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Major Trump Departure: Karoline Leavitt Steps Down As White House Press Secretary Major Trump Departure: Karoline Leavitt Steps Down As White House Press Secretary
Major Trump Departure: Karoline Leavitt Steps Down As White House Press Secretary One of President Donald Trump’s most visible aides is preparing to leave the White House after a rapid rise through Republican politics. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down at the end of August, Trump announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The 28-year-old is leaving the demanding position to devote more time to her family and two young children. She returned to work after giving birth to a daughter in May. Karoline Leavitt with one of her two children in the White House. Wikipedia/Margo Martin “Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, and one of my most trus…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Ride From Hell: Man Robbed, Shot After Accepting Lift In DC, Police Say (VIDEO) Ride From Hell: Man Robbed, Shot After Accepting Lift In DC, Police Say (VIDEO)
Ride From Hell: Man Robbed, Shot After Accepting Lift In DC, Police Say (Video) A man who thought he was catching a lift in DC found himself staring down the barrel of a gun before being robbed and shot by the driver who offered him a ride, police say. Now, investigators want the public's help putting a name to the face of the suspected gunman caught on camera. The robbery-turned-shooting played out at approximately 4:34 a.m. on Sunday, July 26, when Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to the 1600 block of 12th Street NW for a reported shooting. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, the department released surveillance photos of the suspect. The Metropolitan…

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by Zak Failla
Breaking News
WATCH: ICE Said She Nearly Ran Them Over Before Virginia Woman Pointed To Her Dashcam WATCH: ICE Said She Nearly Ran Them Over Before Virginia Woman Pointed To Her Dashcam
Watch: ICE Said She Nearly Ran Them Over Before Virginia Woman Pointed To Her Dashcam A few angry words in a Virginia parking lot ended with a masked federal agent approaching a woman's car with his gun drawn. Now that showdown has gone viral. The confrontation unfolded around 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, in the Bailey's Crossroads area near Falls Church, where Northern Virginia counselor Carolina Molina encountered US ICE agents during an immigration operation, according to multiple reports. Then the cameras started rolling. Cellphone and dashcam videos Molina posted online have since gone viral, capturing a tense confrontation that has drawn hundreds of thousands of views,…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
Chilling New Allegations Emerge In Rob, Michele Reiner Murder Case Chilling New Allegations Emerge In Rob, Michele Reiner Murder Case
Chilling New Allegations Emerge In Rob, Michele Reiner Murder Case A grand jury has added a chilling new dimension to the murder case against the son of a celebrated Hollywood couple. An indictment charging Nick Reiner, 32, with murdering his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and photographer-producer Michele Singer Reiner, was unsealed on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The indictment adds a special circumstance allegation that Nick Reiner committed the killings by lying in wait, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. “This was a profound betrayal by someone who was loved and trusted by the very people he is accused of killing,” L…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Beloved Mailman 'Mr. Fields' Gets Special Sendoff After Years On The Road Beloved Mailman 'Mr. Fields' Gets Special Sendoff After Years On The Road
Beloved Mailman 'Mr. Fields' Gets Special Sendoff After Years On The Road Some people deliver the mail.  A man affectionately known only as "Mr. Fields" delivered a whole lot more to one Maryland neighborhood. The longtime US Postal Service letter carrier and Navy vet is heading into retirement after becoming a fixture in the Sligo Park Hills community in Silver Spring, where neighbors are now stepping up to give him a sendoff worthy of his years of service. A GoFundMe campaign launched by Silver Spring resident Adam Landsman is raising money as a retirement gift for Fields, whom he described as far more than the person who brought letters and packages to t…

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by Zak Failla
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Green Card Marriage Ring: 11 New Yorkers Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say Green Card Marriage Ring: 11 New Yorkers Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say
Green Card Marriage Ring: 11 New Yorkers Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say Eleven New Yorkers have been charged in an alleged international immigration fraud scheme that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages and collected tens of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors said.   The defendants were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after a two-count federal indictment was unsealed, according to the US Department of Justice. The network operated for more than a decade and arranged sham marriages between foreign nationals, primarily citizens of China, and US citizens to fraudulently obtain immigration status, prosecutors allege. Those indicted inc…

