The first presidential debate provided something rare in American politics these days: relative agreement. It was a bad night for President Joe Biden, who often struggled to make his points and appeared worryingly old. Former President Donald Trump’s performance was better by comparison but did little to bolster his standing with his many critics. Here […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — With his execution drawing near, Missouri inmate David Hosier is “accepting his fate,” his spiritual adviser said Tuesday. Hosier, 69, is scheduled to be put to death at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the state prison in Bonne Terre for the 2009 deaths of Angela Gilpin, a woman he had an affair […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) is accepting applications for its Junior Police Academy. The academy is open to kids between ages 14 and 17. APD said the goal is to provide youth with an honest inside look into the police academy with classroom lectures, hands-on activities, and more. Chopper the Rhino moving […]
Tim Parlatore, a former attorney for former President Trump, said Friday that he thinks Supreme Court Justices accepting lavish gifts and vacations “degrades the image of impartiality” and called on Congress to act. Parlatore joined CNN’s Abby Phillip and The Nation’s Elie Mystal to discuss revelations from the justices’ financial disclosure reports released earlier this […]
A federal appeals court will no longer accept complaints about Aileen Cannon, the judge presiding over the federal criminal case against Donald Trump in Florida, that appear to be part of an “orchestrated campaign.” The May 22 opinion from the 11th Circuit Judicial Council, which oversees lower courts in Florida, said that since May 16, […]
A former U.S. Navy vice chief of naval operations was arrested Friday on charges that he accepted bribes to steer government contracts to a company in exchange for a future job while still in service, Justice Department (DOJ) officials announced in a statement. Retired Navy Adm. Robert Burke, 62, of Coconut Creek, Fla., and two business […]
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has said it will begin accepting donations in cryptocurrency as part of an effort to build what it calls a “crypto army” leading up to Election Day. The Trump campaign launched a fundraising page that allows “any federally permissible donor the ability to give” to its political committees using any crypto […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump ‘s presidential campaign said Tuesday it would begin accepting donations in cryptocurrency as part of an effort to build what it calls a “crypto army” leading up to Election Day. The Trump campaign launched a fundraising page that allows “any federally permissible donor the ability to give” to its political […]
China recently fined several businesses, including a KFC, for refusing to accept cash. These are some of the most established companies in China, showing just how quickly cash has fallen from favor there. It’s a problem for a China hoping to attract foreign tourists who aren’t part of the cashless system. China’s central bank fined […]
Those eager to become Donald Trump’s running mate have come to an unfortunate conclusion: They almost certainly won’t make the Republican ticket if they say they’ll accept the 2024 election results. After all, the former president is refusing to commit to honoring the results — the same posture he adopted four years ago — so […]
Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio, widely seen as a potential vice presidential pick for former President Donald Trump, on Sunday refused to say whether he would accept the results of the 2024 presidential election, instead blaming Democrats for sowing doubts about the election. The senator, appearing on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” said, “I think […]
AUBURN — The State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Divisionalleges an Auburn Water District operations manager violated conflict-of-interest law by accepting two free ski trips from a water meter manufacturer and its distributor. The State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division alleges an Auburn Water District operations manager violated conflict-of-interest law by accepting two free ski trips from a […]