Gun-controlled Chicago: When your city looks like a third world country and all else fails, simply lie about it.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/chicago-mayor-lightfoot-proclaims-there-is-a-decline-in-shootings/

🚨Witnessing a SURGE in violence against the brave men and women of law enforcement. Ambush-Style Attacks on officers are up 91% from 2020 (YTD). So far this year:

⚠️ 150 Officers Shot

⚠️ 28 Officers Killed by Gunfire

⚠️ 51 Officers Shot in 40 Ambush-style Attacks

Former police chief: All great civilizations and dynasties come to an end eventually; are we next? The current fractured state of our country is being examined by our adversaries; it's time to fix it or we are in for a long, dark road ahead.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/the-domino-effect-is-rapidly-approaching-and-it-could-cause-the-complete-collapse-of-america-op-ed/

Sao Paulo, Brazil: Drone footage captures damage after deadly explosion at Rio Claro gas station.

It’s that time of the year ...

BREAKING! Canada, B.C: The BC Coroners Service has reported 719 sudden deaths in the past week, triple the number that would normally occur in the province. This comes after a dangerous and unrelenting heat wave crushed temperature records across the province. "We are releasing this information as it is believed likely the extreme weather B.C. has experienced in the past week is a significant contributing factor to the increased number of deaths," Lisa Lapointe, chief coroner said in a release. Earlier this week, police in Metro Vancouver said they experienced a spike in calls related to sudden deaths under the oppressive heat. Lapointe says the coroners service received an unprecedented number of reports of sudden and unexpected deaths throughout the province from last Friday to Thursday. (Read more.)

Los Angeles: Authorities provide an update on Wednesday's fireworks explosion in South L.A.

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BREAKING! North Miami Beach, Fla.: Florida high-rise evacuated over structural concerns following Surfside condo collapse. City officials in North Miami Beach have ordered the shutdown and evacuation of a high-rise condo complex there, roughly a week after a deadly collapse left dozens of people missing in a neighboring community. North Miami Beach Building Department officials ordered the evacuation of Crestview Towers Friday evening, according to a city spokesperson. Officials are working with the American Red Cross to find temporary shelter for the building’s residents. "There has been no collapse and no one has been injured – this is a precautionary measure based on their inspection report," the spokesperson said. The move came after the condo board turned in a building inspection report that found structural deficiencies. The building was built in 1972, officials said, nine years before Champlain Towers South. (Read more.)

The NYPD are searching for five suspects wanted in connection with a brutal group attack of a USPS mail carrier that happened in police-defunded New York City.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/video-usps-employee-attacked-in-nyc-by-group-of-men/

BREAKING! North Little Rock, Arkansas: North Little Rock police are responding to a report of shots fired at McCain Mall Friday evening.

Several 911 callers have reported shots inside the malls concourse. North Little Rock police confirm shots were fired at McCain Mall. Police are currently now allowing people to enter the mall.

This is a developing story.

Nice night for a jog around the park.

NYC: Three people shot near 940 Tiffany Street and E 163rd street in Bronx. Level of injuries is unknown at this time. Video by FNTV

The officer shot the gun-wielding suspect... and has now been fired for it. Welcome to Chicago, where the lives of people who break the law are deemed more valuable than the lives of officers who keep the community save from them.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/chicago-officer-who-shot-anthony-alvarez-fired-months-after-shooting/

This video from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue shows how even legal fireworks cans spread rapidly in these bone-dry conditions. Tonight on the 6p.m. we hear from an evacuee of the Eagle Creek Fire who hopes it won't happen again.

Tucker Carlson: Kamala Harris is a "power hungry buffoon". Who's really in charge if Joe Biden isn't running things?