Tennessees Republican Governor Bill Lee is determined to make his state the latest to overhaul its education system to embrace school choice‚ but with a deadline to get it done just a few weeks away‚ several hurdles remain.With two weeks remaining before the legislative session of the Tennessee General Assembly comes to a close‚ lawmakers in the state House and Senate have put forward two very different versions of Lees proposed school choice measure‚ known as the Education Freedom Scholarship Act. Despite the differences‚ both legislative leaders and Lee tell The Daily Wire they are confident they will get a school choice measure passed‚ though precisely what it will look like wont be known until the end of the session on April 25.Lees school choice plan calls for scholarships worth $7‚000 to be made available to 20‚000 students in the 2024-2025 school year. Of the available scholarships‚ half would be reserved for poor people‚ with the remaining half allocated on a first come‚ first serve basis. The goal for the next school year would be for universal eligibility for all students in the state to use at private schools‚ charter schools‚ or for homeschool families.A parent ought to decide where their kid goes to school and what they learn‚ and not the government‚ Lee told The Daily Wire in an interview. Thats what choice is really about: the government not deciding everything about a kids education in a state‚ but the parents deciding that.The House and Senate versions of the Education Freedom Scholarship Act have been working their way through committees over the last several weeks. Both versions set aside around $144 million for the 20‚000 scholarships and do not automatically expand the amount of scholarships‚ meaning the cap would need to be lifted by future General Assemblies. They both also reserve 10‚000 for lower-income students and 10‚000 more broadly open for anyone.However‚ who and where the scholarships can be eligible depends on which version gets passed.The Senate version‚ sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson‚ a Republican‚ closely mirrors Lees proposal. It would make the scholarships available for the 2024-2025 school year for use at private schools and for homeschool families‚ as well as allow students to choose their public schools. Additionally‚ the Senate version would require scholarship recipients to take an annual norm-referenced test approved by the state board of education.The House version‚ sponsored by House Majority Leader William Lamberth‚ also a Republican‚ allows for the scholarships to be given out to Tennessee students for use at private schools. However‚ the scholarships have more limited eligibility‚ as it designates them only for use at private schools. Unlike the Senate version‚ they could not be used by homeschool families‚ and there is still limited choice for public schools.The school choice proposals have received the usual criticism from teachers unions‚ but have also received critiques from some conservative activists who say that school choice legislation could be fiscally irresponsible‚ introduce backdoor ways for the government to regulate Christian schools and homeschoolers‚ and fund education for illegal immigrants.Lee said he understood those concerns about government regulation and said that there would be protections for homeschool families and private schools that participate in the program. Lee told The Daily Wirethat he believed that less government is better government and that the goal of his legislation would be to allow parents to allocate their tax dollars toward the kind of education they want for their kids.The exact details about what safeguards might be in place remain somewhat up in the air as lawmakers negotiate the specifics of the education scholarship program. Parents and schools could also decline to participate in the program.When asked about concerns about the scholarship program introducing cumbersome regulations on private schools or homeschools‚ Johnson‚ the Senate leader‚ said the bill was an attempt to give parents more opportunity to choose how their children should be educated‚ and not an attempt to take over private schools.He said he would fight tooth and nail any attempts to introduce more regulations for private schools and homeschool families.Lamberth said the concerns about fiscal responsibility are why the House formulated the program the way it did.We would expand as possible as we go forward. Here in Tennessee‚ we are always very fiscally conservative. We balance our budget every year‚ Lamberth told The Daily Wire. We are just very careful not to have a program that has no fiscal constraints on it. So the intention would be to expand this program down the road‚ but were going to start out with 20‚000 students.On the issue of the eligibility of illegal immigrants for the scholarships‚ the House reserves the scholarships for citizens while the Senate version stays away from that issue.Johnson said he did not want to introduce anything in the Senate version that would place the measure in danger of getting tied up in court. In 1982‚ the Supreme Court ruled that states have to provide education to all children in the state regardless of whether they are in the United States legally or not.While there are still major differences still being debated‚ Lee said he was very hopeful and very confident that a bill would make it to his desk. Johnson said he is cautiously optimistic‚ but acknowledged that the Senate and House versions of the legislation do look a lot different.Anything we can do to empower parents to make decisions that they believe are best for