❗️US Pentagon chief 'lamented loss of innocent Israeli, Palestinian lives'

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has expressed his support for de-escalating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and lamented the "loss of innocent Israeli and Palestinian lives."

He made his comments during a conversation with his Israeli counterpart, Defence Minister Benny Gantz.

The officers who fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr. won’t face charges after an investigation found their actions were “justified.”

Brown was shot and killed by police while trying to drive away from officers who had arrived to serve a warrant. The officers, who had surrounded his vehicle after he attempted to flee from the scene, feared for their safety after almost being run over.

The US’ withdrawal from Afghanistan is 20 percent complete.

The military has removed the equivalent of 115 military transport planes worth of material out of the country, CENTCOM says. It has also handed over control of five military facilities to Afghanistan.

⚡️⚡️The Biden administration will waive sanctions on the company overseeing the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and its CEO, Matthias Warnig, Axio reports citing sources.

🇵🇸 New Yorkers hold a rally in support of Palestine outside the Israeli consulate in the Big Apple.

😳 Wisconsin teacher berates vaccinated student for not wearing a mask.

The teacher can be heard telling the student: "I don't care if you're vaccinated, you little dink. I don't want to get sick and die. There's other people you can infect, just because you're vaccinated".

After the clips were posted on social media -- both on TikTok and on Twitter by Wisconsin radio talk show host Vicki McKenna, the Poynette school district released a statement saying that the teacher -- who was not identified -- has been put on administrative leave

The former White House Director of Domestic Policy for the Trump administration, Joe Grogan, said that President Biden needs to apologize for mocking the Texas governor, Greg Abbott, after the Lone Star state made progress in its fight against COVID-19.

‘There's no question that President Biden was wrong. Governor Abbott was right and the comment was outrageous and the governor deserves an apology. This is firmly in line with the hyper-partisan rhetoric and tone and approach of the Biden administration since right after he was inaugurated, he gave a very flowering inaugural address about bringing the country together’, Joe Grogan said

With the help of two bystanders, officers from the South Mountain precinct saved a man who had fallen into a canal, lodged in a tight space near the grates. The officers lifted the man out of the canal and were able to get him to safety

A protest calling for "Free Palestine" took over a busy street in New York City’s Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon

Three Colorado police officers in a Denver suburb were dragged by a motorist who was fatally shot Tuesday while responding to reports of a stolen vehicle

During a test-drive of Ford’s new electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck on Tuesday, Biden joked that he would run over a reporter after she attempted to ask him a question about Israel.

"Mr. President, can I ask you a quick question on Israel before you drive away, since it's so important?", a reporter asked.

"No, you can't — not unless you get in front of the car as I step on it,” Biden replied before quickly adding, “I'm only teasing"

❗️ New York Attorney General's office informed Trump Organization on Tuesday that the investigation into it is no longer "purely civil", but criminal.

"We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature. We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA," James' spokesman Fabien Levy said

Check out our brief summary of some of the latest news:

▪️ US House Democrats have rejected a bid by Republicans to consider legislation that would slap sanctions on Hamas militants amid an escalation of tensions in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

▪️ A new non-profit advocacy organisation calling itself "Consumers' Research" has purchased a pricy advertising campaign against American Airlines, Coca-Cola, and Nike.

▪️ The US House of Representatives has approved a bill to address the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.

▪️ The Texas Senate voted along party lines to give final approval to a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender Texans who are 17 and younger

#BREAKING | Biden tells Netanyahu he wants to be 'on path to ceasefire'

👁 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is the subject of a federal investigation. The Democrat is facing a new round of questions about a much-criticised trip to Florida after it was revealed that the travel company from which she chartered the flight wasn't actually authorised to perform charter flights.

🗣 “It’s premature to conclude that a violation of federal aviation regulations occurred" the Federal Aviation Administration said

😦 Joe Biden is now threatening Americans who don’t follow his advice.

Speaking at the White House, Biden seemed to adopt a menacing tone when he said: “Ultimately, those who are not vaccinated will end up paying the price.”

Our movement, which started with the Great Election Win of 2016, is perhaps the biggest and most powerful in the history of our Country. But the Democrats want to cancel the Make America Great Again movement, not by Making America First, but by Making America Last. No President has been treated the way I have. With all of the crime and corruption you read about with others, nothing happens, they only go after Donald Trump.

After prosecutorial efforts the likes of which nobody has ever seen before, they failed to stop me in Washington, so they turned it over to New York to do their dirty work. This is what I have been going through for years. It’s a very sad and dangerous tale for our Country, but it is what it is, and we will overcome together.

I have built a great company, employed thousands of people, and all I do is get unfairly attacked and abused by a corrupt political system. It would be so wonderful if the effort used against President Donald J. Trump, who lowered taxes and regulations, rebuilt our military, took care of our Veterans, created Space Force, fixed our border, produced our vaccine in record-setting time (years ahead of what was anticipated), and made our Country great and respected again, and so much more, would be focused on the ever more dangerous sidewalks and streets of New York.

If these prosecutors focused on real issues, crime would be obliterated, and New York would be great and free again!

😷 @Greg_Abbott issued an executive order banning government-issued mask mandates

💉 No guys, this is not a horror film, just the Dallas County Health and Human Services who have brought the military along to help them administer vaccines to people who were either not expecting or not wanting to be vaccinated.

Enjoy your dose.

😨 A Wednesday morning police chase in Florida’s Broward County ended with five juveniles in custody and several others injured