General news

• Was Paul Pelosi Arrested in 2018 for DUI? Either That or Someone with Same Name and Attorney

  05-08-2022 23:35
  
  Few journalists have covered the story of Paul Pelosi’s May 28 drunken driving arrest in Napa County, California, with the zeal of Fox News’ Jesse Watters.
  More often than not, he fills viewers in on the latest developments in the case on his nightly program, “Jesse Watters Primetime.”
  At his Wednesday arraignment, “Pauly P,” as Watters typically refers to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, pleaded not guilty to his misdemeanor charge of DUI causing i
  
  Read more

• Opinion: Why a recession might not mean huge job losses

  05-08-2022 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  Most recessions in US history have been accompanied by severe job losses and high unemployment rates, but this time may be different. Should a recession take hold in the US, the ongoing labor shortage may be the key to protecting vulnerable workers in what may prove to be a "job-full" recession.
  
  Read more

• County Elections Director Replaced After Arizona Ballot Shortage Debacle

  05-08-2022 23:27
  
  One of the largest counties in Arizona parted ways with its elections director after the office failed to print enough ballots for voters in its Tuesday primary.
  Pinal County’s government announced Thursday that David Frisk was no longer employed after “recent issues” with the primary election.
  It’s not clear whether Frisk was fired or resigned. However, County Supervisor Jeffrey McClure said in a Wednesday news conference that the county would be “taking action&rdq
  
  Read more

• Tesla shares are about to get a lot cheaper with three-for-one stock split

  05-08-2022 23:24 via cnn.com
  
  Tesla officially announced a three-for-one stock split, meaning the company's stock price — which has jockeyed between $600 and $1,000 for a year — is about to get more affordable for investors.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 3 Muslim men in Albuquerque were murdered. Police are investigating possible ties to same killer

  05-08-2022 23:21 via cnn.com
  
  Albuquerque police and the FBI are investigating three recent murders of Muslim men for "possible ties to the same offender," according to Albuquerque police.
  
  Read more

• 3 killed in lightning strike near White House

  05-08-2022 23:20 via cnn.com
  
  Three people are dead and one is injured following a lightning strike across the street from the White House Thursday night.
  
  Read more

• 'Bull in a china shop': Ukrainian-born GOP lawmaker rankles colleagues with criticism of Kyiv

  05-08-2022 23:06 via cnn.com
  
  • Video: Unexploded shells and abandoned pets: Inside a village recaptured from Russians
  
  Read more

• With hundreds still dying of Covid daily, CDC is sticking to current restrictions

  05-08-2022 23:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  With nearly 500 Covid-related deaths being reported every day in the U.S., on average, the Centers for Disease Control and Protection has no plans to ease up
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Battery Fires Plague Electric Car Factory, Several Workers Need Medical Treatment

  05-08-2022 23:02
  
  Electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid has had to deal with battery fires twice in a three-month span.
  Both fires broke out at Lucid’s Casa Grande production facility in Arizona, Business Insider reported July 13.
  The two fires were connected to batteries.
  The first happened on March 14. As firefighters were en route to deal with a “thermal runaway,” the call was upgraded to a “hazardous situation,” according to Business Insider.
  When they arrived, they found that a ba
  
  Read more

• After Adams Declines Abbott's Invitation to Visit Border, Governor Sends Migrant Bus to NYC

  05-08-2022 22:47
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded to New York Mayor Eric Adams’ criticism of busing migrants out of the Lone Star State and refusal to visit the border by sending a bus to the Big Apple on Friday.
  The Republican governor promised more were on the way.
  “Over 50 migrants were bused to New York City this morning from the southern border in Texas,” Abbott’s office said in a statement, according to the New York Post.
  “This is now a drop-off location for our ongoing busing
  
  Read more

• Man who allegedly drove SUV through Native American parade in New Mexico accused of aggravated DWI

  05-08-2022 22:46 via cnn.com
  
  Multiple people were injured, including two police officers, when a car drove through a parade in the city of Gallup, New Mexico, on Thursday night, authorities said.
  