their child‚ we should do that‚ and thats what this legislation does‚ Johnson said. For far too many families‚ because of their financial circumstances‚ they dont have the resources or means to pick a different option for their kid‚ and so they are forced to go to the public school that theyre zoned for.Lamberth said he felt good about negotiations‚ and said working out differences is part of the legislative process.Lees appeal for school choices comes weeks after Alabama enacted universal school choice and the Georgia legislature passed a $6‚500 education savings account program backed by Governor Brian Kemp (R). In nearby Louisiana‚ a school choice measure is making its way through the legislature with support from even some Democrats.Lee has argued that his school choice push is part of the growing movement across America of parents demanding more accountability from public schools over the quality of the education and values being promoted by public school teachers.This is an awakening of parents across America to the urgency and the need to be more engaged in the options for their childrens education‚ and to know what their kids are learning‚ and to be more engaged to where theyre learning it‚ Lee saidTennessee has already rolled out education scholarship programs in Nashville‚ Chattanooga‚ and Memphis through school choice pilot programs in previous years. Lees proposal would expand options for the whole state.Corey DeAngelis‚ an advocate for school choice and senior fellow at the Federation for American Children‚ told The Daily Wire that he would consider any bill expanding school choice that makes it across the finish line a win‚ but that a state like Tennessee should be able to get a broad measure passed.Any school choice bill that expands opportunities for families would be a step in the right direction so either chambers version would be a win‚ but at the same time you have supermajorities in each chamber in Tennessee and you should be able to get full-throated school choice like they have in Arizona‚ he told The Daily Wire. DeAngelis said Arizonas school choice measure‚ passed by Republican Governor Doug Ducey‚ should be the north star for conservative states. It included explicit protections for private schools from government overreach‚ and expanded options for all parents with no income restrictions or caps on available scholarships. He said ideal legislation allows for all families‚ regardless of income or zip code‚ to take their children to any form of school public‚ private‚ or home.What Tennessees final version will look like and how expansive it will be is still being decided‚ but the pressure is on to satisfy both critics and proponents of the bill as lawmakers push to make Tennessee the latest Red state to enact broader school choice.

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) grilled officials this week during a hearing about why President Joe Biden was not targeting an Iranian spy ship that is providing intelligence to a terrorist group that is trying to sink American ships in the Red Sea.Sullivan made the remarks during a hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) about the Iranian-backed Houthis‚ who have launched numerous attacks over the last five months‚ including this week.He noted that the commander of U.S. Central Command said recently that he believed that Iran was not paying any cost for the terrorism that its proxies facilitate in the region.Sullivan noted that Iran has facilitated the attacks in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden by providing targeting information to the Houthis.Why are we not sinking Iranian warships‚ intel ships that are providing targeting intel to kill Marines and sailors from Alaska or North Dakota? he asked. I mean‚ I find this outrageous. Why are we not doing that? Why are we not telling the Iranians‚ overtly or covertly‚ next time you send intel to target an American warship through the Houthis‚ we will sink your ships? Why are we not doing that? Thats so basic to me.Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin acknowledged that Iran needs to be held accountable for what its doing‚ continues to do but also said‚ attacking Iran is a different issue.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General C.Q. Brown said that the U.S. Military was working to hold Iran accountable for what they were doing and that he could share more in a classified setting.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPSullivan championed Operation Praying Mantis‚ an operation during the Reagan administration in which the U.S. Military sank several Iranian ships for laying sea mines that damaged a U.S. destroyer.WATCH:Iranian spy ships have been providing the Houthis with intelligence used to target American warships in the Red Sea.I asked the @SecDef and @GenCQBrownJr‚ why are we not sinking those ships? pic.twitter.com/Zw5SD0Bfqm Sen. Dan Sullivan (@SenDanSullivan) April 10‚ 2024

