A small airplane crashed into multiple vehicles after it made an emergency landing on a Texas highway. “Emergency crews are on the scene in Victoria, Texas, after a small plane crashed into three vehicles at a busy intersection. Video footage shows the plane making an emergency landing as nearby drivers tried to move out of the way to avoid the descending aircraft,” Rawsalerts wrote. “The incident occurred near the intersection, but no injuries have been confirmed at this time and investigators are working to determine the cause of the emergency landing,” the post added. WATCH: #BREAKING: A small plane makes a emergency landing and crashing into multiple cars on a busy interstate ⁰#Victoria | #Texas Emergency crews are on the scene in Victoria, Texas, after a small plane crashed into three vehicles at a busy intersection. Video footage shows… pic.twitter.com/wA1pR49yhb — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) December 11, 2024 Authorities said four people sustained injuries and were transported to hospitals. Per NBC News: Three people had non-life-threatening injuries after the crash at about 3 p.m. in Victoria, and the fourth was taken to another facility for a higher level of care, police said. The pilot was being evaluated, Victoria police said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. The small plane landed on Mockingbird Lane and a feeder road to Zac Lentz Parkway, also known as State Highway Loop 463, in Victoria, a South Texas city about 85 miles north of Corpus Christi. “We are glad that it wasn’t worse than what it is. This is not something we see every day,” Deputy Police Chief Eline Moya told reporters. “But we are glad that people seem to be OK, and they are getting checked out.” The plane was a twin-engine Piper PA-31, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Only the pilot was on board, it said. BREAKING: Small plane crashes into cars on interstate in Victoria, Texas; number of injuries unknown pic.twitter.com/nLn6MEzbOt — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 11, 2024 “A twin-engine Piper Navajo crashed into three cars at Zac Lentz Parkway and Mockingbird Lane in Victoria, Texas, approximately 125 miles southwest of Houston, around 3 PM today. The plane had been in the air for five hours before slamming into traffic,” Mario Nawfal wrote. BREAKING: SMALL PLANE CRASHES INTO CARS IN TEXAS Well, this isn’t how you expect to end a flight. A twin-engine Piper Navajo crashed into three cars at Zac Lentz Parkway and Mockingbird Lane in Victoria, Texas, approximately 125 miles southwest of Houston, around 3 PM… pic.twitter.com/y1mItWGR26 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 11, 2024 Fox News reports: Footage taken by an observer captured the devastation after the crash. Tony Pynor’s video footage showed the small aircraft splintered in two. Police and firefighters responded to the crash. According to FlightAware, the plane was in the air for around five hours before the crash after taking off from Victoria Regional Airport around 9:52 a.m. The Victoria Police Department and the FAA are continuing to investigate. WATCH:

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has called on West Point to investigate reports that a U.S. Military Academy official “provided false information to a left-wing reporter writing a derogatory hit piece about Pete Hegseth.” Hegseth is President Trump’s nomination for defense secretary. “Officials at the U.S. Military Academy should not be feeding lies to left-wing reporters about President Trump’s nominees,” Cotton said. “West Point needs to thoroughly investigate this egregiously bad judgement and potential violation of the Privacy Act immediately,” he added. The Arkansas senator and Pete Hegseth’s lawyer wrote letters to the U.S. Military Academy’s superintendent to express their concerns. Officials at the U.S. Military Academy should not be feeding lies to left-wing reporters about President Trump’s nominees. West Point needs to thoroughly investigate this egregiously bad judgement and potential violation of the Privacy Act immediately. pic.twitter.com/gQpFjLbLaS — Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) December 11, 2024 A closer look: From the New York Post: A West Point spokesperson later told The Post, “A review of our records indicates Peter Hegseth was offered admission to West Point in 1999 but did not attend. An incorrect statement involving Hegseth’s admission to the U.S. Military Academy was released by an employee on Dec. 10, 2024.” “Upon further review of an archived database, employees realized this statement was in error,” the rep said. “Hegseth was offered acceptance to West Point as a prospective member of the Class of 2003. The academy takes this situation seriously and apologizes for this administrative error.” Investigative nonprofit ProPublica, which bills itself as a “nonpartisan, careful and independent,” was reporting a piece on Hegseth’s links to West Point when it got the erroneous statement from the prestigious academy. The story never ran after the publication eventually received a copy of Hegseth’s admission letter. “So: No, we are not publishing a story,” ProPublica editor Jesse Eisinger posted in a lengthy thread on X Wednesday. “This is how journalism is supposed to work. Hear something. Check something. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as many times as needed. The end.” “We understand that ProPublica (the Left Wing hack group) is planning to publish a knowingly false report that I was not accepted to West Point in 1999,” Hegseth wrote. “Here’s my letter of acceptance signed by West Point Superintendent, Lieutenant General Daniel Christman, US Army,” he added. We understand that ProPublica (the Left Wing hack group) is planning to publish a knowingly false report that I was not accepted to West Point in 1999. Here’s my letter of acceptance signed by West Point Superintendent, Lieutenant General Daniel Christman, US Army. pic.twitter.com/UOhOVZSfhJ — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) December 11, 2024 * Images from Pete Hegseth X Post * Senator Tom Cotton is urging an investigation into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point after a spokesman falsely told ProPublica that defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth had never applied or been accepted to the school as a teenager. https://t.co/NJPngAm1RQ — The New York Sun (@NewYorkSun) December 11, 2024 Per Just the News: Vice President-elect JD Vance, who is also a senator, targeted the ProPublica reporter, accusing them of failing to report the “actual story” of being lied to. “You were misled by a bureaucrat. That’s actually a story, just not the one you wanted to print,” Vance said in a post on X. “The effort to tank Hegseth’s nomination is one of the most coordinated smear campaigns I’ve ever seen in DC.” West Point told the Daily Wire that the discrepancy was because of an “administrative error” but that a further review confirmed that he was accepted into West Point in 1999, but did not attend the university.

