Mayor quits after facing harassment, threats as texts show her calling Buc-ee’s project opponents ‘terrorists’

The former mayor of Palmer Lake, Colorado, called people who were against land annexation for a Buc-ee’s store and other measures “terrorists” and “losers,” according to local media reports and text messages included in a lawsuit. Glant Havenar, who resigned from serving as the town’s mayor mid-week, used the insults when talking about people opposed to the … Read more

FAA slashes flights in, out of Newark Airport through end of 2025

Hourly flights at beleaguered Newark Liberty International Airport will remain drastically reduced through the end of the year as construction and staffing shortages continue plaguing the busy travel hub, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Friday. Just 28 arriving and departing flights will be permitted each hour on weekends from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, as … Read more

Ex-sheriff accused of shooting judge in chambers says state skirted law, should toss murder case: report

The attorneys representing the former Letcher County, Kentucky sheriff who stands accused of murdering the county’s judge in his chambers have filed a new motion to have their client’s indictment dismissed, according to a report. Former sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines’ lawyers say the state failed to record a November 2024 meeting between state prosecutors and the Letcher … Read more

Los Angeles ICE raids spark protests, fear, outrage. ‘Our community is under attack’

Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, center, joined over 300 immigrant rights activists in downtown Los Angeles Friday to protest multiple immigration sweeps by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) A series of surprise U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps in downtown Los Angeles on Friday prompted fierce pushback … Read more

A rogues’ gallery of speed-demon city politicians

New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander speaks during a news conference on June 5, 2025. AFP via Getty Images Who is the worst road-rule-breaker in city government? The competition is pretty stiff. City Comptroller Brad Lander, running for mayor in part on vows to end “traffic violence,” racked up eight school-zone … Read more

Trump boasts of ‘big win’ over AP as court allows WH to ban access after ‘Gulf of America’ spat

President Trump celebrated a “big win” Friday after a court ruled that his administration can ban the Associated Press from entering the Oval Office and other restricted areas. “Big WIN over AP today,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “They refused to state the facts or the Truth on the GULF OF AMERICA. FAKE NEWS!!!” The 2-1 … Read more

Government drones used in ‘runaway spying operation’ to peek into backyards in Sonoma County, lawsuit says

A drone is flown for recreational purposes in the sky above Old Bethpage, New York in 2015. A lawsuit alleges that Sonoma County is using drones to enforce code violations. (Bruce Bennett / Getty Images) Three residents filed a lawsuit this week against Sonoma County seeking to block code enforcement from using drones to take … Read more

Jackie Robinson, Minnie Minoso mural vandalized in Miami

Police are investigating after vandals defaced a mural of baseball legends Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso that is part of a collection of artwork honoring baseball players in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. The vandalism was discovered Sunday by a 7-year-old boy who asked his mother what the words and the Nazi symbols meant, community leaders said … Read more

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