Law enforcement officials in the state of Texas issued an arrest warrant for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice on Wednesday in connection to a car crash that led to serious bodily injury.The Dallas Police Department said in a statement that arrest warrants were issued for the 23-year-old and 21-year-old Theodore Knox stemming from the March 30 incident on North Central Expressway.The investigation determined two drivers‚ Knox driving the Corvette‚ and Rice driving the Lamborghini‚ were speeding in the far-left lane of North Central Expressway‚ near University Boulevard‚ police said in a statement. The drivers caused a chain reaction collision involving four other vehicles.Rice and Knox were both charged with one count of aggravated assault‚ one count of collision involving serious bodily injury‚ and six counts of collision involving injury.The passengers in the vehicles are not being charged‚ police said.Police said that neither suspect was in custody as of early Wednesday evening.Rice said last week in a social media post that he had met with investigators and takes responsibility for what happened.Today I met with Dallas PD investigators regarding Saturdays accident‚ Rice said. I take full responsibility for my part in this matter and will continue to cooperate with the necessary authorities. I sincerely apologize to everyone impacted in Saturdays accident.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP#Chiefs WR Rashee Rice posted an Instagram story with an update pic.twitter.com/SEZXEF5LOY Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 3‚ 2024Dallas Police said that the Lamborghini traveled onto the shoulder and hit the center median wall‚ causing a chain reaction collision involving four other vehicles.The occupants of the Lamborghini and the Corvette all ran from the scene without stopping to determine if anyone needed medical help or providing their information‚ police said. Two of the involved drivers were treated at the scene by Dallas Fire-Rescue for minor injuries and two occupants of another vehicle were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

Israel is reportedly set to normalize relations with Indonesia following months of secret talks between the two countries and an economic organization.Israeli news publication Ynet reported that the talks‚ which happened over three months‚ ended with an agreement that Indonesia would establish official relations with Israel in exchange for Israel ending its opposition to Indonesia joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development‚ which has 38 member nations.The process is expected to play out in a process that will take over two years‚ the report said.OECD Secretary-General Matthias Korman said in a recent letter to Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz that if Indonesia wanted to join the OECD that all existing member nations‚ including Israel‚ would have to agree to it. According to a translation of the report‚ Indonesias acceptance would only happen under the explicit condition that Indonesia maintain diplomatic relations with all members of the organization before the decision was made on whether to accept the country.Katz reportedly responded to the letter by celebrating the breakthrough‚ according to the translation: I share your expectation that this process will be a change for Indonesia‚ as I expect a positive change in its policy towards Israel‚ and in particular a renunciation of the discriminatory policy towards Israel‚ towards the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the parties.The Times of Israel reported that Israel was already in the process of normalizing relations with Indonesia before the Iranian-backed Hamas terrorist group murdered 1‚200 people on October 7.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPThe news comes after Indonesia participated in an airdrop of aid to Gaza on Tuesday‚ the report added‚ noting that it was apparently the first time that an Indonesian aircraft has ever flown through Israeli airspace.During the Trump administration‚ Israel normalized relations with four nations under the Abraham Accords‚ including Morocco‚ Bahrain‚ U.A.E.‚ and Sudan.Related: Graham: Peace Deal Between Israel‚ Saudi Arabia Will Still Happen

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) slammed Harvard University in a letter on Thursday for failing to take action against anti-Semitism and siding with those who hate Jewish students.This institution has failed time and time again to take steps to properly address this scourge and hold perpetrators accountable‚ Stefanik‚ who is a Harvard alumna‚ wrote in a letter to its interim president. Your actions have continued to disgrace this institution and threaten the safety of the students you claim to serve.At a time when support and applications for Harvard have fallen‚ university leadership has continuously chosen to side with those who hate Jewish students and faculty and failed to keep them safe‚ Stefanik added.Stefaniks letter cited the schools failure to take immediate action after an October 18 die-in at Harvard Business School‚ during which student activists displayed a sign with the genocidal anti-Israel slogan from the river to the sea and assaulted a student filming.During this event‚ an Israeli Harvard Business School student recorded the act and was quickly surrounded by a mob of anti-Israel protestors who assaulted and harassed him‚ Stefanik wrote. These assailants blocked his path‚ repeatedly grabbed him‚ and shouted Shame! Shame! Shame! at him.Following the incident‚ the House Committee on Education and the Workforce of which Stefanik is a member obtained documents showing that the law firm Harvard hired to conduct an investigation shared video evidence of the incident with the victims lawyers in January.Despite the video evidence‚ one of the accused assailants is scheduled to graduate in May 2024‚ the same month of a now-postponed court date.