Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1770, Alexander Balashov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police (died 1837) was born. In 1863, American Civil War: The New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting which will later be regarded as the worst in United States history. In 1911, Bob Steele, American radio personality (died 2002) was born. In 1973, Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. In 1977, New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. In 2003, French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press. In 2011, Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130. In 2012, Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer (born 1934) passed away. In 2024, Thomas Matthew Crooks, American student, known for attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump (born 2003) passed away. In 2024, President of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

WV town's police department thrown into chaos by evidence room fiasco, but officials say no one was fired

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WV town's police department thrown into chaos by evidence room fiasco, but officials say no one was fired

Barrackville's general counsel says the police department's mass firing claim is entirely inaccurate as an evidence room break-in sparks review.

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The Daily Beast

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· Jul 6, 2026

Truck Spills 40,000 Pounds of Frank’s RedHot Sauce

BSTG Fire DistrictA truck spilled an estimated 40,000 pounds of Frank’s RedHot sauce across an Ohio highway during last week’s extreme heat, leaving emergency crews with an unusually messy cleanup. According to the Columbus Dispatch, the driver unknowingly leaked the bright red hot sauce before stopping at a truck stop. Fire crews traced the sticky trail back to the vehicle and alerted the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Because the sauce is acidic, responders could not simply hose it into storm drains. Instead, they used absorbent materials and containment measures to prevent environmental contamination. The trucking company is now responsible for arranging a specialist cleanup. While the spill sparked jokes online, officials warned it may have caused damage to passing vehicles, with one driver claiming that repeated car washes still failed to remove the sticky residue. “A lot of people were shocked, and obviously they see a humorous side of it,” Berkshire, Sunbury, Trenton Galena Fire Chief Chris Kovach told the Columbus Dispatch. Read it at The Columbus DispatchRead more at The Daily Beast.

TwistedSifter

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· Jun 29, 2026

“You’re Being Unprofessional”: Brave Employee Shuts Down a Room Full of Senior Leaders Gossiping Over a Ruined Job Interview

Gossip should have no place in the hiring process. The post “You’re Being Unprofessional”: Brave Employee Shuts Down a Room Full of Senior Leaders Gossiping Over a Ruined Job Interview appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Brisbane Times

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· Jul 6, 2026

WA news LIVE: Fire guts house in Stratton overnight

Follow our live coverage here.

Townhall

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· Jul 13, 2026

Oh, We Got a Groping Scandal Engulfing a San Francisco Board of Supervisors Race?

Oh, We Got a Groping Scandal Engulfing a San Francisco Board of Supervisors Race?

Korea Times News

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· Jun 22, 2026

The fine line between policing facts and silencing critics

The fine line between policing facts and silencing critics

Daily Dot

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· Jul 3, 2026

Gas Station Fight Breaks Out After Woman Is Accused of Stealing: “Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?”

A video shared on X appears to show a confrontation inside a gas station escalating into a physical fight after a woman was accused of stealing. The footage begins after the alleged accusation, showing the woman arguing with employees before the situation quickly turns physical. We don’t see the fight before it escalates. It’s unclear Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post Gas Station Fight Breaks Out After Woman Is Accused of Stealing: “Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?” appeared first on The Daily Dot.

Inc.com

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· Jul 9, 2026

Ford Fired an 11-Year Employee for Stealing a $1.95 Cookie. One Problem: He Paid

Rushing to terminate an employee based on video surveillance without a proper investigation is a recipe for an HR disaster.

ArcaMax

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· Jul 9, 2026

LAPD officer who recorded colleagues' racist, homophobic comments may face criminal case

LOS ANGELES — After Daniel Flores secretly recorded his LAPD colleagues making racist, sexist and homophobic comments on the job, he turned the evidence over to his superiors, according to an internal affairs complaint he filed with the ...

The New European

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· Jun 29, 2026

The Sun’s very dodgy social media post

The newspaper interviewed a police digital forensic investigator about his vital work - but X and TikTok posts wrongly suggested something darker

SundayTimes

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· Jul 6, 2026

EDITORIAL | Not even Lt-Gen Mkhwanazi’s astonishing presser could prepare us for what followed

The revelations that followed are even more disturbing than what we learned when the KZN police commissioner broke every convention of police decorum with his July 6 briefing

The Independent

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· Jun 26, 2026

Billionaire Leon Black defends paying Epstein $158 million: ‘I knew Jekyll. I didn’t know Hyde’

Black is mentioned repeatedly in files that the Department of Justice has released related to the Epstein investigation

RedState

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· Jul 1, 2026

NPR Makes Less Sense the More They Explain How a False SCOTUS Retirement Report Made It to Broadcast

NPR Makes Less Sense the More They Explain How a False SCOTUS Retirement Report Made It to Broadcast

Crikey

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· Jun 22, 2026

KPMG whistleblower details the ‘serious failure’ behind their misconduct allegations

During what resulted in at times a heated committee inquiry on Friday, observers watching KPMG's desiccation by parliamentary committee heard from the whistleblower themselves via tabled statements. The post KPMG whistleblower details the ‘serious failure’ behind their misconduct allegations appeared first on Crikey.

