Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) issued a firm rebuke Sunday to President Donald Trump’s pledge to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, calling the potential move “unconstitutional” and promising legal resistance. Johnson’s statement came after Trump announced Friday that Chicago would likely be the next city targeted in his national push to combat crime, illegal immigration, and homelessness.
Seven weeks after deadly flash floods devastated Kerr County, Texas, recovery efforts continue with direct support from Gov. Greg Abbott and private donors. On Saturday, Abbott returned to the community of Ingram to distribute a second round of relief checks to survivors—funded by country music icon George Strait and philanthropist Tom Cusick.
Drivers in North Carolina are enjoying some of the lowest gas prices in the nation as Labor Day weekend approaches. The statewide average for a gallon of unleaded fuel is $2.86—roughly 30 cents below the national average of $3.16, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA).
Nearly three million people are demanding that an illegal immigrant trucker, Manisha Kaushal, receive a reduced sentence after he was involved in a crash leading to the deaths of three people.
MSNBC host Al Sharpton accused President Donald Trump of targeting cities led by black mayors with National Guard deployment threats, calling the move racially charged. Appearing on Morning Joe Monday, Sharpton argued the president’s threats are politically motivated and racially selective.
Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders is calling for a complete halt to asylum seekers entering the Netherlands after a 17-year-old girl was murdered in Amsterdam, allegedly by a migrant with a violent history. Wilders’ demand follows the killing of Lisa, a teenager stabbed to death while walking home from a night out last week.
Ian Wilkinson, the sole survivor of a 2023 mushroom poisoning that killed three others, delivered an emotional victim impact statement Monday as convicted killer Erin Patterson awaits sentencing for triple murder. Patterson, 50, was found guilty in July of serving a toxic lunch of beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms to family members at her home in Leongatha, Victoria.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that seeks to eliminate cashless bail for those arrested in Washington D.C., while another order aims to end the policy across the country.
A powerful dust storm tore through the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert over the weekend, blasting tents, toppling art installations, and triggering a wave of safety concerns. Wind gusts reaching 52 mph battered campsites on Saturday, as thousands of attendees gathered at Black Rock City for the annual countercultural event.
