This story will be updated at 8 p.m. Monday with the first election returns. Raymond Akers, a union operating engineer and precinct committee person for the Morrow County Republican Party, is challenging incumbent Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner, for the GOP nomination for House District 57. Smith has represented House District 57, which encompasses all of […]
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Pope trip to Luxembourg, Belgium confirmed for September, 2 weeks after challenging Asia visit
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has added a stop in Luxembourg to a trip to Belgium in September, a three-day visit that will come as he is recovering from a much longer and challenging trip to Asia. The Vatican on Monday announced the Sept. 26-29 dates of the planned trip, saying Francis would first stop […]
Families with autism find travel challenging, these Caribbean resorts make it easier
Beaches Resorts in the Caribbean are bringing new meaning to being all-inclusive. Like typical all-inclusive resorts, food and drinks, watersports and other activities are included in the cost, but Beaches Resorts – with two properties in Ocho Rios and Negril in Jamaica and one in Providence in Turks and Caicos – also caters to families […]
James Webb telescope spots 2 monster black holes merging at the dawn of time, challenging our understanding of the universe
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to detect the most distant pair of colliding black holes in the known universe. The cosmic monsters — each estimated to be as massive as 50 million suns — have been detected more than 13 billion light-years away, at a time just 740 million years after […]
A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) — He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now Michael Cohen is prosecutors’ biggest piece of legal ammunition in the former president’s hush money trial. But if Trump’s fixer-turned-foe is poised to offer jurors this week an insider’s view of the dealings at the heart of prosecutors’ case, he also is as […]
A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) — He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now Michael Cohen is prosecutors’ biggest piece of legal ammunition in the former president’s hush money trial. But if Trump’s fixer-turned-foe is poised to offer jurors this week an insider’s view of the dealings at the heart of prosecutors’ case, […]
Challenging outlook for Government as housing supply concerns persist, survey shows
Over a third of prospective homebuyers believe that a change in Government would be a good thing for the property market, while just 5 per cent believe the current Government is doing enough to help. According to the latest MyHome.ie survey, 78 per cent of respondents said they were worried about the state of the […]
When it comes to challenging election results, Trump says to ‘follow your heart’
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has no regrets about challenging the 2020 election results and asserted that when it comes to “straightening out elections,” it’s important to “follow your heart.” “No, it would have been a terrible thing because you have to get the election straightened out. You have to have fair […]
Suze Orman Calls The 4% Retirement Rule ‘Very Dangerous’ In Today’s Challenging Economic Climate
Suze Orman Calls The 4% Retirement Rule ‘Very Dangerous’ In Today’s Challenging Economic Climate Many Americans wonder how much money to withdraw from their retirement savings each year, and financial expert Suze Orman believes that the 4% retirement rule is no longer the answer. Orman, known for her blunt and hard-hitting financial advice, discussed why […]
Grassroots activism is essential in challenging Islamophobia and promoting social justice
Amid an era of unprecedented political partisanship in the United States, it’s time to challenge the notion that we are irreparably divided. Our government appears to be in its most divisive era yet, but perhaps there’s more that unites us than meets the eye. Oklahoma needs a wakeup call that doesn’t tear down but opens […]
Elections board asks federal judge to dismiss lawsuit challenging Md.’s elections system
Attorneys representing the Maryland State Board of Elections are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges voter roll irregularities and other election law violations in the state. Two groups — Maryland Election Integrity LLC and Missouri-based United Sovereign Americans — filed suit in March against the state board for maintaining inaccurate voter […]
Case challenging Oklahoma transgender bathroom law appealed after federal judge dismisses it
A lawsuit challenging an Oklahoma law affecting transgender students’ use of school restrooms has been appealed after being dismissed in Oklahoma City federal court. The families of three transgender students sued the Oklahoma State Department of Education in 2022 to overturn Senate Bill 615, which they said is unconstitutional and a Title IX violation. SB 615 […]