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A 22-year-old Penn State University student was fatally shot during an alleged robbery about 1:30 a.m. Saturday in Philadelphia. NBC Philadelphia reported the victim, identified as Billy Schmidt, was walking home when two individuals approached him and allegedly took his phone. A camera at a nearby home picked up audio of Schmidt saying, “Give me back my phone” and then the sound of gunfire. ABC 6 pointed out that video from the camera shows a man “throwing a cell phone…[and] seconds later, another man runs around a corner with Schmidt chasing him.” The individual being chased then spun around and shot…

Dramatic clips show buildings swaying and crowds fleeing as authorities warn coastal areas to move inland A powerful earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Monday morning, shaking Mindanao and triggering tsunami warnings across parts of Asia as residents fled buildings and coastal communities were urged to move inland.The quake, initially reported by some monitoring agencies and media outlets as magnitude 8.2, was later listed by the United States Geological Survey as magnitude 7.8. It struck shortly before 7:40 AM local time near Mindanao, at a depth of about 35 kilometers.Videos circulating on social media show buildings swaying, ceilings and walls…

The destruction of New York is the logic of decades of history and long-forgotten pols addicted to outrageous spending and taxation. Today’s successors of these big taxers are as myopic as the Bourbon kings who “learned nothing and forgot nothing.” It didn’t start with the election of socialist/communist Mayor Zorain Mamdani, who followed in their footsteps and said the government should control “the means of production.” Mamdani is the logical outcome of generations of New York City’s drift toward bigger and bigger government along with destroying the private sector. This leads the most productive citizens and businesses to head for…

President Donald Trump is reportedly moving to rein in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following Israel launching a strike at Lebanon after Hezbollah struck northern Israel. In a post on X, Barak Ravid, a global affairs correspondent for Axios, shared that Trump told him he was “going to call Netanyahu” and tell Netanyahu “not to strike back.” Trump’s comments to Ravid come after Iran retaliated with a missile strike on Israel after Israel struck Beirut in response to an attack from Hezbollah, according to Axios. Axios reported that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “said sirens sounded in northern Israel as four…

Sales of firearms, AR-15 parts, and magazines with capacity of greater than 15 rounds are surging in Virginia, where residents are now less than a month away from an “assault weapons” ban taking effect. The effective date of the ban is July 1, 2026. WDBJ reported that Ginger Mafia Tactical manager James Sprouse talked about firearm and magazine sales, saying, “For the last, I’d say, three months, we’ve been running hard. The second we get them in, they’re out the door.” He noted the store is selling “At least a dozen or so firearms every other day, including suppressors.” RELATED: State-Level Assault: Democrats…

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) said he did not believe incoming acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte was statutorily qualified for the job. Partial transcript as follows: MCCAUL: Well, I think he’s putting national security first, that a nuclear Iran is not acceptable. I do think the American people, though, as they see high gas prices, affordability is going to be an issue in this midterm. RADDATZ: He says he doesn’t care about that. MCCAUL: Well, it depends if you care about the elections. And I do think the Iranians are going to drag this out…

Texas governor slammed Ottawa’s move as an “overreaction” despite declaring a statewide disaster Canada has temporarily banned imports of livestock, including horses, from the US state of Texas over the outbreak of screwworm fly, a flesh-eating and potentially deadly parasite.The first case of screwworm was identified in Texas on Wednesday, marking the first detection of the parasite in the US, roughly 80km (50 miles) from the Mexican border. The outbreak began in Central America in 2023 and has been spreading steadily northward ever since. By late 2025, Mexico had reported thousands of cases in animals and dozens of humans.The second…

British historian Simon Schama has condemned U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over his D-Day address while deriding the “little people” who oppose mass migration into Europe. Marking the 82nd anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy in a speech delivered at the American military cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Secretary Hegseth painted a contrast between the “Greatest Generation” which overcame the evils of Nazi Germany, and the modern West, which he warned has, at least in part, become “comfortable” and under the misaprehension that “empty slogans” and “lavish summits” will preserve peace and stability in Europe. Following the example of other senior…

Two Republican candidates in California’s 40th Congressional District have advanced to the general election in a blow to Democrats. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) and Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) have been vying for the same seat even after redistricting and Decision Desk HQ showed Calvert at 35.68 percent and Kim at 21.12 percent on Sunday. The two Republicans are running after “mid-decade redistricting further gerrymandered California’s district lines, which already provided a gross advantage to Congressional Democrats far beyond the party’s proportion of the vote in the state,” Breitbart News reported in May. The outlet said Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) had endorsed…

Oak processionary moth caterpillars can trigger rashes, respiratory problems and, in rare cases, allergic shock An insect infestation is spreading across Berlin, forcing closures and health warnings in parks, sports grounds, and residential areas, German media has reported. The culprit is the oak processionary moth caterpillar, a tree-killing pest covered in toxic stinging hairs.The insect, scientifically known as Thaumetopoea processionea, is a moth species whose caterpillars emerge between May and July. While the moth itself is harmless, the caterpillars develop hundreds of thousands of microscopic toxic hairs that can travel up to 200 meters on the wind and cause rashes,…