Would kumbaya spirit include Muslims, Jews? I’m an 86-year-old OU alum and rabid follower of Sooner softball from afar. I respect and admire these young women for their passion, determination, infectious kumbaya spirit and athleticism. And Patty Gasso is a great, great coach who, based on her televised post-game press conferences, is a laudable, sensitive mentor who […]
WASHINGTON — Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon is asking the Supreme Court to keep him out of prison, where he is set to report on July 1, two years after his conviction on contempt of Congress charges. Bannon filed an emergency application for continued release with the high court on Friday morning after a […]
CHEYENNE — There’s a growing problem of unhoused individuals moving into vacant properties in Casper, according to Police Chief Keith McPheeters. McPheeters approached lawmakers on the Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, asking for state help to expedite the eviction process for unlawful residency. He said Wyoming’s growing homeless population is outpacing the availability of […]
Donald Trump’s ally Steve Bannon has asked the Supreme Court to delay his prison sentence while he fights his convictions for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the 2021 attack on the US Capitol. The request from former president Donald Trump’s longtime ally on Friday came after a federal appeals court panel […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, asked the Supreme Court on Friday to delay his prison sentence while he fights his convictions for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the attack on U.S. Capitol. The request came after a federal appeals court panel rejected his […]
(Reuters) – China is pushing for Visa and Mastercard to lower their bank card transaction fees in the country, as part of an effort to facilitate payments for foreign visitors, Bloomberg News reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. The Payment & Clearing Association of China is negotiating with global card issuers including Visa […]
(Bloomberg) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin asked parliament to approve a deficit-heavy 3.75 trillion baht ($102 billion) fiscal budget designed to boost the nation’s nascent economic recovery, which has lagged behind peers in Southeast Asia. Most Read from Bloomberg Spending for the year starting Oct. 1 would exceed expected revenues by about 866 billion […]
A coroner has said ambulance services must carry an antidote to a poisonous substance after a 22-year-old mother took her own life. Fern Foster, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, had autism and died in July 2020 on the day she was informed that her child might be placed for adoption by social services. Crispin Butler, the […]
At the onset of another scorching summer, the Office of People’s Counsel filed an emergency petition with the Maryland Public Service Commission on Tuesday asking the utility regulator to halt power shut-offs until Sept. 15. The office is also asking the commission to waive fees and deposits for customers who had their power cut off […]
A human rights watchdog group is accusing Saudi Arabia of systematically violating the dignity of migrant workers, saying the kingdom is failing to meet the stated human rights requirements of soccer’s world governing body, despite being presumptive hosts of the 2034 FIFA World Cup. In a report released Tuesday, the human rights organization Equidem reveals […]
As a teenager in Haiti, Germine Joly says, he was exposed to unspeakable horrors by armed groups: there were rapes, some of them incestuous, and killings where victims’ hearts were cut out while they were still alive, their bodies later wrapped in sheets and dumped at the bottom of a mountain. And there was widespread […]
A 70-year-old widow from Long Island, New York, recently turned to the Internet for financial advice after her husband’s sudden death, which left her with $120,000 in credit card debt. Her situation is complicated by her ongoing battle with stage IV cancer and a lack of knowledge about her financial responsibilities. Don’t Miss: The widow […]