Running for a Hero

FEATURE: What I saw at the country’s most American race
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AP

BY: Brent Scher  — 

NEW YORK—It’s no walk in the park to convince 30,000 New Yorkers to agree on anything. It becomes exceedingly tougher when you need them to agree to wake up at the crack of dawn on a Sunday to travel through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel by foot.

Frank Siller, however, has a pretty compelling story to tell.

His brother, Stephen Siller, had finished his shift at FDNY Squad 1 early in the morning of September 11, 2001. Stephen was the youngest of eight children, and both of his parents passed away before he was ten years old.

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Judgment Day

U.S. Threatens to End Cooperation With Russia in Syria

John Kerry

BY: Natalie Johnson

Secretary of State John Kerry warned his Russian counterpart on Wednesday the U.S. would suspend bilateral engagement in Syria unless Moscow works to end the assault on Aleppo and restores a ceasefire in the war-torn country, according to the State Department.

Clinton Campaign Worried About Low Turnout Among Black Voters in Florida

Hillary Clinton

BY: Natalie Johnson

The Hillary Clinton campaign is in “full panic mode” over potentially low voter turnout in Florida among African Americans, a key minority group needed for the Democratic nominee to impede Donald Trump’s chances of capturing the sunshine state.

Probe Finds Missile From Russia Downed MH17 Over Ukraine

Reconstructed cockpit of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

BY: Morgan Chalfant

An investigation led by the Netherlands concluded that the surface-to-air missile system that downed a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine two years ago came from Russia and was brought into Ukraine at a request from Moscow-backed separatists.

Report: Clinton Supporter Causes Viruses

Amy Schumer / AP

BY: David Rutz

Liberal comedian Amy Schumer is the most dangerous celebrity to search for online, according to a new report from the Associated Press.

Israel’s Elder Statesman, Shimon Peres, Dies at 93

Shimon Peres in May 2012 / REUTERS

BY: Reuters

Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres, a joint winner of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize and an influential figure in Israeli politics for 70 years, died in a hospital on Wednesday aged 93, two weeks after suffering a massive stroke.

Daddy’s Issues

Archive video exposes Weiner in-law
Syed Abedin
BY: Adam Kredo  — 

Syed Abedin, the father of top Hillary Clinton aide Huma, outlined his view of Sharia law and how the Western world has turned Muslims “hostile” during a wide-ranging video interview that shines newfound light on the reclusive thinker’s world views, according to footage exclusively obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Pentagon Warns Congress Is Allowing Disclosure of Classified Intel, Arrest of U.S. Troops

Passage of 9/11 bill opens U.S. military to lawsuits, seizure of property
Ash Carter
BY: Adam Kredo  — 

The Pentagon’s top leader is warning Congress that its efforts to pass new highly contested legislation would lead to the disclosure of highly sensitive classified intelligence and open up U.S. troops to prosecution by foreign entities, according to a communication sent by Defense Secretary Ash Carter to a top lawmaker and obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

U.S. Threatens to End Cooperation With Russia in Syria

John Kerry
BY: Natalie Johnson  — 

Secretary of State John Kerry warned his Russian counterpart on Wednesday the U.S. would suspend bilateral engagement in Syria unless Moscow works to end the assault on Aleppo and restores a ceasefire in the war-torn country, according to the State Department.

Clinton Campaign Worried About Low Turnout Among Black Voters in Florida

Hillary Clinton
BY: Natalie Johnson  — 

The Hillary Clinton campaign is in “full panic mode” over potentially low voter turnout in Florida among African Americans, a key minority group needed for the Democratic nominee to impede Donald Trump’s chances of capturing the sunshine state.

Probe Finds Missile From Russia Downed MH17 Over Ukraine

Reconstructed cockpit of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
BY: Morgan Chalfant  — 

An investigation led by the Netherlands concluded that the surface-to-air missile system that downed a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine two years ago came from Russia and was brought into Ukraine at a request from Moscow-backed separatists.

Report: Clinton Supporter Causes Viruses

Amy Schumer / AP
BY: David Rutz  — 

Liberal comedian Amy Schumer is the most dangerous celebrity to search for online, according to a new report from the Associated Press.

Israel’s Elder Statesman, Shimon Peres, Dies at 93

Shimon Peres in May 2012 / REUTERS
BY: Reuters  — 

Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres, a joint winner of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize and an influential figure in Israeli politics for 70 years, died in a hospital on Wednesday aged 93, two weeks after suffering a massive stroke.

Daddy’s Issues

Archive video exposes Weiner in-law
Syed Abedin
BY: Adam Kredo  — 

Syed Abedin, the father of top Hillary Clinton aide Huma, outlined his view of Sharia law and how the Western world has turned Muslims “hostile” during a wide-ranging video interview that shines newfound light on the reclusive thinker’s world views, according to footage exclusively obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.