Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill appealed for police to "make a change" following a traffic stop that ended in his detention on Monday, Fox News reported. The NFL wide receiver was responding to an earlier release of bodycam footage from the Miami-Dade Police Department.
The stunning recording showed the exchange between Hill and the police officers who initiated the traffic stop. Hill was somewhat uncooperative and combative, and police officers responded in kind.
This led to calls for the officers to be reprimanded. Hill responded to the release of the footage with the admonishment on X, formerly Twitter. "Let's make a change," he wrote.
The Narrative
Hill was later asked to elaborate on his tweet during an interview on CNN. The 30-year-old athlete didn't accept any responsibility but instead blamed the police.
"I’m not a big believer in dividing people. I don’t believe in all that. I believe in bringing people together because that’s my purpose in life. I do football camps all across the world trying to bring different people together … because we in this together, baby. We’re on this Earth together. We gotta live together," Hill began.
"So, when I say, ‘Let’s make a change,’ let’s do it together. So, Miami PD, really all officers across the world, one officer doesn’t make the whole group look bad," Hill claimed.
"Everybody has bad apples. Every team has bad apples. It’s my job to use my platform and my resources so that way I’m able to align with these different stations," the eight-time Pro Bowler went on.
"We done tried it all. We done protest. We even took a knee. We done did walks. So what’s next? Me and my wife are brainstorming on how we can be a part of this change. It’s important to us. We want to be able to change lives all across the world – not just Miami."
The Facts
According to the New York Post, a written statement from the South Florida Police Benevolent Associate said that Hill was detained for being "uncooperative" during the stop. "Before the Dolphins game yesterday, an incident occurred where Tyreek Hill was placed in handcuffs before being released," South Florida PBA president Steadman Stahl wrote.
"Upon being stopped, Mr. Hill was not immediately cooperative with the officers on the scene who, pursuant to policy and for their immediate safety, placed Mr. Hill in handcuffs. Mr. Hill, still uncooperative, refused to sit on the ground and was therefore redirected to the ground," the statement continued.
"Once the situation was sorted out within a few minutes, Mr. Hill was issued two traffic citations and was free to leave. While we are confident in the actions that led to the stop of Mr. Hill, as with any investigation, we will wait for all of the facts to come out, along with any explanation Mr. Hill may have for his actions that initiated this unfortunate incident," Stahl wrote.
One of the officers was placed on leave while the Miami-Dade Police Department's Internal Affairs investigates. Hill made light of the situation during a touchdown celebration during Monday night's game as a teammate pretended to handcuff him in the endzone.
There is plenty of blame to go around for what happened during that traffic stop. However, Hill does no favors to his community by stoking tensions with police officers while taking no responsibility for his own part in the incident.
In a tragic turn of events, former Clemson football player Diondre Overton has died following a shooting incident, the New York Post reported.
Diondre Overton, known for his impactful presence on Clemson University's football team, was fatally shot at a North Carolina party.The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office reported responding to a disturbance call early Saturday morning at a Greensboro residence. Upon arrival, deputies discovered Overton, fatally injured and pronounced dead at the scene.
Community Reels From Sudden Loss Of Celebrated Athlete
Overton was just 26 years old and celebrated significant successes as a wide receiver at Clemson. Winning national championships in 2016 and 2018, he left a lasting legacy on the program.
Diondre's former coach, Dabo Swinney, expressed profound grief following the news of his death. In a post-game interview, Swinney said, “It took the wind out of my body this morning. He truly was one of the sweetest-spirited kids we’ve had come through here. My heart hurts.”
A Glittering Career Cut Tragically Short
During his four years at Clemson, Overton caught 52 passes, covered 777 yards, and securing seven touchdowns, underlining his skill and importance to the team.
His leadership was recognized in his senior year, 2019 when he was voted team captain, a testament to his influence both on and off the field.
Following his collegiate career, Overton was remembered for his humility and sportsmanship, traits that endeared him to fans and teammates alike.
Clemson University Reacts To Devastating News
The school officially announced Overton’s passing on Saturday through their social media channels, sending shockwaves through the Clemson community.
The message shared was heartfelt: “Clemson Football and the entire Clemson Family mourn the passing of Clemson alumnus Diondre Overton.”
