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Two corrections officers have been stabbed by inmates and three others were injured during an attack at a Massachusetts prison, prompting a labor union to declare that the “inmates are literally running the asylum.” The Massachusetts Department of Correction announced Thursday that the assault at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley – a town north of Worcester – happened around …

It was a “show vote” of a different kind in the House of Representatives Wednesday night. The vote showed which Republicans opposed a combination bill to avoid a government shutdown and require that people prove they are citizens to vote. It’s known as the SAVE Act. “You’ve got to own your votes,” said Rep. Chip Roy, R-Tex., who advocated the …

A man carrying 16 illegal immigrants found hiding behind a “false wall” inside a cargo trailer was arrested this week, authorities in Texas said Thursday. On Monday, Anthony Jhonson, of Houston, was driving a Ford F-250 towing a cargo trailer on State Route 77 in Kenedy County, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. MEXICAN GOVERNMENT BUSES MIGRANTS TO US …

A field trip at a Wisconsin apple orchard soured after at least 17 people, including children, were injured following a tractor rollover. In a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Chippewa Fire District’s Deputy Chief Corey Jeffers said that two hay wagons that were being pulled by a tractor rolled over at the Bushel and a Peck Apple Orchard in Lafayette, Wisconsin. …

Travel could be one of life’s great, enriching joys – often preceded by eager anticipation and met with euphoric excitement once a person plants his or her feet in a new land. Dizzying excitement, however, could be an opportunity for scammers to make a score. “We need to learn to not mix emotions with planning our travel,” Amy Nofziger of …

Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a deadlock in the state of Pennsylvania, a virtual must-win state for both candidates, according to a new poll. A Thursday poll from the Washington Post had Harris at 48% support among likely and registered voters, while Trump sits at 47%. A New York Times poll gave Harris a slight …

The U.S. Secret Service has dozens of people to protect across numerous properties around the country as the embattled agency struggles with multiple threats to its protectees, including two failed attempts on the life of former President Trump. The Secret Service is responsible for protecting up to 40 individuals, including all current and former presidents, vice presidents and their spouses. …

One Minnesota father is thanking his son for saving his life after a black bear attack.12-year-old Owen Beierman saved his father Ryan’s life on September 6 when a black bear they were tracking “charged and knocked [him] down.”The father-son duo was visiting their cabin in western Wisconsin on a hunting trip when Owen first shot the bear, which was wounded …

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Wednesday sent a letter to acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe asking him about whistleblower allegations pertaining to the second assassination attempt against former President Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday. A whistleblower “with direct knowledge of Secret Service protection at former President Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach — an …

Hip-hop’s “Bad Boy” billionaire Sean “Diddy” Combs is drawing comparisons to the late sex-trafficking financier Jeffrey Epstein, who used his power and connections to lure young women and girls to a private island, allegedly along with a network of wealthy friends. Now Combs is facing federal sex trafficking charges himself along with racketeering and other counts. His arrest at a …