  Read more

• Americans loaded up on $40 billion more in debt in June, Fed says

  05-08-2022 22:40 via cnn.com
  
  Americans piled on $40.1 billion worth of debt in June, the Federal Reserve said Friday afternoon. The figure was considerably higher than economists' forecasts, after May's revised total of $23.8 billion.
  
  Read more

• Anti-Gun Activist Gets Shot After Declaring His Own 'No Shoot Zones'

  05-08-2022 22:39
  
  An anti-shooting activist and former gang member who allegedly shot 20 people in his youth was shot himself on the streets of Baltimore Wednesday.
  Tryree Moorehead, who can typically be found spray painting the phrase “No Shoot Zone” in hundreds of places across the Baltimore area, was shot in an incident just around the corner from his home.
  Speaking to reporters from WJZ-TV, Moorehead said, “I was shot three times. Bullet went through my jaw and my neck and one is still in my
  
  Read more

• Kari Lake Pulls Rug Out from Under Media, Announces Plan That Will Make Dems Mad

  05-08-2022 22:27
  
  As the GOP gubernatorial primary race in Arizona tightened on Wednesday, Kari Lake gave an uplifting message at a Phoenix news conference.
  Going against the establishment media’s narrative of her being a conservative extremist, Lake delivered remarks about unifying the Republican Party at a time she said the party needs to come together.
  The gubernatorial candidate revealed she would be willing to work with her rival, Karrin Taylor Robson, who was trailing Lake in votes. Lake was declared
  
  Read more

• First to Arrive, Firefighter Has Horrific Realization About What He's Facing

  05-08-2022 22:21
  
  Fire quickly tore through a house in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, early Friday morning, killing seven adults and three children and horrifying a volunteer firefighter who arrived to battle the blaze, only to discover the victims were his own family, authorities said.
  The children who died were ages 5, 6 and 7, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release, while the seven adults ranged from their late teens to a 79-year-old man. Autopsies were planned for this weekend.
  Harold Baker, a volunteer f
  
  Read more

• Prosecutors say accused Oxford High shooter's parents played 'much larger role than just buying their son a gun'

  05-08-2022 21:34 via cnn.com
  
  • One of Ahmaud Arbery's killers fears being slain in a Georgia state prison, court document says
  
  Read more

• Michigan prosecutors say accused Oxford High shooter's parents exposed him to chaotic home life

  05-08-2022 21:34 via cnn.com
  
  Michigan prosecutors say the parents of accused Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley exposed him to years of "chaotic, toxic conflict," and that they left him in an unstable home often with little supervision, creating a pathway to violence.
  
  Read more

• Their children were killed by drugs found on Snapchat. Their activism could push Congress to act.

  05-08-2022 21:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  Democrats and Republicans in Congress are proposing three pieces of legislation aimed at giving parents greater oversight of what their children do online.
  
  Read more

• Man sentenced to 25 years for assaulting Asian family he blamed for the pandemic

  05-08-2022 21:28 via cnn.com
  
  A North Texas man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for assaulting an Asian family he blamed for the Covid-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
  
  Read more

• Israel Tells Palestinian Jihadists 'Your Time Is Up,' Kills Militant Leader and 9 Others

  05-08-2022 21:28
  
  The Israel Defense Forces launched a series of strikes Friday in the Gaza Strip in what it’s calling “Operation Breaking Dawn.”
  Multiple targets were struck in the Palestinian Authority-controlled area, and The Jerusalem Post and The Washington Post reported high-ranking Palestinian Islamic Jihad casualties — indicating the operation likely was intended as a decapitation strike against the terrorist organization.
  Among the dead in the attacks was Tayseer al-Jabari, who ha
  
  Read more

• Indiana bill that would ban most abortions passes state House, returns to Senate

  05-08-2022 21:20 via cnn.com
  
  The Indiana House passed a Republican-sponsored bill on Friday that would ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited exceptions.
  
  Read more

• Indiana bill that would ban most abortions passes in the state House, returns to Senate for amendments

  05-08-2022 21:20 via cnn.com
  
  The Indiana House passed a Republican-sponsored bill on Friday that would ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited exceptions.
  