Commercial Observer

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· Jul 12, 2026

Sunday Summary: Unpacking the Near-Collapse at Pfizer HQ

Real estate journalism is a somewhat specialized field — but last week a piece of industry news was blared on front pages far and wide. Two steel support structures at the former Pfizer headquarters at 235 East 42nd Street buckled on July 7, and five floors at the building began to cave in. The site []

KTLA 5

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· Jul 7, 2026

Hazmat investigated near Irvine home from teen science experiment probe

Orange County fire officials and the FBI are on the scene of a hazmat situation Tuesday in same Irvine neighborhood searched by the FBI after a whiz kid's science experiment triggered a days-long investigation in March. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

NaturalNews.com

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· Jul 6, 2026

Anthropic is launching its own drug discovery programs for rare diseases using Claude superintelligence

(NaturalNews) The news landed like a thunderclap in a San Francisco conference room on June 30, 2026. Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the cutt...

URL Media

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· Jul 9, 2026

Pfizer Building Subcontractor Had Years of Safety Warnings Before Near-Collapse

While city officials continue to investigate the risk of collapse at the former Pfizer corporate headquarters, Laborers Local 79 started sounding the alarm three years ago about the safety record [] The post Pfizer Building Subcontractor Had Years of Safety Warnings Before Near-Collapse appeared first on URL Media.

Sydney Morning Herald

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· Jun 23, 2026

KPMG faces demand to release secret scandal documents after chair’s resignation

The KPMG scandal has claimed another three scalps, with its chairman among the latest to accept accountability for the misuse of confidential customer information.

Coffman Chronicle

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· Jul 4, 2026

DOJ Resists Court Order for More Epstein File Disclosure After Trump Transparency Law

The Justice Department is pushing back against a federal judge’s demand for additional disclosure in the Jeffrey Epstein files case, setting up a new test of a transparency law signed by President Donald Trump.

Diane Ravitch's blog

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· Jun 26, 2026

Breaking News: Judge Orders DOJ to Remove Redactions from Epstein Files

In response to a lawsuit filed by independent journalist Katie Phang, a federal judge has ordered the Department of Justice to “unredact” specific portions of the Epstein files or explain why it could not comply. A redaction is a black mark used to hide names or other material. CBS reporters Joe Walsh and Daniel Ruetenik []

WROK – 1440 AM – Rockford

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· Jun 27, 2026

Legal Drama Unfolds Over Messy Yard In Wisconsin

Legal Drama Unfolds Over Messy Yard In Wisconsin

Raw Story

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· Jun 26, 2026

Panic spreads as Bari Weiss considers 'blockbuster sit-down' interview

CBS News head Bari Weiss has been reportedly seeking a sympathetic interview to rehabilitate her public image.Weiss has been in talks with New York Times podcast host Michael Barbaro about appearing on The Daily, leveraging their relationship for what amounts to a high-stakes PR intervention, according to media watchdog Status. However, Paramount executives have reportedly advised against the interview, concerned media scrutiny could complicate David Ellison's pending 111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Behind the scenes, Weiss has conducted an ongoing charm offensive through off-the-record calls and private meetings with journalists. Analyst Oliver Darcy noted, Weiss has no compelling story to sell. Under her leadership, CBS News ratings plummeted to historic lows. She faces accusations of ethical violations from respected journalists, and her 60 Minutes purge triggered mass resignations. Darcy warned, a Weiss interview would likely provide ammunition for critics rather than rehabilitate her reputation.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.

The Daily Wire

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· Jul 13, 2026

The NYT Story That Just Triggered DOJ Subpoenas

The Justice Department unleashed a barrage of grand jury subpoenas, sending federal agents to the doorsteps of four New York Times reporters who wrote a story that the FBI warned would compromise highly classified national security secrets and give America’s enemies a roadmap to the commander-in-chief’s vulnerabilities. The Times admitted on Saturday that according to ...

