Melania Trump hit back at a presidential historian who accused her of 'eviscerating' the White House Rose Garden

Historian Michael Beschloss criticized the changes Melania Trump made to the Rose Garden last year. The White House Rose Garden has commonly been used by presidents for speeches and other appearances. Former First Lady Melania Trump ripped into a presidential historian who had criticized the renovations she did on the White House Rose Garden.

Jerry Jones: Texas Rangers advised Dallas Cowboys to briefly shut down Dak Prescott

When the Dallas Cowboys decided to rest quarterback Dak Prescott in his recovery from a strained right shoulder, they sought advice from their baseball neighbors in Arlington, the Texas Rangers. Owner Jerry Jones said the Cowboys consulted with the Rangers because they have more experience dealing with a throwing injury. “We talked about throwing, arm care and arm recovery,” Jones said.

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  Dak Prescott did some “light throwing” Saturday

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Trump 2020 legal adviser Jenna Ellis joins rally for impeachment

Jenna Ellis, a senior legal adviser to former President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, said on Saturday that President Joe Biden should be impeached, adding her voice to a growing chorus of high-profile conservatives in the media fed up with the current administration. Ellis said Biden is engaging in unconstitutional behavior and violating his oath of office with his handling of the southern border situation, and encouraged Republicans to start talking about impeachment now even though they are currently in the minority in Congress.

Austin, Texas, activates emergency alert system as COVID crisis reaches "critical" point

Austin, Texas, issued an emergency alert this weekend over the "severely worsening COVID-19 situation," which has reached a "critical" point, officials said. Why it matters: The Warn Central Texas alert system was designed to be activated during a disaster. "Our hospitals are severely stressed and there is little we can do to alleviate their burden with the surging cases," Austin-Travis County Health Authority's Desmar Walkes said in a statement.

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  Austin, Texas, activates emergency alert system for COVID

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  Texas capital Austin activates emergency alert system as hospital beds fill with Covid patients

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18 US Orthodox Jewish girls kicked off a Delta-KLM flight following a COVID-19 protocols dispute, reports say

A group of Orthodox Jewish teens had a layover in Amsterdam on their way home to New York from Kyiv. On the flight from Kyiv, they were reprimanded for eating their own food outside of designated mealtimes. Eighteen Orthodox Jewish girls were barred from boarding a Delta flight from Amsterdam to New York on Thursday because of a dispute on a KLM flight about COVID-19 protocols, according to reports.

Former Polish sprinter demands Christine Mboma take sex-reaffirming test after her Olympic medal win

Namibian sprinter Christine Mboma proudly draped the Namibian flag around her shoulders Tuesday after winning the silver medal in the women's Olympic 200-meter race, just over one month after learning she could not compete in her signature 400m due to elevated testosterone levels. Her dominant performance of 21.81 seconds elicited controversial remarks from retired Polish sprinter Marcin Urbaś, who demanded Mboma take a sex-reaffirming test to confirm she “definitely is a woman. I would like to request a thorough test on Mboma to find out if she definitely is a woman,” Urbaś told Spanish sports news outlet Marca.

Burgerville, a popular regional chain, says it's closed a Portland branch after finding human excrement, drug gear, and weapons on its premises

Fast-food chain Burgerville announced it is temporarily closing its branch in southeast Portland because of employee concerns about increasing vandalism and crime around the store. "While it saddens me to temporarily close this Burgerville, I will always put the safety and security of our employees first," Burgerville CEO Jill Taylor said in a news release obtained by Portland Business Journal. A company spokesperson said: "The environment around the restaurant has deteriorated seriously.

Two dead and eight wounded after multiple Washington shootings over 12 hours

Two people are dead and eight are wounded after seven separate shootings took place in Washington, D.C., within a 12-hour period from Saturday to Sunday. James Beckham, 69, and Kendall Brown, 20, both of whom hailed from Maryland, were pronounced dead, according to multiple tweets from the Metropolitan Police Department. Beckham's corpse was found in a car on Saturday evening, and no arrests have been made in connection to the incident, though a $25,000 reward has been initiated for information relating to the crime.

Breathtaking hypocrisy: Trump sycophants have no standing to demand that Cuomo resign

“These brave women deserve swift and definitive justice,” Stefanik says. This is a mainstream position: A Quinnipiac Poll released Friday found that 70% of New York state voters think he should resign and 55% said he should be charged with a crime. What's rich is Stefanik passing judgment on Cuomo when she has sold her political soul to former President Donald Trump and the ethically, morally, legally, constitutionally and sexually compromised mess of a party he leads.

In a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis, a judge ruled cruise giant Norwegian can require vaccine passports in Florida

The ruling is a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis' efforts to ban vaccine passports in the state. A federal judge ruled Sunday in favor of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), allowing them to require passengers to show proof of vaccination in defiance of Florida's vaccine passport ban. US District Judge Kathleen Williams granted the cruise line a preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking enforcement of the ban, concluding NCLH would likely win in its argument that the ban infringes upon the company's constitutional rights.

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  U.S. judge says Florida can't ban cruise ship's 'vaccine passport' program

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  Federal judge says Norwegian Cruise Line can require vaccine passports in Florida

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Two disturbances brewing in the Atlantic. Both could become tropical depressions this week

Forecasters are monitoring two systems that were brewing in the Atlantic on Sunday — and both could become tropical depressions later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. update. There is a low pressure system 400 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands. In the next 48 hours, Forecasters say there is a 50% chance of formation and a 60% chance over the next five days.

