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(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice told the Drug Enforcement Administration to suspend consensual searches at airports and other mass transit facilities after hearing about potential civil rights violations.  Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz announced the suspension after hearing concerns about in the DEA’s transportation interdiction efforts, which include conducting consensual searches. During such searches, …

A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal health officials reported Friday. Yu Shang Food, Inc., of Spartanburg, South Carolina, has recalled more than 72,000 pounds of meat and poultry …

New Yorkers are the most degenerate gamblers in the country.  Mobile sportsbooks in the Empire State racked up a staggering $2.3 billion in bets in October, shattering its national record of $2.1 billion in bets set last year, according to new state Gaming Commission stats. October was the second month in a row – and the fifth month overall – …

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named former NFL player Scott Turner as his pick to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  “Scott is an NFL Veteran, who, during my First Term, served as the First Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC), helping to lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country’s most distressed …

A Texas man was convicted of killing three people, dismembering them and burning their bodies after admitting to investigators that he was called to “commit sacrifices.” Jason Thornburg was found guilty of capital murder on Wednesday and now, the same Tarrant County jury that convicted him must determine whether he receives a death sentence or if he will spend the …

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) announced this week that he plans to introduce legislation that would abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).  “In January, I will be filing the bill that Matt Gaetz sponsored to abolish the ATF. Why? Because we’re fighting for you,” Burlison said in a video posted on X.  The Missouri Republican co-sponsored Gaetz’s …

Podcaster Joe Rogan dunked on left-wing media for losing viewers as many Americans have grown distrustful and wary of their bias. Rogan spoke on his podcast about a recent op-ed from billionaire Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, headlined, “The hard truth: Americans don’t trust the news media.”  He summarized the piece as “essentially saying that you have to …

As Thanksgiving travelers hit the road, a potent early-season snowstorm over the Northeast caused travel delays and disruptions. More than a foot of snow fell in parts of Upstate New York and northeastern Pennsylvania, according to the FOX Forecast Center. High Point, New Jersey reported 20 inches of snow, while 19 inches fell in Cortez, Pennsylvania and 17.1 inches were …

An animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident that has the animal’s owner fuming, but that local police are describing as a sad mix-up. The shooting happened on Tuesday after police received a call of a report of a coyote in a residential backyard, said Timothy Labrie, …

The heartless crook accused of stealing a gold-plated rose from a 9/11 memorial at a Midtown Catholic church was arrested Friday for the unholy crime, according to the NYPD. Deikel Alcantara, 21, was turned over to police by his father and charged with grand larceny for allegedly pilfering a $3,000 rose — forged of metal from Ground Zero and plated …