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Authorities have named Kimbrady Watson Carriker as their prime suspect in Monday night’s mass shooting in Southwest Philadelphia that left five people dead and two injured. The Post Millennial reports: The suspect wanted in connection with a shooting in Southwest Philadelphia on Monday night has been identified as 40-year-old Kimbrady Watson Carriker. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Carriker was arrested on Monday evening after allegedly shooting and killing five people and injuring two children in the Kingsessing neighborhood. Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said law enforcement responded to gunfire in the area of South 56th Street and Chester Avenue shortly before 8:30 pm. Around…

A variety of factors, including a historic decline in patriotism, has an increasing number of Americans conflicted about celebrating the Fourth of July. A recent poll by Gallup showed the percentage of American adults that consider patriotism an important value has dropped precipitously in recent years, from 61% in 2019 to 39% now. That number is a one-point increase from 2022’s unprecedented low. While Republicans demonstrate higher levels of patriotism than their Democrat counterparts, less than half of U.S. citizens have claimed to be “extremely proud” of their country in Gallup’s annual survey every year since 2017. The New York…

America’s closest ally in the Mideast is on the move. The Israeli government launched the fiercest air attack on the West Bank in two decades Monday. Multiple outlets reported airstrikes against embedded Palestinian fighters in the city of Jenin. The incursion has included unmanned combat aerial vehicles and hundreds of troops. The New York Times reports: The Israeli military said the operation began shortly after 1 a.m. with drone attacks from the air on what it called “terrorist infrastructure” in the Jenin area, followed by hundreds of ground forces moving in. Military officials said the operation focused on militant targets in…

A new bill approved by the Democrat-controlled Michigan House of Representatives would make it a criminal offense to cause someone to feel “threatened” by your words. Including the misusing of pronouns. HB 4474 is now under consideration before the Michigan Senate — which also has a slight Democrat majority. If it becomes law, offenders will face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Opponents of the hate speech bill have come out in force, saying it infringes on free speech rights. The Daily Mail continues: The proposed legislation aims to replace the existing Ethnic Intimidation Act and…

Executives have appointed a seasoned veteran to replace Pat Sajak on “Wheel of Fortune” after four decades: Ryan Seacrest. Seacrest, who rose to fame through his syndicated radio program and “American Idol” hosting gigs, said in a post on social media that he’s “truly humbled” to follow in Sajak’s footsteps. TMZ has more on his remarks: This is the grand prize for hosting game shows. ‘Wheel’ is one of the most — if not the most — successful game show ever. When you add up the viewership, it averages around 20 million a week … making it the biggest show…

The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit by a group of congressional Democrats seeking documents related to the former Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. Democrats had previously sought details about the government lease for the Washington hotel when Trump owned it. However, the lawmakers have since dropped the lawsuit, effectively rendering any hearing by the high court moot. As the Independent reports: The case was first initiated in 2017 – Mr. Trump’s first year in office – when 17 Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee sued the General Services Administration (GSA) for information about the 2013…

Fox News Channel (FNC) has chosen its permanent replacement for Tucker Carlson’s old time slot: Jesse Watters. The primetime shuffle comes amid a period of turmoil for the cable news behemoth, as The Wall Street Journal reports: Jesse Watters will be the new host of Fox News’s 8 p.m. hour, succeeding ousted star anchor Tucker Carlson, one of several prime-time changes the network announced on Monday. Laura Ingraham will shift earlier in the evening to the 7 p.m. hour, while late-night host Greg Gutfeld will move up an hour to 10 p.m., Fox News said. The departure of Carlson, who rose to become the network’s highest-rated prime-time…

More letters containing a white powdery substance have surfaced in a third state capital city. Helena, Montana was the target this time. Once again, the unknown sender(s) only targeted Republican lawmakers. (RELATED: FBI Investigating After ‘Suspicious’ Packages Sent To Prominent Republicans) At least two members of the legislature in Helena received suspicious deliveries, following similar incidents at the Tennessee and Kansas state capitols. Montana House leadership confirmed House Speaker Rhonda Knudsen, R-Culbertson, and Rep. Neil Duram, R-Eureka, received letters at their homes, both with post markings from Kansas City. As NBC Montana reports: Upon opening the letter, the representatives found…

Authorities in New Hampshire arrested former state Rep. Stacie Marie Laughton last week for allegedly distributing child porn. Laughton, a Democrat, previously resigned twice from the New Hampshire State House. She faces four charges of distributing sexually explicit images of children. https://twitter.com/UnionLeader/status/1672212928009740289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1672212928009740289%7Ctwgr%5Eed54cf3e156a424883a3bc4faa9df73fc953cb84%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fnations-first-elected-transgender-state-rep-arrested-on-child-porn-charges-police As the New Hampshire Union Leader reports: On Tuesday, June 20, Nashua police responded to a local facility for a juvenile matter, officials said in a release. Officers spoke with individuals there who indicated Laughton allegedly distributed sexually explicit images of children, police said. Detectives from the Special Investigations Division applied for and were granted a warrant for…

Chris Clark, Hunter Biden’s attorney, released a statement Friday in response to bombshell IRS whistleblower testimony made public by the GOP-led House Ways and Means Committee. Clark confirmed the validity of the texts, explaining that Hunter wrote them. Still, Clark added that his client was addicted to hard drugs at the time and any messages threatening his Chinese business partner were “solely his own.” As Mediaite reports: The statement was a response to stunning testimony from IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley, which included him saying: We obtained a July 30th, 2017, WhatsApp message from Hunter Biden to Henry Zhao, where Hunter Biden wrote:…