Slate Magazine

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· Jun 30, 2026

My Employee Is Making a Really Gross Accusation About Her Coworkers. She Says It’s a “Joke,” But Nobody Is Laughing.

She needs to stop!

Knewz

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· Jun 29, 2026

Thomas Massie melts down over Lauren Boebert affair allegations in heated on-camera interview

Rep. Thomas Massie’s confrontation with a Fox News Digital reporter took a bizarre turn after the Kentucky Republican flipped the script during an on-the-street exchange over allegations made by a woman claiming to be his former girlfriend. The heated encounter unfolded in Washington, D.C., when reporter Nicholas A. Ballasy approached Massie and questioned him about...

Wirepoints

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· Jul 2, 2026

Sweeping review of grand jury presentations underway in Chicago following misconduct revelations – A.P.

Sweeping review of grand jury presentations underway in Chicago following misconduct revelations – A.P.

The Real Deal

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· Jul 9, 2026

Pfizer building inspector, subcontractor’s violations face scrutiny as probes proceed 

Days after buckled columns at the Pfizer building conversion sparked concerns that the project was in danger of collapse, key parties at the property are facing scrutiny over past violations. A private firm that conducted special inspections of 235 East 42nd Street was repeatedly cited for issues at other projects, the New York Times reported. Domani Inspection Services certified the safety of high-strength bolting, steel welding and the structural stability of other alterations. Nathan Berman’s MetroLoft Management, the developer behind the office-to-residential conversion, tapped Domani to serve as the special inspection agency, which approves technical reports and fills oversight gaps []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

Hindustan Times

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· Jul 3, 2026

Stockton fire: What's burning in San Joaquin County, CA? Smoke blankets area

A large fire at the historic Old Iron Works building in Stockton sent thick black smoke across parts of San Joaquin County on Friday.

Fox News

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· Jul 12, 2026

Fox News Campus Radicals Newsletter: Alleged K-12 fraud, one school's battle with Newsom and a win in Florida

Stay up to date with the Fox News Campus Radicals newsletter.

Tampa Free Press

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· Jun 30, 2026

Gunfire And Burning Curtains: Ohio Woman Charged After All-Day Argument Escalates Into Arson

An all-day argument at an Ohio residence ended in gunfire, a targeted fire, and the arrest of a local woman who allegedly told authorities she was just trying “to prove a point.” The incident unfolded on Monday afternoon in Wayne Township, a community situated between Cincinnati and Dayton. Emergency dispatchers received a 911 call at [] Gunfire And Burning Curtains: Ohio Woman Charged After All-Day Argument Escalates Into Arson

PBS NewsHour

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· Jul 1, 2026

Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy requiring journalists to be accompanied by an escort

It was not immediately clear whether the order applied only to reporters from The New York Times, which filed the lawsuit, or to the entire press corps.

Mashable

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· Jul 6, 2026

Are we on fire, dude? When a Waymo ran over a firework

What happened when a Waymo ran over a firework: the Waymo passenger caught the incident on video.

Conservative Review

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· Jun 30, 2026

NPR’s ‘Alito Retiring’ Retraction Raises Question: What About All the Other Erroneous Stories It Hasn’t Retracted?

NPR has retracted its story claiming that Justice Alito is retiring, replacing it with an editor’s note explaining that the story “was published in error.”The coming days will disclose whether the error was publishing it a few days too soon or publishing it at all. NPR attributed it to “a misunderstanding” by 82-year-old Nina Totenberg, who has been at NPR for half a century. Either way, at least in this situation NPR editors publicly acknowledged an error and took the story down. That’s more than they’ve done for hundreds of other articles that are similarly erroneous but, alas, remain unretracted and without editor’s notes on NPR websites and audio platforms. The post NPR’s ‘Alito Retiring’ Retraction Raises Question: What About All the Other Erroneous Stories It Hasn’t Retracted? appeared first on .

Off The Press

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· Jul 5, 2026

West Virginia Governor Morrisey visits site of Parkersburg warehouse fire

All Wood County Fire Departments are responding to a major warehouse fire in the Parkersburg area Sunday. According to a Facebook post from the Vienna VFD, the fire is on Camden Avenue nearby to the Erickson All Sports Facility. A 13 News reporter on scene confirmed the fire is at the Peoples Cartage, Inc. building. []...Click to read more

The Epoch Times

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· Jul 11, 2026

DOJ Subpoenas New York Times Journalists After Air Force One Security Report

The New York Times said that some journalists had federal law enforcement agents at their doorstep.

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