Jan. 31—Campaigns are in high gear for both candidates running for the Ward 4 open seat on the Stillwater Public Schools Board of Education. Elections will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 2. Since only two candidates filed for school board, no February primary election will be held. Early voting will be […]
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., for her campaign’s spending on security services, she confirmed in a statement Tuesday. “We are fully cooperating in this investigation,” Bush said, denying any wrongdoing. As a former Black Lives Matter organizer and high-profile progressive on Capitol Hill, Bush has faced what she called […]
Ambassadors of the G7 countries have met with leading Ukrainian journalists regarding concerns about the decline of press freedom in Ukraine. Source: G7 Ambassadors’ Support Group for Ukraine on Twitter (X); The Kyiv Independent Details: The Ukrainian media community has complained about being under chilling effects, following a series of campaigns to discredit independent journalists […]
DULUTH — President Joe Biden landed in Duluth on Thursday to speak about his economic plans across Lake Superior’s St. Louis Bay in Superior, Wisconsin. Biden travelled with congressional and local leaders to Earth Rider Brewery to highlight his ‘Investing in America’ agenda in the Twin Ports region. Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz, Senator Amy […]
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris wave to the crowd at a Reproductive Freedom Campaign Rally at George Mason University on January 23, 2024 in Manassas, VA. Credit – Anna Moneymaker—Getty Images Kelsey Lawrence is a 30-year-old mother with four kids living in Front Royal, Virginia. She thought of herself having conservative and […]
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris wave to the crowd at a Reproductive Freedom Campaign Rally at George Mason University on January 23, 2024 in Manassas, VA. Credit – Anna Moneymaker—Getty Images Kelsey Lawrence is a 30-year-old mother with four kids living in Front Royal, Virginia. She thought of herself having conservative and […]
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling on Jan. 22, 1973, the time around the anniversary has always been marked by rallies, protests and political pledges. This time, after the 2022 ruling that overturned the nationwide right to abortion that Roe provided, there’s a flurry of activity as state policy gets decided by […]
Investigative journalists in Ukraine came under two attacks in just the past week, one involving a threatening home visit and another using covert surveillance. The two incidents are the latest in a series of discrediting campaigns against independent Ukrainian media, often supported by anonymous pro-government Telegram channels, raising concerns about increasing pressure on press freedom […]
Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson, suggested that slavery should not be a source of shame for America and dismissed the idea of the existence of systemic racism while campaigning for Donald Trump on Thursday. During an event in Iowa, Carson downplayed the significance of slavery in American history, emphasizing […]
Daniel Kaluuya has said he turned down fashion campaigns because a brand wanted to team him with white actors who “had not achieved as much” as he has. The Get Out star, 34, who won an Oscar for his role in Jesus And The Black Messiah, said he wanted to make sure he was “representing […]
By Gram Slattery and James Oliphant SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Reuters) -A school shooting in Iowa, where Republican nominating contests begin next week for the U.S. presidential election, prompted prayers from among those wanting to be the party’s candidate, but elicited no substantial policy proposals among the top contenders. The incident saw a sixth-grade student killed […]
Dec. 31—Former Johnson and Somervell County Assistant District Attorney Timothy M. Good hopes to unseat his boss, Johnson and Somervell District Attorney Dale Hanna, in the March 5 Republican Primary. Good said his entry marks “the first time in 24 years the citizens of Johnson and Somervell counties actually have a choice regarding who their […]