Why raid campsites when you can hit up a grocery store?

A black bear was spotted wandering through a Ralph's supermarket in a Los Angeles suburb. After being chased out of the store, the bear was safely relocated by wildlife officials.

"Screw your freedom!" Arnold Schwarzenegger shared his message to anti-maskers.

"Because with freedom comes obligations and responsibilities," the former bodybuilder stated to those who think that health science mask mandates are a violation of their constitutional rights.
He argued that it "gets serious" when it "affects other people".

Is that how real men solve problems?

😳 The end of this road rage fight in Idaho was quite unexpected.

Joe Biden will organize a virtual summit of “leaders from a diverse group of the world’s democracies” in December.
The event is said to be an attempt to unite "democratic" governments against the growing influence of "authoritarian" states.

A “fed up” Border Patrol agent provided media with a new video showing illegal immigrants packed tightly inside a room at a Border Patrol facility in Texas.

“This has surpassed the point of sustainability – this is lunacy,” the unidentified agent told the Townhall website.

🙏🥇How a volunteer helped a Jamaican hurdler win a Tokyo Olympics gold medal

If you are losing faith in human nature, take your time, it's not that bad.

A typical situation for many: you are lost in a foreign country. But what if you are an Olympic athlete and are in a hurry to compete?

This happened to Jamaican hurdler Hansle Parchment several days ago in Tokyo: he confused the road to the stadium. When he realized that he couldn't get there using official Tokyo 2020 transport, a volunteer named Tiana came to the rescue and gave him money for a taxi. The 31-year-old athlete, who had never won an Olympic gold medal before, managed to get to the competition on time and eventually took first place!

Of course, he later tracked the woman and returned her the money for the taxi. In addition, the athlete gave her an Olympic jersey, and the Minister of Tourism of Jamaica intends to host her on a trip to the Caribbean country.

What a happy ending!

🤫 The Russian Embassy in the US has urged the US State Department to pay more attention to human rights violations in America itself rather than attacking Russia, citing a Russian Foreign Ministry document that analysed the human rights record in several dozen nations.

The Foreign Ministry pointed to alleged “gross violations” of human rights perpetrated by the US “both inside and outside the country, including through illegal unilateral coercive measures (sanctions), the most egregious example of which is the ongoing blockade of Cuba, despite numerous United Nations General Assembly resolutions”.

“However, this does not prevent the US from positioning themselves as a ‘world standard’ in the protection fundamental freedoms. Even non-governmental organisations loyal to Washington admit that the state of affairs on human rights is getting worse in the country every year. At the same time, criticism about the real human rights situation in the US continues to be ignored by authorities. Instead, Washington looks for ‘violations’ anywhere but at home,” the foreign ministry report suggested.

🚓In Southern California, Border Patrol officers have discovered 2.8 tons of methamphetamine and fentanyl with a total value about $13 million. According to the officials, the narcotic supply was hidden inside a shipment that a Mexican national attempted to smuggle across the border.

The 53-year-old Mexican driver was arrested for allegedly smuggling the narcotics and is facing federal charges.

🇺🇸🇦🇫 The US embassy in Kabul has reiterated calls for all Americans to leave Afghanistan “immediately using available commercial flight options,” in a post on its website.

Donald Trump claims that he “personally had discussions with top Taliban leaders” and had he still been president (were it not for that “rigged” election) the US withdrawal from Afghanistan would have been conditions-based and “much different and much more successful.”

⛏A dashboard camera has captured the moment a Jeep driver threw an axe at a vehicle driving behind him in King County, Washington. According to the police, the suspect was arrested three days after the incident.

❗️The US is set to deploy additional troops to Kabul’s international airport to assist in the drawdown of its embassy in Afghanistan, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Thursday.
He maintained that the embassy will remain open albeit with slimmed-down staffing.

❗️Donald Trump appealed on Thursday to a ruling by a district court judge the previous day that authorised members of the US House Oversight and Reform Committee to access his tax records.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed the temporary additional troop deployment in Afghanistan:

▪️The first infantry battalion is set to arrive at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in the next 24 to 48 hours.

▪️The deployment will include some 3,000 personnel.

▪️The contingent has no plans to use the airport as a base to stage airstrikes in Afghanistan.

▪️US troops based in Kuwait will remain on standby to provide protection if needed.

❗️ Jamie Spears has reportedly agreed to step down as Britney's conservator

"[Spears] does not believe that a public battle with his daughter over his continuing service as her conservator would be in her best interests," the document reads. "So, even though he must contest this unjustified Petition for his removal, Mr. Spears intends to work with the Court and his daughter's new attorney to prepare for an orderly transition to a new conservator."

Is America really back?

Biden reportedly proved 95% less effective than Trump in getting ambassador picks approved, with over 80 slots remaining unfilled, some 200-plus days into his term.

This sluggish pace may affect US diplomatic relations across the globe and come across as a signal of disrespect to engagement with other countries, certain officials believe.

Does this sound like “diplomacy is back at the center of US foreign policy”, as Biden earlier promised?

Not so "fast and furious"?

The security camera video shows a car driving up the ramp of a parked van in Wilmington, NC. Nobody was ingured, according to the report.

#URGENT | US Supreme Court strikes down New York state's ban on evictions during pandemic

🇺🇸🇦🇫The heads of the Pentagon and State Department during a phone call emphasized to President Ashraf Ghani that the United States remains "invested" in Afghanistan's security and stability.