Florida Breaks Record With More Than 21,000 New COVID Cases

Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to federal health data released Saturday, as its theme park resorts again started asking visitors to wear masks indoors.

Grand jury indicts 9 MS-13 members on charges including murder, kidnapping

Post Content A federal grand jury has indicted nine MS-13 gang members on a 60-count indictment with charges including murder, kidnapping and assault — after a federal investigation led to their arrests, government officials announced this week. Officials said that the MS-13 sub-unit, the Thompson Place Los Salvatrucha clique, operated in Nashville, Tenn., since at […]

White House touts uptick in COVID vaccinations amid renewed mandates, Delta spread

Post Content The Biden administration is touting a recent increase in COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States, amid new concerns about the highly contagious Delta variant and fresh coronavirus restrictions. Cyrus Shahpar, the White House‘s COVID-19 Data Director, took to Twitter to celebrate a “big Friday” where the number of newly vaccinated people hit its […]

AOC has spent thousands on security, including $4k-plus to ex-Blackwater contractor

Post Content Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paid thousands for personal security to a former Blackwater contractor, a review of Federal Election Commission records shows. AOC’s campaign spent at least $4,636 at Tullis Worldwide Protection for “security services” between January and June of this year, according to the filings. The Franconia, Virginia-based company is owned by Devin […]

Experts project record low poverty in 2021 resulting from COVID relief

Post Content Researchers are projecting a record-low U.S. poverty rate in 2021, and they’re pointing to federal COVID-19 relief as the driving factor behind the shift. The Census Bureau last September reported that the county’s poverty rate in 2019 hit a record low of 10.5%, with 4.2 million fewer impoverished people than in the previous […]