WABC-TV / screen shot Lightning Strike on Beach Kills 19-Year-Old Lifeguard, Injures 7 Others: 'It Was Like a Bomb' Hundreds of people showed up to a vigil to honor the life of Keith Pinto, a teenage lifeguard who was killed by a lightning strike. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal September 2, 2021
Claire Kopsky - NC5 / Facebook Woman Determined to Build Kids' Confidence Volunteers to Braid Hair at Beginning of School Year As more parents contacted her, more do-gooders reached out as well, offering their own braiding skills to help with the undertaking. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
Omar Sobhani/Reuters Unsettling Report: US Colonel Forced To Abandon US Citizens To Taliban Before Evacuating Kabul Leaked messages reveal what one high-ranking US military official had to say about the Biden-led Afghanistan withdrawal. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
Gage Skidmore/Flickr Sen. Graham Scorches Biden for Claiming Afghanistan Success: 'Scares the Hell Out of Me' 'Well, if the war is over, why are we still using drones to kill terrorists in Afghanistan?' Graham asked during the interview. By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
Melina Mara/Reuters Wasn't Trump Impeached for a Call? Leak Shows Biden Coerced Afghan Pres To Lie About Taliban: Report Records obtained by Reuters show President Biden pressured Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to make others believe the Taliban weren't winning. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
87 Generals, Admirals Issue Scathing Attack, Demand Austin, Milley Resign for Afghanistan Disaster 'The consequences of this disaster are enormous and will reverberate for decades ... Trust in the United States is irreparably damaged.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
Mary F. Calvert/Reuters McCarthy Warns Tech Companies Who Give Data To Jan. 6 Commission: The GOP 'Will Not Forget' House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he and other Republicans 'will stand with Americans to hold them fully accountable under the law.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
Virginia Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Teacher Who Refused To Use Transgender Pronouns 'The Virginia Supreme Court rejected Loudoun County Public Schools' appeal, affirming the Circuit Court's decision.' By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
Brian Snyder/Reuters Treasury Department Announces Social Security Funds Will Run Out Sooner Than Previously Expected Social Security trusts will run out of money a year earlier than was calculated in 2020, partially due to a shrinking workforce. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
3-Year-Old California Boy Stranded in Afghanistan — Child Beaten by Taliban, Now Forced Into Hiding The boy and his family have since joined with other Americans trapped in Afghanistan and are secretly on the move. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
Lila Engelbrecht/Reuters 'Strongest Pro-Life Law in America' Goes Into Effect in Texas The U.S. Supreme Court took no action on an emergency motion pro-abortion groups filed to try to delay the law. By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
They Chopped Actress' Feet Off: Afghan-American Filmmaker's Chilling Taliban Story The withdrawal 'was disturbing at so many levels, not only just for my country, Afghanistan, but for me, my new country,' Sonia Cole said. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
24 American Students From One School District Left Behind in Afghanistan In addition, three students from another California school district are reportedly among the Americans still in the country. By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
CNN / Facebook screen shot American Woman Pleads With Troops To Open Airport Gates in Afghanistan: 'I'm Here To Go Home' 'I don't know anymore what to believe,' the American woman stuck in Kabul said. 'I don't believe anyone anymore.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
U.S. Department of State Biden Leaves Behind Afghan Interpreter Who Rescued Him From Snowy Afghanistan Valley in 2008 When the last United States plane left Afghanistan on Monday, a man who rescued Biden in 2008 was left behind. By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters 20 States Sue Biden Admin Over Rule That Allows Males on Female Sports Teams 'This case is about two federal agencies changing law, which is Congress’ exclusive prerogative,' Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery said. By Jesse Stiller, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
Kevin Lamarque/Carlos Barria/Reuters Bob Ehrlich: We're Suffering Because Biden Had To Reverse Every Trump Decision, Especially the Successful Ones 'Today, the breaking of Trump-era initiatives proceeds apace. This is what happens under single-party government. It is not a pretty sight.' By Bob Ehrlich, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Biden's COVID Czar Calls on Businesses To Institute Vaccine Mandates The Biden administration wants even more employers to impose vaccine mandates on their workers, according to Jeff Zients. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
Evan Vucci / AP; Shana Chappell / Facebook Gold Star Mom Goes Scorched Earth on Biden Over His Behavior: He 'Rolled' His 'F***ing Eyes' In a Facebook post published Monday, the mother of one of the servicemen killed in Kabul claimed that Biden rolled his eyes at her. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal September 1, 2021
Erin Scott/Reuters Dem Congresswoman Blocks Names of 13 Dead Service Members From Being Read on House Floor Rep. Debbie Dingell reportedly ignored the GOP members, including veterans of the War in Afghanistan, who wanted to read the names. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal September 1, 2021