  Read more

• Brittney Griner's Lawyer Reveals Client's 'Devastated' Response to Unexpected 9-Year Prison Sentence

  05-08-2022 21:12
  
  A lawyer for American basketball player Brittney Griner is speaking out about Griner’s reaction to being sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony.
  Griner received the sentence for drug possession and smuggling on Thursday.
  The WNBA star had pleaded guilty to bringing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil into Russia. She had traveled to the country to play in a professional basketball league.
  “She’s devastated. She is very upset and she’s honestly quite shocked
  
  Read more

• Former WH economist assesses economy's direction following July jobs report

  05-08-2022 20:55 via cnn.com
  
  Austan Goolsbee, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama, breaks down the July jobs report, noting a low unemployment rate and explaining how the economy could continue to unfold in the near future.
  
  Read more

• 'You tend to pay a lot closer attention once you've been hurt,' says meteorologist, warning of Kentucky floods

  05-08-2022 20:24 via cnn.com
  
  Those still recovering from the deadly floods just a week ago in eastern Kentucky find themselves under threat for more heavy rain and flash flooding.
  
  Read more

• Police Group Considers Expelling Paul Pelosi Because of What He Did During DUI Arrest

  05-08-2022 20:15
  
  A California police officers group told Fox News that it would review Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi’s membership amid reports that Paul had flashed his membership card when stopped by officers in May.
  “We will await the outcome of this trial and will evaluate Mr. Pelosi’s membership status once we have all of the facts,” California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation spokeswoman Laura Reed told Fox News.
  “If it is proven he violated o
  
  Read more

• Video: Horrifying Moment SUV Plows Through NM Parade Crowd Injuring Multiple People, Including 2 Police Officers

  05-08-2022 20:02
  
  A man drove an SUV through the crowd at a parade in Gallup, New Mexico, on Thursday night, injuring at least 15 people.
  Hundreds of people had gathered in the small city for the Inter-Tribal Ceremonial Parade, which is “meant to be a celebration of peace,” KRQE-TV Albuquerque reported.
  The parade and celebrations of the Inter-Tribal Ceremonial began in 1922 to “honor Native American and Indigenous heritage,” according to CBS News.
  But in the midst of these celebrations, 3
  
  Read more

• Will Trump run in 2024? Some of Biden's top donors are banking on it

  05-08-2022 20:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  worried about his re-election chances, annoyed that they have little access to him and, in some cases, prepared to walk away
  
  Read more

• Biden's DOJ Intensifies War on Police with Indictment of Breonna Taylor Officers

  05-08-2022 19:54
  
  Four current and former members of the Louisville Metro Police Department were indicted Thursday on federal civil rights charges in connection with the 2020 raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor.
  Taylor, 26, was shot by police during a narcotics raid in Louisville, Kentucky. Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, shot at officers entering the apartment. They returned fire, killing Taylor.
  The charges focus on the information that sent police to Taylor’s apartment, according
  
  Read more

• The Choco Taco is not quite dead yet

  05-08-2022 19:49 via cnn.com
  
  A few weeks ago, Klondike appalled the internet when it said that the Choco Taco would be discontinued. This week, it reversed course, saying the beloved ice cream treat may be coming back — eventually.
  
  Read more

• Even Parkland Shooter's Lawyers Can't Help but Cry as Families Deliver Heartbreaking Tales of What Really Happened That Day

  05-08-2022 19:40
  
  No pain could possibly be greater than the pain of losing a child.
  In 2018, 14 students — along with three staff members — were murdered at Stoneman High School by then-19-year-old Nikolas Cruz in Parkland, Florida, leaving all of their parents feeling that impossible pain.
  On Tuesday, with the trial of Cruz soon coming to a close, some of those parents shared their grief in the form of incredibly powerful victim impact statements.
  In fact, the pain shared was so great that even Cruz
  
  Read more

• Texas governor sent 6,500 migrants to DC on buses. The Pentagon won't send in the National Guard

  05-08-2022 19:14 via cnn.com
  
  The Pentagon has declined Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser's request for aid from the DC National Guard to help with migrants entering the city by bus, according to a US defense official.
  
