Tag: US News

NTD Evening News (July 6): Trump Aide Pleads Not Guilty in Classified Docs Case; OceanGate Halts Operations After Sub Disaster

In a Miami courtroom, Walt Nauta, an aide of former President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty on July 6 to helping Mr. Trump hide classified documents from law enforcement. Mr. Nauta was indicted last month in special counsel Jack Smith’s probe of the former president’s handling of classified documents. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced that…


Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi Has Full FDA Approval Now and That Means Medicare Will Pay for It

WASHINGTON—U.S. officials granted full approval to a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug on Thursday, clearing the way for Medicare and other insurance plans to begin covering the treatment for people with the brain-robbing disease. The Food and Drug Administration endorsed the IV drug, Leqembi, for patients with mild dementia and other symptoms caused by early Alzheimer’s…


Legal Consequences Could Soon Be in Store for Target’s ‘Pride’ Displays

Attorneys general in several Republican-led states warned Target that “pride” displays and LGBT items at stores could create legal issues for the retail giant, running afoul of child-protection laws in some jurisdictions. Led by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, seven attorneys general wrote that the store’s “June Pride” collection could be “potentially harmful to minors”…


Illegal Immigrant on Terror Watch List Released in US Due to ‘Multiple Mistakes,’ DHS Report Shows

The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) discovered “multiple mistakes” that led to the release of an illegal immigrant whose name appeared on the FBI’s terror watch list. In a June 28 report (pdf), the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) detailed the Yuma, Arizona, arrest of an illegal immigrant and their family on…


California and Truck Manufacturers Strike Deal on State Emissions Rules

California state air regulators and truck and engine manufacturers said on Thursday they had agreed on state emissions rules that will give companies more flexibility to meet requirements. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) said the “Clean Truck Partnership” with the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) includes new flexibility for manufacturers to meet emissions…


Texas Man Reported Missing as Teen in 2015 Has Been at Home With His Mother All Along, Police Say

HOUSTON—A Texas man who was reported missing as a teenager in 2015 ultimately returned home a day later but he and his mother deceived officers by giving false names over the ensuing eight years, police said Thursday. Houston police detectives said prosecutors have declined to bring false report charges against Janie Santana and her son,…


Mark Levin Says Target Won’t Sell His Book Due to Concerns Liberal Customers May Get ‘Offended’

Conservative radio personality Mark Levin’s upcoming book has been banned from sale by Target as the mega retail chain was reportedly worried the book would offend Democrats. “Target has informed my publisher, Simon & Schuster, that it will not carry my new book when it is released on Sept. 19,” Mr. Levin said in a…


Victims Identified After Fiery Plane Crash in South Carolina Resort Town Killed All 5 People on Board

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.—Five people are dead after a single-engine plane crashed over the weekend in a South Carolina coastal resort town. Officials said Sunday’s fiery wreck near a golf course in North Myrtle Beach killed all four passengers and the pilot, The Myrtle Beach Sun News reported. The Monday update raised the death toll…


Listings for Lake Homes and Lots Jump Nearly $6 Billion Since Winter

A new report from Lake Homes Realty in Hoover, Alabama, shows that lake home and lot listings have escalated to $5.9 billion since February of this year. Over the past five months, lake properties have been flooding the market with a total of almost 74,000 currently for sale in 34 states across the nation. The…


‘Pretty Stupid’: Obama AG Criticizes Court Ban on Biden Admin’s Censorship-By-Proxy Scheme

Eric Holder, who served as attorney general under President Barack Obama, has issued a scathing rebuke of a landmark court decision that blocks the Biden administration from pressuring social media companies to censor free speech. “Well this is pretty stupid. And potentially dangerous,” Mr. Holder said in a tweet, commenting on a court injunction issued…