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Former Navy SEAL and bestselling author of upcoming ‘Targeted’ nonfiction series weighs in on terror acts that changed history Twenty-two years have passed since the attack that changed the course of history and not a day has gone by that I have not thought about 9/11.  In remembering that Tuesday in September, it is hard not to reflect on all that followed.  Two years removed from the disastrous withdrawal of U.S. forces, I think of the flag officers who — year after year, for close to two decades — went before Congress, the American people and their troops, to say time and time again that we were "making progress" and that we needed just a little more time, additional resources or increased funding to capitalize on our hard-earned gains and those of the Afghan people.  JACK CARR, BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND FORMER SEAL, ANNOUNCES NONFICTION SERIES, ‘TARGETED’ These are the same leaders who had 20 years to prepare for an eventual withdrawal. We saw their bes...

Republican presidential candidates make waves during debate with tense exchanges about abortion, climate change and experience The Republican presidential debate Wednesday evening was filled with memorable moments and lines as candidates clashed on stage for the first time of the 2024 election cycle. The debate featured tense back-and-forths between candidates with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie trading blows.  GOP DEBATE: REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ABORTION, CLIMATE CHANGE, THE ECONOMY AND MORE | LIVE UPDATES Here are five of memorable moments from the debate. 1. ‘We need to send Joe Biden back to his basement’ During his answer to the first question, DeSantis argued the nation is in "decline" and suggested it is problematic that Americans are struggling to make ends meet while President Biden's son Hunter is sell...

A growing army of hundreds combing through the burned ruins on Maui – including many dealing with losses themselves – have searched over a third of the wildfire burn areas, Maui authorities said, warning the death toll will likely continue climbing. So far, at least 111 deaths have been confirmed in the wildfires, according to a release from Maui County. “This is unprecedented. No one has ever seen this that is alive today – not this size, not this number, not this volume,” Maui Police chief John Pelletier said. “And we’re not done.”  “Realize that the responders that are going out there are recovering their loved ones and members of their families,” Pelletier said. About 38% of the burn zone had been searched as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Pelletier. Authorities were hoping to have covered much of the burn scars by the weekend. The search through the ashes of what used to be homes, business and historic...

'My mother was murdered,' Heidi Voight wrote Popular Connecticut-based NBC anchor Heidi Voight stunned fans this week when she revealed a "painful secret" regarding her mother’s death that has kept her off the air in recent months.  The February death of Voight’s mother, Claudia M. Voight, "initially was reported to be the result of an apparent medical event and did not appear suspicious," according to Vermont State Police.  However, the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington later "indicated the death was suspicious, and Voight had sustained injuries that were detectable only during autopsy," and autopsy findings confirmed that "Voight’s cause of death was neck compression, and the manner of death was homicide," police said.  Vermont State Police opted to wait to disclose the incident to the public "due to the sensitive nature of the case from the early stages of the investigation," so Heidi Voight was unable...

Georgia high school senior's mother says 'I'm still in shock' A high school senior from Georgia has died after becoming infected with what the state’s Department of Health says is a rare "brain-eating amoeba."  The 17-year-old, named in media reports as Megan Ebenroth, passed away on July 22.  "I’m still in shock," her mother, identified by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as Christina Ebenroth, said to the newspaper. "But I can’t keep silent about her. She was extraordinary."  The newspaper reports that Ebenroth, a straight-A student who had aspirations to go to the University of Georgia, went swimming in a lake with friends near her home in McDuffie County in early July before treatment for a migraine turned into an emergency room visit, hospitalization and intubation.  GEORGIA RESIDENT DIES FROM RARE BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA FOUND IN FRESHWATER LAKES   Megan Ebenroth had hopes of going to the University of Georgia, the Atlanta Journal...

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that he was “disloyal” for entering the 2024 presidential race, saying that politicians are not “entitled” to support from voters. The Florida governor made the remarks late last week during an interview with Megyn Kelly when asked about Trump’s claim that DeSantis “came over and begged him for an endorsement with tears coming down from your eyes” during the 2018 Florida gubernatorial race. DeSantis laughed off the claim, saying that he met Trump out in the open on Air Force One and asked for his support and Trump agreed. “But here’s the thing, politicians have to earn support,” DeSantis said. “Nobody’s entitled to support. You know, I am loyal to my family. I am loyal to our Constitution. I am loyal to God. That is where my loyalty goes, I will work with politicians to try to advance what I believe is in the best interests of Florida and the country. But at the end of the day, ...

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis clarified remarks he made last week about having Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. serving in some sort of capacity monitoring federal agencies. DeSantis was asked last week during an interview with Clay Travis if he would consider tapping RFK Jr. to be his vice presidential running mate, which DeSantis immediately shot down because of RFK’s strong leftist leanings. DeSantis said that he did agree with RFK’s stance on Dr. Anthony Fauci and the corruption in the health bureaucracies and suggested that it might be good to “sic” him on those agencies. “If you’re president, you know, sic him on the FDA if he’d be willing to serve, or sic him on CDC,” DeSantis said. The media, some online pundits, and at least one other presidential candidate claimed that DeSantis suggested that he would tap RFK to lead those agencies. In a follow-up interview with Megyn Kelly, DeSantis clarified that he never suggested tapping RFK to lead any federal ...