Some 15 long years after the horrors of 9/11, much of America remains trapped in a 9/10 mindset. The latest evidence involves the alleged bomber who wreaked havoc in New York and New Jersey last weekend.

The blood ran when the Chelsea blast injured 29 people, but now come reports that make the blood boil: The feds failed to connect the dots that might have prevented the weekend from hell. The reports reveal several critical facts, starting with the most important: The father of alleged bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami called law enforcement authorities in 2014 and said his son was a terrorist. The New Jersey police turned the information over to the FBI, and agents interviewed the father, the New York Times reports. But when the fatherrecanted his charge, the bureau apparently closed the case.(nypost.com)…[+]

Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party spent $1 million a day more than her opponent Donald Trump and the Republican Party — even as her lead has slipped in the presidential race. The Clinton campaign and national Democratic Party spent $78 million in August, according to Federal Election Commission disclosures reviewed by the Associated Press. The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee spent $47 million. The $31 million difference in spending between the two sides — and the 31 days in August — shows Clinton has walloped Trump in the spending department.(nypost.com)…[+]

At least 12 North Carolina cops were injured during violent protests after a black officer fatally shot a black man who was believed to be armed — though a woman claiming to be his daughter livestreamed that he was shot “for being black.” Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was shot Tuesday afternoon at The Village at College Downs, a Charlotte apartment complex, where police looking for another person with an outstanding warrant saw Scott in a car, police said.The Charlotte-Mecklenberg officers saw Scott get out of the car with a gun and then get back in, police spokesman Keith Trietley said.(nypost.com)…[+]