As a sign of respect, before their recent game against Appalachian State, Clemson football players, including quarterback Trent Pearman and safety Rob Billings who now wear Overton's number 14, led the team in a poignant tribute to their former teammate.
Tributes Flow In For A Beloved Player
At Clemson's Memorial Stadium, tributes poured in as students and fans laid flowers and a Clemson balloon by a plaque bearing Overton’s name, capturing the community’s affection and respect for the fallen athlete.
The memorial site has become a place of reflection for many who knew Overton or felt touched by his contributions to the university’s storied football history.
This incident has highlighted not only the potential dangers faced by young individuals in today's society but also the profound impact a collegiate athlete can have on their community and beyond.
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
A university abruptly has deleted its commitment, posted online, to constitutional free speech after some students insulted police officers filling out arrest paperwork, and the officers demanded they be cited for "interference."
The situation developed at the University of Dayton, according to a report from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
The organization contacted the school about its online commitment that students enjoy "the full expression of their thoughts, positions, and opinions on all contemporary and intellectual issues," because school officers "subjected students to interrogation in direct retaliation for the students' criticism of police."
That activity, of course, is protected by the First Amendment, FIRE reported.
"And when UD police officers engage in law enforcement, the First Amendment restricts their actions just like any other law enforcement official. What's more, at the time of the incident, UD maintained clear speech promises – freely available to read on its website – that prohibited it from imposing punishment for protected speech," the free speech organization documented.
But when contacted about the officers' retaliation for protected speech the school repudiated its commitment to rights, calling the online posting an outdated policy that only remained on the site because of a "clerical error."
The FIRE explained, "On Sept. 2, 2023, students in a house just off campus saw UD officers on their block filling out post–arrest paperwork and started shouting at the officers from their window with (admittedly crude) criticisms of the police. Rather than continue their work, two of the officers walked up to the house, knocked on the students' door, and demanded the students in the house produce their identification, saying they would refer them for university discipline for 'interference.'"
The fact that such criticism is constitutionally protected "did not matter to the officers…," the report said.
The report noted that when confronted, one student pushed an officer, which is not acceptable.
"But the entire encounter never should have happened at all. First Amendment and free speech principles leave no room for police to originate a confrontation with students over wholly protected expression," the group said.
The school ignored concerns about the officers' retaliation to speech "and ignored that the First Amendment applies to all police officers acting under color of state law, even at private institutions."
The report said students there should "beware" of the school's anti-speech ideology.
One of former President Donald Trump's top allies, former chief of staff Ric Grenell, had a warning for voters about the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to buy up U.S. farmland.
“We’re doing this event in Pennsylvania, because what we’ve seen from the Communist Chinese government over the last 10 years is a very aggressive strategy to infiltrate into the United States” in a variety of ways, Grenell said in a Breitbart News Saturday interview.
Grenell, formerly the U.S. Ambassador to Germany, said that it's not only federally, but at the state and local level that China is seeking "leverage."
“Into our local politics, into our state politics. They really took advantage of us during COVID. We know the supply chain problems, but what’s beginning to happen is they are buying up land. They are leveraging our farmers in terms of prices, and it’s impacting the way that the United States is able to feed our own people,” he said.
"Aggressive strategy"
“It’s beginning to be this aggressive strategy, and there’s no question that the Chinese will begin to leverage their power. We know they do that. I’ve spent eight years at the U.N. inside the Security Council, watching how the Chinese slowly and methodically begin to leverage their power. They did this specific example at the U.N. by slowly taking over jobs at the U.N.,” he said.
China has been seeking power for years through the U.N., Grenell said.
“They had their people, Communist Chinese, beginning to take over different offices at the U.N. They did it really under the radar, and then once they have control, then they start flexing their power. This is exactly what they’re doing with land in America."
Grenell has been active in foreign relations for the Trump campaign, with the Washington Post accusing him of running a "shadow" foreign policy for Trump.
According to the New York Times, Grenell wants to be secretary of state in a future Trump administration, but for now, he's attempting to expose China's activities.
"Methodical" strategy
“They’re doing this to farmers in America. They’re doing it with price controls. And what we need to be able to be clear-eyed about is this strategy,” he said, calling it "methodical."