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The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson continues to dominate the headlines. In the wake of the horrific shooting, the media have taken the left’s cue and begun to provide coverage that “bothsides” and normalizes murder. Watch as CBS’s “Eye on America”, under the guise of nuance, amplifies voices that justify acts of terror. Below is the report in its entirety, as aired on the CBS Evening News on Wednesday, December 11th, 2024 (click “expand” to view transcript): CBS EVENING NEWS 12/11/24 6:51 PM NORAH O’DONNELL: The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is prompting a polarized response, especially online. In tonight's "Eye on America," we look into the outpouring of anger, not directed at the shooter, but at the health insurance industry. Here is CBS's Mark Strassmann. SOCIAL MEDIA USER: It's very hard for me to be empathetic. MARK STRASSMANN: Free-floating outrage fuels this American moment. SOCIAL MEDIA USER: They are wolves who want to kill you for money. STRASSMANN: A targeted killing in midtown Manhattan. A hooded gunman. And thousands of online posts like "He's a hero" overwhelmingly side with a shooter. SOCIAL MEDIA USER: This guy is bringing the country together. STRASSMANN: In New York City, a hooded shooter look-alike contest brought cheap laughs. [Laughter] When shooting suspect Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania, online hot takes doubled down. SOCIAL MEDIA USER: Which one of you McDonald's employees ratted that guy out? STRASSMANN: The web's new hot sellers: “Free Luigi” shirts, “Deny, Defend, Depose” coffee mugs- delivery before Christmas. Seemingly forgotten: Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare CEO, murdered in cold blood. The 50-year-old husband and father of two sons was buried on Monday. But online voices see him only as the face of a half trillion dollar health conglomerate. In their eyes, the obstacle to affordable health care.  To many of these critics, it’s a business model built on refusing to pay for services. In 2023, UnitedHealthcare denied roughly 33% of all claims, the highest rate in the industry. The overall industry rate, 19%. YOLANDA WILSON: I understand the kind of cultural wash, the response that has kind of washed over a large segment of the population. STRASSMANN: Yolanda Wilson is a health care ethicist. In January, she needed a hysterectomy. This letter from UnitedHealthcare denied her claim, two days before her scheduled surgery. WILSON: I was surprised. It just kind of sent me into turmoil. STRASSMANN: Were you angry? WILSON: A little bit. STRASSMANN: Maybe more than a little bit?  WILSON: Probably more than a little bit. STRASSMANN: Her surgeon fought for her. The claim was approved. But in a world that’s often black-and-white, her take on the murdered executive has lots of gray.  You don't agree with the shooting. WILSON: I don't agree with the shooting. STRASSMANN: When it first happened, you weren't sad? WILSON: No. STRASSMANN: Were you sad for his family? WILSON: Yes. STRASSMANN: But you were also sad for all the people his company had denied? WILSON: Yes. KIM: The decisions are made by multiple people, not just by one person. STRASSMANN: We heard more nuance from customers at Pickles Deli in downtown St. Louis. Sure, lots of health insurance horror stories, including Kim. KIM: High premiums, high deductibles. STRASSMANN: High frustration. KIM: High frustration. STRASSMANN: But everyone we talked to here, like Gary Sims, repudiated the killing. GARY SIMS: I can empathize with the frustration that they may have with the insurance process, but that's no excuse whatsoever to gun that man down. STRASSMANN: In our recent round of elections, health care costs and companies got scant attention from politicians in both parties. Now, everyone's talking about it.  SOCIAL MEDIA USER: I don't feel bad for this guy. STRASSMANN: In voices like that, any hint of compassion for a murdered man and his family, denied. For "Eye on America," Mark Strassmann, in St. Louis. It is not clear what this report sought to accomplish beyond normalizing murder as a means of protesting against policies or institutions we do not like. Most of the voices featured in this report either celebrated or justified the murder. The report even amplified anger against the MdConald’s employee that identified the shooter and called law enforcement.  The interview with the “medical ethicist” sought to elicit empathy for her, given that UHC denied her procedure. She and Strassman then go into a whole thing about what she was sad or not sad about (the shooting itself). But her procedure was ultimately approved. And she is still allowed to go on, even after this bit of information is disclosed. There is one single sentence of outright repudiation airing in the report. Everything else is either “nuance” or people on social media cheering elements of the murder. Based on this report, it is clear what side of the story the media are on: the terrorist’s side. Compassion "denied", indeed.  

