BERKELEY, NJ – A 19-year-old lifeguard is dead and seven other people were injured Monday after being struck by lightning on a New Jersey beach. The incident occurred on the beach on 21st Avenue in South Seaside Park, according to Ocean County officials. The victims were not identified on Monday night. However, the Berkeley Township … Read more
CHICAGO – As part of the Biden administration’s approach to combating escalating gun violence in the US, the Justice Department on Thursday deployed five new arms trafficking “strike forces” to combat the illegal flow of firearms across state lines. Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke to U.S. attorneys and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, … Read more
An Israeli military official has defended the country’s air strike on a Gaza City skyscraper that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets. (May 15th)