For the event, he invited farmers from Pennsylvania to speak about what they see happening with their land "in the last five or ten years."
“You know, there’s no one better to speak about this than the actual people impacted, who are farmers growing our food, helping raise cattle and pigs so that we can have enough food to eat. And so this is a — this is a very personal thing to me,” Grenell said, noting that he has farmers in his own family.
“I understand the hard work that farmers put into trying to make a living, and we’ve got to be very clear-eyed about what’s happening in the Midwest with our farmers. And that’s what this event is all about,” he added.
Back in 2023, a Republican bill was introduced to ban China from buying farmland in the U.S., but it has not been passed.
The trial involving former President Donald Trump, originally scheduled before the 2024 presidential election, has been delayed by Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan.Facing charges stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the January 6 events, Trump will not be tried until after the election.
During a Thursday morning status hearing at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Chutkan reached a decision impacting the timing of Trump's trial. The former president faces allegations of trying to alter the outcome of the 2020 elections, centered on coercing actions against then-Vice President Mike Pence and initiating fake elector slates in key states.
Judicial Scrutiny Intensifies Around Former President
Trump's legal representatives pleaded not guilty to the charges listed in a revised indictment. This updated indictment had been adjusted following a Supreme Court ruling concerning the immunity of former presidents, narrowing its focus mostly to Trump's personal actions rather than his official acts.
The refined charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstructing a federal proceeding, pointing to Trump's efforts to influence the certification process of the election results.
Special Counsel Jack Smith, who modified the charges after the Supreme Court's ruling, appeared in court during the proceedings, underscoring the gravity of the case.
Timeline and Legal Proceedings Detail
A new grand jury, which had not previously heard evidence related to these allegations, brought forth the revised indictment. This marked a significant development in the ongoing legal saga surrounding the former president.
The focus of the charges remains sharply on Trump's actions during his time as a candidate, detached from his official presidential duties, detailing interactions with high-level officials aimed at maintaining power.
Despite the notoriety of the case and its potential implications, Judge Chutkan ordered that further submissions and important documents in connection with the case be scheduled for November 7, thus pushing the trial date past the upcoming election.
Implications of a Post-Election Trial
The decision to delay the trial avoids a potential clash with the 2024 presidential election, where Trump might seek reelection. This delay may have significant political and public relations implications.
Legal experts forecast that given the complex nature of the charges and the added legal adjustments, the commencement of the trial before November remains highly improbable.
Overall, the delay in trial intertwines legal proceedings with political timelines, setting the stage for an intensely watched continuation of the judicial process following the election.
Republicans have called on the Biden administration to end the government's support of data brokers following a massive hack that exposed the personal information of some 2.9 billion people, including "potentially all Americans."
National Public Data, a data broker that performs background checks, was targeted in a massive hack in April. The group USDoD claimed responsibility for the hack, which exposed Social Security numbers, full names, personal addresses, and other sensitive info.
Americans' privacy at risk
In a letter to Biden, nine House Republicans said the breach highlights a deeper problem with the government's "subsidization" of mass data collection.
"These payments to data brokers amount to the government’s ongoing subsidization of the data broker industry. Americans should not have to fear bad actors will abuse their hacked data or that their own government will purchase their data, wittingly or not, in circumvention of their civil liberties."
The Republicans urged the administration to end what privacy advocates call the "data broker loophole," which enables the government to purchase Americans' data without a warrant.
Biden "strongly opposed" a bill sponsored by Warren Davidson (R-Oh.), the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, that would have closed the loophole.
"As recently as this year, your administration has instead forcefully opposed overwhelmingly popular and bipartisan privacy protections like the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act. This bill would bar the unconscionable practice of funneling taxpayers’ money to data brokers," the Republicans said.
Biden ordered to...
The letter was signed by Reps. Davidson, Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andy Ogles (R-TN), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Barry Moore (R-AL), and Ben Cline (R-VA).
They asked Biden to address the data breach and commit to ending the government's subsidizing of "data broker surveillance."
"We are especially concerned that this data could enable malicious actors to build a sophisticated dossier on every American that can cross-reference and validate other sensitive personal data obtained from the largely unregulated data broker industry, as well as other past and future data breaches."