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPDue to this postponement‚ the assailant will gain the lifelong distinction of being an alumnus of Harvard despite having committed a well-documented antisemitic hate crime against a fellow student‚ Stefanik wrote. Justice for this incident should have been served quickly‚ and the delay of justice that specifically allows an antisemitic student to graduate is an affront to accountability and demonstrates the cultural rot of Harvard Universitys leadership that has allowed antisemitism to continue.In a statement provided after publication of this article‚ a Harvard spokesman said the student is not set to graduate in the spring‚ but declined to give a detailed explanation.Stefanik went on to reference her December interaction with former Harvard president Claudine Gay‚ who said it depends on the context if calling for the genocide of Jews constitutes harassment.In front of Congress‚ when disgraced former Harvard Presdient Claudine Gay failed to denounce antisemitism and calls for genocide‚ she also claimed disciplinary process are underway against perpetrators of antisemitism‚ Stefaniks letter states. This has proven to be false‚ with Harvard producing no evidence of punishment against those who have committed crimes and violated Harvards code of conduct.The congresswoman also cited an incident first reported by The Daily Wire concerning Harvard employee Gustavo Espada challenging a Jewish student who is suing the university over antisemitism to a debate about whether Israel is responsible for 9/11.I invite you to debate me today at the Cambridge Street overpass 12-1‚ dont miss it! the financial systems coordinator for the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations wrote. If you dont show up I will use a puppet or potted plant to represent you!After The Daily Wire asked Gustavo for comment‚ he posted a video to TikTok holding a toy machete claiming he is ready to fight. Im not going to go into details‚ but this is a good plan. So if you follow us‚ this is whats happening‚ he says in Spanish before photos of various high-profile Jews and a screenshot of a tweet by the Jewish student.This recent case of Harvard protecting those who hate Jews is disgusting‚ the New York congresswoman continued. As an alumna of Harvard University‚ allowing this student to gain the title of Harvard graduate disgraces all who have come before him and erodes the distinction of a once sought after degree.The Daily Wire has extensively covered rising anti-Semitic and anti-Israel incidents at Harvard‚ including a student push to pass divestment resolutions‚ a contractor ripping down hostage posters‚ and events with speakers who justified the October 7 massacre.This piece was updated with a statement from Harvard.

Republican Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on Wednesday that allows state authorities to arrest and deport immigrants in Iowa who have previously been deported or denied entry into the country.The measure was passed last month by Iowas GOP-controlled legislature‚ with multiple Democrats joining Republicans in sending the bill to Reynolds desk. The new law‚ which is set to go into effect on July 1‚ makes illegal reentry a state crime‚ and illegal immigrants who break the law could face up to two years in prison and deportation‚ Iowa Public Radio reported.The Biden Administration has failed to enforce our nations immigration laws‚ putting the protection and safety of Iowans at risk‚ Reynolds said. Those who come into our country illegally have broken the law‚ yet Biden refuses to deport them. This bill gives Iowa law enforcement the power to do what he is unwilling to do: enforce immigration laws already on the books.Under the new state law‚ an immigrant could be guilty of a Class C felony and face up to 10 years in prison for illegally entering the country if he/she was arrested for committing another felony. The law also requires Iowa judges to submit an order for a person convicted of illegally entering the U.S. to be returned to their home country.The new Iowa law is similar to a Texas immigration measure that is currently stuck in a legal battle with the Biden administration. The Texas law‚ which also allows state authorities to arrest and deport immigrants for illegally entering the U.S.‚ is currently blocked by a federal appeals court.After Texas passed the immigration law‚ the Biden administration‚ along with groups such as the ACLU sued. The Biden administration cited the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution‚ arguing that the Texas law interferes with federal immigration law.Similarly‚ critics of Iowas new immigration law say it interferes with the federal government and causes confusion among immigrants.This law ignores the fact of federal preemption‚ and its purely a political stunt in an election year thats meant to drive fear and just perpetuate hateful campaign rhetoric‚ said Erica Johnson‚ executive director of the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice‚ according to Iowa Public Radio.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPMark Stringer‚ the executive director of the Iowa ACLU called the immigration measure one of the most extreme‚ discriminatory‚ and unconstitutional anti-immigrant bills in the country.Proponents of state laws cracking down on illegal immigration argue that the federal government under President Joe Biden has failed in its duty to secure the southern border and protect American citizens‚ adding that states have a constitutional right and duty to protect themselves from what many view as an invasion of the U.S southern border.Since Biden took office‚ Customs and Border Protection has reported around eight million migrant encounters at the U.S. southwest border and nearly two million gotaways. Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants have also been flown and bused across the country after crossing the southern border.

