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Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” tried to explain the mindset of white Appalachian voters at a time when many Americans were baffled by the popularity of Donald Trump. Read more
The blaze was sparked by lightning on July 17, and wind gusts up to 60 mph drove the flames across brush, timberland and ranches, killing hundreds of cattle. The fire was only 20% contained today, officials said. Read more
Court records showed that Zambada today waived his right to appear personally in court and directed that a not guilty plea be entered on his behalf. Read more
The vehicle spread flames that caused what is being called the Park Fire, which exploded overnight from about 1,400 acres on Wednesday near Chico, California, to about 125,000 acres on Thursday afternoon in northern California. Read more
The pair face charges for their roles in the bungled police response to the shooting during which officers waited for more than an hour outside a classroom where the gunman was holed up with children, including those who made lengthy calls to 911 emergency services, saying they were in the room with the gunman and surrounded by bodies. Read more
Spencer Gear was charged in Nevada federal court on July 16 with 22 counts of making threats to kill or injure officials, including making a call to New York threatening to kill two individuals referred to as “A.B.” and “J.M.” Read more
Homeless encampments have vexed California, where housing costs are among the nation’s highest, more than any other state. Read more
The largest fire now burning in the United States, Oregon’s Durkee Fire, has burned at least 240,000 acres, threatened multiple small towns, scorched ranch land and killed cattle by the hundreds, local media reports said. Read more
Russian Tu-95MS “Bear” strategic bombers and Chinese Xi’an H-6 strategic bombers took part in patrols over the Chukchi and Bering seas and the North Pacific, Russia’s defense ministry said. Read more
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The three-minute video was recorded on the body-worn camera of an officer from the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit who was at the Trump campaign rally on July 13 in the rural western Pennsylvania town of Butler, and released on Tuesday by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley. Read more
“The crowd failed to obey our order to move back from our police line. We are deploying pepper spray towards anyone trying to break the law and cross that line,” police said in a statement. Read more
The explosion occurred around 10 a.m. in the Biscuit Basin area of the park. Several tourists captured video of the event, and in some footage an adult can be heard shouting at children to run. Read more
Sean Grayson, a white deputy who was dismissed from the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office and charged with three counts of first-degree murder last week, fired three shots at the woman, Sonya Massey, according to the indictment. Read more
The Secret Service, which is responsible for the protection of current and former U.S. presidents, faces a crisis after a gunman was able to fire on Trump from a roof overlooking the outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. Read more
The decision caught many White House staff off guard, with several expressing shock that the president had made the announcement while recuperating from a bout of COVID-19. Read more
“Last week, I took a bullet for democracy,” Trump said. Read more
Earl Washington said he eventually turned himself in to the FBI’s office on Oahu, where he was questioned for 45 minutes, and then let go. Read more
Sean Grayson, who is white, is set to be arraigned in Illinois’ Seventh Judicial Circuit Court this afternoon, one day after a grand jury indicted him on five criminal counts for the July 6 death of Sonya Massey. Read more
The 20-year-old gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, also looked up dates of Trump’s appearances and the Democratic National Convention, according to people on two conference calls held to answer lawmakers’ questions. Read more
The CDC had previously confirmed four cases and a fifth presumptive positive case of bird flu among Colorado farm workers who were killing and disposing of chickens that had contracted the virus. Read more
Terry’s alleged work as an agent began in 2013, two years after she left U.S. government employment, and lasted a decade. Read more
