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A dirt bike rider leading police on a chase through the streets of Los Angeles pulled over to get gas during the pursuit in a wild moment caught on camera.

“I’m gonna come to DC very f—kin soon sweetheart and I’m gonna put a bullet in your f–kin head,” he said in a video directed at Pirro. “I love you, you evil lying dirt bag thieving f–king b–h!”

The actress died of an apparent overdose at an apartment complex in Greenville, South Carolina.

The actress died of an apparent overdose at an apartment complex in Greenville, South Carolina.

Amazon 'Prime Air' To Expand Drone Delivery To Nearly 500 US Cities This Year

Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery service, first teased by Jeff Bezos in a 2013 60 Minutes interview as a way to get packages under 5lbs to customers in 30 minutes or less, represents the broader push toward autonomous aerial last-mile logistics that could bypass traffic and cut delivery times dramatically. 

After years of regulatory hurdles with the FAA, technical iterations, and limited trials, the service has matured into a commercial offering using the MK30 drone, which hovers to drop packages.

A major breakthrough came in 2024, when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Amazon a waiver allowing its drones to fly beyond the visual line of sight of their operators, and has already completed hundreds of thousands of deliveries in 2026 across 11 sites in seven states. 

Today Amazon announced plans to expand it to nearly 500 US cities and towns by year-end - a roughly sixfold increase - bringing ultrafast options (as quick as 30 minutes) to tens of millions more customers in places like the Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, Syracuse, and Boise metro areas.

The drones will primarily operate in suburban areas, away from skyscrapers and major airports that could complicate operations.

Amazon describes the aircraft as “highly autonomous,” with onboard cameras and sensors for navigation, obstacle detection, and safe delivery.

The cameras do not transmit a live video feed, according to the company.

The company also sought to address the potential concern about noise.

“During drop-off, the sound level is below that of an idling delivery truck parked curbside and lasts about 30 seconds,” Amazon said.

Someone standing outside may hear a sound “comparable to a window fan on low” as the drone arrives, while people indoors may not hear it at all, the company added.

Prime Air delivery is free for Prime members on orders of at least $50, but orders below that threshold carry a $2.99 delivery fee, while customers without a Prime membership are charged $4.99.

The plan will intensify the battle between Amazon and Walmart to provide consumers with the fastest delivery times.

Both giants rely on a mix of drones and drivers to deliver everything consumers have ordered.

The goal is not necessarily about cutting costs by replacing drivers and trucks - and drones that can only carry one package at a time would have a hard time doing that. But instead, these companies are using drones as one tool to help keep customers happy with quicker deliveries, banking on a faster delivery system attracting more shoppers.

“It’s still an experiment. It’s still in test and learn mode,” said Sucharita Kodali, who is a retail analyst with Forrester.

However, it's not all instant utopian dreams as The Epoch Times reports that the program also faces safety scrutiny following recent incidents.

In October 2025, two Amazon drones collided with a crane in Tolleson, Arizona, prompting separate investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA.

Another FAA investigation was opened last November after an Amazon drone struck and severed an internet cable while ascending from a customer’s yard in Waco, Texas.

All three investigations are ongoing.

Tyler Durden Wed, 08/19/2026 - 21:20

UCLA has reclaimed the licensing rights to its own logo, ending a bizarre agreement stretching back more than 60 years and potentially fortifying its athletics department finances, the California Post has learned. The change comes six months after a scathing audit of a student-run organization that previously controlled those rights and clears the way for...

Video shows the mailman repeatedly going after the bird rather than simply trying to scare it away.

The Pirates gave Paul Skenes extra time to get things back on track.

Los Angeles Police are seeking the public’s help identifying dozens of suspects accused of looting an East LA AutoZone twice in 24 hours and stealing $50,000 in goods.

The Los Angeles Rams’ perceived WR3 problem may not be much of a concern inside the building.

It's insanity on steroids.

When Americans buy groceries, fill up their cars or purchase goods shipped through California's ports, they are paying for a climate mandate they never voted for, imposed by an unelected agency in California.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex left the UK for a life in California in 2020.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex left the UK for a life in California in 2020.

Lindsay Clancy "is on a constant one-to-one [monitoring] to ensure Ms. Clancy doesn’t take her own life," said Zeizel, who has met with the killer mom dozens of times and was testifying in her defense.

1. California wants (to steal) your business by Harris Sockel, Editor  Last weekend, Ro Khanna doubled-down on his support for a 5% billionaire asset seizure in California, tweeting, delusionally, that illiquid founders (whose worth is tied up in their companies) should pledge stock as collateral for loans to pay the government. Valar Atomics’ Isaiah Taylor...

Trump Indicates Plans To Meet North Korea's Kim Jong-Un Later This Year

President Trump on Wednesday issued some surprisingly positive statements regarding North Korea and its expanded nuclear modernization ambitions, while fielding questions from reporters.

The comments come days after the Commander-in-Chief ordered scaled back US-South Korean joint military drills, which are happening this week and are now expected to end early.

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Trump has indicated he plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un later this year, after breakthrough face-to-face diplomacy with the autocrat during his first term at the White House. According to reports:

Donald Trump said he would meet Kim Jong-un later this year. The US president has privately discussed setting up a face-to-face discussion with the North Korean leader during his next trip to Asia, which could happen in November, according to reports.

He confirmed on Wednesday that the pair had plans to meet later this year.

He stated that the relationship was an asset to the US and the world, before saying: "I get along with him well. And you know what? The fact that I get along with him, that’s a very good thing, not a bad thing."

According to more:

“As long as we have a smart president, he’s going to be fine,” Trump said.

Trump’s statement that North Korea has 57 nuclear warheads was within the range of widely reported estimates but was more specific than past U.S. government statements.

“They should have ​never allowed it. If I were president, I wouldn’t ​have allowed ⁠it. But he’s got them,” Trump said of the North Korean leader.

Trump didn't provide any further details on a potential meeting, and all of this interestingly comes at a time where the White House probably needs a distraction away from the Iran war and Hormuz Strait energy crisis.

The president had earlier in the week described North Korea as a "Country that, as long as Donald J. Trump has been President, has been unthreatening and respectful" - in a post on Truth Social.

Before that, Pyongyang had slammed the drills as a "rehearsal for aggressive war". North Korea's Foreign Ministry had described last Friday that these planned drills look different, and will be more dangerous, compared to all prior ones of the past-half decade, in that they appear offensive in nature as the exercise will focus on modern warfare tactics.

Q: Are you exchanging written letters with Kim Jong Un?

TRUMP: I can't tell you that. But I get along with him great. He has 57 very powerful nuclear weapons. He's gonna be fine. pic.twitter.com/AfhVw6Hrwl

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 19, 2026

North Korea had further stated: "It is our consistent principle of ensuring security to respond to a new level of a threat with a new level of a deterrent," and so the country "will more clearly express its stance on the enemies to cope with any threats and challenges through the responsible and decisive exercise of the right to legitimate self-defense."

Tyler Durden Wed, 08/19/2026 - 20:30

The Los Angeles Clippers are adding a new face to a roster still stuck in NBA limbo — and Charles Barkley will presumably approve of the aesthetics. The Clippers acquired veteran small forward Max Strus from the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday as part of a sprawling three-team trade centered around restricted free agent Peyton Watson,...

Dailey bolted toward Elmwood Drive and Ridgecrest Road, where he was met with a horrifying scene.

Chuck Liddell seeks emergency custody, accusing ex-wife Heidi of abducting their daughter; Heidi denies it.