A 38-year-old bearded man was arrested last week in North Carolina on an indecent exposure to a minor charge after allegedly claiming to be a woman and stripping completely naked in a Planet Fitness womens locker room‚ ABC affiliate WSOC-TV reported on Wednesday.Christopher Allan Miller allegedly took advantage of Planet Fitness policy that allows members to use locker rooms‚ bathrooms‚ and showers based on their gender identity and entered the womens locker room at the gyms Gastonia‚ North Carolina‚ location. He then allegedly disrobed and asked a woman to rub lotion on him and shower together before one woman called 911‚ sources told WSOC-TV.Its a man but he says he identifies as a woman‚ and he wont leave the restroom. But he is just walking around showing us his and he wont leave‚ a woman told the dispatcher.Miller was booked in the Gaston County‚ North Carolina‚ jail and identified as a male in his online inmate entry‚ The New York Post reported.BREAKING: Male who identifies as female ARRESTED after stripping N*KED in a Planet Fitness womens locker room.Its a man but he says he identifies as a woman‚ and he wont leave the restroom. But he is just walking around showing us his and he wont leave a caller told pic.twitter.com/bWMXwCteH5 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 10‚ 2024Betty Brice‚ a member of Planet Fitness‚ was outraged that a man could claim to be transgender and enter the womens locker room.I think a woman should be able to go into a womans bathroom without a man coming in saying hes transgender‚ Brice said.In a statement shared with The Daily Wire‚ Planet Fitness Chief Corporate Affairs Officer McCall Gosselin said‚ At Planet Fitness‚ the safety of our employees and members is our top priority‚ and we have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind in our clubs. We took immediate action to ensure the safety of club members‚ including notifying and working with law enforcement.The incident comes a month after a woman said her Planet Fitness membership was terminated after she reportedly took a photo of a man in the womens locker room.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPI received a call this morning at 8:55 AM from Samantha at Planet Fitness announcing that they have chosen to cancel my membership rather than protect youth girls and women 12 years and older that enter the womens locker room from men with a penis. Instead‚ they defended the man with the penis‚ who was shaving in the womens locker room. Despicable‚ Patricia Silva wrote on March 13.A Planet Fitness spokesman defended canceling Silvas membership‚ according to The Daily Mail‚ saying in a statement‚ As the home of the Judgement Free Zone‚ Planet Fitness is committed to creating an inclusive environment. Our gender identity non-discrimination policy states that members and guests may use the gym facilities that best align with their sincere‚ self-reported gender identity. The member who posted on social media violated our mobile device policy that prohibits taking photos of individuals in the locker room‚ which resulted in their membership being terminated.In a recent interview with Chaya Raichick‚ who runs the popular social media account Libs of TikTok‚ Planet Fitness founder and former CEO Mike Grondahl said the reports on the companys policies in the past few weeks have destroyed it.Planet Fitness was like another child for me. And I put my heart and soul into building that company and its been pretty much destroyed in‚ ya know‚ its lost all respect within the country within the last couple weeks‚ he said. Theres no common sense standing behind this.Planet Fitness lost around 15% of its stock price within two weeks of Silva going public with her story about encountering a man in the womens locker room.This article has been updated to include comment from Planet Fitness.

The California Highway Patrol recovered around $300‚000 in stolen Lego merchandise this week after busting a retail theft ring.CHP officials served search warrants on Tuesday and arrested four people involved in the ring‚ who would steal Legos from Target and other retailers in Southern California and sell them to fences people or groups that buy stolen products and resell them‚ NBC Los Angeles reported. Often these fences sell the stolen merchandise to legitimate businesses or online and at swap meets. Fences may not even know the products they purchased are stolen‚ the outlet noted.Jeremy Johnson‚ 44‚ of Orange‚ California; Marta Hardt‚ 39‚ of Huntington Beach; Chung-Pei Yu‚ 47‚ of Studio City; and Shen Li‚ 35‚ of Brea‚ were arrested as part of the bust‚ ABC 7 reported. The four were booked on charges of theft and conspiracy.CHP officers made the bust as part of a retail crime task force that has been working to reduce the increasing number of retail thefts in California.Retailers who were the victims of this ring estimate their total losses somewhere around $300‚000.Photos of the bust show numerous Lego sets‚ ABC News reported.Many Star Wars Lego sets‚ such as the Millennium Falcon‚ can retail for around $900‚ NBC reported‚ adding that photos it received of the bust showed dozens of that particular set and other rare Lego products.Late last year‚ a top Home Depot executive testified before a congressional panel about the increasing threat of shoplifting. Scott Glenn‚ head of loss prevention at Home Depot‚ said the company had seen a significant uptick in situations where employees come into violent contact with bad actors.In April 2023‚ a woman fatally shot a Home Depot security guard while stealing a phone charger. She fled the scene in a vehicle driven by her boyfriend while her two-year-old child was in the backseat. In 2022‚ an elderly Home Depot worker was killed after a shoplifter shoved him to the ground.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPCalifornia‚ in particular‚ is struggling with retail theft‚ with some stores taking extreme measures to combat the crimes. Supermarket chain Safeway‚ for example‚ has installed exit gates at the self-checkout lanes in some of its San Francisco stores‚ while one Walgreens went so far as to put chains across its freezers.California has become known for smash-and-grabs‚ where thieves enter a store‚ smash display cases to steal items‚ and leave quickly. At one Pasadena jewelry store‚ thieves made off with nearly $500‚000 in merchandise in one incident.Many attribute the increase in retail theft in California to a statewide ballot measure approved by voters almost ten years ago that reduced thefts of property valued under $950 from felonies to misdemeanors.