"We ask for a swift and comprehensive response from your administration, including acknowledgement of the severe consequences of this breach for our national security — and for the executive branch to finally join us, hundreds of our colleagues, and hundreds of millions of Americans in demanding an end to the federal government’s subsidizing and warrantless exploitation of data broker surveillance,” the lawmakers concluded.
Some of the agents who were protecting President Trump before his assassination attempt were hastily reassigned and received little training - and the problem hasn't been fixed, whistleblowers alleged.
The security detail for President Trump included Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents who received poor training from Secret Service, sources told Republican senator Josh Hawley (Mo.)
Whistleblowers blast training
The Secret Service has been slow to answer questions about the security failures that led to the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13.
Many have questioned why an obvious vantage point on a nearby rooftop was left unguarded. Secret Service has also faced scrutiny for failing to act on reports of a suspicious person before the shots rang out.
Agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) who were reassigned to the protective detail told Hawley that their training was limited to a glitchy, two-hour seminar on the computer.
“Imagine 1,000 people logging onto Microsoft Teams at the same time after being informed at the last minute that everyone needed to login individual," one agent said.
"Once it got rolling, the Secret Service instructor couldn’t figure out how to get the audio working on the prerecorded videos (which I’m told are the same videos as last year). All told, they restarted the videos approximately six times …. The content was not helpful."
Nothing has been fixed
The Secret Service said in a statement that its commitment to reform is "unwavering." But another whistleblower told Hawley that the training problem hasn't been fixed since the assassination attempt.
"Nothing new, nothing improved since the assassination attempt on former President Trump," the whistleblower said.
Some have speculated that Trump was targeted in an inside job. The new information from Hawley suggests a less ominous but still troubling explanation: incompetence.
Hawley alleged in an interview with Fox News' Jesse Waters that most of the agents in Butler were with HSI, and the site's lead agent wasn't following the normal protocols.
"She was not checking people's IDs. She did not use Secret Service agents," Hawley added. "Most of the agents there that day were not Secret Service agents. They were Homeland Security agents."
The FBI has been unable to shed much light on the shooting, describing the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, as a lone wolf with no clear motive.
Lawyers for Donald Trump filed a salvo of legal arguments challenging the verdict in his "business fraud" case, as Letitia James fights to collect on the staggering half-billion-dollar judgment.
The aggressively political attorney general was blocked in a different case recently when a judge stopped her from targeting crisis pregnancy centers.
An oral argument is scheduled September 26 to consider Trump's appeal, as James defends a $464 million judgment in a case involving no victims.
Trump appeals verdict
New York judge Arthur Engoron found Trump liable for business fraud before the lengthy trial began, later slapping Trump with a $464 million judgment and a three-year ban on doing business in his home state.
AG James threatened to seize Trump's property if he did not pay, but he was able to post a reduced $175 million bond after the New York Appellate Court stepped in.
While the legal battle has faded from the headlines, Trump is still fighting to overturn Engoron's verdict, the severity of which shocked many in the business world who likened it to a "corporate death penalty."
In August, James quietly filed a brief before the Appellate Court insisting there was "overwhelming" evidence of Trump's guilt.
"No victims"
Trump's lawyers noted in their response last Friday that there were no victims of the supposed fraud, mentioning Trump's clients were "paid back in full."
“This case involves no victims, no complaints, no misstatements, no causation, and no injuries or losses," Trump lawyers Alina Habba and Clifford Robert wrote.
They slammed judge Engoron for undervaluing Mar-A-Lago "at $18 million to $27.6 million, disregarding unrebutted expert testimony that it is worth over $1.2 billion.”
The court told the New York Sun that a decision could take up to eight weeks, so an outcome is unlikely before the 2024 presidential election.
Trump has long ripped James' case as a political witch hunt, noting she campaigned for her office on going after him.
The far-left attorney general was rebuked by a Trump-appointed federal judge in a separate case recently for illegally targeting the free speech rights of crisis pregnancy centers.
James threatened to take action against the pregnancy centers for sharing "misleading" information about reversing the effects of the abortion pill. U.S. District Judge John Sinatra Jr. reminded James that even false speech is protected by the First Amendment.
“Plaintiffs are irreparably harmed each day that their First Amendment freedoms are infringed,” Sinatra wrote.