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by Ben Crnic
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Little Fighter: 4-Year-Old Boy Faces Long Recovery After Freak Lawn Tractor Accident Little Fighter: 4-Year-Old Boy Faces Long Recovery After Freak Lawn Tractor Accident
Little Fighter: 4-Year-Old Boy Faces Long Recovery After Freak Lawn Tractor Accident One moment changed everything for a Maryland 4-year-old and his family. Easton Morgan was severely injured after becoming trapped beneath a lawn tractor on Friday, July 31, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched to help his family through what organizers described as a life-threatening accident. Emergency crews rushed to help the boy before he was airlifted to Johns Hopkins Hospital for urgent care. Now, the photos tell part of the story. Before the accident, Easton is pictured flashing a huge smile alongside his mom, Courtney, and wearing his baseball uniform on the diamond. E…

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by Zak Failla
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Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents
Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents The Department of Homeland Security DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are planning to spend as much as $20 million on gloves capable of delivering electric shocks, federal records and published reports show. ICE published the new requirement Monday, Aug. 10, seeking CTG-5 G.L.O.V.E. devices, short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, according to the Department of Homeland Security's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. The federal government describes the gloves as a “Conductive Distraction and De-escalation Device” that would be issued to Homeland…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Paris-Bound 'Marble Vase' Had A $40K Surprise Inside At Dulles Airport: CBP Paris-Bound 'Marble Vase' Had A $40K Surprise Inside At Dulles Airport: CBP
Paris-Bound 'Marble Vase' Had A $40K Surprise Inside At Dulles Airport: CBP This was one deep ball that never made it to Paris. US Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted more than four pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a package passing through Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, officials announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The package was mailed from Utah County, Utah, with France as its final destination. On the customs declaration? A marble vase. Only problem? There was no vase. Instead, CBP officers inspecting the parcel found two packages wrapped in black cellophane tape, each containing a crystalline substance, officia…

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by Zak Failla
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'Sunny Days' Turn Dark: $450K Fire Destroys Farm Riding Ring, Rabbit Dies 'Sunny Days' Turn Dark: $450K Fire Destroys Farm Riding Ring, Rabbit Dies
'Sunny Days' Turn Dark: $450K Fire Destroys Farm Riding Ring, Rabbit Dies There wasn’t much left standing when daylight finally reached a Maryland horse farm Tuesday morning. The two-alarm fire broke out at approximately 3:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at Sunny Days Farm on Wrights Neck Road in Centreville, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal and Goodwill Fire Company. By the time the first crews arrived, the roughly 120-foot-by-60-foot pole building was fully involved, with flames threatening a nearby horse stable. That prompted firefighters to call for a tanker task force and a second alarm as crews worked to keep the fire from spreading. They did. O…

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by Zak Failla
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Teenage Daughter Killed In Intentional Explosion Dad Admitted To Setting: Court Docs Teenage Daughter Killed In Intentional Explosion Dad Admitted To Setting: Court Docs
Teenage Daughter Killed In Intentional Explosion Dad Admitted To Setting: Court Docs A Pennsylvania father accused of intentionally blowing up his family's home, killing his 19-year-old daughter and injuring his estranged wife, has admitted to killing the teen. Brian Jeffrey Shelleby, 47, of Castle Shannon, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and aggravated arson causing bodily injury in a negotiated plea before Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Bruce R. Beemer on Monday, Aug. 10, court records show.  Shelleby is awaiting sentencing, which is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m. in Courtroom 510, according to his docket. He remains in the Allegheny C…

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by Jillian Pikora
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OIG Details Mold, Mushrooms, Pests Inside Maryland Shelters: ‘Critical’ And ‘Horrific’ OIG Details Mold, Mushrooms, Pests Inside Maryland Shelters: ‘Critical’ And ‘Horrific’
OIG Details Mold, Mushrooms, Pests Inside Maryland Shelters: ‘Critical’ And ‘Horrific’ Mushrooms growing in rooms. Mold in the air. Bed bugs. Dark water backing up into a bathtub. Those were among the conditions reported or documented inside Maryland homeless shelters in a Baltimore City Office of Inspector General investigation released on Wednesday, Aug. 12.  Former Mayor's Office of Homeless Services employees had two words for what they said they witnessed: “critical” and “horrific.” And some of the complaints were backed up. The investigation began after the OIG received a complaint in July 2025 about conditions at three Baltimore shelters operating out of former …

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by Zak Failla