Former NFL running back Orenthal James Simpson‚ better known as O.J. Simpson‚ has died after a battle with cancer‚ his family announced Thursday on social media.On April 10th‚ our father‚ Orenthal James Simpson‚ succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren‚ an X post on his official account said. During this time of transition‚ his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.It was signed‚ The Simpson Family and replies were limited.On April 10th‚ our father‚ Orenthal James Simpson‚ succumbed to his battle with cancer.He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition‚ his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.-The Simpson Family O.J. Simpson (@TheRealOJ32) April 11‚ 2024Simpson‚ who was 76 at his time of death‚ achieved national fame after becoming a college football star and later playing with the NFL for 11 seasons‚ mostly with the Buffalo Bills. Hes considered to be one of the greatest running backs in franchise history.The pro athlete became a notorious figure following the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994. The pair were found stabbed to death outside Nicoles condo in Brentwood. Simpson was arrested and charged with murder‚ but was later acquitted following a high-profile trial.Simpson and Brown were married from 1985 until 1992. In 1989‚ Simpson pleaded no contest to spousal abuse.The trial was a tabloid obsession that captivated the world. Simpsons acquittal is considered by many to be a massive failure of the American justice system. Despite the pro athlete being acquitted during the criminal trial‚ he was found liable for their deaths three years later in a civil trial brought by the victims families and was ordered to pay more than $33 million in damages.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPSimpson was later arrested in Las Vegas and charged with armed robbery and kidnapping in 2007. Agroup of men led by Simpson entered a room at thePalace Station hotel-casino at gunpoint with the intention of stealing sports memorabilia which he claimed had been taken from him. He was sentenced to 33 years in prison with a minimum of nine years without parole and was released in 2017 after serving that minimum. The former NFL star was released from parole in 2021.Simpson is survived by four children from two marriages‚ including Sydney and Justin‚ who he shared with Brown.One of Simpsons sons from his first marriage drowned in 1979.This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

On Thursday‚ Vice President Kamala Harris announced that all gun dealers now must conduct background checks no matter where or how they sell their merchandise.The rule was expected to be submitted to the Federal Register by the Bureau of Alcohol‚ Tobacco and Firearms on Thursday. It will be implemented in 30 days‚ Politico reported.Its a false choice to suggest that youre either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyones guns away‚ Harris insisted. Im in favor of the Second Amendment‚ and I am in favor of reasonable gun safety laws for example‚ background checks.Currently‚ gun stores are required by law to conduct a background check for every gun sale. But‚ for decades‚ many dealers who sell weapons someplace other than the traditional gun store say‚ for example‚ a gun show or a flea market or even through social media have gotten away without conducting background checks. This is the so-called gun show loophole‚ she stated.Harris then added more items to her gun control checklist: President Joe Biden and I will continue to call on the United States Congress to have the courage to pass universal background checks‚ red-flag laws‚ and an assault weapons ban.The idea of implementing red-flag laws which permit confiscation of forearms if the owner is deemed a threat to themselves or others on a federal level has been criticized for giving the government too much power.The Rand Institute stated in January 2023‚ Evidence for the effect of assault weapon bans on mass shootings is inconclusive. Evidence that high-capacity magazine bans may decrease mass shootings is limited.The new rule‚ the most sweeping expansion of firearms background checks in decades‚ will apply to more than 20‚000 individuals engaged in unlicensed gun dealing and affect tens and tens of thousands of gun sales each year‚ an administration official told reporters during a call previewing the announcement‚ Politico reported.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPTodays Final Rule is about ensuring compliance with an important area of the existing law where we all know‚ the data show‚ and we can clearly see that a whole group of folks are openly flouting that law. That leads to not just unfair but‚ in this case‚ dangerous consequences‚ ATF director Steven Dettelbach stated.The rule was made possible because of the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act‚ which was passed after the shooting in Uvalde‚ Texas. The Act broadened the definition of licensed gun dealers and established enhanced background checks for buyers under the age of 21.