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
The daughter of Fani Willis, the anti-Trump Georgia prosecutor whose case was thrown into disarray by revelations about her relationship with a special prosecutor she paid more than $600,000 to work on charges against the former president, has been arrested for allegedly driving on a suspended license.
And even that seemingly unrelated incident has thrown a further cloud over her mother's prosecution of Trump, which now is pending before an appeals court on claims by Trump's lawyers and others that Willis should be disqualified for her conflict of interest.
The central figure in that conflict is Nathan Wade, a lawyer Willis hired to work on her lawfare agenda against Trump. He was thrown off the case by a lower court judge who cited the stench of impropriety in the case. But the judge left Willis on the case, and that's what's pending before an appeals court now.
The Daily Mail explained it obtained body cam footage of Willis and Wade showing up at the scene of the arrest of Kinaya Willis on August 24, "for allegedly driving with a suspended license."
The two "looked remarkably like a couple as they are seen on recent police bodycam footage obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com. The pair were filmed together at the scene of her pregnant daughter Kinaya's August 24 arrest for allegedly driving with a suspended license."
The report said, "Our footage shows them arriving in a black Ford SUV before approaching a group of cops at the roadside in Tyrone, Georgia, with casually-dressed Willis, 52, introducing herself to them as 'Fani.'"
The report said the 25-year-old Kinaya was handcuffed, then booked into the Fayette County jail.
The report said the officers mistakenly identified the pair as Kinaya's parents before Willis said Wade was "just a friend."
Apparently Kinaya's sister, Nia, 26, was a passenger and called their mother.
The report explains Willis told the officers "don't put my address down" in documents that would be public record, because she would not allow the "rest of the world" to know her residence.
Willis' daughter reportedly was pulled over because she was using a cell phone while driving.
"The Texas Southern University student told Officer Jacob Hale she was 'unaware' her license was revoked on May 13, blaming a mix up over unpaid Florida tickets," the report said.
Kinaya later was released from jail and told to appear in municipal court in October.
The arrest "comes as a fresh blow to Willis, whose bid to see Trump go on trial ahead of the November general election stalled because of her relationship with Wade," the report said.
She accused Trump and more than a dozen others of a racketeering scheme involving questions and controversies regarding the 2020 election results.
Donald Trump shared the touching story of his youngest son Barron's reaction to the shocking attempt on Trump's life.
In an interview with Mark Levin, Trump said his son was having a tennis lesson when he discovered his father had been shot.
“Barron was outside having a tennis lesson,” Trump told Levin. “He’s a good tennis player. And somebody ran up and said, ‘Barron! Barron! Your father’s been shot!’”
Barron's reaction
Barron ran to his mother, Melania Trump, who had been watching Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on live TV.
“He loves his father. He’s a good kid, good student, good athlete actually — and he ran, ‘Mom! What’s going on? What’s going on?’”
“She couldn’t believe it. She was actually watching it live, can you imagine? And then I get up, and I let people know I was OK,” he said, recalling his iconic moment of defiance, in which he raised one fist and shouted, "fight! fight! fight!"
Trump said, "I let people know I was OK. But it was a hit, it was a big hit.”
Trump said his wife is too traumatized to bring up the attack, which led her to issue a rare public statement in July condemning the attempt on her husband's life.
“She can’t even talk about it, which is okay because that means she likes me,” he said.
Divine intervention
The FBI is investigating the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was killed by a Secret Service sniper after shooting Trump in the ear from a rooftop less than 200 yards away.
FBI investigators have failed to identify a motive, describing Crooks as a loner with no clear ideology. Trump miraculously survived the shooting by turning his head to look at a chart with immigration statistics, something Trump has credited to divine intervention.
"If I turned around just a little bit less, or a little bit more. If I turned around more or less, it was still the end," he told Levin. "It's God. I know people that have become believers in God because of it," Trump said.
The Secret Service and FBI have been accused of stonewalling Congress, leading many, including Trump, to speculate if something more nefarious was at work.
In a separate interview with Monica Crowley, Trump said he is beginning to question if he was set up.
"I wasn’t thinking this way three weeks ago, but the more you see it, the more you start to say there could be something else and that’s really dangerous for the country," he said.
