PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Momentum is building in a case regarding homeless encampments that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court next month and could have major implications for cities as homelessness nationwide has reached record highs. Dozens of briefs have been filed in recent days, including from the Department of Justice, members of […]
Former chief judge explains next step in Madeline Soto case as evidence builds against prime suspect It’s been several days since Stephan Sterns was transferred to Osceola County Jail over the weekend. Sterns is in jail for charges stemming from child sexual battery. Sterns was named the prime suspect in 13-year-old Madeline Soto’s disappearance and […]
Excitement in MAGA world is building over the race to be former President Trump’s running mate as he hints a decision could come soon. Attendees on the final day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday will hold a straw vote over who they most want to see as Trump’s second banana. Several […]
(Bloomberg) — House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle faced growing calls from Conservative and Scottish National Party politicians to resign over the chaotic scenes in Parliament late Wednesday, triggered by accusations he had intervened to help the Labour Party avoid a rebellion over a vote on Gaza. Most Read from Bloomberg Over 65 Members of […]
President Joe Biden’s allies are getting antsy about his administration’s pileup of unfinished environmental rules — especially with the threat that a second Trump presidency could undo them all. Biden’s agencies are facing a deadline this spring to finish some of their most important regulations to ensure that a Republican Congress and White House can’t […]
DETROIT (AP) — Last fall’s contentious United Auto Workers’ strike changed Ford’s relationship with the union to the point where it will “think carefully” about where it builds future vehicles, Ford’s top executive said Thursday. CEO Jim Farley told the Wolfe Research Global Auto Conference in New York that the company always took pride in […]
In this March 16, 2021 file photo, a carpenter aligns a beam for a wall frame at a new house site in Madison County, Mississippi. In this March 16, 2021 file photo, a carpenter aligns a beam for a wall frame at a new house site in Madison County, Mississippi. Fossil fuel companies are trying […]
The killing of three US troops and wounding of dozens more on Sunday by Iran-backed militants is piling political pressure on president Joe Biden to deal a blow directly against Iran, a move he’s been reluctant to do out of fear of igniting a broader war. Mr Biden’s response options could range anywhere from targeting […]
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The killing of three U.S. troops and wounding of dozens more on Sunday by Iran-backed militants is piling political pressure on President Joe Biden to deal a blow directly against Iran, a move he’s been reluctant to do out of fear of igniting a broader war. […]
Jan. 25—BEMIDJI — Andrew Peralta was 15 years old when he got a job at his local Dairy Queen. Now 34, Peralta owns three DQ stores. Two weeks ago he bought Bemidji’s Lakeside Dairy Queen from Mike Magnan, whose family had owned the local franchise for nearly 40 years. Peralta also has purchased the former […]
(Bloomberg) — When asked who won the recent presidential election in Taiwan, the world’s most advanced Chinese-language chatbot gives a confusing answer. Most Read from Bloomberg “Lai Ching-te,” Baidu Inc.’s Ernie Bot accurately says. But then it adds: “No matter how the situation in Taiwan changes, the basic fact is that there’s only one China” […]
To hear Donald Trump tell it, the 2024 Iowa Caucuses were over before they had even begun. When the former president arrived in the Des Moines metro in June for his second Iowa campaign trip of the caucus cycle, one day after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis formally launched his own candidacy, he was frank in […]