Can someone check in on Rosie O’Donnell?The former host of “The View” isn’t taking President Donald Trump’s re-election well. She’s far from alone. At least the comedienne didn’t check herself into a facility a la Rob Reiner.Who wouldn’t want to be orphaned after watching your parents get gunned down by a common street thug? So much privilege!Although maybe that would have saved her from broadcasting her paranoid meltdown on TikTok.Her most recent post finds O’Donnell oversharing about a possible cold sore, complaining about MAGA members “taunting” her and looking much worse for the wear.Still, she's less painful to watch than the boorish Sunny Hostin — or anyone else on "The View."Colbert gets that not-so-fresh feelingEven an avowed Trump hater like O’Donnell must have smiled at the president-elect’s newest troll move.Trump shared news about a branded cologne product on Truth Social, using a recent photograph to help sell it.The image? A snapshot of first lady Jill Biden looking at Trump with a sort of adoration. The real estate mogul, never one to miss a marketing opportunity, used the photograph in a cheeky attempt to sell some product.Funny, funny stuff. Unless you’re a late-night talk show host, that is.Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Fallon all took turns swatting Trump for the hilarious move. Kimmel’s weak-tea response?“He had to use that picture because he doesn’t have a picture of his own wife smiling at him.”Colbert’s crack?“In response, Dr. Biden used the photo to sell her new line of pepper spray.”Slightly better, but still lame.Trump can do plenty of things, but we’d love it if he could make Late Night Great Again …Now please 'mansplain' why we should careBill Maher and actor Zachary Levi agreed to disagree ... a lot ... during their recent chat on the comedian’s “Club Random” podcast. Maher repeatedly lauded the “Shazam!” alum for his intelligence and demeanor, with both men clearly having a blast in the thoughtful exchange.Tell that to Laura Benanti. The Broadway actress, who mocks former and future first lady Melania Trump on “The Late Show,” slammed Levi on a recent podcast interview. She said everyone enjoys his company but not her.“'He’s so great!’ And I was like, ‘No, he’s not. He’s sucking up all the f***ing energy in this room. He wants to mansplain everybody’s part to them.'”Easy, Laura — we already love Zach. No need to hype him up even more ...Focker shockerJust when we thought the world was healing, we get an uppercut from Hollywood Inc.Yes, Trump’s Cabinet picks appear primed for Senate approval, Daniel Penny is a free man, and woke is on the run.But we still have another Fockers movie to endure.Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro will reportedly reunite for a fourth “Meet the Parents” film. The first movie proved delightful, with De Niro playing against his tough-guy screen shtick.By the time “Little Fockers” came around in 2010, we begged for the sweet release of death. Now, this ...Who's HughHugh Grant became a star thanks to witty turns in films like “Four Weddings and a Funeral.” The term “foppish” became glued to his brand, from his floppy do to his stammering shtick.At 64, Grant is no longer the British beau but a versatile, in-demand character actor. Last year, he played a puckish Oompa Loompa in “Wonka.” Now, he’s the dangerous neighbor putting two Mormon missionaries through their paces in “Heretic.”The film features blood, gore, and more, along with tricky conversations about faith. It’s hardly a tale to be shared at a post-church chat, but it gets the genre job done. And according to the Golden Globes, it falls smack in the middle of the comedy or musical category.Yes, the head-scratching awards group gave Grant a Best Actor, Comedy or Musical nomination. Somewhere, Pia Zadora is smiling ... Activate the bat (virtue) signal!We can’t get enough of Batman stories, but the scribe behind a new "Dark Knight" story thinks Bruce Wayne deserves a lecture on privilege. That’s liberal DC Comics writer Tom Taylor, who has the Man of Steel tut-tutting Wayne over his wealth and white skin in the new "Detective Comics #1091."Superman is right, of course. Who wouldn’t want to be orphaned after watching your parents get gunned down by a common street thug? So much privilege!Superman better watch out — this DEI nonsense has proved to be kryptonite to many an iconic brand.