Month: June 2023

Woman Fatally Shoots Uber Driver After Mistaking Being Kidnapped: Police

EL PASO, Texas—A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to police. Phoebe Copas remained jailed Sunday in El Paso, Texas, after being charged with murder last week in the death of 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia. Court…


A Woman Fatally Shot an Uber Driver. Police Say She Wrongly Thought She Was Being Kidnapped

EL PASO, Texas—A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to police. Phoebe Copas remained jailed Sunday in El Paso, Texas, after being charged with murder last week in the death of 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia. Court…


Riders Plunge From a Derailed Roller Coaster in Sweden, Killing One and Injuring Several Others

STOCKHOLM—A roller coaster train derailed in Stockholm on Sunday, sending some passengers plunging to the ground in an amusement park accident that left one dead and nine injured, police and park officials said. Witnesses described a chaotic scene at the Gröna Lund park as the front of the train appeared to jump off the tracks…


DeSantis Reveals Details of His Border Security Plan in Texas

GOP presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visits Eagle Pass, Texas, and details his border security plan at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 26. …


LIVE NOW: DeSantis Reveals Details of His Border Security Plan in Texas

GOP presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visits Eagle Pass, Texas, and details his border security plan at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 26. …


Supreme Court Throws out Louisiana’s Appeal, Making Way for New Congressional Map

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that another congressional map may have to be redrawn amid claims that it inappropriately dilutes the influence of black voters in the state. “The writ of certiorari before judgment is dismissed as improvidently granted. The stay heretofore entered by the Court on June 28, 2022, is vacated,” the court…


Drayton Hall: Rich in Southern History

Despite nearly three centuries in existence, Drayton Hall (built between 1738 and 1750) on the Ashley River in Charleston, South Carolina, lives on and, in fact, is an active archeological site. Seven generations of the Drayton family have lived in the home. The original owner, John Drayton was born in nearby Magnolia Plantation, which the family still…


Gold’s Drop Under $2,000 Is a Buying Opportunity, According to UBS and Other Analysts

A series of recent losses have seen gold retreat back from its level of $2,000 per ounce. However, Swiss bank UBS is among those who see a buying opportunity and a return to that price range. Gold is now sitting 4 percent below its year-to-date high reached in May 2023, noted a team of UBS…


Wagner Rebellion Is a Sign of Russian Weakness: EU Minister

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the aborted mutiny of Wagner Group mercenaries against the Russian forces showed proof of “fragilities” in Moscow’s political system and weakness in its military. “The most important conclusion is that the war against Ukraine launched by Putin and the monster that Putin created with Wagner, the monster…


Coverup of COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory Comes Into Focus; Russia’s Sees Short-Lived Mutiny | Live With Josh

Russia’s short-lived mutiny ends with remaining tensions, but without bloodshed. COVID-19 disinformation does a 180 as the author of the scientific paper that denied the lab-leak theory now faces questions. And Republicans explain how they plan to stop the ESG agenda. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we’ll discuss these stories and…