84-year-old man fined $293,000 for possessing a German World War II tank that he kept in his basement

An 84-year-old man from Germany has been convicted of illegal weapons possession. In 2015, an investigation found a WWII Panther tank in his basement, as well as a hoard of ammunition. An 84-year-old man from Germany has been convicted of illegal weapons possession and has been fined €250,000 ($293,972) along with a suspended prison sentence of 14 months.

Inmate sentenced to nearly 25 years for murdering sister's rapist in prison

A Washington state inmate was sentenced to nearly 25 years in prison after he murdered his sister's rapist who was housed in the same cell. Shane Goldsby, 26, attacked 70-year-old Robert Munger in a communal area at the Airway Heights Corrections Center in July 2020 after he discovered the convicted child rapist had molested a number of victims, including his sister, according to KHQ. Goldsby struck Munger, who at the time was serving a 43-year sentence, "in the face and head area about 14 times, (stomped) on his head at least four times and (kicked) a couple more times before walking away and being taken into custody by" law enforcement, court documents read.

Jeffrey Clark, Trump-appointed DOJ official, claimed Chinese thermostats changed votes in 2020 election, reports say

A Trump-appointed DOJ official asked his superiors to look into "foreign election interference issues." Newly released emails reveal Jeffrey Clark claimed China had changed voter ballots using thermostats. Clark also urged Georgia to investigate voter irregularities, despite DOJ stating there were none.

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  Trump-appointed DOJ official claimed Chinese thermostats changed votes, reports say

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  Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark pushed acting AG to interfere in Georgia election: report

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Black principal calls out racism after he was told to remove photo kissing white wife

A Black principal opened up about his experiences with racism while serving in several administrative capacities at Colleyville District in the Dallas Fort-Worth area. Dr. James Whitfield, who was previously the principal of Colleyville Middle School from 2019-2020 and the assistant principal for the high school from 2018-2019, opened up on Facebook in July about racially motivated attacks he encountered after being called out in a school board meeting. In July, a former school board member called for Whitfield to resign and accused him of teaching critical race theory to the students — which was banned by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in mid-June.

Police handcuffed a Black realtor and his client as he was showing a home after a neighbor called and said they were breaking in

A Black realtor was showing a home to his client when police surrounded the house with guns drawn. The realtor and this client told a local news outlet they believe they were racially profiled. A Black real estate agent in Wyoming, Michigan, was showing a property to a client last weekend when police arrived and handcuffed them.

Joe Rogan says having vaccine passports would move the country 'one step closer' to a dictatorship

Joe Rogan said implementing vaccine passports would move the US "one step closer" to dictatorship. Rogan criticized the passports, which will be used in New York City, on his podcast on Friday. Podcast host Joe Rogan criticized the idea of having vaccine passports, saying the requirement would mean the country is "moving one step closer" to dictatorship.

Florida doctors are exhausted and angry as the state's COVID-19 surge unleashes pandemonium inside hospitals: 'Humanly, you just break at some point'

Steve Kessel, a South Florida cardiologist at Palm Beach Medical Center and Jupiter Medical Center, said that some frontline doctors have found themselves burning precious time quibbling with sick patients who are still adamant that they were right to forego the vaccine. It's producing exasperation and even anger among medical providers, he said. At one South Florida hospital, some COVID patients have had to wait in the triage area for up to a day since no ICU beds were immediately available, said a doctor in the area who requested not to be identified as they were unauthorized to speak to the media.

Rudy Giuliani is being investigated by the FBI over a film he was trying to make about the Bidens and Ukraine, report says

The FBI is investigating Rudy Giuliani over a Biden-Ukraine film project, Mother Jones reported. Giuliani is also being probed over his efforts to urge Ukrainian officials to dig up dirt on Biden. Audio from 2019 showed Giuliani pressed Ukrainian officials in exchange for better relations with the US.

US B-52 bombers and gunships sent into action in Afghanistan in attempt to stop Taliban advance on key cities

The Taliban has been seizing territory across Afghanistan as US-led forces withdraw. The US has sent B-52 bombers and Spectre gunships to stop the Taliban advance on three key cities. The US has sent B-52 bombers and Spectre gunships to Afghanistan in a bid to stop Taliban insurgents who are marching towards three key cities.

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  Taliban rapidly moves forward in Afghanistan

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  Taliban Capture Kunduz and Other Key Cities in Northern Afghanistan

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A mother got her teenage kids to help clean up the crime scene after she shot and dismembered their stepdad, reports say

Thessalonica Allen, 34, shot her husband and cut his legs off, according to court documents. Allen also asked her children to help clean up the crime scene, ABC 7 reported. Thessalonica Allen is accused of shooting her husband, Randy Allen, inside an apartment in LaPorte, Indiana, after an altercation broke out over the woman's internet history, WCAX 3 reported.

An underwater search team found human remains and a car belonging to a New Hampshire woman who's been missing for 43 years

New Hampshire authorities have solved a 43-year-old mystery after finding human remains in a car. Police said 63-year-old Alberta Leeman went missing on her way home in 1978. Underwater search crews in New Hampshire have discovered human remains and a submerged car belonging to a woman who went missing in 1978, according to local and state authorities.

Woman sues McDonald's after complaining that a cheeseburger advert was so irresistible it caused her to break her fast during Lent

The Russian is seeking $14 as compensation for sustained moral damage, Fox News reported. See more stories on Insider's business page. A woman from Omsk, Russia, is reportedly suing McDonald's over an advert featuring cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets, which she said caused her to break her fast during Lent.