Former President Donald Trump endorsed Kevin McCarthy’s chosen successor for his House seat Tuesday, giving Assemblymember Vince Fong a major advantage in a deep red Central Valley district. Fong, a Bakersfield Republican, has been the putative frontrunnerin the contest, buoyed by his longstanding ties to McCarthy’s political operation. But his race had also become a […]
HOLLAND — A team of two Hope College professors have been selected to participate in a fellowship program to “engage the intersections of Christian thought and practice with the academic vocation.” Faculty members Chad Carlson and Deborah Van Duinen were named Lilly Faculty Fellows by the Lilly Network of Church-Related Colleges and Universities. The fellowship […]
CONCORD, New Hampshire — Donald Trump essentially ruled out former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley as his pick for vice president during a rally Friday night in New Hampshire. “She is OK, but she is not presidential timber. And when I say that, that probably means she is not going to be chosen as the vice […]
BALTIMORE — A jury was selected Thursday to decide the mortgage fraud trial of former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby. Defense lawyers and prosecutors chose 12 jurors and four alternates from a pool of approximately 70 prospective jurors. Over two days, the attorneys and U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby asked prospective jurors questions aimed […]
It’s not often the creator of an entertainment franchise describes his upcoming movie as potentially “clunky” and “weird,” but that’s what Dallas Jenkins does—on-screen, no less —for his Christmas film that includes music videos and lengthy monologues surrounded by a narrative about Jesus Christ. Jenkins is the creator of The Chosen, one of the world’s […]