Two recent Montgomery public safety situations turned into a wave of social media misinformation, the kind that law enforcement officials said can complicate their mission. Alabama State University leased the Acadome to a private alternative school for graduation ceremonies. An ASU spokesman said a fistfight broke out in the ceremony last week, which lead to […]
When President Joe Biden‘s campaign called for a presidential debate in late June, it was hoping to pitch undecided voters on a veteran lawmaker with a record of policy accomplishments and to contrast him with an erratic politician who has promised to weaponize the justice system and who was recently convicted of a crime. But […]
MADISON – A group of election conspiracy theorists has submitted enough signatures to trigger a recall election against the Legislature’s top Republican but questions remain about how the effort will move forward under a state Supreme Court ruling barring such contests under maps redrawn since the recall effort began. Wisconsin Election Commission staff found the […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Republicans hoping to pick up an open U.S. Senate seat in deep blue Maryland have the most competitive candidate they’ve fielded for decades. But former Gov. Larry Hogan will need more than GOP support to overcome sustained outrage about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down constitutional protections for abortion. […]
GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the World Trade Organization warned on Friday that it could be difficult to strike deals at a major ministerial meeting later this month amid a “tough environment”, citing elections, recessions and wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Trade ministers gather for a meeting in Abu Dhabi from Feb. 26-29 where […]
The destruction of the A-50 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft will likely be a significant blow to the Russian Air Force operations around southern Ukraine, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR) chief Kyrylo Budanov told the Financial Times on Jan. 15. While the A-50 plane was shot down and exploded, an Il-22 command-and-control aircraft was […]
A new reading on inflation offers another challenge to investor expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in March. A report out Thursday showed that consumer prices increased more than expected in December as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.4% over the prior year, an increase from the 3.1% increase seen the month prior. […]
WAUKEE, Iowa (AP) — Snow was still piling on top of the 8 inches that had already accumulated when Kadee Miller trekked out to see Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley in Waukee. “There were moments on the drive up here, I was like, ‘What are we doing?’” Miller said about her 7-mile (11-kilometer) drive from […]
Jan. 3—GRANGEVILLE — Skyrocketing construction costs are forcing the Idaho County commissioners to make some dramatic changes to plans for a new jail to be built north of town. The commissioners met in regular session Tuesday with a contractor and an architect to discuss major cutbacks and shifts in expenditures to the proposed 48-bed, $12.9 […]