  Read more

• Texas governor has sent 6,500 migrants to Washington D.C. on buses. The Pentagon will not send in the National Guard

  05-08-2022 19:14 via cnn.com
  
  The Pentagon has declined Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser's request for aid from the DC National Guard to help with migrants entering the city by bus, according to a US defense official.
  
  Read more

• Mysterious Explosion Rocks Town, Leaves Multiple Dead In Multiple Places - Hazmat Team Spotted

  05-08-2022 18:55
  
  A mysterious explosion rocked Laurel, Nebraska, just after 3 a.m. on Thursday and caused multiple deaths, spawning an active investigation from the Nebraska State Patrol.
  Multiple businesses and other buildings were locked down after the blast, in which four people have been found dead at two separate properties.
  Authorities are searching for a suspect. Witnesses have reported that gunshots were heard ringing out prior to the explosion at the properties.
  According to News Channel Nebraska, one p
  
  Read more

• Does Biden Know He's President? He Gives Himself Wrong Title, Tries to Quickly Cover It Up

  05-08-2022 18:45
  
  President Joe Biden just keeps on making us proud.
  Speaking virtually with General Motors CEO Mary Barra on Thursday during a roundtable with business and labor leaders to promote the Democrats’ “Inflation Reduction Act,” Biden referred to himself as “vice president.”
  Although he immediately caught his error, the damage had been done.
  “I’ve spoken to the chairwoman about the possibility of my being able to buy one of those Corvettes that are electric veh
  
  Read more

• The Inflation Reduction Act is anything but

  05-08-2022 18:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Inflation bill has Sinema and Manchin's backing in Senate. But the Inflation Reduction Act Biden and Democrats are pushing will do no such thing.
  
  Read more

• Is the Electric Revolution Coming to an End? EV Maker Faces Major Problems, Slashes Production in Half

  05-08-2022 17:45
  
  Climate alarmists’ misguided fantasy of an electric vehicle-dominated world has morphed into a nightmare amid historic inflation and crippling supply-chain bottlenecks.
  In the latest blow, EV maker Lucid Group slashed its production outlook by 50 percent, citing supply-chain disruptions and “logistical challenges,” The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
  Other factors contributing to the expected shortfall are increased competition in the EV market and skyrocketing prices
  
  Read more

• Tucker Carlson: George Soros Is Actively Subverting the Rule of Law in the United States

  05-08-2022 17:26
  
  Over the past decade, billionaire activist financier George Soros has been on a mission to remake the American criminal justice system in his progressive mold. On Thursday, that effort suffered a slight setback: One of the prosecutors elected with his campaign money was ousted by Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis for pledging to not enforce the law.
  Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, whose jurisdiction includes Tampa, was suspended via an executive order from DeSantis, who cited &ldqu
  
  Read more

• What's in the Manchin-Schumer deal on climate, health care and taxes

  05-08-2022 17:12 via cnn.com
  
  The Democrats' budget reconciliation package has gained more heft after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin agreed to add back several climate and tax provisions.
  
  Read more

• Red States Engage in All-Out Assault on Woke Banks: 'We're Not Going to Pay for Our Own Destruction'

  05-08-2022 16:55
  
  Energy-producing states in America are fighting back against banks that are lining up against the economic lifeblood.
  As major banks are supporting anti-fossil-fuel policies and so-called environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, states such as West Virginia are refusing to do business with them.
  “We’re not going to pay for our own destruction, we’re not going to subsidize that,” West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore told Fox Business recently.
  West Virgin
  
  Read more

• DeSantis Didn't Just Suspend Soros-Funded Prosecutor, He Sent the Police to Evict Him from Office

  05-08-2022 16:29
  
  Earlier this year, when New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul was frustrated with progressive Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg — one of many criminal justice reformers whose campaigns were funded by billionaire financier and activist George Soros — she sat him down for a stern talking-to.
  Part of the problem was that Bragg had made it clear he wasn’t going to enforce many of the city’s laws after his election in 2021, as City Journal’s Thomas Hogan noted.
  &ld
  
