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Embattled boxer Ryan Garcia charged with vandalizing Beverly Hills hotel

A tough stretch for embattled boxer Ryan Garcia took another turn Thursday after prosecutors in California announced he was charged with vandalizing a hotel in Beverly Hills. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a press release this week that Garcia has been charged with one misdemeanor count of vandalism of $400 or...

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SWAT expert explains how Secret Service could have prevented Trump attempted assassination

A former SWAT commander balked at the “audacity” of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle blaming the “sloped roof” for not positioning snipers on the building where Thomas Crooks opened fire at Saturday’s rally for former President Trump. Gene Petrino, who served as the SWAT commander for Florida’s Plantation Police Department for 26 years and is...

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Trump calls family of assassination attempt victim James Copenhaver

PITTSBURGH – EXCLUSIVE – Former President Trump on Thursday called the family of James Copenhaver, one of the victims who was critically wounded after being shot at Trump’s rally in Butler on Saturday. Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township, was upgraded from critical to serious on Wednesday, and he has been communicative over the last couple...

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Pennsylvania GOP activist who's been to 20 Trump rallies says Butler event was least secure venue he's been to

BETHEL PARK, Pa. – A local GOP volunteer who helped set up and later attended former President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last weekend, said he and other activists raised concerns the night prior about the venue’s security. Zach Scherer, a volunteer firefighter from Chicora – a short drive northeast of the Butler Farm Show...

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Secret Service director backtracks as feds, local law enforcement point fingers over Trump rally security

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle appeared to backpedal Tuesday as her agency and local law enforcement pointed fingers over the security lapse at former President Trump’s Pennsylvania rally. Cheatle said in an interview with CNN the Secret Service was “solely responsible” for security at Trump’s rally, where 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks managed to climb on...

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Trump rally shooting victim Jim Copenhaver, 74, fighting for his life: 'Tough guy'

PITTSBURGH – James “Jim” Copenhaver, one of the two victims who were critically wounded during the assassination attempt against former President Trump on Saturday, sustained “life-altering injuries,” his family said in a statement. Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township, Pennsylvania, is still hospitalized but in stable condition as of Tuesday afternoon after he was wounded by...