia, which intelligence sources told Ukrainska Pravda was the work of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR). The extent of damage to the plane, which costs at least $50 million, is unclear. The Kyiv Independent could not verify […]
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie unloaded on his 2024 rivals and the moderators of Wednesday night’s GOP presidential debate, likening Donald Trump to “Harry Potter” villain Lord Voldemort while calling out his competitors for refusing to name the former president. The ex-governor, who waited more than 15 minutes to get a chance to speak, […]