  Read more

• China Announces Action Against Nancy Pelosi and Her Family Members, Calling Her Trip an 'Egregious Provocation'

  05-08-2022 16:22
  
  After unleashing its military power in a show of force against Taiwan, China on Friday stomped its foot in a fit of diplomatic pique over the visit of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island it claims is its turf.
  Without offering specifics, China said it will sanction Pelosi and her family over the trip, which came despite more than two weeks of fierce Chinese opposition.
  China’s Foreign Ministry also said it will no longer engage in dialogue with the United States over issues that inclu
  
  Read more

• Getting Hosed

  05-08-2022 16:15
  
  For more A.F. Branco cartoons, go to WesternJournal.com/cartoons.
  The post Getting Hosed appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
  Read more

• Watch as Rescuers Arrive with Only Seconds to Spare to Save Grandma in Sinking SUV During Sudden AZ Flood

  05-08-2022 16:09
  
  A grandma who was out delivering DoorDash on July 28 nearly sank to her death when her SUV was caught by Arizona floods during a monsoon.
  Sue Teders of Apache Junction said her car was slammed by flood waters into a guardrail after being stuck in the overwhelming amount of mud, according to the Arizona Family.
  Bone-chilling police cam footage shows that officers came rushing to the half-sunken vehicle. An officer then exclaimed, “Ma’am, it’s going to go under [water]! Get your
  
  Read more

• Climate Crisis Chronicles, Vol 1: 'How do you even begin to fight a fire that big?'

  05-08-2022 15:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  A California battalion chief battles increasingly common and increasingly catastrophic wildfires.
  
  Read more

• Amazon to buy the company behind the Roomba in a $1.7 billion deal

  05-08-2022 15:33 via cnn.com
  
  Amazon has agreed to buy iRobot, the maker of the popular Roomba vacuum, in an all-cash deal valued at about $1.7 billion, including debt, the two companies announced Friday.
  
  Read more

• Schumer plans first vote on Democrats' economic bill as negotiators court Sinema

  05-08-2022 15:32 via cnn.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday announced that the Senate will reconvene on Saturday and plan to take the first procedural vote to proceed to the Democrats' climate and health care bill.
  
  Read more

• Video: 'Massive' Lightning Strike Hits Just Outside White House, 4 People Hospitalized with Life-Threatening Injuries

  05-08-2022 15:25
  
  Powerful lightning strikes near the White House on Thursday led to four people being hospitalized.
  Officials said the two men and two women, all adults, had potentially life-threatening injuries, according to The Washington Post.
  The Post quoted a witness it did not name as saying the strike was “massive.”
  “It shook the whole area,” the person said. “Literally like a bomb went off, that’s how it sounded.”
  The storm rolled through shortly before 7 p.m. wi
  
  Read more

• Meghan McCain Rails Against Arizona Republicans for Going 'Full Blown MAGA' in Primary Elections

  05-08-2022 15:00
  
  Meghan McCain — daughter of the late Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain — sniped Tuesday on Twitter that the state’s Republican Party has gone “full blown MAGA.”
  All the candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump won in Arizona’s Republican primary elections.
  McCain’s tweets were focused on Trump’s pick in the governor’s race, Kari Lake. The former Phoenix news anchor was running against former real estate developer Karrin Taylor Robson,
  
  Read more

• Liberal City So Desperate to Stop Crime Wave It Turns to Criminals for Advice

  05-08-2022 14:11
  
  Are the inmates setting their sights beyond the asylum and running entire cities?
  A new Washington program is asking jail inmates for advice on dealing with the city’s growing crime problem, according to The Washington Post.
  The program, LEAD Up!, provides a way for inmates to communicate with city authorities on solutions to violence and shootings in the city.
  Convicts and inmates awaiting trial on charges ranging from carjacking, gun possession and murder have deliberated on possible sol
  
  Read more

Follow @GeneralNewsUS on Twitter!