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The names are Isabella Gonzales and Tyler James Feehan. Private Gonzales, nineteen years old, from Carrollton, Texas. First Lieutenant Feehan, twenty-five, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii. They are dead this week in Jordan, killed by an Iranian strike on a military base, and the President says this is “a very sad thing.” Well, it is. But sadness is a cheap currency in a war that did not need to be fought.

By Donovan Martin Sr. | TDS News The passing of a long-serving politician usually triggers a rehearsed choreography of grief in Washington. The press releases roll out, flags drop to half-staff, and the airwaves fill with sanitized retrospectives about a life spent in public service.

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic refusal to uphold any prior restraint against the press, a New Jersey judge has unconstitutionally silenced a local journalist to shield a school board from the consequences of its own lies. There are moments in the life of a republic when the machinery of power grinds to a halt, not because of some foreign foe or natural disaster, but because those in charge have decided that the truth is simply too inconvenient to be tolerated.

New regulations governing electric bicycles and motorized scooters go into effect Sunday across New Jersey, introducing age restrictions, licensing mandates and increased penalties for violators. Under the legislation, operators of e-bikes and e-scooters must be at least 15 years old. Riders of all ages are required to wear helmets and obtain both a license and registration for their vehicles. “At 15 and 16, you can go get a moped license,” said Woodbridge Police Sgt. Joseph Angelo.

Federal authorities on Saturday raised the national wildfire preparedness level to Level 5, the highest on the five-tier scale, as 78 large fires burned across the country and firefighting resources were in high demand. The National Interagency Fire Center reported that 19,378 firefighters and support personnel were engaged in wildfire operations as of Sunday, including 420 crews, 1,142 engines, and 144 helicopters.

The United States launched another wave of airstrikes against Iran early Monday, marking the ninth consecutive night of attacks since a ceasefire collapsed on July 8, but despite Trump administration claims, Iranian military actions have killed several US personnel. An Iranian drone and missile strike on Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base killed two U.S. service members, left one missing, and injured several more.

Residents interested in running for their local board of education in November must file candidate nominating petitions with at least 25 valid signatures in their respective county clerk’s office one week from today. This year’s annual school election will be held on Nov. 3, 2026. The deadline for candidates to submit their nominating petition is 4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2026.

By Julie Corliss Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator from South Carolina, is reported to have died from an aortic dissection, a tear in the inner lining of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. The classic symptoms of this uncommon, catastrophic condition are sudden, severe pain in the chest, back, or abdomen that has a ripping, stabbing, or tearing sensation. Without immediate treatment, the torn artery can rupture completely, causing massive internal bleeding, which is often fatal.

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans visited a retail health clinic in 2024, with significant geographic disparities in both retail clinic and urgent care use, according to a new federal report. The data, released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), show that 19% of people visited a retail health clinic and 27.6% visited an urgent care center in the past year.

The United States Mint, that solemn factory of the nation’s coinage, has begun pressing a new golden dollar. It is a handsome enough trinket, bearing the face of President Donald Trump on one side and a bald eagle on the other. There is, however, a detail that seems to have escaped the official announcement: the whole business appears to be as illegal as a poker game in a church basement.